Tag: Working on your goals
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HOW ONE SIMPLE GOAL OF RUNNING A 5K RACE DEVELOPED INTO ME BEING A RUN COACH
I moved to Canada from Scotland in 2014 at a time when I was very unfit and unhealthy. I did zero exercise and convinced myself that I was eating healthily (but I was lying to myself). At that time I didn’t have the motivation or willpower to do anything about it; that all changed when […]
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HERE’S WHY IT’S ABSURD TO COMPARE YOURSELF TO OTHERS
Tell me if this happens to you. You are working on your goals, let’s say you are new to running and are 4 weeks into a Couch to 5K training plan. Each week you are doing your scheduled 3 runs and are starting to see improvements in your fitness. You feel really good about it, […]
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YOU GOT TO KEEP PRACTICING TO SEE THE PROGRESS
You’ve heard the saying “Practice Makes Perfect”, but really, what is perfect anyway?! A mantra that I think you’ll love is practice to progress. Every time you ‘practice’ – whether that is lace up and go out for a run, or do a HIIT (high intensity interval training) session, or 5 minutes of foam rolling – […]
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SHOWING UP FOR YOUR GOALS AND DREAMS TODAY IS IMPORTANT
“THE WILLINGNESS TO SHOW UP CHANGES US. IT MAKES US A LITTLE BRAVER EACH TIME.” -BRENE BROWN Show up for goals Show up for your dreams Show up for yourself For this week’s topic of ‘Showing Up’, I knew that I wanted to reference a strategy from Jesse Itzer. It’s fantastic; it will change the […]
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SHOWING UP ISN’T ALWAYS EASY, BUT IT’S WORTH IT
Show up for goals. Show up for your dreams. Show up for yourself. Sure, it’s certainly not always easy. Day-to-day life can get in the way, resulting in your goals and dreams being pushed to the bottom of the list. It happens – no judgment here. We aren’t here forever; that’s guaranteed. So why not […]
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HOW TO SET REALISTIC EXPECTATIONS FOR YOUR GOALS
“MAKE EACH DAY COUNT BY SETTING SPECIFIC GOALS TO SUCCEED, THEN PUTTING FORTH EVERY EFFORT TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS” – LES BROWN Isn’t this quote by Les Brown so fricking powerful?! It can be easy to get overwhelmed with the magnitude of your goals and give up on them, but if you set realistic expectations […]
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HOW TO ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS THROUGH SETTING EXPECTATIONS
“MAKE EACH DAY COUNT BY SETTING SPECIFIC GOALS TO SUCCEED, THEN PUTTING FORTH EVERY EFFORT TO EXCEED YOUR EXPECTATIONS” – LES BROWN Isn’t this quote by Les Brown so fricking powerful?! It’s a great reminder that moving the goal dial 1% every day will help keep you on track….and exceed your original goal! I’d love […]
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