I'm not a parent, but I watch what some accomplish and it's clear that time is illusory. I watch them tackle so much in a week it makes me want to take a nap. When driven, we just get it done. If we do don't really have to and don't want to, then we probably [...]
Author: LizSmithCoach
Failing forward.
Everyone fails. Anyone you see succeeding is only succeeding at the things you're paying attention to - I guarantee they are also failing at lots of other things. The people I respect most are those who fail well. ~ Ray Dalio This is off topic...as I seem to often be though the blog is about [...]
Not enoughness.
I am taking a course with Dr. Libby Weaver and she talks about one of the largest barriers she sees to people achieving what they want to achieve is a deep seated belief that they are not enough in some area. She refers to it as "not enoughness". Perhaps participating in triathlon is one way [...]
Race season planning and apprehension ahead.
I dreamt that I was racing Ironman New Zealand. Sounds great...except that I signed up just a few weeks ahead of the race and hadn't done any long distance training prior. It didn't occur to me until the race was starting that maybe this was a poor idea. Many people keep a certain level of [...]
Aiming high.
Aim high. Maybe you will achieve. If not, you may still end up farther along than if you aimed low to begin with.
Trials and tribulations of cycle class.
I arrived early, changed, and found an empty bicycle off to the side and near the back of the room. I set up my bike and started pedaling, waiting for the class to begin. It was the noon hour, and I was here only for the day on a single day’s pass to the gym. [...]
Maybe your next bike gadget should be a pool noodle.
Could a brightly colored foam tube make you safer on the bike?
Doing for others to do for ourselves.
What are you currently struggling to find the motivation to do? You want to and know you should but aren't. Someone just shared a perspective with me : we don't do anything for ourselves, but we will move mountains for others. This makes me sad but I think there is an element of truth. How [...]
Familiarity Bias.
We generally do things that are familiar to us. How can we create more familiarity for our young people?
Quinoa in my chocolate chip cookies?
A recipe using raw quinoa.
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