Mile 17 marked a pivotal moment for me, personally, while running the Boston Marathon. Mile 17 is a metaphor for life and the grit and determination that it takes to continue, even when you feel as though you are ready to quit.
Mile 17 is a place to build a community of people who are seeking to better and change their lives. This podcast will encourage you to dive deep into your thoughts, to unpack your deepest hopes and ambitions. A place to reflect and trust yourself when you are in the thick of it and your back is up against the wall.
You are the creator of your own story. We are all subject to change at any point in our lives, without the need to further explain or justify ourselves. It is vital to our humanity to continue to grow and evolve through changing our thoughts and habits.
I am so glad you are here!
Love, Colton
22: Why do we wait until we have a terminal illness to live?
I have seen this narrative so many damn times: the person comes into the ER with nagging symptoms. Tests reveal the worst case scenario: cancer.
At this moment, and the several moments following, people begin to look at their lives as it flashes before their eyes. Suddenly, people are faced with all of the decisions and lifestyle they have been living. Suddenly, people realize how precious, rare, and tender being a human being really is!
We are all guilty of this at some point in our lives; we are all guilty of taking for granted our humanness and opportunity that we have to just exist. Instead, we hop on the hamster wheel of money, fame, success, proving ourselves, societal pressures, and so on as the list could go on for miles.
Learn now to look at your life and the fragility that it holds. Learn now to take control and be the driver in your life, not the passenger. Don’t wait until you or a loved one is struck with a terminal illness to realize this!
5 Feb 2024
20: Post vacation blues, feeling emotional, and making space.
Episode 20..... WOW!
I have low energy today. I am feeling tired and worn out. I did not have the spark to produce uplifting content. BUT I did still show up for you and for me.
Be real. Be raw. Showing up on the hard days is important for me. I am wanting to show real emotion and include the difficult days that feel like failure. The WHOLE human experience. We are not at our best every single day.
Love you all!
Much Love,
Colton
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29 Jan 2024
18: Journey to GAYDOM!
A vulnerable and honest expression of the journey I went down to finding myself in the LGBTQ+ community and world.
In this episode, I take you through some personal battles and obstacles that I was faced with while accepting who I am at my core. I have had some beautiful revelations on this journey so far, and I hope to keep unwrapping the raw and ugly and beautiful truths that is my life.
If nothing else, I hope this episode leaves you with curiosity and at the very least an attempt to understand your loved ones and fellow humans who navigate the rough waters that come with this territory.
Thank you for being here! Sharing our humanness through stories and personal experience is vitally important to our connection!
Much Love,
Colton
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25 Jan 2024
17: Living in FEAR | Living true to YOU and not SOCIETAL norms.
In this episode, Colton discusses living a life that is true to your most authentic self.
Society (parents, friends, family, educators, pastors, ANYONE) pressures us to believe that we HAVE to live a certain way in order to live a successful life.
I am here to tell you that this is a FEAR-based mindset and coming from a place of SCARCITY.
You do not HAVE to go to college at 18, but you CAN if that is what is right for you.
You do not HAVE to get married, but you CAN if that feels right for you.
You do not HAVE to work 9-5, Monday through Friday, but you CAN if that is best for you!
You CAN backpack Europe for 6 months if that is what you desire, but you DO not have to ever travel if that is what feels right for YOU.
Do you get the concept here? This life is YOURS. This life is not THEIRS. We are all compiled of our own experiences, wants, perspectives, and desires to live this life that fulfills our highest desires.
18 Jan 2024
EP 15: JASMINE WINN | Infertility battles to having twins, IUI vs IVF.
Jasmine Winn is a fierce voice in the world of infertility. Jasmine shares her emotional journey with infertility and the difficulties that her and her husband, Zach, faced while trying to build their family. Jasmine sheds light on a topic that is not widely discussed and her personal experiences with IUI, IVF, pregnancy, postpartum, and beyond!
Jasmine and Zach–along with their twins, Winston and Stella– who are both Arizona natives, now live in the greater Seattle area.
Jasmine turned to social media to share her journey with otherʻs and quickly gained an audience who found comfort in hearing Jasmine and Zachʻs story with unexplained fertility–knowing they were not alone in the battle! Jasmineʻs viral TikTok with over 3 MILLION views has transcended the internet and into peopleʻs souls.
Listen along to this groundbreaking conversation as Jasmine educates us and shines a bright spotlight in the world of infertility!
Much Love,
Colton
15 Jan 2024
EP 14: Finding your WHY | Fueling off DISCIPLINE | INTENTIONAL choices
Finding your WHY behind the work that you are doing is HUGE to your success. Without a strong WHY or a strong NORTH STAR, then it is nearly impossible for us to stay disciplined. The motivation may initially come, but the discipline is born from the strong relationship to the WHY.
Thanks for being here! Building community and storytelling is how we connect with one another. I will continue to show up for you!
Much Love,
Colton
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11 Jan 2024
EP 13: Running the Boston Marathon | My journey start to finish!
Are you ready to embark on the journey with me from training for the Boston Marathon to fundraising to digging deep to find my WHY and my PURPOSE that propelled me forward.
I will dive into almost giving up and throwing in the towel, to finding the relentless belief in yourself to put one foot in front of the other.
26.2 mile is no small feat! BUT don't make the moment larger than it needs to be. Tune in for an in depth and personal journey from start to end of the 127th Boston Marathon.
Much love,
Colton
8 Jan 2024
Ep 12: How you start your morning matters! Change your routine today!
