I saw this on a coffee shop wall in Austin, Texas and I thought it was rather fitting. I had just finished my phone call with my sports psychologist and my life has made some big changes recently and a lot of it has felt a little scary and unknown and just seeing this made me smile. I am a big believer in the thought that things will always work out they way they are meant to. Life is a big journey of change and adventure.

Follow Your Heart.

During my career as a professional athlete I learnt many things from my journey and experiences…

A few things I learnt along the way:

• Always stay true to yourself. Be yourself.

• Stay humble and remember the early days of racing.

• Smile and be happy.

• Give the time to chat to people. Be approachable.

• Inspire.

• Be an encourager.

• Don’t judge.

• You don’t have to Win everything to be successful.

• Selfishness and self-interest are 2 different things.

• Life will change. Don’t obsess too much about what is happening right now.

• Get over control issues about your life direction. Follow your own path.

• Believe in yourself and dream big!

• Life can be hard so learn to love yourself and be kind to yourself.

• Follow your heart.

Live Your Dream…Journey, Advenure, Explore. 

 

Closing a chapter and starting a new. Into the unknown.

Life changes, new stories are written and challenges are faced.

I recently retired from professional cycling.

I have been suffering with depression over the past 2 seasons. In this retirement piece that I wrote I wanted to share my journey in sport, tell my story and also talk about my struggles. I wanted to be honest and real. I wanted to bring awareness of mental health and that it exists in professional sports people. And I wanted inspire.

Read my blog here:

http://www.team-awesome.cc/neon-velo/closing-a-chapter-and-starting-a-new/

 

My mind. Being open and honest. Taking a step back.

This is my blog post from 2014 when I had to take a step away from competing professionally and take some time for myself and to heal my mind.

Being a professional athlete is tough both mentally and physically.

In this post I share my feelings and talk honestly about some challenges.

Give it a read here or just click on the photo.

http://www.team-awesome.cc/jeremy/my-mind-being-open-and-honest-taking-a-step-back/

 

“Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful”

Joshua J. Marine

Writing soothes the mind

I love writing and so I have decided to write more and allow my mind to wander and daydream! Over the last 2 years I have struggled with depression and anxiety and I find that writing helps me express my feelings and be more open.

I want to spread awareness on mental health. It is ok to talk about it and it is not something to be ashamed of. No one chooses to feel like this, it is not a choice. But it is a choice to talk about how we feel and try to make the changes to feel better in ourselves and feel like the ‘dark cloud’ has been lifted.

I have recently retired from professional sport.

Leading up to retirement I wrote an honest post about my feelings and struggle with what I now know was depression.

Retirement from professional sport is also a tough thing to go through. Feeling like you are losing your identity that you have had for so long is scary. It is going into the unknown that can be hard. Transitioning out of anything that has been your identity for so long is tough.

But with any change in your life I like to see it as writing a new chapter in your book of life. You get to choose your how your new chapter starts and to follow that path that will make a new story. Not a full stop but a semi colon;