Overcoming Fear...Setting my Sights on New Milestones

It’s so easy to get caught up in what we can’t do, that we fail to challenge those thoughts and find what we are truly capable of.
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Prior to injuring my knee during the first day of track practice my senior year, I was a competitive track and cross country athlete, and pretty decent at basketball.
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Things were going great, with a full ride scholarship and career in the navy waiting for me. A week from my Annapolis Naval Academy physical, I tore my ACL long jumping.
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I was devastated, broken and felt like the world was crumbling around me. I’d worked so hard, studied my butt off, trained extra hours at the school gym, only to have it all taken away by a hard packed sand the coach forgot to rake after a rare California rain.
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This sent me into a deep depression, because I had been depending on this coming to fruition to rescue me from the heartache and pain at home. It was my exit, the saving grace that would make things right in the world, and it was taken away in an instant.
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The following months were a major challenge, my parents couldn’t afford all of the co-pays for my physical therapy, and after 2 sessions it was up to me to “self-rehab”.
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Because of that, I had zero confidence in my abilities to run, jump or attempt much if any of the athletic feats of prior years.
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Only when I decided to join the military 3 years later did I start testing the waters...and I slowly began to see it was possible to overcome my self imposed limitations.
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That was 14 years ago, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the experience, the struggle and the lessons I gained from those challenging times.
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I’m ready for another challenge, and so this Monday I’ve officially signed up for the Air Force Half Marathon in September, and I couldn’t be more excited!
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Stop letting fear hold you back...your past should serve you, not keep you locked in a cage. Use what you’ve been through to fuel you for a better future, and you’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish.
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What fears are you facing right now? What have you overcome? Feel free to comment or send me an email, I’d love to connect with you!
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📸 by Alex Luebbers ▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️▪️
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This shot is from my sophomore year of high school in California shortly after we moved from Michigan. That baby face! ?