273. How Entrepreneurial Thinking Fuels Athletic Success with Kelly Vaughn

<p>A popular Twitter follow and successful entrepreneur, Kelly Vaughn is no stranger to putting herself out there and taking chances. Having recently stepped into the world of running, Kelly  considers herself a “baby runner” who just passed the “everything hurts” stage of running. This episode explores running from a beginner’s perspective with a strong focus on intangible measures of success rather than prizes and podiums. Kelly is also the director of engineering at a video startup living in Atlanta, GA. </p> <p><br></p> <p>In this episode we talk about:</p> <p>-starting running: overcoming the painful realities of becoming a runner</p> <p>-harnessing virtual running communities for motivation and inspiration</p> <p>-similarities between entrepreneurship and athletics: mindset, goal setting, and patience </p> <p>-intangible measures of success and progress</p> <p>-identifying and navigating burnout and life changes </p> <p>-managing parasocial and online relationships </p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow Kelly on Twitter @kvlly and The Long Run @forthelrpod </p> <p>--- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support </p> <p><br></p> <p>Past guests on For The Long Run include: 177. Molly Seidel; 226. Mike &quot;Kofuzi&quot;; 228. Kara Goucher; 59. Shalane Flanagan; 234. Camille Herron; 198. Courtney Frerichs; 229. Jes Woods; 207. Tyler Andrews; 197. Dean Karnazes; 206. Katie Arnold; 220. CJ Albertson; 153. Joe Holder; 199. Kelly Roberts; 188. Gwen Jorgensen; 205. Emily Abbate; 209. Sara Vaughn; 174. Nick Bare; 97 Amelia Boone; 101. Courtney Dauwalter, 219. Dylan Bowman; 191. Matt Chittim; 200. David Roche; and more!</p> <p><br><strong>Goodr</strong></p> <p>This episode is also brought to you by <a href="http://goodr.com">Goodr. Goodr</a> have the slickest shades around, for only $25 and $35. They don&#39;t slip or bounce, and stay on my face way better than more expensive sunglasses.</p> <p>If you&#39;d like to support me and the show, treat yourself to a pair (or two) and head over to <a href="https://good