We often think our standard is what we hold on our best day. It is not. It is what we hold on our worst one. And most of us have never honestly asked ourselves what that looks like. Last week I talked about comeback seasons. This week I want to talk about the thing that […]
Think about a comeback season for a second. Not a running one. Yours. The season in your leadership, your business, your team, or your life where you were rebuilding after something that knocked you back. Where the gap between where you were and where you wanted to be felt uncomfortably visible. Where you had to […]
A few months ago I raced my first event back in Hamilton Island. An ankle that was nowhere near 100 percent, 20 months away from racing and a start line I had been dreaming about for longer than I care to admit. I crossed that finish line and felt something shift. Not just physically. Something […]
Ultra running has given me many beautiful gifts over the years. The experiences. The personal growth. The lessons that only come from pushing your body and mind further than you ever thought possible, but very few of those gifts have been greater than the friendships. The people you meet in this sport are a different […]
A Leadership Lesson From Three Weeks of Solo Travel By Sean Bell – Keynote Speaker, Endurance Athlete & Online Running Coach You find out a lot about yourself when there is nobody around to perform for. No audience. No expectations. No role to play. Just you, your decisions, and the person you choose to be […]
Last week I posted my flops. And the response blew me away. Messages from people saying they needed to hear that. That they had been carrying their own version of the same flops and hadn’t given themselves permission to acknowledge them yet. That seeing someone be honest about the imperfect parts of the journey made […]
Last week I did something a little different on social media. I posted my flops. See here. Not the highlights. Not the race wins, keynote stages or the milestone moments. The actual flops. My horrific golf swing that should never see the light of day. The ankle injury I sustained playing basketball four days before […]
Last week I talked about what real strength actually looks like. This week I want to take that conversation somewhere more personal, because the timing of what I am about to share feels like more than a coincidence. In October I will be speaking at the St Patrick’s College, Ballarat MENtal Breakfast. I want to […]
Strength has a branding problem. Don’t worry, no spoilers for those who haven’t seen it yet. But if you have, you will understand exactly why it fits. For generations we have associated strength with the person who never cracks. Who has the answer for everything. Who powers through without complaint and makes it look effortless. […]
The best keynote I deliver is one that changes how someone thinks, acts, or decides two weeks after they’ve left the room, not how they react in the moment. I know it landed when the messages and conversations keep coming back weeks after the keynote ends. That’s the number one metric I use to measure […]
Sean Bell is the fastest known person to have run around Australia, verified by Fastest Know Time (FKT). Today, he is a keynote speaker and online run coach, helping individuals and teams build resilience, take ownership and win their own run within.