I saw that someone else also starting their own law practice has a bunch of clients in way less time than me. My head started to spin : what's wrong with me? Will my practice ever amount to anything? Eventually I calmed and remembered that, just as in triathlon, I should only compare to myself. [...]
Recognizing your weaknesses also means saying no to something that would be better done by others. I have been thinking a lot about what to say yes and no to lately. I still do not readily use no, however I think I have grown stronger through different exercises when I make a decision. Someday it [...]
Your bicep curl may not look like your neighbors. A fitness instructor for a weight lifting class shared this insight. I love it! As a health coach I try to spread the idea that the diet that works best for you may not be the same diet that works for your neighbor (diet meaning way [...]
Do you ever do the 'right' thing because you feel that someone is watching you or will find out if you don't? I have grown up with this feeling, at all times, regardless of how secluded I am. It's not a negative feeling. It's a positive, invisible, driving force. A community has institutionalized something similar. [...]
Why not use some time this week to reflect on how your career is going now, and what, if any, changes you want to make in the next year? I wrote this post last year and it provides some questions to aid in your reflection, as well as some resources if you are thinking about [...]
In my second year as race director for the Aukeman Triathlon, I offered packet pickup throughout the week at specific times and locations. In the five previous years, athletes had to attend a briefing the evening before the race and get their packets then. I put this new information on the website, on the registration [...]
I saw a little girl in her nice dress, maybe 4 or 5 years old, take a huge spill in a gravel parking lot. Face. Forward. Fall. The other preschoolers were sprinkled around the grassy area, with the teacher a ways off. I waited for the screaming, and for the teacher to scurry over and [...]
If he gets a better response than you, when you think you did the same thing, you can get defensive. Or, you can ask what he did differently? And maybe it isn't even about you. Maybe the circumstances were just different.
When I decided I wanted to do my first half-ironman (70.3) race, I realized that I would have to fit two workouts in on some days of the week. Three disciplines, 2 workouts in each per week, plus a couple of strength workouts, equals eight workouts. At the time I'm sure I wanted a rest [...]
If money were of no concern and you were still limited to 24 hours per day but had ultimate flexibility with your time, what investments would you make into your TriLife? Go nuts and write out anything that comes to mind. Get at least 30 ideas down on the page. Your answers may surprise you. [...]
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