"Some version of alright, eventually." | Losing a dream
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Kojo Baffoe had a dream that shaped much of his life, until it didn’t.
In this story, he reflects on what it means to lose something that once gave your life structure, meaning, and momentum.
This episode explores loss, identity shifts, and the emotional process of letting go when the future you imagined no longer exists. It’s about the quiet aftermath of disappointment, and the slow rebuilding that follows when ambition no longer looks the same.
A story about losing a dream, and learning how to keep going anyway.
Listen to Your Footsteps:
https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
https://kojobaffoe.com/podcast/
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
In this story, he reflects on what it means to lose something that once gave your life structure, meaning, and momentum.
This episode explores loss, identity shifts, and the emotional process of letting go when the future you imagined no longer exists. It’s about the quiet aftermath of disappointment, and the slow rebuilding that follows when ambition no longer looks the same.
A story about losing a dream, and learning how to keep going anyway.
Listen to Your Footsteps:
https://kojobaffoe.com/book/
https://kojobaffoe.com/podcast/
www.somethingshifted.co.za
Recorded at Latitude Podcast Studio
Chapters
- 00:00 Intro - today's story belongs to Kojo
- 01:27 Mosaics
- 04:42 Growing Up Between Cultures
- 07:39 Finding Identity Through Running
- 10:02 Listening to Your Footsteps
- 13:04 The Olympic Dream
- 14:41 The Day Everything Changed
- 17:01 A Hospital Crisis and Hard Truths
- 19:07 Recovery, Frustration and Reinvention
- 23:08 Presence, Perspective and Acceptance
- 25:03 Mindfulness Beyond the Track
