🏃🏻‍♂️| The Kid in Lane One - An inspiring bedtime story about confidence and believing in yourself

About this episode

A bedtime story about a young athlete learning to believe in himself and focus on his own journey.

What happens when the fastest kid on the track… isn't in your lane—but in your head? In tonight's story, Sam is having his best season yet—until he meets Will, a confident runner in lane one who seems impossible to beat. Suddenly, Sam can't stop comparing, second-guessing, and losing focus on what made him great in the first place. But with a little guidance—and a powerful shift in perspective—Sam learns a game-changing truth: your only real competition is who you were yesterday. As he refocuses, finds his rhythm, and trusts his own lane, Sam discovers that his strongest race has nothing to do with anyone else. A calming and meaningful bedtime story, The Kid in Lane One introduces a simple, memorable mantra kids can carry with them — 'my lane, my race, my pace' — reminding young athletes that confidence grows when you stop looking sideways and start believing in yourself. Sweet dreams are just around the bend.

People in this episode

Host: Dreamtime Sports

Topics covered

• confidence
• self-belief
• sports
• competition
• bedtime story

Keywords

• bedtime story
• confidence
• self-belief
• young athletes
• sports

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