Tough Girl Daily 29th April - #ranting #frustration #DiaryManagement
- Not sleeping well
- She Podcasts the closed FB group for female podcasters
- Getting podcast interviews booked in
- Having my brains picked about podcasting
- Getting frustrated
- Having my time wasted
- Scheduling phone calls for when I’m walking
- Being on top of everything
- Having a very specific diary regarding podcasting and blog posts
- I head off in 30 days!
- 2 camp america interviews booked in
- The Tough Girl Team!
- Freestak
- Moving too quickly
- Needing to do a video submission
- Plans for Sunday
- Getting excited for tomorrow
- Waiting for the WAEXPO film to go on Youtube
- Waiting to speak to Laura Maisey
- 2 more interviews to do
- How to convert video to audio and re purpose the content (Auphonic)
- Mountains & Co questions coming tomorrow - let me know what you think!
- Julia Williams will be coming on the Tough Girl Daily podcast to share more about her new company
- Have an amazing day and an amazing weekend
- xx
Tough Girl Daily - 28th April - Special Guest - Caroline Wellingham!!
- April plans and how Caroline has got on
- Focused on 3 areas of her life - business, health and general
- 3 new clients, 40 ladies signing up for the next challenge
- Going international with clients
- Hypnotherapy
- Instagram posting… but not feeling it
- Deciding to do FaceBook live everyday
- Putting herself out there everyday
- Getting outside her comfort zone
- A stand out FB Live
- Life is not a dress rehearsal - you have one shot - give it your best!
- Why you need to believe in yourself
- Why you need to focus on all the reasons you can do something
- Doing 5 things everyday to help with her business
- The Success Principles - By Jack Cranfield
- Hypnosis…. being a sceptic and giving it a go
- Health goals and what’s been happening in April
- 5 mile Friday followed by frittata!
- Getting a Fitbit - waiting to hit 10,000 steps
- Books she’s reading
- Explicit Podcast
- 1/3 of the way through 2017
- Where has the year gone!!
- The next challenge
- Losing your sparkle
- 1st May - setting goals for the 61 Day Challenge
- Why you need to focus on what is important to you
- £61 for 61 days - check out Raise the Bar Life Coaching FB Page
- Final words of advice for the women and men listening
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Tough Girl Daily - 26th April - Making the train!
- Amazing breakfast - check out my instagram photo!
- How to get home from London the cheapest way…
- Getting the bus…
- Almost missing the train
- Making a run for it with a suitcase and handbag
- Getting measured for my backpack
- Backpack ordered - £144
- Exofficial underwear £16
- Getting things done!
- Time is allocated out
- New blog post from Alison Ingleby
- Becoming an Ambassador!
- My amazing Patron - Mike! - THANK YOU!!
- Heading back to London on the 19th
- Being glad to be home
- Not missing London at all
- Have an awesome day
- Cheryl Strayed coming on the podcast - next week!!
- Check out my instagram stories @toughgirlchallenges
Tough Girl Daily - 25th April - Talk for Funzing! Diary of a Tough Girl
- selling 49 tickets!
- 70% of ticket revenue
- Chilled morning
- Heading over to Hoxton to meet Alice
- Horton Pony venue
- Great connecting with the tribe
- Catching up with family
- Catching up with Selina McCole - 1st British Women MDS
- 5* review from Sarah Milne
- Staying with Alice
- Loving the selfie action!!
- Invoice sent out to Funzing
- Being invited back to give more talks…possibly September
- New episode out on the Tough Girl Podcast out today
- 101 Patrons!!! - Thank you Arry Cain - 100th Patron! & Thank you Chloe 101st Patron
- 285,000 downloads - daily downloads about 300/400 per day with a big spike every Tuesday
- Next Tuesday - Cheryl Strayed will be on the podcast
- THANK YOU for all your SUPPORT
- Have a great day
Tough Girl Daily - 24th April - 25 Mile Walk!
