HeyJaredThe Rachel Martin Podcast
Welcome to The Rachel Martin Podcast—home of FIO Fridays and bold conversations about taking action before you have it all figured out. I’m Rachel: author of The FIO Mindset, race director, community builder, mom of three, adventure seeker, and lifelong student of growth.
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First Things First: What to Do When You Have 847 Tabs Open (opens the original)
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One week out from the 20th anniversary of the Pumpkinman Triathlon & Running Festival, Rachel’s brain has approximately 847 tabs open. In this FIO Friday, Rachel shares one of the simplest tools she uses when everything feels urgent and the to-do list feels impossible: First Things First. Rachel shares how she mentally walks through the experience of producing a 1,000+ person event to separate what absolutely HAS to happen from all the things that would simply be nice to do. She also talks about
064- FIO Friday: Less Polish, More YOU! (opens the original)
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Episode 64, and I'm recording it sweaty from my sauna because sometimes showing up doesn't look polished. It just looks like getting it done. This week I'm talking about why being real matters more than ever in a world where we can edit, filter and polish almost everything, including ourselves. I've missed weeks, changed things and figured this podcast out as I've gone, but I keep coming back. Maybe that's the point. Your FIO Move of the Week: catch yourself editing who you are for someone else'
What If the Milestone Is the Starting Line? | FIO Friday (opens the original)
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As Pumpkinman celebrates its 20th anniversary, Rachel reflects on why we spend so much time looking back at our accomplishments instead of asking what they make possible next. In this FIO Friday, she shares how experience, relationships, and even mistakes become the foundation for a bigger impact and why the best question you can ask isn't "What's next?" but "What does everything I know now make possible?" If this episode resonates with you, read the companion essay and subscribe to FIO Friday o
I Thought I Was Building Separate Things. I Was Wrong. (opens the original)
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A race. A book. A podcast. A community. The Lenz. I thought I was building separate things. I'm starting to realize they're all connected. In this FIO Friday, I'm sharing what I've been noticing about curiosity, connection, belonging and the thread connecting everything I'm building. The question I keep coming back to is: What could we figure out together? Come along for the journey. Subscribe free on my Substack and stay curious. Rachel
Lessons I'm Collecting, No. 1: The Fenway Lesson (opens the original)
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Rachel is back from an intentionally quiet summer with a new series: Lessons I'm Collecting. In this first installment, a Noah Kahn concert at Fenway Park becomes a powerful reminder that people don't remember what happened, they remember who they became. She shares why every race, business, and event is just the vehicle, the real work of creating belonging, and one question that changes how you lead, parent, and show up.
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