Category: Musings

People say you need confidence to be successful. I disagree unless we distinguish confidence form self-importance.

There are many shared spaces we have the opportunity to be in. An exercise class. A transition area. Work. Grocery store. When someone does something differently than you within that shared space, it may have an impact on you. It may not be your ideal. You may even be worse off. How we respond makes [...]

I recently read this post that has me thinking: Here’s the thing that a lot of people don’t acknowledge about offices: you literally have no incentive to improve. When your day is ultimately tethered to the number of hours you need to be there, why decide to be more efficient?Why bother producing higher quality work?Why [...]

Feel like time can fly by? Are there races on your bucket list that you keep putting off year after year? Maybe now is the time to sign up. At the very least, how about a real bucket list. A live list of races you want to do in the future put somewhere that you [...]

This is a random commentary post... My mind has been focused on money and how we think about it in a few different contexts. I think we should all do an audit at least yearly to figure out where our money is being spent. At least in broad categories: groceries, eating out, travel, mortgage, entertainment, [...]

I saw this recently and it was someone reminding herself not to follow everyone else in an area that wasn't working for her. A good thing to remember from time to time! Gretchen Rubin refers to her rule along these lines as "Be Gretchen." We all have moments when we get into a routine either [...]

Whether you are an extrovert or an introvert, I think it is beneficial to realize how some people function. I wonder where the majority of triathletes lie? I want to say extrovert because of group training opportunities, but then again, if you are training for a long distance race chances are pretty good that you [...]

Sometimes we make change when we are ready. Sometimes we actually only 'hear' things when we are ready to hear them. Remember that when you feel that you keep telling someone something and they don't seem to hear you. Is it something they may just not be ready to hear? Is it something they may [...]

If you chose a workout tomorrow (or any type of good movement) that wasn't swimming, biking, and running - what would it be? If it didn't have to be tomorrow, is there a sport, activity, or exercise class you have always wanted to try? Try something new...tomorrow or make a future plan. Does triathlon still [...]

I recently learned about a study in which theological students were asked to give a sermon on the Good Samaritan. The sermon was going to be recorded - there were not a bunch of people waiting for them. They were told that it was for a study about the power of a sermon. It wasn't [...]