The Sanity Chase – the most fun you’ll have chasing your sanity! (or dreams) You’ve heard about it and maybe you have registered for it! We are hosting a 5K multi-sport obstacle course. A fun event that will give us photos and memories to last a lifetime, but for WOMEN RUN, it’s so much more… it was an idea turned into a reality.
More women (and men) have reached out to us about that concept alone than the actual event itself. People are excited about the event of course, but they are even more excited by the fact that we took a whimsical idea and did something with it. We all have ideas… would of, could of, should of ideas. We talk and laugh and say “some day”.
What would happen if that some day was today? What would happen if you took that idea and turned it into a list of tasks to reach that goal? Women Run has been one big “what if” in our lives and continues to inspire us on a daily basis. As a small company when someone says “women run should do this, or that” we turn around and say – “that’s a great idea… let’s try it!” That’s the joy and excitement of being an entrepreneur and a small business owner. Taking those fun and seemingly crazy ideas and turning them into a reality. The drawback of course is that there is no “great idea” team you hand the idea to – it’s all you! You inevitably have to take on the extra work and figure out the to do list. For some it’s the thrill of the chase. The challenge. The sense of accomplishment and ultimately “the win”.
“What if” could be trying a new sport, starting a new business, switching careers, going back to school, re-arranging your living room, trying a new recipe, signing up for a half marathon, learning to swim as an adult, moving to a new city, getting a new hair cut, or just doing the right thing even when it may be the hardest thing to do. Taking that first step is the hardest but it is also the most exhilarating! I remember the exact moment we took the idea of The Sanity Chase from a concept to a reality. I was amazed that something that once seemed so hard, daunting and overwhelming became a series of to-do lists and tasks to be checked off one by one. The unknown can be scary. What if I try and it doesn’t work out. What if I fail, what if I don’t like the new food, couch, city, school. What if…
But what if you DO succeed, FINISH the race, the business becomes SUCCESSFUL, you LIKE the new city, new school, new job. You can guess all you want. You can “what if” all you want. But you’ll never know how great things can really be unless you take that first step into the unknown and try. Change is scary to most, but to Women who Run…. it’s exhilarating and the only way to get that something more you’ve been searching for. It doesn’t have to be a big step, baby steps are good, but for the love of Pete, just take a step!
…and keep running!
-kyra