- 15kg in weight (in books)
- Heading down to the River
- Listening to Podcasts
- Catching up with the Lilly Wild Show (Adelaide Goodeve)
- Listening to Gary V - Hard work & patience..
- Stopping off for a burger… MISTAKE!!!
- 21 miles
- Feeling sick in my stomach
- I need to be able to eat and walk
- Right calf & left glute
- New Patron!! 99 patrons!!
- 1 patron for $20 a month!
- 38 tickets for event tomorrow
- Looking forward to meeting members of the tribe
- Getting back into podcasts! LOVE IT!!
- Have a great day
Tough Girl Daily - 23rd April - London Marathon Day!
- Running London 5x - 2007 - 2011
- How I first got into running
- Having no money
- Could I walk/cycle to work?
- Running?!
- What I loved about it!
- Feeling energised for the rest of the day
- Running home
- Signing up for the London Marathon
- Running for Headway Surrey
- 1st London Marathon
- 1st January was the start date for training for London
- How running helped me get the balance in my life
- Applying for the ballot
- Ballot opens on the 1st May
- Marathon in fancy dress!!
- Planned my talk for Tuesday
- 38 tickets sold!!
- Plans for Monday - 25 mile walk!!
- Have a great day
Tough Girl Daily - 22nd April - Clean eating & Pizza!
- Waking up at 6.30
- Reading Roz Savage
- Having brunch out
- Super chilled day
- Evening - Pizza…. & cheesy garlic bread
- My stomach… OMG!!
- Being reminded of why I don’t eat wheat & gluten
- A bit of my back story..
- Stopping after 1 mile
- Suffering from candida
- Being addicted to sugar
- Detoxing
- Relaxing my eating and my control
- Why I don’t consume carbs
- Why I need to focus on what I’m putting in my body!!
- Sunday - flush the body
- Avoiding the word “clean”
- My low carb = no processed foods
- New video out on Youtube! Thank you Flynn!!
- I may need to change my start strong plan for the Appalachian Trail
- Tickets for London gig - 33 tickets sold! (Capacity 60)
- How to get home from London?
- Good luck for London Marathon!
- You can become a PATRON!! - Via Patreon!!
- Have a great day
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Tough Girl Daily - 21st April - UK Blog Awards!
- Strength & Conditioning at the gym
- Train to London
- The Tube!!
- If you want to see pictures check out my Instagram account @toughgirlchallenges
- Fun night
- Didn’t win :-(
- Eating lots of carbs!!
- Goodie Bag
- Have a great day
Tough Girl Daily - 20th April - Holding myself accountable via Instagram stories!
- Smashing it
- Holding myself accountable via Instagram stories!
- Podcast uploaded up to 18th June
- 4 episodes to edit
- Record 3 interviews
- The Podcast is all under control
- Maybe I should look at recording 100 episodes for the Tough Girl Daily Podcast!
- Keep my focus
- My list of nice things I would like to do
- Everything should be done by 5th May
- Future Blog Posts - Tough Girl Tribe Team - What’s going to happen while I’m away
- Always wanting to do more… what else could I do
- Plans for tomorrow….UK Blog Awards
- Heading down to London
- New Book - Stop Drifting - Start Rowing By Roz Savage (Being inspired by Ness Knight)
- Still need to write my Mental Preparation Blog Post
- Feelings about the UK Blog awards….
- Seeing my progress over the past year, since April 2016
- 28 tickets sold for the London Speaking Gig on the 25th
- Electrolytes ordered from Hammer
- Poncho - £1.50 (Bargain from Home & Bargain)
- 3 items - Backpack, trainers & coat
- Accommodation for Atlanta…. need to book
- Where is the time going?!
- Come say hi on twitter @_TOUGH_GIRL
- Keep your fingers crossed!!
Show notes
- Waking at 8.30
- Being interviewed for Of Mountain and Men by Jon
- Coming out on 25th April
- Interviewing “SuperGirl”
- 10 mile walk done for training
- 30 mins flaffing!
