1. During a tough time in my life, I purchased a handmade wrap bracelet on Etsy inscribed with the quote “The struggle ends when the gratitude begins.”
[Quote attributed to Neale Donald Walsch] I wear it on my wrist every day as a
constant reminder to myself to live in a place of gratitude. P 128
2. “No one owes you anything.” We live in a world that’s rampant with entitlement,
with many people believing that they deserve to be given more. My parents
raised me to be self-sufficient, and impressed upon me that the only person you
can really depend on in life is you. If you want something, you work for it.
You don’t expect it to be given. If others help you out along the way, that’s
fantastic, but it’s not a given. I believe that the key to self-sufficiency is
breaking free of the mindset that someone, somewhere, owes you something or
will come to your rescue. P 128
3. I’ve kept collections of quotes since I was a
young child. The beauty of quotes is that they can speak to you outside of the
original context at different times in your life. P 129
4. So many athletes have gotten into the mindset
that more is better, which sets you up for burnout, injury, overtraining, and
adrenal fatigue issues. While this mindset is common with athletes, it’s
applicable to high achievers in all areas of life. Growth and gains come from
periods of rest… P 130
5. ~pay attention to activities, ideas, and areas
where you love the process, not just the results or the outcome. We are drawn
to tasks where we can receive validation through results, but I’ve learned that
true fulfillment comes from love of the process. Look for something where you
love the process, and the results will follow. P 130
6. I’m risk-averse by
nature, and in the last five years, I’ve learned how to run toward fear,
instead of running away from it. My nature has always been to take the straight
and narrow path, to take the path with fewer unknowns. But by forcing myself to
face the unknown (e.g., Joe De Sena’s infamous “Death Race”) and embrace the
uncomfortable, I’ve found that I actually thrive in it. So I now take fear and
discomfort as a sign that I should be doing something. That’s where the magic
happens. P 130
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amelia_Boone
http://ameliabooneracing.com/
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AMELIA BOONE is a four-time world champion in
the sport of obstacle course racing (OCR) and is widely considered the world’s
most decorated obstacle racer. She has been called “the Michael Jordan of
obstacle racing” and “the Queen of Pain.” Her victories include winning the
2013 Spartan Race World Championships and being the only three-time winner of
the World’s Toughest Mudder. In the 2012 World’s Toughest Mudder competition,
which lasts 24 hours (she covered 90 miles and ~ 300 obstacles), she finished second
overall out of more than 1,000 competitors, 80 percent of whom were male. The
one person who beat her finished just eight minutes ahead of her. Amelia is
also a three-time finisher of the Death Race, a competitive ultra-marathoner,
and has risen to the top of her sport while simultaneously working as a
full-time corporate attorney. She has been selected as one of the “50 Fittest
Women” by Sports Illustrated.
Reference
Ferriss, Timothy. Tribe of Mentors: Short Life Advice from the Best in the World (P. 127). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Kindle Edition.
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