After Eric completes one of his biggest long term goals by completing the Boston Marathon, he and Justin sit down to talk about what it takes to stay on the path for the long haul to achieve big things. Deep dive topics include:
Achieving long term goals
Running your first marathon
The 126th Boston Marathon
Being consistent
Immersing yourself with people who have what you want
Becoming an athlete
Wanting to be a strong person
The athletic model
High pain thresholds
Handling loss
Making something your identity
Change the way you are by changing the way you see yourself
Being a poser or a hypocrite
Aspiring to an identity
You’re the average of the five people you spend the most time with
Learning quicker from experienced people
Being the runt of the pack
Being the rookie
Paying your dues
No shortcuts
Functional callouses
Toughness
When can you push yourself more
Individual experiences
Qualifying for the Boston marathon
Having support for long term goals
Staying hungry
Cultivating hunger
Rest but don’t quit
Recovering instead of taking a break
Active recovery
Recovery versus rest
Getting injured and disheartened
Head trash
Being afraid to really want a goal
Paying the cost for your goals
We know what we believe when it comes to action
Being careful planning long term goals
Benchmark goals
Building goals from dreams
Finding reasonable goals
Being fully committed
Fatigue and discouragement
Fatigue makes a coward out of any man
Climbing out of the darkness
Not all injuries are created equal
Having a come-a-part
There’s not a no fear option
There’s not a no pain option
Short term pain or long term shame
Goal setting in therapy
Goal setting in couples therapy
Measuring abstract goals
Resolving conflict
Taking ownership
Take responsibility for yourself
Be willing to change
Be honest and trust the process
Investing in your goals
Giving yourself credit
The courage it takes to go to therapy
The courage it takes to start taking care of yourself
Processing shame
Embracing the suck
Phase one of getting back in shape
We all have limitations
Having a reality check with your goals
Genetic ceilings
Exploring all your resources
Being your own worst enemy
What it feels like to achieve a long term goal
Building up things in your mind
What comes after you achieve your long term goals
Satisfying yourself
Raising yourself
Course correcting the child you used to be