Keep Grinding

Unleash Your Inner Grinder and Crush Your Goals!

Feeling like life's throwing you curveballs and your goals are perpetually out of reach? You're not alone. In this episode of the Living Lucky® Podcast, we'll equip you with the tools to break free from negativity and ignite your unstoppable inner grinder.

Nuggets:

• The Magic of "Just Keep Grinding": We'll share our personal story of conquering a year of mini-triathlons, revealing how we overcame crippling fear and discovered hidden reserves of strength. Get ready to be inspired by cyclist Katarzyna Niewiadoma's epic Tour de France Femmes victory, a testament to the power of perseverance!
• From Drowning Doubt to Triumphant Finishes: Learn how to transform limiting beliefs into a growth mindset. We'll show you how to navigate moments of self-doubt and channel anxiety into action.
• Uncovering Your "New Gear": Discover how to push past perceived limitations and unleash a strength you never knew you had. We'll share practical tips to find your second wind and crush those seemingly impossible goals.
• Three Feet from Gold: Are You About to Give Up Just Before the Breakthrough? We'll explore the concept of being "three feet from gold," that pivotal moment where quitting feels tempting but massive success is just around the corner. Learn how to recognize these tipping points and keep grinding towards your dreams.
• The Power of Positive Thinking: We'll delve into the science of positive affirmations and how reframing your self-talk can fuel your motivation and propel you forward.

Tune in and get ready to grind your way to Living Lucky®!

How can I overcome self-doubt and push through fear?
Answer: Embrace the mindset of persistence. Keep taking action even when you feel exhausted or discouraged. Like Katarzyna Niewiadoma in the Tour de France, success comes when you refuse to give up, even when the finish line feels far away.

What are some strategies for building resilience in tough times?
Answer: Focus on small wins, keep pushing forward, and remember that setbacks are often temporary. Like our own experience with triathlons, persistence leads to breakthrough moments and new strength.

How can I develop a growth mindset to achieve my goals?
Answer: A growth mindset is built on persistence and belief in yourself. The key is to keep moving forward despite cha

Transcript

Jana Shelfer 0:00

Are you ready to create a life you crave? Let's spin that doom loop of negativity into an upward success cycle and start Living Lucky®. Good morning. I'm Jana Shelfer, I'm Jason Shelfer and we are Living Lucky®. You are too.

Jana Shelfer 0:21

I was reading a newsletter this morning from the Florida Bike Guys and the title says when the odds seem stacked against, you keep grinding.

Jason Shelfer 0:32

Yes.

Jana Shelfer 0:33

Keep grinding.

Jason Shelfer 0:34

That was a good story.

Jana Shelfer 0:35

It's almost like that Finding Nemo movie where he's like, just keep swimming, just keep swimming and I often find myself. My little voice in my head often says just keep pushing, keep swimming. And I often find myself like my little voice in my head often says just keep pushing, keep pushing. So my word is pushing, but it's the same concept. Just keep doing what you're doing. We may not see results immediately, but keep doing what you're doing and you may even find a gear that you didn't even know you had.

Jason Shelfer 1:02

Yeah, and you may reach the finish line when you didn't even know the finish line was that close.

Jana Shelfer 1:08

And that's what this article is about. It's about the Tour de France, the femme version.

Jason Shelfer 1:16

La femme I didn't even know there was a female version. I'm learning all sorts of new things. I didn't really either. I don't know if they televise it.

Jana Shelfer 1:23

And it's about I believe she won this year Kasia Nuiadoma.

Jason Shelfer 1:29

Oh, I had a Nuiadoma once, but they cut it out.

Jana Shelfer 1:33

It does sound like some sort of cancerous growth.

Jason Shelfer 1:36

Not to make fun of anyone's last name, but we're probably not pronouncing it correctly.

Jana Shelfer 1:40

Yes, Anyway, she talks, though, about. She was in the lead the last couple days of the race. However, those last hills, she felt like her body just hit a plateau and her mind was saying go, go, go, go and her body just was not responding, which can be very, very frustrating if you've ever had that. Yeah, and she literally was passed by two other riders. They left her behind.

Jason Shelfer 2:14

That's a competition.

Jana Shelfer 2:17

And she just thought I don't know what to do. I don't know what to do, but she just kept grinding.

Jason Shelfer 2:24

Grinding it out. And then she ends up finding out I think she won like four seconds by four seconds. Then she ends up finding out.

Jana Shelfer 2:31

I think she won like four seconds by four seconds. When she finished the finish line, she realized she actually won and it was because she never gave up.

Jason Shelfer 2:39

And I just feel in life so many times we are being tested and if we just keep going, yeah, and it's hard to beat someone who doesn't give up, just like who says I'm not going to quit. I know what my goal is. I know who I want to be. I'm never going to quit striving for that. The athletic version of this reminder for me is the year we did a mini triathlon every month.

Jana Shelfer 3:11

Oh my gosh, what were we thinking?

Jana Shelfer 3:13

Well, it was it was and how do we?

Jana Shelfer 3:15

how do we get that motivated again? That's my question.

Jason Shelfer 3:19

It's like checked off the list. Been there, done that. I'm good it was. We decided we wanted to live that healthy lifestyle and create what that was. Now the new understanding is to find the balance in that right.

