Ep. 100 Kate Jayden: From Empathy and Compassion to Endurance in Action
Kate Jayden is an ultra runner who ran 100 marathons in 100 days to raise money and awareness for refugees. Throughout her journey she realized that when she was vulnerable and sharing openly on social media, others were able to see she was achieving things they didn’t believe were possible.
Halfway through the challenge, Kate started to feel some pain in her knee. An MRI later showed a fracture in her lateral femoral condyle, or the bottom outside of her femur, and she is now facing surgery. Although Kate can’t continue to run like she used to, she says running was never the main purpose of the challenge. Running gave her the opportunity to use her platform to impact others and raise money for charity.
Over the past 100 episodes of Flip Your Script, we’ve had the privilege of hearing stories from people who had the motivation and inspiration to find the strength to turn the page. When we learned about Kate’s story, we knew she would make the perfect guest for our 100th episode. In this episode with Kristi Piehl, Kate talks about the difference between motivation and discipline and how both have helped her tackle this extraordinary achievement.
Topics of eating disorders and assault are discussed in this episode. Listener discretion is advised.
CHALLENGE FOR LISTENERS:
Think about where you have an opportunity to impact or make a change for someone else. Kate says, “You can't change the world, but you can change someone's world.” Is there a charity, an opportunity, a conversation or something you can do to help someone else?
CLOSING QUOTE
“It always seems impossible until it’s done.”