- Walking on the coastal route from Hoylake
- Doing Instagram stories @toughgirlchallenges
- Listening to the Podcast - She Explores
- The struggles with interviewing younger guests
- Speaking with Suzy Favor Hamilton (3x Olympian & Mental Health Advocate)
- Alana - Podcast with Heart
- Have an awesome day!
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✩ Twitter - https://twitter.com/_tough_girl
✩ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/toughgirlchallenges/
✩ Blog/Website - www.toughgirlchallenges.com/
✩ FaceBook - https://www.facebook.com/ToughGirlChallenges/
✩ TRIBE - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ToughGirlTribe/
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Tough Girl Daily - 18th April - Interviews, editing, podcasting!
- New episode out on the Tough Girl Podcast - #YorkshireRows
- 3 books to give away if you’re a patron
- Becoming a patron!
- Editing… Editing… Editing…
- Episodes are now scheduled up up till 18th July
- Need to upload the episodes to my blog and website
- Scheduled interviews tomorrow
- 3 more interviews to do
- Plan to get it done by the end of April
- 19th September for me to share my story on the Appalachian Trail
- Mum & Caroline are coming out to Boston
- 5* Hotel booked for Boston!
- Transformation time!
- Dealing with “umms” & “you know”
- Dealing with podcasting like a challenge
- Gym Session - new S & C program
- Have an awesome day!
Show notes
- Speaking to us from Iceland!
- Her dream and why this is a stepping stone
- How it all started in Antarctica
- Giving up on her dream
- Waiting for the phone call
- Becoming a rope access technician
- Booking a trip to New Zealand
- Getting the phone call & booking her ticket to Iceland
- Dealing with the cold
- Doubts
- Feeling so tired from the long days
- Being an Entry Level Guide
- Getting on the Glacier
- Why it’s about the journey
- When is the best time to visit!
- Working for Glacier Guides - which is part of Arctic Adventures
Follow Steph on Instagram - @PolarSteph
Check out her blog
Tough Girl Daily - 16th April - Easter Sunday #chocolate #children #walking
- Happy Easter
- 10 mile walk
- Listening to Gary Vee & Tim Ferris
- Looking to listen to She Explores
- My appetite is increasing
- Hikers hunger!!
- Plan for next week
- My podcast flow - Libysn, twitter, blog, Linkedin, website, e-mail guests
- A few interviews booked for next week
- Dentist
- London on Friday - UK Blog Awards
- Not getting my hopes up!
- Watch my Instagarm stories on Friday! @toughgirlchallenges
- London Event - 25th April
- 22 tickets sold!!
- Budget for the Appalachian Trail
- I need to be productive!
- Getting balance
- New patreon - $1 a month
- 96 patrons - $420
- Goal - 100 Patrons - $450 by the end of the month
- 10% of tribe members become patrons
- Right hamstring….
- Rest day tomorrow
- Needing to be more efficient in getting the podcast out everyday at 7am
- Have an awesome day
- xx
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Tough Girl Daily - 15th April - Mental Preparation for the Appalachian Trail
#WhatIf #MentalPreparation #Appalachian Trail
- The mental side of the trail
- The internal fears
- How fears can accumulate in your mind
- Why it can be scary to have these thoughts
- Doing it now - while I’m comfortable and safe
- Doing it for the Marathon des Sables
- Comments from the Tribe
- What if I encounter a wild animal?
- What if I hate it?
- What if my laces break?
- What if my tent get’s a hole in it?
- Would you pop your blister?!
- Injury?
- Trail name….
- What if I meet the love of my life?
- Why I’d be selfish
- Plan for next week?
- Why I don’t want to know anymore
- Why I’m looking for the unknown
- Allison is a member of the tribe, a patron, and a member of the Tough Girl Team!
