#66 Overcoming Other People's Judgments and Expectations with Eleanor Carey

On this episode of Stories Behind the Grind, listen to my conversation with Eleanor Carey, a two times world record holder having rowed 5,000km across the Pacific Ocean and cycled over 3,000km across England.

We discuss overcoming other people's expectations and judgement, what to look for in a support network, how to keep going when you're physically depleted and lessons learnt from running her own startup hub.

What Eleanor learned about resilience in preparing for and completing 2 World Records

Where Eleanor's mindset developed from

What was growing up like for Eleanor

The 2 core learning styles that underpins Eleanor's success 

Common regrets of the elderly

How to overcome the expectations from others

Similarities between the long adventures Eleanor has been on and running a business

Current state of being an entrepreneur

How you can consistently keep showing up when you're physically depleted

Eleanor's meditation practice

Exposing yourself to unknown situations

Eleanor's definition of the grind

 

Links:

Cycling Home From Siberia by Rob Lilwall - https://www.amazon.com/Cycling-Home-Siberia-Rob-Lilwall-ebook/dp/B0043VD5YA

 

Losing Sight of Shore - https://www.netflix.com/ph/title/80169548

 

Eleanor on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/eleanorjcarey/?hl=en

 

Why row an ocean - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExcOUDhFy_s