Motivation is great; it is what gets us excited, it is what gets us to sign up for the race, join the cause, do the thing, apply for the new job, or whatever it is that gives you energy!!
Behavior —> Emotions/Feelings —> Performance
The key to keeping up your motivation is not to focus on the feeling of motivation but rather to focus on the habits of dedication and discipline.
Read MorePracticing mindfulness and gratitude means paying attention, purposeful attention, to the present moment. Be more accepting of yourself, and give yourself some grace. This sounds so simple but its true and when we express our gratitude that in turns makes us more grateful. Our brains cannot tell the difference between imaginary and reality and so what we tell ourselves on a regular basis it will believe and this goes to the same for our actions, when we continually express gratitude to ourselves and others then our brain will start to continually look for and express gratitude.
Read MoreSome people call this the mistake ritual but I feel like it is more appropriately deemed a reset ritual because it can be used whenever you find yourself feeling a little out of wack, unfocused, stuck, frustrated, or just off your game. The Reset Ritual uses a power word or phrase, a physical movement and your breath to anchor you back to the present moment and keep you in the game.
Read MoreMaking mental training a daily habit is one of the strongest and best things you can do for yourself. It will benefit you in all aspects of your life, yes we talk triathlon a lot in this space but if you really focus what you will find is that your mindset training you do for triathlon will benefit you in all aspects of life too. There will always be moments where you need to buck up and dip into some courage and strength but if you have spent your practice focusing on the small daily habits it becomes easier and easier to dip into the extremes when you need to.
Read MoreWe have the ability to be limitless. Our brain is primed to be completely limitless; it is primed to find exactly what we tell it to look for. If you tell yourself you suck at something then your brain is going to continually look for things that solidify that you suck at it. If you tell yourself that you love something and are good at it you are going to find things that solidify that you are good at it.
Read MoreA warrior mindset is more than just the ability to never quit and do what it takes; it is also the ability to have complete faith and belief in yourself that no matter what you CAN do it and you WILL do it!!!
The day that you choose to take control of the demons in your mind that are stopping you from reaching your goals. The day you choose to strengthen your mindset so that you can find passion, faith, and strength in yourself on the journey you are taking.
Read MoreWant to change your external environment? First you have to change your internal environment (ie: your mindset). You make the conscious decision to change your mindset it not only makes the current external environment you are in better but sets you on a path to changing it.
In this video I talk about my own mindset shift that changed my life and why I feel the changes were why.
Read MoreIt’s been said a thousand times by all of us, and probably will continue to be said for some time to come. I know that right now there are more questions than answers and it will probably stay that way for a little bit and it is hard to stay positive and hard to stay motivated during times like this, especially when it seems like so much negativity and darkness is surrounding us. I put together my tips for staying motivated when things get tough!!!
Read MoreFor many of us self love is hard to manifest. I want to challenge you to find self love by incorporating a daily self love challenge. With this self love challenge the goal is to give you a chance each day to pause and reflect on yourself, the acts of self love and compassion you give yourself, and remind yourself of the greatness that is already in you. In today’s blog I offer you a small self love challenge to help guide you in this process!!
Read MoreFailure really is a terrible word. Here is the thing, failure is important. We need to fail, to mess up, to have things not go the way we planned or wanted because we learn the most during those times. To rise above failure takes a lot of strength because in order for failure to be beneficial you have to do one of two things 1) you can’t wallow in it and 2) you can’t dismiss it. If you dismiss your failure as “oh these things happen” well then you aren’t going to learn anything and if you wallow in it then well the same thing happens, you just spiral deeper into a bad trend.
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