Miscellaneous
Jamila Owens shares how she stumbled across powerlifting through a personal trainer, and why she is currently traveling around South America. In this episode you'll hear more about: - Upcoming trip to Zimbabwe on a powerlifting outreach trip with world record holder Kimberly Walford - what she likes about competing and the sense of community she found at her home gym - managing to train while traveling - how she wants to leave an impact through daily positive interactions - what self care looks like to her - thoughts on mentors and role models 35:00 focusing on the day to day: "I want to be the type of person that people feel some type of positive energy through interactions and hopefully that adds up to something meaningful over time." 37:00 On actively not choosing a mentor and role model - "People are people.. and I prefer to see communities and a variety of things that inspire me and to go my own path" 38:00 On people who inspire her: “I like people who stick to their word, who are have selfless actions, and try to help everyone around them, and practice self care" 39:00 "Self care to me looks like exactly where I am at now: In a room by myself… prioritizing quiet versus the most fun place to be" Instagram @jamilaemani and @thetravellingpowerlifter