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Build Horizons

Build Horizons

By: Jeff & Katy Schiesser
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Build Horizons is the show about doing the hard thing before you feel ready, becoming someone new in the process. If you're done waiting for permission and ready to build a life of your choosing, this one's for you.© 2026 Bravely Studios LLC
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  • From Hating Running to Marathons: How to Change What You Believe About Yourself

    From Hating Running to Marathons: How to Change What You Believe About Yourself
    Jul 7 2026
    Welcome to Build Horizons. I'm Jeff, that's Katy, and this is our first one. We've been together since we were teenagers, married 15 years, and we've got two kids. For a while now I'd been asking Katy to start a podcast with me. It was way outside her comfort zone and she kept telling me she didn't need to do it. And here we are anyway, down in our basement, making it happen. That's really what the show is about. Build Horizons is about picking the life you actually want and going after it, instead of drifting down the path you're already on just because it's the one you're on. I used to think big change was pretty much impossible. Turns out it's way more possible than I ever gave it credit for, and a lot less complicated too. It just takes a bunch of work that isn't very sexy. In this one I tell the running story. I went from viscerally hating running, fully convinced anybody doing it long distance was a crazy person, to signing up for a half marathon before I'd run a single mile. My first run was two and a half miles on a windy day, it was miserable, and the whole time I was thinking "what did I sign myself up for." Then I did the thing I always do. I poured myself into it. Podcasts, 15 or 20 books, $200 of Audible credits, all of it. A few years and a few marathons later, I'm a runner. I wanted to share that because the running was never really the point. What I was actually doing was learning how to change what I believe about myself. We get into the stuff underneath it too. Why a New Year's resolution is really just a test of how long your willpower lasts. Why you should start today instead of waiting for Monday. Why the fears you're carrying are almost never as bad as what actually happens. And why failing isn't something to be scared of, because you just take what you learned and bounce to the next thing. We're not doing this as professionals or therapists. I've got a psychology degree, and everything here is what's actually worked in our own lives. If you're going through something real, please go get the help you need. Otherwise, we're sharing what we've learned in case it helps you take your own step. If you've got a question, a topic you want us to cover, or you just want to say hi, email us at us@buildhorizons.com. We'd genuinely love to hear from you. Thanks for building with us. We're cheering you on. Chapters 0:00 Welcome to Build Horizons 1:07 Who Are Jeff and Katy 5:48 What This Show Is About 8:42 Jeff's Running Origin Story 14:20 Hating Running to Half Marathon 19:30 Immersion and Identity Change 21:19 Alcohol and Core Belief Shifts 27:24 Katy's Fitness Journey 34:32 Starting Before You're Ready 37:24 Why New Year's Resolutions Fail 47:17 Navigating Fear of Failure 52:23 Turning Setbacks Into Advantages 55:42 Advice for Making Lasting Change 1:07:02 How to Reach Us and Sign-Off
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