{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Chief Endurance Officer","title":"Run A Mile Before A Marathon - Crystal Hadnott - Chief Endurance Officer with Greg McDonough - # 168","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2327,"description":"Crystal Hadnott was told she would need a cane for the rest of her life after a devastating accident left her partially paralyzed. Nine months later, she ran her first marathon.\n\nThat decision sparked a journey that has now taken her through more than 150 marathons and ultramarathons, up Mount Kilimanjaro, and into a career helping organizations build sustainable growth through strategy, systems, and leadership.\n\nCrystal joins Greg to discuss how endurance training shaped her approach to fundraising and business, why every high performer needs \"aid stations\" for recovery and reflection, and the lessons she's learned from constantly challenging herself in sport and in life. She also shares how an accident led her into fundraising, why nonprofits need to think like businesses, and how maximizing your current strengths often matters more than chasing the next opportunity.\nTakeaways:\nSuccess is not built by pushing nonstop. Leaders need intentional aid stations for reflection, recovery, and recalibration if they want to perform over the long term.\nThe goals you set at the beginning of the year should not be treated as permanent. Markets shift, industries change, and strong leaders reassess their plans often.\nBefore pursuing the next shiny opportunity, make sure you've fully maximized the systems, strategies, and resources you already have.\nFunding is the fuel that keeps organizations moving. The challenge is identifying which revenue strategies truly support your mission and which ones create unnecessary strain.\nBuilding a strong core, both physically and professionally, creates longevity. The foundations you strengthen today support your performance years down the road.\nDifficult experiences can become your greatest teachers. Crystal's injury, recovery, and marathon journey all became data points that helped her better understand herself and her capabilities.\nQuote of the Show:\n\"The addiction of accomplishing something that someone tells you you can't do became very...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/msdBQi-XEr6oVOpgBNQi0qI4-m0WKwwn8K6ym8-T0YE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xODdm/MWQxMDNiNDlhZTkz/N2Q5ODM5YmZkN2E0/ODMxNi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}