Train for Life

Category: Self-Efficacy

  • Monday Motivation

    Embrace failure. Learn from mistakes. “… Our wholeness – even our wholeheartedness – actually depends on the integration of all of our experiences including the falls.” — Brené Brown

  • Motivation Monday

  • 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…

  • 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

    What is a habit? A habit is a behavior that has been repeated enough times to become automatic. What is the ultimate purpose of a habit? To solve problems in life with as little energy and effort as possible.     How do you build better habits in 4 simple steps? Step 1: Problem Phase Cue The cue triggers…