EP 28: Blake Cason on Radical Honesty, the Mindfulness Muscle, and Cycling Priorities
Blake Cason is a mindfulness and work/life balance coach, and the founder of Pivot Wellness. We talked about bringing awareness to our relationship with climbing, practicing radical honesty, ways of strengthening the mindfulness muscle, cycling priorities, and ways that both Blake and I have struggled to find balance between work and climbing.
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Show Notes:
http://thenuggetclimbing.com/episodes/blake-cason
Nuggets:
2:01 – The first time Blake jugged a line, choss in the Canadian Rockies, and supporting Mike on ‘The Shining Uncut’
8:19 – Intentionally showing up to support another person in climbing
9:58 – The relationship sandbox, and play and responsibility
13:53 – Common issues/areas that Blake works on with her clients and climbers
16:34 – Beauty in doing things that don’t have a point, and being out of alignment with what motivates us vs. what we’re actually doing
20:24 – “Shoulds”, guideposts, and self-imposed suffering
23:33 – Radical honesty, “is that working”, and slowing down
28:12 – Finding mindfulness through climbing, and her climbing relationship as a barometer
32:11 – Tuning into your body and your breath to return to the present moment
34:14 – Focusing on the breath, and code-switching
35:52 – Training the mindfulness muscle
39:43 – The practical use of mindfulness, and how to bring mindfulness to reflecting on the past or envisioning the future
42:50 – Mindfulness applied to climbing performance, “paying attention”, and finding language that resonates
44:57 – Savoring, loosening the grip, tapping into a growth mindset, and getting the whole brain firing
53:04 – Self-limiting beliefs, “Is being attached to that belief working?”, and the research behind the importance of self-compassion
58:28 – The brain-body connection, “abort mission”, and punting
1:01:18 – ‘Joe Six Pack’, recognizing a need, and choosing to walk away (for now)
1:05:31 – How Blake would work with a client who struggles with fear
1:12:59 – My (Steven’s) struggle with balancing the podcast with my own climbing and expectations
1:16:49 – Cycling priorities, and how Blake cycles her focus between her own climbing and her business, and values vs. priorities
1:23:56 – Using inspiration as a guide for priorities
1:25:57 – Zooming out
1:32:13 – Gratitude
1:32:55 – The area of mindfulness that Blake is working on currently
1:37:31 – Where to connect with Blake and how you can work with her
1:40:28 – Take a breath
1:42:49 – My free life coaching session, and send us questions!
