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Apr 27Liked by John Nicholas

Love the note on paying attention to our internal self thoughts and determining whether they are helping or hindering us. Wrote about the same thing this week on my experience with "anxiety" and the harmful language I was using with myself.

And you are a savage: 4:08 half marathon... absolute killer pace I aspire to reach one day.

Love to see you in my inbox again, John.

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Like Jack said, I can't believe your pace! Congrats on the great race. Also, I just loved how simple this is: “What’s the worst thing that could happen if you post this? At least you are putting yourself in the arena and building your body of work. There’s the added chance that it could help someone who comes across the post.”

So true!

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Apr 26·edited Apr 26Liked by John Nicholas

Congrats on the personal milestone, John! Very inspiring.

Also, I relate to the struggle of finding it harder to publish weekly on top of work.

Glad you’re adjusting your cadence so you can keep publishing without overwhelming yourself.

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Apr 26Liked by John Nicholas

Hey, John! I've had that same realization w/ regards to detaching from your thoughts. Easier said than done, haha! Thanks for being open about it, and congrats on your personal best!

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Apr 26Liked by John Nicholas

Wow, I haven’t heard anyone talk about fartlek training since I ran cross country decades ago. I’ve always been impressed by your athletic pursuits and love hearing about you practically and psychologically pursue your goals in that area. Also liked the examples of your reframed thinking. Good to see you back John.

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John! Welcome back! Actually, you never left. I'm running off to a meeting - will reply with more later. GREAT seeing your name in my inbox!

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