Have there been fundamental changes (personal, psychological, physical, career-oriented or training oriented)?
I have much greater focus and determination. To optimize each activity in the day, I must be focused and in the moment, giving full attention to the activity that I am engaged in at the moment. When I am at my desk I must give everything I have to deliver results for the business. After work I shift into elite athlete mode and clear my head so that I can focus 100% on the track and the workout facing me. Then, I head home to be with my boys (the big one and the little cutie). The mornings and evenings are for family. In all activities, be it running, home-life or work, I try to determine what the most critical activities are (those that truly deliver results) and focus on executing on those activities. How is this different from the full-time female athletes? I did have a taste of being a full-time athlete during my maternity leave from work. The biggest difference is the opportunity to physically and mentally be at rest during a day. In my current working life, I have lost that extra
