Train for Life

Category: Being Present

  • Talk Tuesday

    Everyday should be a Super Bowl. — Pete Carroll, Head Coach of Seattle Seahawks How can you make each day great? What makes Pete Carroll a great coach? In Scott Barry Kaufman’s interview with Pete Carroll on “The Psychology Podcast,” Pete Carroll discusses his unique “Always Compete” philosophy and relationship-based approach to coaching. Pete Carroll highlights how after…

  • Monday Motivation

    There are smoother and calmer paths ahead… There is light at the end of a dark tunnel… What three wishes will you make this week?

  • Therapy Thursday

    Do you feel stuck in life right now? Do you want to learn ways to get unstuck and thrive in work and life? Harvard Medical School psychologist, Susan David, discusses emotional agility in her 2017 TEDWomen Talk, The Gift and Power of Emotional Courage. Emotional agility refers to how we use emotion to highlight our best selves in all…

  • A New Month. A Fresh Start!

    Welcome June! What healthy change (big or small) will you commit to this month? How will you create a supportive environment to reach success? What will it feel like to accomplish your goal?

  • Wordy Wednesday

    BIOPHILIA  A love of life. A love of all that is living. The human desire to connect with nature. According to biologist, E.O. Wilson, “biophilia is a hardwired instinct that is key to human happiness” (McGonigal, 2019, p.169). Modern humans tend to feel awe, contentment, curiosity, and wanderlust when in nature, and these emotions contributed to early humans’ ability…

  • Wellness Wednesday

    5 minutes to turn your frown upside down! Be Grateful. Be appreciative. Be Happy. Simply Be.

  • Mindful Monday

    A special thank you to a current client for sharing this positive, uplifting song with me this past weekend. What is giving you hope right now? How do you want this experience to change you? How do you think this experience will make you better?

  • Laughter is Medicine

    In the midst of the novel Coronavirus and a new pandemic, we need to prepare not panic. Anxiety is a natural response to fear. We are not “crazy” to feel anxious. We need to find ways calm our frenzied minds.  Exercise boosts our immunity: How will you move your body each day? Humor lightens a tense moment. Here is a…

  • Mindful May

     

  • Motivation Monday

    Twelve frogs were sitting on a log. Seven frogs decided to jump into the pond. How many frogs remain on the log? What is your answer? Seven frogs? Five frogs? Twelve frogs? Zero frogs? . . . . . . . . . . The correct answer is twelve frogs. Why? The seven frogs only decided to jump.…