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Offer A Tow Line, But Most Importantly, Take One


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 13 Jul 2014   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

Leave your ego at the startline (but not your confidence!). Its the heaviest thing in your pack. Over the long haul, leader or not, we are all going to be the strongest link and the weaker link on our team. All of us will happily offer our strength to our teammates when they need it, but how many of us are also...

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Inspire “We” Thinking


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 06 Jul 2014   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

We are all conditioned from a young age to see winning as something mutually exclusive, as in “For me to win, you must lose.” We are wired to compete, at everything. And we do, even to the detriment of our friendships, our colleagues, our companies and even our marriages. What if you decided...

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Act Like A Team Always–It’s Far More Important Than Feeling Like One


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 29 Jun 2014   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

We're not always going to feel warm and mushy about one another. We're human!  But it's important to remember to not let emotion effect locomotion. No matter how we feel, we're never allowed a day off from being the leader or teammate that people need and expect us to be. In other words, channel...

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Put Your Teammates On Your Shoulders


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 22 Jun 2014   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

When we have the label of "leader" we often assume that means that we need to get out in front and show people the way. And that is occasionally part of the job. But my favorite leaders to work with allow for leadership among team members based on their strengths and not their titles. They "manage" the team,...

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Taking Risks


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 15 Jun 2014   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

How many times in our lives have we put something off because we're not ready, we need more time, we don't feel comfortable, etc. I've completed 10 Ironman Triathlons and over 40 10- day non-stop Eco-Challenge Adventure Races through the most remote places on earth, and here's a secret: I didn't feel...

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Nutrition For Adventures


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 08 Jun 2014   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

I have to start with a caveat, I 'm not a nutritionist by education. But I am an endurance athlete who knows what works to fuel a body for adventures! From ultra-running, to gymnastics, triathlon, judo, adventure racing, ultra distance kayaking and Stand Up Paddle racing, my body has been a petri dish...

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Packing For Your Next Hike


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 01 Jun 2014   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

I've packed many a backpack over the years for our adventure races and ultra runs, which means I've uttered many a curse word while lamenting the fact that I put something important at the bottom of my pack, in a an inconvenient spot, or exposed it to loss or damage. So to keep you from having to wash...

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Be Ruled By The Hope Of Success Verses The Fear Of Failure


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 11 Aug 2013   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

Are you consistently doing what it takes to "win" verses simply "not lose"? It's a completely different mindset, leading to vastly different outcomes. Fortune favors the bold. Great leaders are shattering the norm, changing the game, doing things that have never been done in an effort to propel their...

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Adventure Leadership


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 28 Jul 2013   Posted by gkeister

My teammates and I have learned about building World Class Teams the hard way: by competing in and winning the world's toughest ultra-endurance Adventure Races. From the leech-infested jungles of Borneo to the towering peaks of Tibet and Ecuador, to the frigid seas and glaciers of Patagonia and the searing...

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Thank You CPS For Believing In The Project Athena Foundation


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 21 Jul 2013   Posted by Robyn Benincasa

In 2007, I began the transition from doing "well" in adventure races to doing "good" for Survivors.  After 20 years of endurance racing, I discovered I had stage four osteoarthritis in both of my hips and would need two hip replacements (I'm now fully bionic!).  In the spirit of "Being Ruled by the Hope...

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