Tweet Is no longer a runner, but a sad shell of a runner. I can attest to this because I am currently injured. And as a person who operates under considerable stress, running was my drug. I know, I know, most of you hate to run. You cannot imagine why I would torture myself with running mile after mile in the heat or cold or at 4:30am. I, on the other hand, cannot imagine life without running. But as I was complaining about my inability to run to someone the other day, they so aptly responded, well, maybe there is a lesson to be learned in this. Oh the voice…
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“Excuses Make You Suck”
Tweet Last week, I had the opportunity to hear Dr. Jason Selk speak. He is the author of the book 10-Minute Toughness and perhaps most notably around this area, the Director of Mental Training for the St. Louis Cardinals. His hour-long talk was one of the most straight-forward, down-to-earth messages I have heard in a while and the exact message I believe everyone needs to hear at this time of year. Heading into mid-January, how are your goals and resolutions for the year holding up? Have you already forgotten them? I hope not, but in case you are waning, here is a bit of motivation to keep you moving. …
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My 2012 Impossible List
Tweet I am giving up on resolutions. It’s cliché and something people do around this time of year, but I think we do them more to say we have done them, instead of doing them with any intent on actually following through with them. So for 2012, I am making zero resolutions. I am pretty avid follower of Joel Runyon-you can find him here and here-and he is always talking about doing impossible things. Thus, for 2012 I am making an impossible list. Because #1 on my list of goals is to live life to the fullest that I can and to accumulate as many experiences as I can. So enjoy…
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“I lived on an island last year”
Tweet “I lived on an island last year. “ I find myself saying that a lot when I meet new people. Funny thing is, while I was living in that island and even now, it doesn’t seem that huge. I almost say it nonchalantly. Like, oh yeah, last year I lived on an island. And traveled the world. And rode an elephant. I am not bragging. Honestly, anyone could do it. Sometimes though, when I am talking about it, I step back and realize, “I LIVED ON AN ISLAND LAST YEAR!!” And swam with a shark. And made some amazing friends. And fell in love with Asian food. And cultures.…
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Quarter of a Century
Tweet Happy 25th Birthday to Me! I am pretty excited. 25. Sounds so grown up. I can now rent a car, I have officially entered my mid-twenties, and have enough experience under my belt to at least have somewhat of a voice and opinion. I am three years out of college and getting ready to go back. I have had an amazing year and am excited for what is coming next. Life is always an adventure with me! I love birthdays. I have never ever dreaded getting one year older. I know, that may catch up with me someday, but for now I am excited about what year 25…
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Feed My Starving Children
Tweet You know you have found a soul sister when your idea of something fun to do on a Friday night is dump food into bags for two hours. But that is exactly what my friend Leah and I did for two hours last Friday night. Amid laughter, music, and lots of chatting, I realized that this was exactly what my soul needed. A break from the media and life to focus on a project way bigger than myself and with an organization I have a very personal connection to. Rewind a few months. Leah asked me if I wanted to go to a packing party for this organization…
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And The Winner Is…
Tweet Thanks to everyone who commented on my blog. I enjoyed reading them! I found a random number generator online, inputed all the entries in an Excel Doc, and choose a random number that corresponded to an entry. (Tried to make it official) Anyways.. after all that the winner was: ELIZABETH ZIKMUND! Her comment was: JK Rowling, I am a big Harry Potter nerd and would love to speak to JK Rowling. She is such an amazing writer, I’d love to pick her brain! CS Lewis. I have read so many of his books and a biography written by his stepson. I would love to hear his…
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Start Something That Matters: a Review and a Chance to Win
Tweet “Love your work, work for what you love, and change the world–All at the same time.” -Opening quote from Start Something That Matters written by Founder of TOMS, Blake Mycoskie. Little excites me more than a good book. I can get lost in the story, the characters, and the imagery the author weaves throughout the pages. And while Start Something That Matters is not as much of a story as it is a guidebook, I fell in love with the book from the first page. I had to be careful where I read it as so many of the stories told by author and founder, Blake Mycoskie brought me to tears. Perhaps…
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Audacious Faith
Tweet Audacious: adjective 1.extremely bold or daring; recklessly brave; fearless 2.extremely original; without restriction to prior ideas; highly inventive 3.recklessly bold in defiance of convention, propriety, law, or the like; insolent; brazen. 4.lively; unrestrained; uninhibited A few years ago I made two decisions. One of them was a conscious, well-thought out decision. Simply put, I was going to live life to its absolute fullest, face my fears, and throw caution to the wind. The second, I believe was more of a subconscious determination. I was going to make sure I never had to worry about my finances. Even if this meant working multiple jobs, which it normally did. Those…
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Like Yarn Unraveling…
Tweet I seem to go through writing spurts. Times when I feel like I could write everyday and times when I feel like I have nothing to say that even I would want to read. This has been one of those times when I pretty convinced even my mom would not want to read my writing, and she reads everything! So the question becomes- how do I get out of this slump? For today, I decided I would just write. I am not going to worry about writing a post that will attract multiple readers or even impress my mom, instead I am going to write. Because writing is my…
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