Why Eating Right and Exercising Can Make You Rich and Happy!

Honestly, you are probably tired of hearing about how important it is to eat right and exercise. And, really? How can eating right and exercising make you rich and happy?

I’m not a nutritionist, but I have spent 12 years helping people to understand their nutritional needs a little better. I’m not a personal trainer, but I have done a lot of my own research on what good exercise is. Frankly, the only reason I’m qualified to be sharing this information with you now is because I have a very keen sense of what eating right and exercising has done for me! And maybe that’s the best reason of all.

Why Eating Right and Exercising Can Make You Rich and Happy!

Let’s take a look at a few important assets for becoming rich and happy. Read the rest of this entry »

Success Mindset Life Coaching Tip – How to Change Your Perspective

In our Success Mindset Life Coaching tip today, we talk about the challenge of changing our perspective. Sometimes we come across our own situations and know that we would be better off looking at them in a different way but doing so isn’t something we know how to do. This tip will help you to practice changing your perspective.

In what scenarios do you find it most challenging to change your perspective?

My 1/2 Marathon Progress – Week 7

Today’s 1/2 Marathon Training Update – If this is your first time checking in with me, you can read my why and the start of my journey here.

When I started my training 7 weeks ago: I was able to jog 1.6 miles as a walk/jog combo in approximately 25 minutes. I’m jogging in the desert with changes in elevation so a little different than jogging on a flat road.

# of Days this week: 2

# of Miles this week: 5

Average time per mile: ? didn’t get good times

Total # of Miles: 45

Challenges:

Continue with motivation challenges and then to have my surgery scheduled on Friday meant missing my big jog on Sunday.
Success:

  • I jogged this week (sometimes even little things can be a victory).
  • Got out of bed and moved.

Plan for this week:

  • I am on partial restriction this week. I am allowed to start jogging again tomorrow but have to listen carefully to my body to see how I do.

That’s my update for the week. Short and sweet.  I’ll see you next week!

I’d like to challenge you to come along for the ride. If you have a big goal you are hoping to accomplish by Jan of 2013, share it here along with your progress along the way.

5 Excuses to Indulge in YOU Time

YOU time. We all know it’s something we should schedule but it seems so selfish to focus on ourselves for even an hour a week when we have so many other things we have to do. Meeting clients, making calls, cleaning house, doing laundry, shopping, taking kids to school, baking for the community fundraiser, getting in exercise, whew! Besides, isn’t taking time just for me an extravagance?

Taking time to focus on you is what I call recharging your batteries.  If batteries in our electronic devices don’t get recharged periodically, they stop working. At first, they may just start to slow down or act erratically. Eventually, they stop working all together. Sound familiar? When was the last time you ended up getting sick after pushing yourself too hard for too long?

Sometimes we need to trick that little voice in our heads by giving it a great “excuse” for why it’s ok to indulge in time for ourselves. Here are 5 GREAT “excuses” to indulge in YOU time! Read the rest of this entry »

Motivation – Your Daily Shower

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Well, neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily.” – Zig Ziglar

Motivation is our driving force to do anything. It’s the fuel for our fires. Without that constant fuel, our fires tend to flicker out over time. Fortunately, there are many things we can do to keep our motivation up and continue to kindle that fire.

Motivation is Key #2 in our 7 Keys You NEED to Unlock a Better Life NOW

Motivation – Your Daily Shower

There are two types of motivation; intrinsic and extrinsic. Read the rest of this entry »

My 1/2 Marathon Progress – Week 6

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Today’s 1/2 Marathon Training Update – If this is your first time checking in with me, you can read my why and the start of my journey here.

When I started my training 6 weeks ago: I was able to jog 1.6 miles as a walk/jog combo in approximately 25 minutes. I’m jogging in the desert with changes in elevation so a little different than jogging on a flat road.

# of Days this week: 2

# of Miles this week: 6

Average time per mile: 17 min

Total # of Miles: 40

Challenges:

This wasn’t my best week. I must have been following my own advice for the week and working towards failure (watch the video here).  I had a few things come up mid week that I hadn’t planned for making it more challenging to get my run in. Since I didn’t get it in on Thu, I told myself I’d do it Friday but I allowed something else to come up Friday thinking I’d just do it Saturday. Saturday came and I decided I didn’t really want to do a short run if I was going to do a longer run the very next day.

The lesson I learned from that was that the voice of “reason” can often be our best saboteurs and that, if I’m really committed to doing this, it must come first.

Then, on my jog today, I began to cramp pretty bad. Not just the side stitch cramp but full on abdominal cramping. I was VERY tempted to turn around many times but just kept thinking, I’ll walk it off. The only problem with that was that I WASN’T walking it off. I was having to stop and bend over in pain. I never thought I’d make it but I kept going. It eventually subsided and I was able to finish 3 miles.
Success:

  • I jogged this week (sometimes even little things can be a victory).
  • Completed 3 miles despite intense cramping.
  • Finding more and more support for my goal every day.

Plan for this week:

  • I will be having a minor surgery on Friday and am then restricted from all exercise for one week.
  • Get 2 three mile runs in before surgery.
  • Register for the PF Chang’s Marathon.

That’s my update for the week. I’ll see you next week!

I’d like to challenge you to come along for the ride. If you have a big goal you are hoping to accomplish by Jan of 2013, share it here along with your progress along the way.

The 3 Levels of Gratitude

There are 3 levels of gratitude where one individual could be. The further along an individual moves, the more likely it is they reach true happiness and success.  It’s almost cliche these days but gratitude can truly transform your life.

Gratitude allows you to focus on the positive, increases your immune system, improves your mental and physical state and makes you more attractive to those around you!

Most people get that concept. They want to believe in the power of gratitude but they still don’t quite put it into practice regularly.  Let’s see if we can figure out why. Read the rest of this entry »

7 Keys You NEED to Unlock a Better Life NOW

What would you think if I told you there are only 7 keys you need to do to have a better life? That if you master these 7 keys, your life will forever be changed for the better and you will find the happiness and success you most desire?

7 Keys You NEED to Unlock a Better Life NOW

It sounds too good to be true. It isn’t. When you master these 7 keys, anything else is possible for you. Each of these things will get you further and further towards a better you but the best way to get the most out of this is to do all 7  at the same time. The reason for this is because each task, by itself, is good; however, often times, one thing not master will effect the outcomes of the other things. Read the rest of this entry »