5K Every Day - Episode 7: Thursday Doubts & Professional Jealousy

December 18th brings the Thursday mental wall - that point in the week where the doubts creep in and you start questioning whether you really need to do another morning session. Kids running late for school, emails piling up, time slipping away... all the excuses line up perfectly to derail today's workout. But we push through anyway.

What to Expect This Episode: This is an honest conversation about the mental side of consistency. I talk through recognizing those thoughts of wanting to skip, acknowledging them, and choosing to show up anyway. Then we dive into professional jealousy - something I deal with both in my TV editing career and on YouTube when I compare myself to creators getting 10x my views.

Today's Topics:

• Why Thursday is always the hardest day in a daily routine
• Kids running late and how life tries to derail your plans
• The importance of having your kit laid out (removes one more barrier)
• Technique breakdown: handle away, sit up, hinge forward, knees bend
• Arms straight and forward tilt at the catch - checking in a mirror
• Professional jealousy: TV editing awards and YouTube comparisons
• Why I'm 1/10th the size of Dark Horse and Training Tall (and why that's okay)
• Recognizing negative thoughts so you can dismiss them or use them
• Finding a real gym space to film MyRow workouts (green screen won't work)
• Viewing figures settling down to core consistent viewers
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The Mental Game: This episode is less about physical rowing and more about the psychology of showing up when you don't feel like it. Whether it's skipping a workout, comparing yourself to others, or dealing with professional jealousy - recognizing the feeling is the first step to managing it.

Performance note: 19 strokes/min average, 204.5 pace - my fastest of the week, despite it being the day I least wanted to row. Funny how that works.

Perfect for: Anyone struggling with consistency, dealing with comparison to others, or needing permission to acknowledge difficult feelings while still getting the work done.

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