Meet Reese Jones

We’re excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Reese Jones. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Reese below.

Reese, thanks so much for taking the time to share your insights and lessons with us today. We’re particularly interested in hearing about how you became such a resilient person. Where do you get your resilience from?
For the past couple of years, I have been running ultra-marathons, so any distance beyond the typical 26.2 marathon. Since 2021 I have completed 3 100-mile races, several 50k and 50-miler distances, and some other interesting events like running 10 marathons in 10 days to raise $20,000 for a local charity. I think people think this is where I get my mental girt/resilience from. I actually developed my ability to endure in high school, where I wrestled for 3 years. My parents fortunately pushed me to stick each season out whenever I tried to quit. this forced me to find a way to dig deep, work hard, and enjoy the process as much as possible. Wrestling is where I started to understand the power of our own mind.

Thanks, so before we move on maybe you can share a bit more about yourself?
Simply put, I help people develop their communication skills. If your technical skill is a 10/10 as a cabinet maker, audiologist, nutritionist, etc, but you communicate at a 3/10 skill level, how do you think people view you? They definitely don’t view you with as much authority as you may have. We are constantly communicating, whether speaking or sitting in silence, so I believe it’s incredibly important to work on our tonality, body language, and the words we say. I’ve worked in audiology, with real estate agents, a graphic designer, and in several other industries helping people get what they want out of their conversations. I also started getting into coaching runners to develop their running practice so I have an online course for that alongside the virtual and onsite training I do for sales/communication.

There is so much advice out there about all the different skills and qualities folks need to develop in order to succeed in today’s highly competitive environment and often it can feel overwhelming. So, if we had to break it down to just the three that matter most, which three skills or qualities would you focus on?
1. The single most important thing that has helped me get to where I’m at is realizing that I have to make choices for myself and give the middle finger to people who don’t support me. Dropping out of high school my senior year was rather intense, but it was the right thing for me to feel more fulfilled and move on with my life. I get told that I’m going to ruin my body with the physical events I endure, I don’t care and the people who tell me to be cautious have no clue how well I take care of myself. I’m the person I have to deal with the most often, so I want to make sure I’m doing what I want when I want to. The best way to work on this is to constantly remind yourself that someday you will die, so how do you want to have spent your life when time on earth is limited?

2. Having the right people in my corner has been incredibly valuable, especially in the last year or 2. I’m beyond grateful that my parents support me with what I do, but even if I didn’t have great parents I have some amazing friends. I have great current roommates and friends who live close to me. This is so very important because they call me out if I mess up, support me with my ventures, and talk me off of a ledge when I need it. There is nothing more valuable to me than my close, deep, and meaningful relationships. I had to start getting out of the house, going to seminars, and taking online courses to meet these people.

3. Consistency is king. Rome wasn’t built in a day. How do you eat an elephant? One bite at a time. All of these sayings are around for a reason. I have been really good at consistency, and that’s been a major factor in my success. Whether it’s consistently running or posting content online. I don’t believe anyone is really an overnight success. People are consistent with their craft, do not give up, and then they reach a breakthrough with success, fame, etc. I think the easiest way to build this consistency muscle is to start small. I didn’t start off running 100 miles, I started with running 2 miles 3 days a week. You could start writing for 5 minutes a day or go to the gym 3 days a week for 15 minutes. Over time, you’ll progress and do more.

All the wisdom you’ve shared today is sincerely appreciated. Before we go, can you tell us about the main challenge you are currently facing?
I’ve had a lot of rapid growth and development in business, finances, physical achievements, and friends over the last few years. I’ve recently been rather exhausted, mentally and physically. I’ve found myself sleeping 14 hours some days, and taking multiple naps in a few hours. I’ve realized that a lot of my motivation for achieving success was out of a place of limitation and scarcity. I have this old story I tell myself that I have to continue to grow because I MUST or I NEED to. That’s rather draining, and it doesn’t acknowledge what kind of amazing man I’ve become. So, I’m currently working on changing the conversation in my head. I’m changing the story from a NEED to a WANT. I want to get better, I want to push myself. I’m good as I am, and I don’t have to demand so much from myself unless I want to. This feels a lot healthier to me and it’s helping me be less mentally and physically exhausted.

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