No Excuses
Posted on November 2, 2009 - Filed Under healthy lifestyle, motivation | 5 Comments
“He that is good for making excuses is seldom good for anything else”
– Benjamin Franklin
Reach your goals. Have a great Monday!
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Dare Greatly
Posted on October 26, 2009 - Filed Under Random, Shout Outs | Leave a Comment
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who [...]
She Can Still Swim
Posted on October 5, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, Shout Outs | 1 Comment
“I don’t see her as a swimmer without legs, I see her as a swimmer. . . . She never says: ‘Why me? Why can’t I?’ That’s really special. She’s special.”
–Coach Suzi Hoyt, coach of high school swimmer Rachel Grusse.
I read this story and thought it was pretty cool. Here’s a girl who is not [...]
Get Off the Couch
Posted on September 22, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, Triathlon | 1 Comment
[Photo credit: Wicked Local photo by Nicole Goodhue Boyd, via here].
“This is the body I was born with. There is not much I can do to change that fact. I can sit on the couch and complain about always finishing last, or I can get out there and give it my best shot. I choose [...]
Persistence
Posted on August 3, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Random, healthy lifestyle | 4 Comments
“Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan, ‘press on’ has solved, and always [...]
Social Media and Motivation
Posted on July 2, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments
Yesterday I didn’t want to go running. There was no reason, I was just feeling lazy. Then I saw someone tweet about how good they felt about their workout that day. That simple, 140-character message changed my whole mindset and later I went for a 6 mile run. I felt great after and was glad I [...]
Take the First Step
Posted on June 8, 2009 - Filed Under Exercise, Mental Health | 1 Comment
“A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.”
– Lao Tzu
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Perseverance
Posted on May 19, 2009 - Filed Under Behavior Change, Mental Health | Leave a Comment
“Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another.”
– Walter Elliott
One step at a time.
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Motivation
Posted on April 30, 2009 - Filed Under Mental Health, healthy lifestyle | 3 Comments
My wife and baby girl. This is my motivation to stay healthy. I want to be around and be functional for as long as I can. What’s your motivation?
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True Courage
Posted on April 7, 2009 - Filed Under Mental Health | 3 Comments
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow.’”
– Mary Anne Radmacher
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