Train for Life

Category: Authenticity

  • Monday Motivation

    Hello, I don’t know everything about you, but I know what you are not. You are not your job title. You are not how many ‘friends’ or ‘followers’ you have. You are not what you wear. You are not just your religion. You are not only the color of your skin. You are not your parents.…

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  • Monday Motivation

    Remember, you are enough, always. For an insightful reminder to avoid social comparison and know that you are good enough just the way you are, listen to Peloton’s Fitness Flipped podcast episode, “Comparison.” Tunde interviews Princeton University Psychologist Susan Fiske about how we can change our target of comparison to ourselves instead of other people. Peloton instructor…

  • Welcome April

  • Motivation Monday

    Make your Cue attractive… As an opportunity or experience becomes more attractive, the more likely we can build a habit. Habits are a dopamine-driven feedback loop, which means when our dopamine activity increases, our motivation to perform the behavior will also rise. Oftentimes, the anticipation of a reward (not  the reward itself) coerces us to take action. The higher the anticipation, the higher the…

  • Motivation Monday

    Make your Cue obvious… With enough practice, your brain will learn the cues the forecast specific behaviors without consciously thinking about it. However, as our habits become automatic, we can stop paying attention to our actions and behaviors. As we change our behaviors, we need to always begin with awareness.  We need to be aware of our habits before we can…

  • March into March with a Smile

  • Motivation Monday

    How do your habits shape your identity? Consider the 3 Levels of Change: Outcome Change Focus is changing the results such as, losing weight, reaching a PR, winning a championship, or publishing a book. Most goals you set exist at this level. What you get! Process Change Focus is changing the habits and systems such as,…