Episode 46 – Crystal Flaman: Stepping into your passion to impact the world. [PODCAST]

Crystal Flaman is an amazing woman – the youngest of 10 children, a student of Psychology, and an extreme endurance athlete. She’s competed in many Ironman events and has run many ultra marathons as well. Now she has devoted much of her energy and time to making a difference in the world. It’s her deepest desire to help people explore the possibilities in their own lives by bringing their dreams to life! In this episode of “Crank It Up” you’ll hear David T.S. Wood chat with Crystal about her experiences as an endurance athlete, what impact mindset has on those sports and on life, and how all of her experiences have led her to producing resources and programs to help people discover their true calling and impact the world.

How the racing world changed because of one man who didn’t know the rules.

In this episode of Crank It Up, Crystal Flaman tells the story of a man who ran in an ultra marathon race for the first time. He didn’t understand that the racers were intended to stop each evening for sleep, so he kept running. He logged an incredible amount of miles and broke many records as a result. She tells the story to emphasize that sometimes it’s the boundaries that we’ve erected for ourselves that hold us back from accomplishing great things. What are your boundaries? What have you told yourself that may not be true? In this episode you’ll get to hear a conversation between two masters at unpacking the answers to those kinds of questions, so be sure to listen.

The most powerful asset I have is my mind.

That’s what Crystal Flaman says of herself. Though she’s competed in many Ironman and Ultra-marathon events, Crystal doesn’t see herself as an elite or gifted athlete. In her mind, it’s all in the mind. She believes that the way a person thinks about the situation they are in and the obstacles they face will determine the outcomes. She believes in accepting and embracing the present moment, believing it to be a good and necessary part of her experience so that she can learn and grow from it. You’ll get to hear more of Crystal’s thoughts about life, racing, and many other relevant topics if you take the time to listen to this episode of Crank It Up, with David T.S. Wood.

Moving from Success to Significance is the most important journey.

Modern cultures have a way of pushing us to succeed in our given realms of life. That’s important on one level and something most of us want to achieve, but Crystal Flaman believes that success never brings lasting satisfaction. It’s when we do things that are significant that we find true happiness and joy. Hear Crystal’s thoughts on this subject and how it’s motivated her to produce products and programs to help the average person learn what their own passions are and how to unlock them to impact the world. It’s on this episode.

4 Questions to ask when things aren’t going right.

As this episode wraps up Crystal Flaman shares 4 questions she asks herself anytime things in her life are not going as she wanted or expected. She says that every time she finds that something she’s doing is off in one of the areas the questions address. It’s a powerful way to quickly evaluate your actions and situation to turn things around. What are those 4 questions? You’ll have to listen tot his episode of Crank It Up, with David T.S. Wood to find out.

Outline of this great episode

[1:45] How Crystal Got into running and becoming an extreme endurance athlete.

[4:21] The hardest part of doing an Ironman event, from Crystal’s perspective.

[5:21] How Crystal faces the daunting task of doing an Ironman race.

[6:57] Is it similar preparation for an ultramarathon and an Ironman event?

[9:30] How the racing world changed because of one man who didn’t know the rules… and how much the mind impacts your ability to achieve.

[12:08] How does it happen that people experience a major tragedy and keep going instead of getting...