Several years ago I ran my first marathon. I took my training seriously. I showed up for every group run, I did my speed workouts, and strength training. I worked really hard.

I was worried that if I didn’t do all my training that I wouldn’t be ready. I figured that I needed to follow the structured training to a T to finish the marathon. In my head, a marathon was serious stuff, so I better be serious about all my training. 

I worked SO hard. And on the day of the race, I executed my plan flawlessly. I impressed my friends and family with how strong I looked and how well I did. 

Recently, I ran a 6 mile race and a 10 mile race with minimal training. I promised myself that I could go as slow as I needed to but my goal was to smile and have fun the whole way. 

As nervous as I was about doing something hard without training, I ended up having a lot more fun. I said thank you to all the officers that worked along the route. I smiled. I sang along to my music. 

And guess what? I ended up finishing the 6 miles. And I had a lot more fun this time around.

Don’t get me wrong. That marathon was difficult and it was serious stuff. And you definitely need to train. 

But the way I approached training was rigid. I tightly gripped to the plan and I squeezed out most of the fun. Now when I run, I am prioritizing fun and my health. To me, movement is medicine and running celebrates my body and my strength. 

When I imagine my best life, I see a life that involves challenging myself to do hard things, like run a marathon. AND having a lot of fun. 

Life is meant to have fun and joy entwined with the hard stuff. We weren’t meant to take it all so seriously all the time.

Where are you gripping so hard that there is no room for fun? Or play? Or creativity?

When you think of your best life, I bet you don’t think about struggles or seriousness or exhausting work. Let me invite you to look at the areas where you’re focused on those things. Where can you relax a little bit to allow some more space? 

(I know that the worst thing to ever say to someone is “Relax!” because the response is usually “Don’t tell me to f’ing relax!” Been there. On both sides. I’m inviting you to stop making things even harder than they need to be. There is enough hard stuff in life already baked in. Don’t add more on top.)

I have helped many women to loosen their grip on life and start allowing more fun. When they’re having more fun, they start taking some risks. And then they start seeing their life change and they find their dream job, their ideal partner, or deepen their gratitude for all they already have. 

I’m interested in finding 6 women who was to do this kind of deep work - in person.I’m planning my first ever retreat for women who want to transform.

Deep within you, you know you are meant for more. You want to unleash and reclaim your power. You want clarity about what’s next. 

But you don’t know how to take the next step. 

If this sounds like you, email me at hello@sarahcurnoles.com and let me know. I’ll send you all the details and you’ll get first dibs before this is on sale publicly.

Will I see you rebooting your life at the retreat??