Sub 3 Life Coaching

05/14/2018

Good share for any age from my friends at Kirkland Everyday Athlete!

11/14/2016

Maybe it's time to focus on the future instead of the past?

A little over 10 years ago when I was 29 years old, I hit a rock bottom that could only be described as a blessing. I spent my 20s between Chapel Hill, Charlotte, and New York City shaving years off of my life with one poor decision after another. I was set on continuously perpetuating a …

10/18/2016

Good reminders in a quick minute.

08/24/2016

A little girl with a big goal!

Or, rather, more than 360 plunges. Lena Bowen nears her goal of swimming in a natural body of water for a year

07/14/2016

Super excited to lead a workshop this afternoon for a local, competitive gymnastics team of young girls to talk about mental training for performing at their peak! It's never too early to start.

06/26/2016

Mindset food for thought.

Learning to be an athlete It could have been Angry Bird, The Champ, The Captain… maybe even an agressive Honey Badger or something as glamorous as Spirit… But no, I got saddled with a green vegetable. I have been training with Brett Sutton’s squad for the last few months; traditionally most of his a...

03/22/2016

go get 'em
http://theawkwardyeti.com

02/18/2016

"I'm too busy!" is my nemesis.

Saying “I don’t have the time to do something” is inaccurate at best, and at worst, a sign of weakness. Everyone has the…

02/17/2016

I didn't run today, but I had a sweat-full workout at the gym!

My posts may make you feel like s**t, but remember: they're not about YOU.

02/08/2016

I am a big advocate of self-care! And it doesn't have to cost a thing.

Yup, you can reward yourself in ways that don't involve food or spending money! Click through for 23 awesome ideas! // yesandyes.org

02/04/2016

Life coaching, now gluten-free!

01/22/2016

Need a new read? Brilliant list from a brilliant friend! (Legalshield Independent Associate - Susan Shoults)
50 Books For Success Recommended Reading:
IMPORTANT DISCLAIMER: START WITH -The Compound Effect by Darren Hardy. This will make all the others work.
Think and Grow Rich - by: Napoleon Hill
How to Win Friends and Influence People - by: Dale Carneige
The Richest Man in Babylon - by: George S. Clason
The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom - by: Suze Orman
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People - by: Stephen R.Covey
Who Moved My Cheese - by: Dr. Spencer Johnson
The Power of Positive Thinking - by: Norman Vincent Peale
The Magic of Thinking Big - by: David J.Schwartz
The Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives - by: Dan Millman
See You at the Top - by: Zig Ziglar
Acres Of Diamonds - by: Russell H. Conwell
Maximum Achievement - by: Brian Tracy
As a Man Thinketh - by: James Allen
The Laws of Success - by: Napoleon Hill
The Seasons of Life - by: Jim Rohn & Ronald Reynolds
The One Minute Manager - by: Kenneth Blanchard
The Automatic Millionaire - by: David Bach
The Greatest Salesman in the World - by: Og Mandino
The Sales Bible - by: Jeffrey Gitomer
Chicken Soup for the Soul series - by: Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen
Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude - by: Napoleon Hill and W. Clement Stone
Developing the Leader within You - by: John C. Maxwell
Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Other’s Don’t - by: Jim Collins
Rich Dad Poor Dad - by: Robert T. Kiyosaki
Awaken the Giant Within - by: Anthony Robbins.
Wishes Fulfilled - by: Wayne W. Dyer
Secrets of the Millionaire Mind - by: T. Harv Eker
Strengthsfinder 2.0 - by: Tom Rath
Drunk Tank Pink - by: Adam Alter
Outliers - by: Malcolm Gladwell
The Platinum Rule - by: Tony Alessandra and Michael O'Connor
The Four Agreements - by: Don Miguel Ruiz
Keys to Financial Excellence - by: Phil Pringle
Outwitting the Devil - by: Napoleon Hill
Adversaries into Allies - by: Bob Burg
Ageless Body, Timeless Mind - by: Deepak Chopra
How Rich People Think - by: Steve Siebold
The Surrender Experiment - by: Michael Singer
The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success - by: Deepak Chopra
Excuses Begone - by: Wayne W. Dyer
The Alchemist - by: Paulo Coelho
The Dream Giver - by: Bruce Wilkinson
The Power of Now - by: Eckhart Tolle
The 5 Love Languages - by: Gary Chapman
Everyone Communicates, Few Connect - by: John C. Maxwell
Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff - by: Richard Carlson
The Biology of Belief - by: Bruce Lipton
The Three Questions - by: John Muth
The Speed of Trust - by: Stephen Covey
The Power of Intention - by: Wayne W Dyer

01/05/2016

Good food for thought.

