Running into 2019

A 13.5 mile Sunday run in 2.10 in glorious sunshine as I run toward the exit of 2018 and into 2019.

It’s been a mixed year with high’s and low’s , I lost my mum * my executive coach * in February and was recognised in my Industry as a positive male role model on assisting people reach their goals with positive mental health.

Like everything I learned in 2010 when I suffered mental exhaustion is that stuff happens, painful stuff , but so does good stuff and if you pay attention you can learn from it , and be happy .

I read as many positive articles as I can and I read the writings of Marcus Aurelius which I find inspirational .

He wrote,

Imagine you were now dead , or had not lived before this moment . Now view the rest of your life as a bonus, and live it as nature directs .

Be proud when you reach your goals , put your hands out wide and thank those who helped you and tell yourself you are great.

The Positive Motivational Speaker and the 2018 Running Year

It was a successful year for me both as a Motivational speaker and marathon runner  and I have  really enjoyed it despite managing a long term hip injury. I continued to  tweet my night runs under @bjkenno with running time’s and  some motivational quotes.

A couple of times I have met people during the year who have recognised me from my motivational posts on Linkedin and twitter which I found just amazing eager to speak to me about running even in the rain.

I have been lucky enough to have been invited to speak across Ireland and the UK during 2018 and Individuals have contacted me following my motivational speaking on mindfulness where I speak about  positive mental health and setting personal and business goals while spending time in the present and not always thinking of the future .

Something I have said in sharing my story whether its  surviving 7 armed robberies in a banking career , suffering mental exhaustion in 2010 following working 84 hours a week or how i turned my life around to become a marathoner at 50 and an Ultra Marathoner at 55   has resonated with them and they have found inspiration set goals and go about meeting them , sometimes  to loose the weight they have always failed to do in the past  , or their football has improved and they are scoring more goals for their football team, or being more in tune throughout the game and possibly defended better than that had previously , or they have started running to get fit and have run their first 10k or half marathon or marathon .

Whatever way you look at it I am chuffed that I have been able to assist these people by giving something back.

I ran the Dublin Marathon to raise funds for Our Lady’s Hospice this year a very worthy cause as requested by my mum who passed in February 2018 an emotional run and my 9th Dublin Marathon in a row .

Looking forward to more motivational speaking and coaching individuals to meet their goals in 2018 .

Have a happy Christmas holiday and best wishes for the new year.

Brian

The Journey Begins

Thanks for joining me on my new adventure

Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton