Train for Life

Category: Happiness

  • Monday Motivation

    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

    G R E A T    D R E A M Each individual’s path to happiness is unique.  Action for Happiness’ research found that the 10 Keys to Happier Living illustrate a positive impact on an individual’s overall happiness and wellbeing.  The first five keys (GREAT)* relate to how the individual interacts with the outside world in his/her daily…

  • TED Talk Tuesday

    Do you love your job? Do you desire a career that is more meaningful and joyful? Live Your Legend founder, Scott Dinsmore quit his job at a Fortune 500 company. His job made him miserable, as he declares “I had an urge to slam my head through the monitor of my computer.” As a writer and traveler, Scott gathered research from individuals…

  • TED Talk Tuesday

    In Copenhagen, Denmark, Ole Kassow demonstrates a core component of hygge with his non-profit organization, Cycling Without Age: Togetherness. Ole Kassow brings 55 and better, Active Agers outdoors in the community, interacting with neighbors, coming together, and developing close bonds. This avid cyclist takes residents from a retirement community for a ride on a trishaw – a cargo tricycle with a…

  • TED Talk Tuesday

    Today is Valentine’s Day. Single or not, hate this day or love this day, Valentine’s Day is much more than red roses, chocolate candies, and expensive dinners. It is a day to love yourself before anyone else: husband, wife, boyfriend, girlfriend, mother, father, daughter, son, and even your pet cat or dog! If you do not treat yourself well, taking care of…

  • Thankful Thursday

    Do you want to end 2016 feeling grateful and appreciative instead of stressed and fatigued? Start the 15-Day Appreciation Challenge today! What do I need to do? Simply, write down 5 things you are grateful for each day. Big or small, physical, mental, spiritual, intellectual, or vocational – related, Just 5! (Of course, you may add…

  • Monday Motivation

    “Feeling Awe may be the secret to health and happiness.” — Paula Spencer Scott   What is Awe? “Awe is the feeling of being in the presence of something vast or beyond human scale, that transcends our current understanding of things” (Keltner 2016). Awe can be an electrifying emotion experienced at the sight of the Grand Canyon (pictured…

  • Monday Motivation

    “Being vulnerable means knowing who you are and having the courage to share it with the world. To show up, not as who you want to be or who people think you should be, but as you, and welcoming however the world reacts to it. ” –Scott Dinsmore, Founder of Live Your Legend Today, September…

  • Monday Motivation

    What is your passion? Fitness. Sports. Cooking. Gardening. Photography. Animal Care.  What is it?  What makes you tick?  When do you reach your State of Flow? Do it now. Do it often. Feel the reward. 

  • Monday Motivation

    H.A.P.P.I.N.E.S.S. What makes you happy? Is it buying a new car or a new pair of shoes? Or, is it simply how you feel after a great workout, savoring a healthy, satisfying meal, watching your child excel at school or sport, or playing with your puppy or kitty after a long, stressful day? Research found the later is…