Tag: Motivation Monday

2 January 2017

Monday Morning Motivation – When it hurts

When it Hurts is a motivational compilation – enjoy! Transcript Quentin Tarantino: Bottom line is the fact that I realised that even the group people I hung around with, you know, it was easy for me to think that I was doing a lot because I was doing more to try to move myself forward than they were and I...

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26 December 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Women for Tri

I love this video from Women For Tri. One day, I’ll swim, I’ll bike and I’ll run. One day, I’ll make my mum proud. One day, she’ll stand on the sidelines and watch me finish… because today, I stand and watch her. One day, I’ll be an Ironman. You never know who might be watching and being inspired by you...

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19 December 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Who do you want to be?

Do you have six minutes to be motivated this week? Yes? Watch on… No? OK, the simple answer is hard work! 🙂 Will Smith: For me it has been to be that guy that does what people say can’t be done, you know, and I think it started with trying to please my mother and trying to please my grandmother...

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12 December 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Ironman Objective

Do you have two minutes to spare this morning? Ironman Objective is an inspirational triathlon training video with Christophe Suquet. Watching it is a great way to start your week. Passion. Determination. Generosity. Perseverance. Ironman Objective. If you’d like to learn more about Christophe (and can speak French), you can follow his blog: http://christophesuquet.over-blog.com

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28 November 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Usain Bolt: The greatest of all time

Who can fail to be inspired by ‘the fastest human ever timed’: Usain Bolt? “Lightning Bolt” is the holder of 9 gold medals in the 100m, 200m and 4x100m relay at three consecutive Olympics. He is also an eleven-time World Champion. Transcript Good things come to those who believe. Better things come to those who are patient. And the best things...

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21 November 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Labels against women

Continuing with my feminist inspiration on a Monday morning, I thought I’d share this Filipino commercial (Labels against women) for Pantene shampoo. It shows some of the dichotomies that women face. We’re encouraged to be more ‘masculine’ to succeed in a man’s world but then are berated for that behaviour. Common labels that we hear A man who states his opinions...

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14 November 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Girls Can

I like Girls Can Covergirl advert about female empowerment and breaking barriers. Featuring a host of stars who’ve been trail-blazers in their respective fields, I find this advert inspirational. Ellen DeGeneres: Girls can’t. Sometimes you hear it, but more often, you feel it. Pink: Girls can’t rock. Katy Perry: Girls can’t be strong. Natalie Wiebe: Girls can’t check. Ellen DeGeneres:...

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24 October 2016

Monday Morning Motivation – Limitless passion

This week’s motivation is Tony Robbins talking about ‘limitless passion’. 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 to...

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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...

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15 September 2015

Monday Morning Motivation – Bounce by Matthew Syed

I’m really interested in Matthew Syed’s hypothesis that talent is a myth and that success is a consequence of purposeful practice. It is hard to summarise all of Syed’s arguments, but here are some of the elements that he says make someone successful (in sports): Having access to the appropriate kit/facilities Having easy access to a suitable training partner (how...

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