Emily Saul: The power of practice (and pushups)

Ten years ago, Saul started doing 100 pushups every day. Across her over 400,000 pushups she has learned lessons from the theme of her talk: practice.

 

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She co-leads November Project, a  free, open-to-the-public exercise group that motivates and challenges athletes of all abilities and walks of life. Saul was a collegiate rower and coached Strength & Conditioning at Harvard for seven years. 

Saul was a Division I collegiate rower at the University of Tulsa and coached strength & conditioning at Harvard University for seven years. She is also an avid marathon runner on road and trail.

During her talk, she introduces the value of having a practice: an ongoing and consistent relationship with repeated action. This practice creates a space for learning, developing personal growth, purpose, and the ability to overcome challenges.

Her talk offers five of the most relevant and applicable lessons for building a practice of your own.

You can watch Saul’s full TEDxBoston talk below.