Archive for the 'motivation' Category
Get Up
Posted on March 8, 2010 - Filed Under motivation | Leave a Comment
“Failure is not falling down but refusing to get up.”
– Chinese Proverb
Happy Monday. Have a great day and a great week.
Work Ethic
Posted on February 25, 2010 - Filed Under motivation | 1 Comment
Can’t wait to start swim/bike/run -ing again. Been a bit chaotic around here lately with the move, and we only moved across town. Weak excuses, I know. Been lifting a lot of heavy things and been on my feet a lot, so feels like I have been doing something I guess.
I like that quote from […]
Take a Step
Posted on February 8, 2010 - Filed Under motivation | 1 Comment
“What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I ran 11 miles this past Saturday. That’s a new personal best in distance for me. Previous was 10 miles. Can’t help but look back and remember when I would struggle to just run 1/2 mile. Doesn’t matter how small that first […]
Obstacles
Posted on February 1, 2010 - Filed Under motivation | Leave a Comment
“The greater the obstacle, the more glory in overcoming it.”
– Moliere, French actor, playwright, and writer (1622-1673).
Believe in Yourself
Posted on January 25, 2010 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle, motivation | 2 Comments
“Your chances of success in any undertaking can always be measured by your belief in yourself.”
– Robert Collier
Happy Monday!
Finding the Motivation to Act
Posted on January 20, 2010 - Filed Under motivation | 2 Comments
Eat healthier. Eat less. Get more exercise. Blah. Blah. Blah. This list can go on and on about what we need to do to get ourselves healthier. We all know the list and probably have one of our own. The key to a healthier life is not just knowing what to do, but finding the motivation to do it, […]
Two Choices
Posted on January 18, 2010 - Filed Under Behavior Change, motivation | Leave a Comment
“There are two primary choices in life: to accept conditions as they exist, or accept the responsibility for changing them.”
– Denis Waitley
Have a great Monday!
Self Discipline
Posted on January 11, 2010 - Filed Under motivation | 2 Comments
“With self-discipline most anything is possible.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
Have a great Monday and a great week.
Happy New Year!
Posted on December 31, 2009 - Filed Under Shout Outs, healthy lifestyle, motivation | 1 Comment
“We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year’s Day.”
– Edith Lovejoy Pierce
Let’s all make this upcoming year better than the last.
Duty
Posted on December 29, 2009 - Filed Under Prevention, healthy lifestyle, motivation | Leave a Comment
“To keep the body in good health is a duty…otherwise we shall not be able to keep our mind strong and clear.”
– Hindu Prince Gautama Siddharta, the founder of Buddhism, 563-483 B.C.