Jana Shelfer 3:33

Okay, so go back to how you were feeling.

Jason Shelfer 3:35

So the first couple of times actually it might've been every time, but I remember it distinctly in the first race and the second race, during the swim I literally thought I was going to drown Like I'm a great swimmer.

Jana Shelfer 3:49

You're a great swimmer, you're a fabulous swimmer.

Jason Shelfer 3:52

You swim in the lake, you swim in the pool, you grew up being a little fish, I know, but when we were racing like we're racing with all these people, and the one in Miami, I almost knew I was going to drown. I was like I'm not going to make it, I'm not going to make it, and I kept telling myself just keep your head, like, take your breaths, keep your head above water and the swim is the first portion.

Jana Shelfer 4:19

And so then I start compounding this anxiety and this fear and doubt and I was like I'm trying not to laugh, but I was there with you, so I totally know how this all went down.

Jason Shelfer 4:33

So I'm going through this and I'm like I'm the able-bodied guy, I'm the strong guy, I'm swimming with my wife and I'm the one that's going to drown here. And then we got. Then I actually at the end, I remember I stood up. So I saw the shore and I stood up and I was like it's only like four feet of water here, you can, you can walk yeah.

Jason Shelfer 4:57

And all these stories I was telling myself, and then also seeing the finish line in place or where the finish line was, like I was, like I can make it a hundred more yards. Yeah, and a hundred yards is a long time, long, long distance to swim, not after what we had swam, but I got a new energy and a new like this fire in me that pushed me, helped me, grind it out. It was your second wind. Yes, and I used it. It was a new gear.

Jason Shelfer 5:25

It was a new story I was telling myself.

Jana Shelfer 5:27

It was a new gear.

Jason Shelfer 5:29

And sometimes we just need to push through that threshold, right, yeah, and yeah, my time wasn't great for any of those, but I did finish them and I got better and I got healthier through it all. So it was one of those things where and that was my goal was to just finish these things.

Jana Shelfer 5:47

Yeah.

Jason Shelfer 5:47

To get the medal around my neck and say I competed, I was there, I and I made it through.

Jana Shelfer 5:53

It's kind of like that Whitney Houston song where you're like give me one moment in time when I'm more than I thought. I could be, and that's it Right. Yeah, and that's what this bicyclist is talking about.

Jason Shelfer 6:10

You also get that emotional fulfillment of doing the thing you almost thought you couldn't do and that you were telling yourself you couldn't do. You make the turn. It was incredible for me and it felt like those moments in time, spending them with you.

Jana Shelfer 6:27

Okay. So, aside from the athletic example, I feel like we can also apply this to everyday life. Oh yeah, because there's times, I know, just in my everyday existence, where I feel like I'm not making any progress. Maybe I should pivot, maybe I should reevaluate what I'm doing, what my goals are, and it's usually those moments when you are what do they call it? Two feet from gold.

Jason Shelfer 6:58

Yeah, three feet from gold, two feet from gold, you're so close. But it's that boiling water thing. But water boils at 112 degrees or 212 degrees, at two, 11, it's at its most uncomfortable, at its most Um, all the all the things are combined there that it's saying I just have to make this next degree to boil, and it's that's how we are when we're three feet from gold, or two feet from gold is a lot of times it's so uncomfortable, there's frictions high and we're exhausted.

Jana Shelfer 7:33

So remind me because I'm paraphrasing my head, but the whole two, three feet from gold is this guy was digging for gold in a mine or a cave like yes, and he stopped three feet from being just crazy rich in this huge vein of gold.

Jana Shelfer 7:52

He digs and digs and digs and digs and doesn't get anywhere, doesn't get anywhere, and he finally says okay, this is insanity. If I keep doing this, I'm going to lose my mind. There is no proof in the world that there is gold here. I'm going to stop. And he sells the mine for pennies.

Jason Shelfer 8:13

Yeah.

Jana Shelfer 8:13

And then the next people that come in literally start digging and within two days they find gold.

Jason Shelfer 8:21

Yeah.

Jana Shelfer 8:22

So he was literally three feet from gold.

Jason Shelfer 8:24

Three feet from success. Success, three feet from success. And that happened so many times and he changed his goal.

Jana Shelfer 8:31

That happened so many times and so, like this cyclist was saying, you know, her body wasn't necessarily responding. She was exhausted, she was worn out, but she just kept going through the motions and she had a nice little surprise at the end.

Jason Shelfer 8:50

Yeah, she had success. She had wanted to win the Tour de France. Women's division.

Jana Shelfer 8:54

Femme.

Jason Shelfer 8:55

La Femme, la Femme, la.

Jana Shelfer 8:57

Femme.

Jason Shelfer 8:59

That's fun to say La Femme, and she did it.

Jana Shelfer 9:01

So the advice for today is, when the odds seem stacked against you, where in your life right now do the odds just seem stacked against you? The answer is keep grinding. Keep grinding To live and love.

Jana Shelfer 9:17

Thanks for joining us. Bye-bye, see you soon. If the idea of Living Lucky® appeals to you, visit us at www. LivingLucky. com.