If you recall, Becca and I binge watched dozens of inspiration running movies for the podcast. (see podcast episodes 15 and 17).  I have always loved running movies and have quite a library that I purchased on Apple TV.  For the podcasts, we agreed to watch all the movies so we could provide our thoughts on each one.

Becca was able to find quite a few movies that I had never heard of.  I had her watch some of my tried and true movies. I even found some new faves.  Shout out to "Once Is Enough"!  Something interesting happened while I was binge watching the movies for a solid two weeks.  I wasn't expecting it but it turned into a form of subliminal messaging…kind of.  I started to see humanity  as having limitless potential.  Every movie was about some person or multiple people defying the odds and overcoming adversity to achieve their goals through running.   While each story was different, they all had the same common message of persistence and tenacity.  It's more than motivation.  It's more than discipline.  It is truly tenacity. 

One of my favorite quotes on tenacity is from Amelia Earhart.

"The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity. The fears are paper tigers. You can do anything you decide to do. You can act to change and control your life; and the procedure, the process is its own reward."

Each movie unfolded in the same narrative.  The subject of the movie faced some sort of adversity.  Somewhere in that adversity they found running.  They used running to conquer the adversity and achieve their goals.  There were setbacks.  There were mini goals.  There were detractors.  There were unconditional supporters.   Every person can relate to these stories in some way.  We all have our own story that follows the same type of path, we just haven't reached our ultimate goal yet.  We are all on the journey. 

If you find you need to get some inspiration or feel like humanity can conquer all, just binge watch a lot of running movies.  You will be so inspired by your fellow human beings that you will feel better about life.