Yo, hey everyone, it's Adrienne here. I hope you all having a great week. This week I wanted to share

a message with you all. Back in the day, I used to record voice notes every, almost every week on this

podcast to share a little message of motivation and encouragement, sometimes just something

I'd been thinking about or reading or listening to that week that had inspired me that I wanted

to share on the podcast. So I haven't done that for a while. So this message is something that I've

been thinking about myself over the last week and so I wanted to share it with all of you. And that message is to finish

what you started. Now it sounds simple enough and actually this is going to be a little bit maybe

contradictory to things I've said in the past but you know life is full of contradiction so I'm

sure I can be forgiven. But in the past, I've often said that

getting started is so often the hardest part. I've said it probably on this podcast before,

that, you know, whether it's starting something new, making the change, like getting started,

you know, it's the hardest bit, taking that first step. And once you get started, you know,

just go for it. Don't put it off.

Don't wait. Do it now. That's kind of the message. And I do, I do stand by that. I do believe that.

But I think what I've been seeing in myself and in others recently is that actually getting

started, yes, can be challenging. But once you get started with something, it's actually just as difficult

to maintain it, remain consistent and to actually complete it. So, for example, look at the

situation right now in lockdown. I think people have taken on different challenges. They might

have set themselves deadlines, things to work towards, which is great. I work well to deadlines, so that works

for me too. But for example, take like, you know, learning a language or starting a fitness challenge.

In May, I actually hosted a running challenge, which was 100K in May. So I talked about it on

Instagram and started a group on Strava called the 100K May challenge. And it's really simple.

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