Self-Love & Inner Peace
And how it can step up your game... One thing I’m learning as I’ve stepped up my goals and made larger steps in my triathlon progress is that you end up spending a lot more time alone with nothing but your own mind to occupy yourself. More bike time, more laps in the pool, longer runs, harder interval sets, all done mostly alone. And that can be very scary, especially if your mind is stuck in reverse or in a negative state. I am no stranger to negative self-talk, doubt, and inner turbulence, making my mind suffer constantly, but I have come a long way from those thoughts. It is incredibly easy to let the negatives take over your mind, to let yourself go to the dark side so to say. It’s easy to be in the middle of a workout and think “ugh this is so hard” or "I'm too tired" or “I am hurting, this sucks” or “my body is not working for me” and subsequently shut down without even realizing it. As soon as the negative self-talk begins, the