"I can't stand moral absolutism. You know, there's always that guy who wants to point out that Martin Luther King cheated on his wife-- as if he obviously couldn't have been a great person if he did something like that. Or someone will bring out an inspirational quote, and get you to agree, and then inform you that Hi**er said it. As if a good thought couldn't come from Hi**er. Moral absolutism keeps us from learning from the past. It's easy to say: 'Hi**er was a demon. N***s were all bad seeds.' That's simple. It's much harder to say: 'Is that humanity? Is that me?'"

12/31/2015

We are responsible for our own happiness. I love this video!

12/28/2015

I've always been a fan of Arnold!

This month, a unique friendship formed between a man named Todd and his hero: Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. And it's all thanks to Todd's sister, Reddit's Bodybuilding community, and thousands of people

12/27/2015

Powerful story!

A Mighty Girl 2015 Highlight: When she crossed the finish line of the Western States Endurance Run with only six seconds to spare before the 30-hour cutoff time last June, 70-year-old Gunhild Swanson became the oldest woman to ever complete the world's oldest 100-mile trail race! Swanson of Spokane Valley, Washington finished the race through California's Sierra Nevada Mountains in 29 hours, 59 minutes, and 54 seconds, a performance that Erin Strout of Runner’s World described as “one of the most dramatic finishes in 42 years.” As for Swanson, when she crossed the line just under the deadline, she bent down, shook her head, and smiled: “That was unbelievable.”

Not only is the Western States Endurance Run the world’s oldest 100-mile race, it's also one of the toughest. During the course, runners climb over 18,000 feet and descend nearly 23,000 feet to reach the finish line in Auburn, California. Prior to this race, Swanson had run the course twice previously, setting the 60 to 69 age range’s record time of 25:40:29 in 2005. While runners aren’t required to stop if they exceed the 30-hour time limit, finish times over 30 hours are not counted as official finishers.

The excitement about Swanson’s run took off when she reached the final first aid station, 1.3 miles from the finish, with 16 minutes to go. Strout writes, “Swanson and her support crew, which included friends, her son, and grandson, climbed up the steep incline to the aid station, where volunteers screamed to her to keep moving.” Many observers thought there was no way Swanson could go the distance in time; even the women's champion Magdalena Boulet needed 16 minutes to run the same stretch.

In an interview, Swanson described that last mile: "Everybody started yelling at me and telling me what to do and pouring ice water all over me. Then I was told, 'You have to run as hard as you possibly can. When you get to the track, you can't let up. Down the hill you're okay, but you have to maintain that pace. You have to go with all you possibly can on the track.' I came around and saw the clock. Oh, my gosh."

The crowd roared as she made it across the line just before the cutoff, giving her the most applause of any of the 2015 finishers. Ultrarunner Andry Jones-Wilkins wrote on the race’s page, “In over 15 years of attending Western States I have never witnessed anything like what transpired on the track shortly before 11 a.m. on Sunday. I still have chills 90 minutes later.” At the award ceremony, Swanson revealed that she had gone off course at mile 88, adding three miles to her run, but that when she got to mile 90 and was still under the cutoff time, she realized she still had a chance. But she says that, when she hit the final section of track, the crowd gave her strength: “The sheer noise of having everyone in the whole stadium shouting for me, it was just overwhelming.”

You can read about Gunhild Swanson's incredible run on NPR at http://n.pr/1NthlJ7 or Runner's World at http://bit.ly/1HvxMpr

To introduce children to another inspiring runner who overcame tremendous obstacles to become the world's fastest woman, we highly recommend "Wilma Unlimited: How Wilma Rudolph Became the World's Fastest Woman" for ages 5 to 9 at http://www.amightygirl.com/wilma-unlimited

For several Mighty Girl stories that celebrate the joy of running, check out the bilingual picture book “We Are Girls Who Love to Run / Somos Chicas Y a Nosostras Nos Encanta Correr” for ages 4 to 8 (http://www.amightygirl.com/we-are-girls-who-love-to-run), "My Favorite Run" for ages 3 to 8 (http://www.amightygirl.com/my-favorite-run), and “The Running Dream” for ages 12 and up (http://www.amightygirl.com/the-running-dream).

