7 November 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – If at first you don’t succeed “If at first you don’t succeed…” come up with a new plan! It’s important to have fun when you’re working out, but I also believe in the importance of determination and perseverance. Categories Motivation Comment: 1
24 October 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – Limitless passion This week’s motivation is Tony Robbins talking about ‘limitless passion’. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_S8QtLR-gZs My mom wanted me to be a truck driver because that would mean I would make $24 000 a year if I went to truck masters and that’d be twice what my father made. And she thought that would happen, but something inside of me said, “I don’t want... Categories Motivation Comments: 2
17 October 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – Meet Non Stanford’s Toughest Opponent Triathlon is one of the most physically demanding sports in the world. Mastering three disciplines simultaneously puts an immense amount of pressure on an athlete’s body. After a string of injuries forced Non Stanford to take a break from her sport in 2008, it was the mental strain of starting all over again that challenged her the most. It was... Categories Motivation/Swimming/Triathlon Comments: 0
10 October 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – New Balance: You Are Your Toughest Opponent This New Balance commercial shows four inspirational young British athletes talking about how they overcome challenges and push themselves to achieve success… There is no greater opponent than the one inside your own head. That nagging voice of self-doubt, that voice that tells you to slow down, to give up, to throw in the towel. Toughest Opponent explores the Mind Game... Categories Motivation Comment: 1
3 October 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – This Girl Can: Left school… This Girl Can: Left school. Never left games. 40% 16-24 year olds participate in sport once a week or less often. How are you encouraging the young people in your family to keep fit? Categories Motivation Comments: 0
5 September 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – Under these gloves… If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you may have noticed that I rarely appear in pictures where I’m not wearing sports clothes. Part of that is because of the topic of my blog, but it’s also because I rarely ‘dress up’. I’m most comfortable wearing jeans and a hoodie… but that doesn’t mean that I don’t care... Categories Motivation Comments: 2
15 August 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – It’s what you do in the dark, that puts you in the light I love this video that shows the hard work gymnasts need to put into their sport. They make these sacrifices at an age when they are in full-time education. What sacrifices are you making to achieve your goals? Categories Motivation Comments: 0
1 August 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – I jiggle, therefore I am If I had waited until I had ‘the perfect body’ before I started exercising, then I’d still be waiting. Get out there and jiggle! 🙂 Categories Motivation/Running Comments: 9
25 July 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – Blazeman Jon Blais was born in Massachusetts but moved to San Diego because of its sporting reputation. He worked there with students with disabilities. At the age of 33, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease and was permitted to enter the 2005 Ironman Championships in Kona, Hawaii, which was a lifelong dream. As Blais put it, “Finishing the race is... Categories Motivation/Triathlon Comments: 0
18 July 2016 Monday Morning Motivation – Strive I love Strava’s latest campaign: Strive Being an athlete is simple. It doesn’t matter how fast you are, how many races you win, or if you even race at all. All that really matters, all you have to do, is just be… be on the road be on the trail be relentless be daring be a teammate be happy be... Categories Cycling/Motivation/Running/Swimming Comment: 1