Train for Life

Category: Positive Thinking

  • Monday Motivation

    How will you turn failure into a learning opportunity and reach success? Follow the 3 P’s: Positivity, Persistence, Perseverance one small step at time. Focus on the task at-hand and enjoy the process.

  • Monday Motivation

    Attitude is everything. When life events (major and minor) try to bring you down to a spiral of negative thoughts, keep your attitude up. Think positive. Our brains tend to think about the bad, preparing our bodies and minds for the worst case scenario. Our ancestors might be to blame for this “survival of the fittest”  way…

  • Monday Motivation

    Ways  Women  can Disconnect with Themselves  and How to Self-Reflect and Reconnect, Strengthening the Foundation of their Lives Being everywhere but here. Presence is that thing we do not often use even though it is always available to us. Worry, fear, and our vision on the future tends to disconnect us from the experience we are…

  • 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

    STOP what you are doing! Assess your body’s posture… Are you slouching, making  yourself small and inferior? Are you standing tall, making yourself big and powerful? In Social Psychologist, Amy Cuddy’s TED Talk, Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are, she discusses how body language affects how other people perceive us, and how we view ourselves. She demonstrates how “power posing,” or standing in a posture…

  • Monday Motivation

    We are past the 6-week mark, the time when New Year resolutions often fade and we slowly drift back to our old habits. Fitness can feel like you need to perform fast sprint to the finish line, achieving immediate gratification. Do the following questions sound familiar? How many pounds can I lose? Can my lunch…

  • 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…

  • Happy New Year!

    Learn from 2016’s lessons… Embrace 2017 with an open-mind and positive thoughts! Tomorrow is a mystery. Today is a gift. That is why it is called the present.” — Eleanor Roosevelt Move beyond your past mistakes, failures, and regrets. Do not fret about the future. Take one step at a time. Focus on the present.

  • Merry Christmas!

    ‘Tis the season to be positive, pleased, and peaceful! How will you stop negative thoughts? How will you show appreciation? How will you simply relax? Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud. — Maya Angelou Have an attitude of gratitude. –– Thomas S. Monson Relax to achieve the max. — Chungliang Al Huang