To introduce your kids to more stories of female sports trailblazers, visit our “Sports & Games” book section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/general-interest/sports-games

And, for books for children and teens about more Mighty Girl role models who, like Gunhild Swanson, demonstrate incredible determination to reach their goals, visit our "Perseverance" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/personal-development/values?cat=219

12/14/2015

Parkinson's Law states: "Work expands so as to fill the time available for its completion."

12/13/2015

When you're kind to others, you'll be a happier person as a result.

12/03/2015

Clearly they're not working with a life coach.

Yup!

11/23/2015

There's more to this article than you think!

According to Tina Fey, Christie Brinkley in the eighties was the standard for beauty. Between the flowing hair, perfect skin and bright smile, the supermodel was the epitome of all things gorgeous.

11/20/2015

"The habit of always putting off an experience until you can afford it, or until the time is right, or until you know how to do it is one of the greatest burglars of joy. Be deliberate, but once you've made up your mind - jump in!"

-- Charles R. Swindol

11/11/2015

Not what you would normally expect from The Oatmeal! Still worth the read.

Source: Most of the material from this comic came from this book Thanks to my good friend Matt Harding (of Where the hell is Matt? fame) for originally telling me this story.

11/10/2015

Find your happy!

Saucony made a mini-documentary about my cartooning, eating, and running habits. This was shot in my house in Seattle, Washington over a couple of days.

10/12/2015

How's your work-life balance? Ready to move to Switzerland?

A job in Switzerland allowed a copywriter to put the life back in work-life balance but made it difficult for her to readjust to the American workplace.

09/01/2015

08/05/2015

Great share by a friend. How can you not like an article that encourages you to aim for a sub-3 hour marathon? By the way, another mind training strategy is to hire a performance coach.
http://breakingmuscle.com/sports-psychology/overcoming-self-imposed-limitations-mind-training-strategies-from-gym-jones

Our potential is limited by our own expectations. How do you get rid of your limits? It certainly isn't easy but there are ways to do it.

07/24/2015

Add it to the list of reasons you need a coach!

Would you ask your friend to fix the plumbing in your home? Would you ask your spouse to teach you to speak French? So why does it seem normal to rely on our families, friends, and community members to help us achieve our very unique, authentic life goals?

07/22/2015

This is pretty much my motto.

07/15/2015

Congratulations, Serena! Well-earned!

Congratulations to Serena Williams for winning her sixth Wimbledon title today and completing a "Serena Slam" -- holding all four Grand Slam titles at once -- for the second time in her career! At 33 years old, today's 6-4,6-4 victory over Spain's Garbine Muguruza also made her the oldest player to ever win at Wimbledon.

Williams holds the most Major singles, doubles, and mixed doubles titles combined among active players, both male or female -- 36 Grand Slam titles in all. If she wins the US Open in September, she'll become the first player to sweep all four majors in the same season since Steffi Graf in 1988. Regardless of that outcome, Serena Williams' place in the history books as one of the greatest tennis players of all time is assured.

To read more about her victory today on CNN, visit http://cnn.it/1CvJC0K

To learn more about this champion and her equally remarkable sister, Venus, there's a recently released documentary, for ages 13 and up, "Venus and Serena" at http://www.amightygirl.com/venus-and-serena

For Mighty Girl books about girls and women excelling in sports of all types, visit our "Sports & Games" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/general-interest/sports-games

If your Mighty Girl is an athlete, you can find girl-empowering t-shirts that show off her love of sports in our "Sports & Hobbies" t-shirt section at http://www.amightygirl.com/clothing?clothing_themes=145

And, for books for children and teens about more Mighty Girl role models who, like Serena Williams, demonstrate incredible determination to reach their goals, visit our "Perseverance" section at http://www.amightygirl.com/books/personal-development/values?cat=219

07/14/2015

My friend, Jessica Kelley, has got this mindset thing figured out! Check out her latest inspiring adventure!

"...It's easy to think that pioneering in the old way no longer exists. Some of us try to keep a modern version of it alive through our imagination, creating new forms of adventure on paths previou...