Tanya and I on our hike.
One of the best gifts I receive from podcasting is the inspiration from the people I interview. I recently had the opportunity to hike with my friend Tanya and then record a podcast with her to find out more about her journey of hiking every day for a year. Not only did she make and keep that commitment to herself, she is still hiking four years later.
Tanya’s story helped me to see how impactful a commitment to yourself can be. It helps you build strength, find peace, look inside yourself and celebrate your beautiful life. At first I was just thinking about the physical effort needed to hike every day. I learned from Tanya that it goes beyond that and challenges and strengthens your body, mind and heart.
Tanya provides advice to the listeners about making a goal and commitment to themselves. She suggests starting with something small and achievable to help you get some solid wins and to pick something you are passionate about to be able to sustain your commitment.
I decided to take a small step in that direction last week. While I do a lot of physical activities, I am often frustrated with my lower back strength and my balance, which probably has a lot to do with my core. So, I decided to plank every day. I started with one minute a day. I thought, I could surely find one minute in each day to spare. I am now on day 9 and have decided to increase it by five seconds each week. So far, so good, and I am feeling a slight difference already..
While planking might not be my ultimate passion, it has helped me to see that I can keep commitments to myself, and I look forward to exploring a new challenge that will make a bigger change in my life.
Check out the interview with Tanya and share with us in the comments any commitments you are going to make to yourself.