Well my previous post should have went live last week, but there was a glitch and it just got posted. So this post may seem out of context if you read in order. I keep apologizing on social media for not being as present as I was. None of you may care, but I do. Writing blog posts lights a fire in my stomach, I think I could do it all day. Instagram, not so much. Mostly because I know there are so many more people that will see my content. I struggle with that because I don’t know if …
One month into our workouts of the week! Where is time going?? Enjoy! I love this weeks Thoughtful Thursday! Movement Monday For time:30-20-10Calories on bikeAir squats Complete the calories, do the squats, & repeat. If you do not have a bike, use whatever machine you have.If it is a treadmill and it does not have calories then,Run/sprint .5 miles, .25 miles, .12 milesIf you are not up to running yet, then fast walk up a significant amount of incline for 4 minutes, 2 minutes, 1 minute. Tummy Tuesday Repeat from last week! Read that post for more details. But this …
Welcome to Week 3 of Workouts of the Week. I love putting together quick “Movement Snacks“. Plus exercise and movement is so good for us, both mentally and physically. I had fun running through these workouts. Let me know what you think and post your how you did below! Movement Monday 2 rounds, count your total reps 30 seconds of max air squats30 seconds of rest30 seconds of max burpees30 seconds of rest30 seconds of max lunges30 seconds of rest30 seconds of max push-ups30 seconds of rest We have done these movements the last few weeks, but if you need …
The COVID-19 pandemic is difficult for all of us. Some are impacted more than others. But something we probably all have in common is difficulty navigating our emotions. Ed Mylett, a life and business strategist, gave a 20 minute talk on “How to Navigate Times of Crisis” during the Rise X Live event this past weekend. While this talk, and this conference, were created around COVID-19, we can apply these ideas towards navigating “normal” everyday life and feelings. So how do we navigate our emotions during difficult times? Remember, everything happens for you, not to you. Now, more than ever …
Happy May everyone! Where has the time gone?? I cannot believe we are already in the month of May. But here we are and here is another new week. Let’s get after it. Here is another “Workouts of the Week” post, including physical and mental exercises. Now, these workouts are short, less than 15 minutes, so don’t forget about Movement Snacks. I suggest incorporating these into other daily physical activity. Even if you are just starting out, then these are perfect to incorporate with walking, jogging, yoga, Youtube dance tutorials, or whatever else! The possibilities are endless. Movement Monday I …
My Experience with Rise X Live Yesterday I sat in my living room from 6:50 am until 4:15 pm with my pups watching Rachel Hollis‘ Rise X Live event. I have actually always been a little skeptical about personal development conferences but I am so glad I signed up for this event! The event was created in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The main topic was about Courage, along with 4 subtopics, including mindset, which is our topic for today’s post: Courage MindsetConfidenceConsistencyLeadership I want to provide you with my takeaways, favorite quotes, and self discoveries from each topic, starting …
“You are not your thoughts.” Out of everything I have been working on internally, with my mindset and self-love, this is been the hardest thing for me to address, “You are not your thoughts.” My inner critic is my most powerful struggle and she can be so harsh. And the most ridicuolous thing is that it is coming from my own self. I am giving my mind permission to think these thoughts about myself. How many of you do the same thing? When was the last time you looked in the mirror and thought to yourself that you are beautiful. …
One of the more difficult things in modern society is our ability to control our minds. We tend to have minds that do not stick on the task at hand. Our minds are all over the place. Is it possible to control our mindset to improve happiness? Mind-wandering Mind-wandering is a phenomenon in which we shift the contents of our thoughts away from whatever task we have going on, shifting them to the external environment. 46.9% of the time we are not thinking about the things in the here and now. Almost half of the time we are not focused …
How do we get over the annoying feature of our mind that decides to judge ourselves against relative versus absolute reference points? Please read this post if you feel confused about reference points! Let’s talk about how to reset your reference points to help you become genuinely happier. Reference Points Quick reminder, this annoying feature of our mind is the one that compares ourselves, our successes, our dreams, against others and not against what we care about or seek internally. These reference points are affecting our happiness levels, without us even realizing it. We use other people’s lives, social media, …
Do you feel clueless about what is going to make you happy? Especially after reading my last few blog posts? Don’t worry, we will get into specific exercises to help retrain your brain around all of the biases, adaptive behaviors, and mispredictions/miswanting/misconceptions our brain has on happiness. I want to introduce Sonja Lyubomirsky, who wrote a book, The How of Happiness, A New Approach to Getting the Life You Want. She has done research to sort this all out. And to try to answer, what makes us happy: 50% Genetics– a set point for happiness 10% Life Circumstances– Things we …