Do you find yourself waking up and immediately reaching for your phone? Do you immediately turn on the news?
The information we look at and listen to plays a vital role in our lives! If you are starting the day with anxiety-ridden news, you are likely to feel more anxious to start your morning.
Start the day by allowing your natural thoughts to flow and circulate. Allow yourself to regulate first thing in the morning before diving into the world and the lives of other people.
Trust me, it helps!
Much Love,
Colton
4 Jan 2024
EP 11: KNICA LEE | Bartender turned entrepreneur, teen mom & journey
Knica Lee intentionally changed the direction of her life when she made the choice to leave the comfort of bartending to pursue her dreams and vision.
Knica currently resides in the Phoenix area as the founder of the Sustainably Healthy Community. Knica focuses on building sustainable habits through nutrition, fitness, and daily habits to guide people through living a life that is realistic to maintain.
Knica knows firsthand what it is like to live in a body with low self-confidence and non-sustainable habits. At the age of 17, Knica found herself pregnant while trying to live out the remainder of her youth.
Knica comes with an inspiring and motivating story and uses her life lessons to help others through some of their most difficult struggles.
Listen to today's episode to learn how Knica has navigated through her life's biggest battles to this point; I promise you will leave feeling inspired and motivated.
Much Love,
Colton
1 Jan 2024
Ep10: Coffee with Colt | HAPPY 2024! Self belief & calling your shot!
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 2024 is here! This is amazing news. We are all one year wiser. One more year of experience officially under our belts.
What do you want for 2024? What didn't work for you in 2023? These are questions that you should be asking yourself, often! It all starts with relentless self belief and KNOWING that you have the power to change your life.
Call your shot, today! Look forward to your future self and call your shot! Nobody else is going to come and save you girl. You've got this. I believe in you, now believe in yourself and change your life!
Much love,
Colton
28 Dec 2023
Ep 9: REFLECTION | What are you doing between Christmas and New Years?
That awkward moment when Christmas is over and we are all coming down from the holiday high and waiting for the New Year to begin. What could you possibly be doing with your time?
Well, I have the answer for you: REFLECTING!
Reflect on your life over the last year. Write out what you have been doing and develop themes around your actions. See if those themes fit your lifestyle and determine what you need to keep, fix, or leave the hell behind!
Much love,
Colton
25 Dec 2023
EP 8: Coffee with Colt | Holiday traditions & working on Christmas
MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Today's episode will bring you some of my favorite holiday memories. There are also some tasteful reminders around being PRESENT with your loved ones while spending time together.
Spread love and joy to the people who work during the holidays to ensure safety in our communities!
Much love,
Colton
21 Dec 2023
EP 7: Moving to Boston | Lessons learned & taking chances
In November 2021, we decided to move from Phoenix to Boston. Just me, my partner, and our dog.
This episode will take you through our journey and the obstacles that we faced, the lessons we learned, and the continued challenges that we are facing now.
Growth happens when you decide to step outside of your comfort zone and to challenge the status quo!
Come along!
Much love,
Colton
18 Dec 2023
Episode 6: Coffee with Colt | Intuition, Tennessee Vols, and Softball.
Good Mooooorrrrrrrrrning!
Don't you love how your coffee cup brings up a memory? Or has a special significance to you? That when you go to grab it in the morning, it makes you think of someone you love or a special time in life.
Join the Mile 17 community this morning to help grasp your intuition. You might have a strong intuition or instinct and not even realize it! We are all instinctual beings and have the ability to tap into our inner knowing and learn to trust ourselves.
Happy Monday fam!
Love,
Colton
14 Dec 2023
Episode 5: Choices | You have the power to choose!
Episode 5 already?! Wow! This is so fun.
Anyways. Choices are something that we face every day. Every second of every minute of every day of every week of every month of every year of every decade. You get the idea, right?
Take your power back and realize that the choice is yours! That job you hate is a choice.
That relationship that isn't working (romantic or platonic); the choice is yours.
Sleeping an extra 45 minutes? That is your choice, leading to missing the gym or less time you have to write part of that book.
Choices. Choices. Choices.
Join in this week to talk all about them!
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Much love,
Colton
11 Dec 2023
Episode 4: Coffee with Colt | Do you have a gratitude practice?
What is your gratitude practice? If you do not have one, LISTEN here! I can promise that it will begin to rewire your brain and change your life.
Coffee with Colt is a weekly segment with your host, Colton, over a cup of coffee or your morning beverage of choice.
You ultimately have the power to live with gratitude and to see the joys in every single day! Thank you for being here, I can't express my GRATITUDE enough for YOU!
Shout out to @msrachelhollis (Rachel Hollis)!
Listen to her podcast (The Rachel Hollis Podcast)
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Cheers! Win on Monday and start the week strong!
7 Dec 2023
Episode 3: Handling Holiday Stress | 3 Tidbits from Colton
In this episode we do a deep dive into getting through the holidays if you have lost a loved one, had a recent break up, had some family dynamic shifts, or any other events that have left you dreading the holidays!
I am SO glad you are here!
4 Dec 2023
Coffee With Colt | Are you satisfied with the trajectory of your life?
Grab your coffee, OJ, water, green drink, or whatever you have to start the day! Let's kick off Monday strong and ensure that we are living with intention. Understand on thing today: you are in control of your life. Period. You have the power to choose your path. Yes, some of us have more hurdles and obstacles, but ultimately the path is yours to choose. It starts with belief in yourself and the willingness to change directions!
Happy Monday!
With so much love and gratitude,
Colton
29 Nov 2023
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