C25K. Running a different kind of race.

 It was a CRAZY GOOD session yesterday. 

I'm really good at what I do for others. A year ago, I would have struggled to say that statement out loud, much less in print. After 17 years of being self-employed, I was still not believing it. Good grief. Well, here’s to progress, albeit slow.

We all have our head trash. This is mine. 

That while I help others find their voice and learn how to share it clearly and consistently, I have chosen to stand on the sidelines. Being their coach, cheerleader and ghost editor, but never playing in the game.

The crazy good session I opened this post with was an executive coaching session with my business coach Cheyenne Bennett. She worked with me yesterday "peeling back the onion" with the WHY exercise (which was a riot in itself), then she paused and asked me what I would say about her block around exercising and wanting to create more energy for herself. My response was, "It doesn't appear to be a priority or you would make time for it. So until something happens to make it a priority, you will stay where you are and you need to be okay with that. Or decide to go from C25K." (insert light bulb!)

C25K is a popular training app for runners that has helped countless people go from a sedentary life on the couch to doing their first 5K. I have no interest in running a marathon. I only run if something or someone is chasing me. 

The acronym though! OMG, I love acronyms. That sparked us both to think about how we could use the C25K premise to provide the structure we each needed to make changes. C25K was straightforward for Cheyenne - use the app to start running again. 

But what could C25K mean to me?

First up… Create 2 5K posts. Get it... Create 5,000 posts? After doing the math, we realized that even if I posted EVERY DAY, this would take me 13 years and 7 months to achieve. Hmmm. That's quite the BHAG. Need something more achievable in the short term.

Next an alteration…P21K. Posting to 1000 would still take nearly 3 years. And Cheyenne nixed the "P" (yes, for the reason you are thinking). Did I mention this executive coaching can be FULL of laughter while being transformative?

Circle back to C25K. Cheyenne tried the WHY method again and asked me why do I help others? Easy to answer. So they can SHOW UP and BE SEEN. To BE that resource. BE that trusted advisor. BE the expert. BE sought after and GET PAID for their expertise and talents. 

Another the light bulb moment!

C25K...Create to $5K. My C25K challenge is to generate $5,000 dollars in sharing MY writing... done by ME... for ME. I get paid to help others with their content. Now I need to hire me.

So that's what C25K represents to me. It's my "training app" for showing up and being seen for myself. And THIS POST is the first step. 

Thank you, Cheyenne, for not letting me off the hook on this. (I used those oxford commas just for you.)

And I'll be there not sweating, cheering you on, at that next marathon you run. Let's do this.

What is stopping you? What’s your C25K challenge?

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Lori Blatt is a Serial Creative, Marketing Maven, Branding Intuitive, Content Creator, 17-year WFH Warrior, Resister of the Oxford Comma, Tiny House Enthusiast, BE Well Advocate, Reiki Practitioner, Dog Lover and Old Soul (the order varies daily) helping business owners to SHOW UP, BE SEEN and become better at marketing themselves.