055: Our One Year Anniversary Episode! Tying Running and Health Into a Family-Centered Life

This episode marks the one year anniversary of the podcast, and it has been amazing.  When we first started it was a little scary to think we would put this out to the world and people would actually want to listen.  Now, as we approach 27000 downloads around the world, we wanted to look back at some major lessons for life and running.

 This past weekend we also took a family trip to Disney World.  One of the best characteristics of Disney is that it is constantly growing and looking to improve.  As they keep building, the walls of the construction area often contain a picture of Walt Disney and one of his inspiration quotes.  We thought it would be interesting to look at the lessons of life and running through the lens of our Disney trip.

 The first lesson is based on a few quotes.  “The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”  Walt Disney was a dreamer and a visionary, but he certainly did not spend all of his time dreaming.  He spent most of his time intensely pursuing those dreams. When you have a dream and other suggest that it is a little crazy or far-fetched, you are the only one who can understand whether it is attainable.  You control how hard you are willing to work toward that goal. The steps may not be huge, and it will not be a direct path from start to finish, but consistently working toward a goal will get you incredible places.  As Disney said in one of Angie’s favorites, “Never forget it started with a little mouse.” There is a lot of greatness to be done in the world, why can’t you be the one doing the great things?

 Second, we move to a galaxy far, far away and gain some lessons from Jedi Master Yoda.  While the quotes are amazing, the message is clear through all of the movies, and the Jedi training that our little ones went through on our trip.  Fear and anger lead to the dark side. One of the biggest fears that people have is a fear of the unknown. There is zero assurance that things will go smoothly when you try something new, whether in parenting, business, podcasting, or running.  However, it is only when you open yourself up to the possibility of failure that you can reach your potential. In a very telling moment of Jedi training, tiny Yoda lifts a huge spaceship and Luke Skywalker says “I don’t believe it.” Yoda sadly sighs and responds “An

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