Episode 73 -- Danielle (Dani) Grabol - - Focus On What You Can Control

Meet an inspiring lady who accomplishes much in her day and authored a book —Fear No Distance— to share her story that you can redefine yourself many times throughout life. Labeling yourself in just one way can be a danger zone in life because if that label gets taken away, then you are left with nothing. We get deep into the emotions of an athlete in this episode. Wife, entrepreneur, and athlete makes a busy day at the start. Meet Danielle (Dani) Grabol. This episode is the perfect inspiration to get moving as we end one year and head toward another. The world changed for Dani, both personally and professionally, and we dive into the emotions of the day to day. She’s in a business that helps older adults to live more independently and this year proved a challenge. If you have an older parent in your life, you’ll find interest as we talk about the geriatrics field and some of the motivations.Dani took her own health, not just how she looked externally, rather she thought of her work and people who have taken care of themselves and that’s when she had a major shift on what she wanted her life to look like. When Dani began she wasn’t confident enough to go to a gym, but she’s worked her way into triathlons and she pushes to the next limit. Motivated and driven—pushing and competing with herself.Reframing how she saw food, Dani began to see the relationship between food and how she felt helped her break through the barrier of deprivation. As an athlete, she is fueling her body with food as she puts good things in her body and expects it to perform. The focus is on balance.Want to figure out how you will age? You can look at your parents and see what the likelihood of your health will become. There is a lot in life that we can’t control, but you can control what you put into your body. We might not have eating disorders but we might have disordered eating.As an athlete, Dani is the first female to participate in the Epic Five. The race is five days, five islands of Hawaii and five full iron-distance triathlons. 12 miles of swimming, 560 miles of biking and 131 miles of running over five days. There have been more races and she shares the thought process and training regimen and priorities.Committed to the Kyle Pease Foundation, Dani serves on their board of directors. Kyle Pease Foundation was founded in 2011 by brothers Kyle & Brent Pease after they completed their first triathlon. Kyle says that there are no excuses and he uses his life to accelerate other people and we can all do so much. How we frame situations is in our control. Tune in to this episode.

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