Mindset of Greatness: Interview With Sabrina Stanley, Professional Ultrarunner For Adidas Terrex
Today’s podcast interview is with one my the most amazing individuals I have ever crossed paths with, Sabrina Stanley.
Sabrina is a professional ultrarunner for Adidas Terrex, and she specializes in mountainous, 100-mile races. She is the only American (male or female) to win Grand Raid the world’s largest 100-mile race, revered as the toughest 100-miler in the world.
Sabrina has won 14 of the last 15 ultras she's run, and she holds the FKT (fastest known time) for Nolan's 14- a 100-mile trail that includes summiting 14, 14,000 mile peaks. What's more impressive is that she set that FKT, then was beat by someone else about a month later, so she did ANOTHER attempt after 58 days, reclaiming her title.
Sabrina and I worked together many years ago. She was a manager at the restaurant I worked at, and she left that job to take a minimum wage job in Colorado to pursue her passion in the life she wanted to create.
I've been following her for years, and her mindset and determination have always been something that has inspired me to be better.
Something she says a lot is that if there's a single other person who has accomplished what she wants to accomplish, she can too.
When we got into the nitty-gritty of mindset, I wasn't surprised to hear that she takes all of it in micro-steps, from Day 1.
"What can I do today?"
When she was talking about developing a strategy, she mentioned finding people who do what you want to do, and then asking yourself questions about them down to the small details; questions like "what do they eat for breakfast?"
Sabrina and I talked a lot about the mental game of being an athlete because everyone often is so focused on the physical. The physical is hard, but the mind has to go first.
You have to not only believe you are capable but also, do the internal work to allow yourself to believe you are worthy and receive. ✨
If you think something isn't for you, that's the mind, not the body. You can accomplish anything through hard work and beliefs.
That shift also happens today, on Day 1. You can't look a million steps ahead and make it-- there would be too much inadequacy internally. You look at the steps you can take TODAY.
A lot of us think that things aren't for us, and we attach a "story" as to WHY they aren't.
Our work is to rise above that.
Along those lines, we also talked about mental health, how a negative mindset affects the body, and the stress we place on ourselves when we create an internal reality that doesn’t serve us.
Sabrina talks about reaching out for help, and acknowledging that everyone does need it from time to time.
We also talk about female empowerment, and how we can achieve goals that are larger than life… However, we absolutely must do the brain work, believe in ourselves, and take action every day to move forward.
I hope you enjoy every bit of this interview. Talking with Sabrina was a true joy.
You can find Sabrina on Instagram @sabrinaleannstanley or on her website: https://sabrinastanley.com/
