We are officially three days into the Stride the Clyde challenge, and the tally is creeping up!
- Today’s Distance: 3.42 miles
- Total Progress: 7.86 / 106 miles
The Great Stirling Milk Crisis
Unsurprisingly, it was raining again in Stirling today. I started my walk indoors on the treadmill, but about 30 minutes in, disaster struck. I suddenly remembered we had completely run out of milk, and I’d forgotten to buy any. Proper panic mode set in—because let’s be honest, a morning without a proper cuppa is not an option.
Normally, I would have just hopped in the car. But looking out the window, the downpour had paused. I checked the Met Office app, which confidently predicted the rain would hold off for exactly an hour.
Time to test the forecast!
I marched out the door and walked down to Sainsbury’s to fetch the milk. And guess what? The weather gods smiled upon me—I didn’t get rained on at all! Not only did I secure the tea essentials, but the extra walk took me much closer to my daily mileage goal, helping to compensate for my tiny Day 2 stint.
Today’s Brain Food: The 5 Types of Fear
While dodging the rain, I was listening to my audiobook, Level Up by Rob Dial. Today’s chapters covered the 5 types of fear that hold us back:
- Fear of failure: The worry that we won’t reach our goals.
- Fear of rejection: Social anxiety and the dread of being turned down.
- Fear of success: The underlying fear of change and unconscious self-sabotage.
- Fear of being a fraud: The classic imposter syndrome.
- Fear of abandonment: The fear of being left to handle things alone.
The biggest takeaway for me was that the human brain, if left to its own devices, will almost always default to the negative. It simply can’t tell the difference between a primal fear (like being chased by a predator) and an intellectual fear (like trying something new). That means the responsibility falls entirely on us to rationalise those fears and push forward anyway.
Join Me on the Journey!
I’m keeping at it, one mile (and one book chapter) at a time. Please consider supporting my journey and fundraising for Cross Basket House on my JustGiving Page!
Do follow along for daily snippets of insights from whatever I’m listening to on my walks. Also, I am officially on the hunt for new audio material—so if you have any brilliant audiobook or podcast recommendations, please drop them in the comments below!
See you for Day 4!