Mile-18 Moments

A transplanted “Jersey Girl” who now lives in South Carolina, this self-proclaimed “mess” takes us through her journey of weight loss, personal loss, addiction, and everyday challenges and how she “embraces the suck of life” to overcome and keep moving forward.

When you change your mindset, your entire outlook on life and what happens around you, is completely transformed in a way that doesn’t allow you to get beat down by the negativity, that noise that surrounds you. You start to rethink and reshape your approach to the “suck” for which you are facing at any given moment. You become resolute! In this episode I talk about ways in which you can approach the suck, change your mindset, and truly be in a position to think more positively about your future and the challenges you face, big or small, on a daily basis. When you change your mindset, you change your world. When you do, watch your whole world change for the better! 

In my first ever interview episode of Mile-18 Moments, I take some time to connect with Dr. Anthony DeSantis. Associate Vice President of Student Affairs at St. Leo University. From nearly becoming a college dropout to now a very successful academic, Dr. DeSantis shares his journey with our listeners of the Mile-18 Moments he overcame to become who he is today. Stories such as managing a career pivot, becoming and avid marathon runner, and his approach to failure. Dr. DeSantis offers some great insight and advice on how to overcome the suck of life and career to reach your finish line. 

The Mile-18 Moment takeaway of this episode focuses on "Embracing the Suck: Getting Comfortable with Being Uncomfortable." Here I unpack the concept of conditioning your mind and mental approach for dealing with those challenging moments in your life, to anticipate them, and mentally prepare yourself to overcome them. It all starts with mindset and your ability to accept life for what it is, possess the confidence and courage to keep moving forward towards your own personal finish line, despite what the odds against you look like. 

I invite you to take part in this journey of inspiration! I invite you to learn how to "embrace the suck of life and career to reach your finish line." I invite you to begin your race towards "inspiring others to the point where they inspire you."     

Welcome to the first ever episode of the Mile-18 Moments Podcast, where we learn to "embrace of suck of life and career to reach our finish lines." On this inaugural episode, I take the time to introduce you to who I am, what I do, and why I am on this journey of Inspiration. This episode will take you through the concept of Mile-18, a phrase that is most commonly known to marathon runners and triathletes of all shapes, sizes, and ages, but also a concept that can absolutely translate into all aspects of our personal and professional life and the many challenges we face at work, at home, with our friends, our family, those teammates that we lead, and the bosses we answer to. The M18M podcast is for all audiences regardless of who you are, what you do, and what you represent. The concepts, strategies, and lessons learned during this journey can be put into action by anyone, anywhere, in any situation.      

In addition, the Mile-18 Moment takeaway for this first ever episode is appropriately titled: "The Starting Line." This M18M is all about finding your own courage and confidence that I absolutely know you possess, to step up to your own personal starting line, and begin your race towards something awesome, something that will forever change who you are and the trajectory of your life.

I invite you to take part in this journey of inspiration! I invite you to learn how to "embrace the suck of life and career to reach your finish line." I invite you to begin your race towards "Inspiring others to the point where they inspire you."