- Her big goal for 2017
- The Paris Marathon and wanting to do a sub 4 hour marathon
- Beating her PB which is 4.05
- Training has been going well
- The weather….
- Having to change her plan
- Dealing with the heat
- 4.32 marathon… not what she wanted but feeling good about it
- Thinking about her next marathon
- The finish of the Paris Marathon
- Blogging about her running - https://runningprincess78.wordpress.com
- The jumping photos!
- When and why she started running
- Meeting her husband and how he encouraged her with running
- Going for a 10K race in Spring 2009
- What she loves about running
- Being a fan of Park Run & why you should try it out!
- Future races coming up
- Her ultimate race that she’d love to do
- Wanting to do a Disney Race!
Read her blog!
Tough Girl Daily - 14th April - Food & cooking on the Appalachian Trail
#Food #Cooking #AppalachianTrail
- Having zero interest in cooking food?
- What I would cook
- Planning to buy my stove and fuel in America
- Will I want to cook on the trail?
- The mental side of having hot food
- How better can I spend my time
- Start off stoveless?
- Can I eat every hour while walking
- Going for grazing instead of set meals
- Walking and eating without stopping
- Being able to change my mind about it
- Potentially starting stoveless
- What do you think?
- Can I get the calories in?
Tomorrow - The mental challenge of the Appalachian Trail!
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I'm getting in touch is in regards to my side blog which is following my attempt to climb 40 volcanoes by the age of 40. Each week I am trying to publish an interview with someone about big adventures or changes in their life - the idea being to inspire my small group of readers to overcome their self doubt to achieve their dreams. I am plagued by self doubt and find it a real struggle but I feel it can be tackled so I want to share this theory with the world.
I understand you quit a job to start tough girl? I was wondering whether you would be willing to respond to some questions around this to be published as one of these interviews on my blog. I have pasted the questions below.
QUESTIONS:
What was the impetus behind quitting your job and starting the tough girl podcasts? Can you give a bit of background and say why you felt you had to make this change.
Before setting out on this new direction what were your doubts/fears/concerns and how did you overcome these?
What is the main thing you have learnt (about life or yourself) from this experience?
What would be your dream adventure/goal and why - and why haven't you done it yet?
What is the best advice you have ever been given?
If you were stuck on a desert island, what three things would you have with you and why?
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***Katrina Megget***
Freelance healthcare journalist and adventure travel writer
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Tough Girl Daily - 11th April - Special Guest Stacey Copeland!!
- Catching up with Stacey
- Deciding to turn professional
- Not being motivated by money
- Dealing with injury
- Putting on weight and being out of shape
- Having her spirit crushed and needing a big goal to motivate her
- Her reasons of why she wanted to turn pro
- Getting a 2nd degree chemical burn and not being helped
- Dealing with the pain
- Having her dreams crushed
- Having pictures taken to help her remember what she was feeling
- Flying the flag for girls in her sport
- Coming from a boxing family
- Getting her fire back for boxing
- Training with her coach Blaine
- Her first fight.. coming up on May 27th
- Dealing wit Trolls on Twitter
- Messages of support and why it’s making a difference
- Dealign with Piers Morgan on twitter
- Empowering each other
- New trailer about her Fathers life
- Championing other women
Tough Girl Daily - 10th April - New Week #MondayMotivation
- Being excited for Monday
- Stop putting off those time consuming jobs
- Not thinking about it and just doing it - editing the podcast
- PT session with Chris Thomas
- Progress in my strength and conditioning
- It all happened in week 7
- Editing another podcast
- Making a mistake on an interview
- Average Ironman time… 8hrs….?!
- Future interview with Jasmijn Muller
- Losing 3 patrons - taking my balance down to $380
- Wanting to get to 100 patrons and $450 by the end of April
- $500 by the end of May..
- Being relaxed about Patreon - and just focusing on what I can do
- Enjoying the 15 mins interviews with Adelaide, my sister Caroline & Claire Kelly
- Special guest episodes getting 100’s of downloads
- Future Daily Guests- Emma Timmis, Stacey Copeland, Stephanie Langridge
- My plan for the next few weeks… editing!
