Starting Something New

So this past summer, for the second time in as many years, I metaphorically took my life and tossed it in the air and waited to see what happened. I moved out of my house (and put stuff in storage), quit my job to focus on GDH, and moved myself up to New Rochelle for the summer to train for the Pan American Games that were held in Lima, Peru in August. As an athlete, having stability while training in all other areas of life is a fairly crucial thing. Due to the stressful nature, both physically and mentally, of training and the training schedule of an elite athlete, it’s nice to have stability in other areas of your life. And for anyone who knows me, they can tell you that me doing this, not only once but now for the second time, is more than a bit unusual.

And now its September; I am back in Philly after a summer of training and racing in Lima which did not go how we (my boat) imagined it would, still not in a space I can call my own but not homeless either, working to take care of bills and other payments while skirting the edge of being broke… (Oh and trying to finish my Masters Thesis).

All these things in the air, all these potential causes for worry and instability in my life and yet, I’m so excited to be back. Excited to get back to the grind of training, to begin building in earnest GDH, to create something new and exciting. Sure it is more than a bit scary and, at least on the GDH side, I am still figuring out HOW to get where I want to go. But I think, despite what I said about needing stability in areas of your life while training at such a high level, that pursuing these goals concurrently will only help improve the quality of the focus I bring to each individually. And besides, if something doesn’t scare you a little, it’s probably not worth pursuing. Growth mindset baby!