Train for Life

Category: Appreciation

  • Motivation Monday

      There are gifts to be found in everything,  even if these gifts are simply the lessons we learn from difficult situations and people. We find miracles when we look for what is right.” – Melody Ross  

  • Therapy Thursday

    A Cure to Toxic Perfectionism What is Toxic Perfectionism? According to well-renowned Aerobic Instructor and more recently Happiness Coach, Movement Motivator, and creator of the Perfection Detox, Petra Kolber, perfectionism can create anxiety, decrease self-worth and confidence, drain our energy and enthusiasm, and ruin our lives. However, perfectionism is not inherently evil! Kolber created the…

  • Monday Motivation

    Be good to everyone; this includes yourself.  I wish we didn’t forget so often how important it is to do this. We are so mean to ourselves. Kindness matters so much. . . Just one little act of kindness makes so much difference. . . So turn things around with kindness. . . Beginning with…

  • Thankful Thursday

      There are gifts to be found in everything, even if those gifts are simply the lessons we learn from difficult situations and people.  We find miracles when we look for what is right. — Melody Ross, Brave Girls Club

  • Motivation Monday

    Do you want to split yourself in two in order to accomplish more tasks…  Instead, practice mindfulness training.    Do you want to slam a large boulder on that thing causing much frustration… Instead, perform ball slams at the gym.   Do you feel as if life is a constant climb, facing one challenge after another……

  • Thankful Thursday

      Cheer for Yourself Sometimes you are the only person alive who knows what you are truly trying to do in this world, what you are struggling for and working toward… So you are the only person who knows when you have gotten there. That means you have got to be your own biggest cheerleader.…

  • TED Talk Tuesday

    When was the last time you were bored? How do you feel each time you are bored? What do you do when boredom hits? Boredom can have a negative reputation. Why? In Manoush Zomorodi’s TED Talk, How Boredom Can Lead to Your Most Brilliant Ideas, she discusses why boredom is a good thing. Do you sometimes have your…

  • Monday Motivation

    Do you feel like your path to continual growth has come to an end? Do not give up! Seek alternative paths; other opportunities to continue to learn, expand your mindset, and become a better you. In midst of life’s chaos, a new direction or way of doing can always be tried. Which new path will you try? Do not be…

  • Monday Motivation

    No matter how rocky, rough, or challenging we forecast for this week, we need to be positive, present, and persistent… be grateful for the obstacles in the road as they make us stronger in the end. The light at the end of the tunnel will soon come and we will welcome it with a fresh, new…

  • Thankful Thursday

    July Gratitude Challenge Schedule 5 minutes each day to reflect on 5 things that bring you gratitude. Big or small, family, work, or personal related… You choose. Write each thing in a journal, post-it note, or your smart phone… You choose. When the ‘going gets tough’ or you are faced with seemingly unbeatable challenges in…