Kristina Paltén

I am a happy philosopher who investigates the world and myself through running.

BACKGROUND
Born in Piteå in 1971, I thought life would consist of work, man, children and lawnmowing but thankfully I was wrong. After 18 years as a manager and project manager, today’s life consists of man, bonus children, lawn-mowing – and a staggering development trip where I write, run, lecture and always learn new!

PHILOSOPHY
I think every human being is created for a special cause in her life. If I do what my heart wants me to do, I do what is best for me, and also for the World. I think someone created all the causes in all humans hearts and they create a network together, and when we all fulfill our causes we will have a great world to live in. I also believe that the creator of the network and the network is the same, ie we are all God and God is everyone.

My lectures are about how to create the conditions for success, regardless of what you want to succeed with, they are also about courage, how to handle the risk of failure, mental strategies, how extremely high goals motivate and engage both the individual and the organization and create positive energy to move forward . I share the knowledge of how to conceal the limitless potential of every human being and release it and what happens when we create a team of such people.

The lectures are about realizing dreams, daring to do things differently, the will and ability to influence the world, the importance of choosing my thoughts constructively and about building the positive spiral of faith in myself. They are about goals, goal setting, mental strength and self-leadership.

I hold lectures in Swedish and English and always tailor my lectures and workshops based on what the customer wishes that the participants will recieve.

The documentary “Alone through Iran – 1144 miles of trust” has been screened in more than 15 countries, and the coherent response is that it gives faith in humanity and opens up for each persons own heroic mind – who am I and what do I want to accomplish in my life? How do I want to contribute to the world? After seeing the documentary – available in both 60- and 40-minutes format – the heart is open and it’s perfect time to work on my own individual or my group’s or companies goals and dreams.

If you want to watch the entire documentary, you can download it from Vimeo or Amazon

If you are a schoolteacher, you can buy the documentary (40 min version) at Kunskapsmedia. It comes with study material and is intended for students in civics, stages 7-9 and senior high school.

If you want to arrange a screening for a group – in a conference room or at a cinema, the documentary is also available in MP4 and DCP format. If you want to screen it, visit alonethroughiran.com and get in contact with the producers there!

If you want me to attend your screening and take part in or hold discussions afterwards, please contact me.

In this online course you will learn what courage is about, how to face your fears, how to effectively set goals—consciously and subconsciously, how to make a constructive plan to reach your goal, how to get started with your plan and make adjustments along the way to move forward, what to do when everything fucks up, the importance of celebrating milestones, and how reflection and recovery process is crucial, and much more!

Packed with many practical exercises, this course can truly leave an impact for a better change in your self-confidence and your goal-setting skills.

Together with stunning animations, illustrations, and clips from my adventures, this course is not only packed with knowledge but also enjoyable and fun to watch :).

Do not let your dreams, goals, and visions slip away from you. If you’d like a push of support, enroll in this course and allow me to be that support in your life.

You find the online course here 

If you want support in finding and achieving your goals and dreams, I’ll be happy to help you!  Coaching is a very powerful process that can lead to major change – or minor, if that is your aim – in your life. I am a certified coach, trained in psychosynthesis at HumaNova. Psychosynthesis helps to harmonize all human parts into something more consciously chosen and thus more actively chosen. Something that we basically want to be and can be.

We start with a first free meeting to find out if we fit each other and then decide on how to proceed to fulfill your needs.

After several years of challenging herself physically through record setting ultra runs, Kristina realizes she wants to commit her running to a cause beyond herself. In 2015, as the international community becomes ever more polarized, Kristina decides that she will run across Iran in order to challenge her own and other Westerner’s prejudice against the Muslim world. Kristina is an unlikely adventurer, cautious by nature, but she is determined to not let her anxiety stop her. Despite numerous attempts from friends and family to discourage her, she begins preparations for what will be over two months as a single Western woman running unprotected in a country governed by Sharia laws.
Kristina is afraid. But rather than allow her fear to paralyse her, Kristina is determined to run through her fear – and in so doing try to show that many of the fears we all harbor are unwarranted. She wants to believe that, despite what the media feeds us every day, the world is inherently a good place. Will her journey prove her right?

You can buy the book at Bokus, Adlibris or through Akademibokhandeln.

In order to set the world record on 48-hour running on treadmill, I need to train running and also my mental strength. To successfully hold a lecture, I need to train lecturing and mental strength. The good thing is that the mental strength is the same, no matter what I use it to achieve.

In this book, you get to know the mental approaches and mental tricks I use, no matter where I want to reach. You buy it by contacting me. Contact information can be found under the “contact” menu. The book is only available in Swedish.

The IPS project

War and terrorism are happening everywhere. People are getting hurt, and people are dying. It’s all falling apart, and everything seems to be going wrong. If… we only believe what the media shows us. Now, what does this all have to do with today’s episode of The Inner Picture Stories Podcast and our guest Kristina Paltén – ultra-runner, two-time world-record holder, adventurer, and all around beautiful soul?

To face her own prejudice and fears of a country and people that were unknown to her, but were cast in a dark shadow precisely because of the media she ran, all alone, through Iran.

What happened?

Well, I will let Kristina tell you all about it during the interview.

Moments of madness

– How to embrace your fear and make them guide you.

“I’m honoured to have the super-woman Kristina Paltén on the show. She is the Swedish ultra-marathon runner with several World records, who one day decided to challenge herself and her own fears for the unknown in an extreme way. Kristina ran 1,840 KM through a muslim country with sharia laws and almost lost one of her best friends in the process. If anyone knows, how to confront and manage fears it must be this woman. Prepare yourself as we take a journey into the psychology of an elite runner.

On this episode we examine the following topics among others:

• How to identify and follow positive over negative thoughts
• Why fears are quite handy as you head out to transform your life
• Ways to manage and overcome fears
• The power of following your heart
• How your journey somewhere may lead you even further than you think”

The Hero Forge
In this episode Kristina and I chat about the impulse that led her to undertake her remarkable journey, the resistance she met along the way, and what she in fact experienced once she was running through a land, not able to speak or read a word of Persian, and subject to the strictures of Sharia laws.

Born to kick arse

A pod in English about Motivation, Inspiration, Mindset and performance (listen to Kristina in episode 45)