Hiking Lessons For Life & Business

Was that a mountain lion..? ??

Ok wait, let's back up here.

Have you ever taken a solo trip before? I got back from a recent trip to Arizona where I took the first few days before a conference to head up to Sedona (one of my?favorite?places), and do some solo hiking. What does a mountain lion have to do with this..you will have to keep reading to find out!

If you've been following me and my articles for awhile (first, thank you!) and you might remember about a year ago I did this as well and wrote about some of the biggest lessons I learned.

The trip was so life changing that I decided to do it again this year.

If you ever get the opportunity to travel, or even explore your local area, on your own, it is so invigorating and carries with it so many life and business lessons!

Here is what Hiking In Sedona Taught Me About Life + Business ??

1. Take the time to do something outside your comfort zone. Get out of the everyday. You come out feeling so empowered and refreshed. ??What can YOU do to challenge yourself today?
2. Trust yourself and your own inner knowing. Having to find my own way, navigate unknown areas, and get myself through some tricky hikes; I leaned into my own gut and guide on where to go and to find the answers. (Hint: when I DID start to try to follow someone else's path..it often led me in the wrong direction!) ??Where are you resisting your own inner knowing?
3. When you feel stuck, take a pause, take a breath, re-assess. There was one moment on a hike it seemed like there was NO way up..I paused, took a breath, looked around, and then was able to find the way. ??How can YOU do more of this in your everyday?
4. Anchor into gratitude & appreciation. For yourself, your journey, your experiences. It shifts everything!??How can you incorporate more moments of gratitude into your life?
5. Get a new perspective. When you are feeling stuck on something in life or business, it often can be solved by getting out of the problem and getting a new view. (and oh man, were those views in Sedona AMAZING!)??Where are you feeling stuck? What can you do to get a new perspective?
6. You are SO much stronger, smarter, and resilient than you give yourself credit for. You can make it through anything with the right mindset! (this is why working on your mental toughness is KEY!)??How is your mindset? What is keeping you stuck?

**Oh and a bonus lesson ?? if you come across a mountain lion pro tip: you are supposed to stop, make yourself big, and slowly back away..?? which I quickly researched?after my very first walk (down a road!) in Sedona where a mountain lion crossed the street in front of me..far too close for comfort, but fortunately, not interested in me.

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-Julie Menden is an Executive & High Performance Coach, Speaking Mentor & Speaker who helps executives, teams, and business leaders reach their peak performance. She is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, a contributing author in the book "Peak Performance: Mindset Tools For Leaders", and the host of the?"It Starts With You" Podcast".?

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