- The Grind
- Putting in the work
- Why I want to put out the best quality content I can
- Bored of me?!
- Check out new episode with Paula Reid - on the Tough Girl Podcast
- Write down your goals, put them where you can see them and take action!
- xx
- I’m the first guest of the Lilly Wild Show
- Adelaide - who she is and why she decided to launch her podcast
- Her favourite podcasts & trying to find good quality female podcasts
- Meeting Rob Lawrence from Inspirational Creatives
- Wanting more
- Tim Ferris & Lewis Howes
- Amelia Boone on the Tim Ferris Podcast
- Future guests on the Lilly Wild Podcast
- Learning to follow her gut
- Laura Kennington
- Getting guests
- Why she decided on the name…. Lilly Wild
- Training for an Ironman
- Going to Iceland and Barcelona for Ironman
- xx
Listen to the Lilly Wild Podcast!
- Gentle 6 mile walk - Hoylake to West Kirby
- Getting use to the pain
- Listening to Gary V podcasts
- #Patience
- I need to relax
- Comparing my business to a multi stage ultra endurance road race
- Why this is like a long term challenge
- Coming up to my 100th episode
- Taking it one stage at a time
- Building a solid & super strong foundation
- Connecting with amazing women
- Making new friends & connecting with the tribe
- Needing to reframe my life
- Focus on the journey
- Progress is being made
- Youtube - 370 subs - 28,000 views
- 1 is better than 0
- Keep doing what I’m doing
- Not even scratching the surface
- Learning to enjoy the journey!
- THANK YOU!!!
- Becoming an overnight success
- This is how you make it happen
- xx
- Wanting to have a whinge
- Trying not to complain
- What can I learn from this
- Taking responsibility
- Need to change my flow process for interviews
- Going for a swim
- Not being able to get my rhythm
- 4.30 phone call with Laura Bingham
- Speaking to incredible women this week
- Focusing on the negative
- Hating shopping
- Buying the boring stuff
- It’s the little things which have been getting to me
- Follow along on Instagram stories @toughgirlchallenges
Tough Girl Daily - 6th April - With Special Guest - Claire Kelly!
- Claire has just released a new book - running 12 marathons in 12 months
- Finding the Tough Girl Podcast through Instagram
- Being a member of the Tough Girl Team
- Being a mother of 3 little boys - 2, 4 & 6 years old
- Deciding she wanted to do a Marathon
- Managing to squeeze in an ultra marathon as well!
- How 12in12 came about
- Having a reason to fundraise
- Raising awareness for MND Scotland
- “I’m not a runner”
- Being on a running streak
- Running 3 miles a day, every day..
- Having a treadmill
- Motivation and the ebb and flow
- Wanting to get to a year
- Deciding to write a book - Mother Running 12
- Feeling exposed
- Running a sub 4 marathon on a treadmill
- The power of running and writing
- Her goal for 2017 - 12 marathons in July
- You can donate via Just Giving
- Follow on Instagram @clairekelly @toughgirlchallenges
Links
https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/12marathons12months
Tough Girl Daily - 5th April - #Appalachian #Trail #Update
- Tactics for my 100 day hike
- Needing to average 22 miles per day
- Needing to be proactive and positive
- Visit the Tough Girl Blog for more info!
- Not liking to take breaks
- Waiting for Trail Legs to kick in
- Start Strong Plan - 3rd June - 11th June
- Meeting Becca 200 miles in at Clingmans Dome
- My equipment list - table/spreadsheet
- I need another £400 to spend on kit
- My tent.. trying to borrow a tent! Terra-Nova
- Needing to get a warm duffle coat/warm jacket
- Needing to play things by ear
- Ordering my crocs
- Only carrying 1 litre of water at a time
- Part 2 plan…..
- Have an awesome day! xx