Motivation Monday

Finding Joy in the Successes of Others

Happy Motivation Monday! If you've been reading for a while, you know I love to run races.  Even if I'm not going for a personal record or if it's not an "A" race, I just love the race atmosphere.  I love seeing people from all walks of life chasing after their goal,...

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Breathe Through Holiday Stress

Happy Motivation Monday! Over the past several days, I've heard so many variations of holiday stress: "I have no time for all the holiday shopping I need to do!" "I don't know how I'm going to afford all the Christmas shopping this year!" "All of these holiday parties...

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7 Ways to Get Daily Motivation

Happy Motivation Monday!  I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving, if you celebrate.  I was fortunate to spend some wonderfully relaxing time with my family - you can always find updates on my day-to-day life by following me on Instagram! Have you ever heard someone...

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A Holi-DAY, not a Holi-Month

Happy Motivation Monday! When I spoke to my clients this weekend about Thanksgiving, I'm sure they anticipated that I would tell them not to eat the pumpkin pie, to only have turkey and vegetables, or to stay far away from their favorite dish. (picture source ... not...

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Courage is Not the Absence of Fear

Happy Motivation Monday! Several of you have emailed me asking how I pick topics for my Motivation Monday posts.  Well, sometimes it's related to something that has been happening in my life (like last week), sometimes it's about nutrition and overall wellness (like...

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It’s OK to Feel

Happy Motivation Monday! I've always been one of those people who bottle up their emotions and rarely show what they are truly thinking.  I cannot remember crying at a movie (except in middle school when everyone was crying at "Titanic" and I pretended to cry just to...

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Be Good Enough for Yourself

Happy Motivation Monday! Have you ever felt like no matter how you try at something, it's just never good enough for someone else?  Some people tend to nag, criticize, push you for more, or tell you that you're not there yet.  Let's give them the benefit of the doubt...

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Healthy Changes Take Time … and That’s OK

Happy Motivation Monday!  Today's topic is very near and dear to my heart, but there are messages for YOU to take away also.  Enjoy! A few weeks ago, I received an email from my father-in-law that brought tears to my eyes (more on that at the end).  Then, last week,...

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Givers Gain

Happy Motivation Monday! Friday evening, I had a 3.5-hour training for one of my networking groups, Business Networking International (side note: if you want to grow a business, in-person networking is SO helpful!  It's a bit out of my comfort zone, but one of the...

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Let it Out

Happy Motivation Monday! It is very common that I'll have a health coaching session where maybe 2 minutes out of the 50-minute session are spent on nutrition.  Yes, that's my primary objective - to help people find the balance of nutrition that makes them their...

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