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“In everybody’s life, at some time, our inner fire goes out. It is then burst into flame by an encounter with another human being. We should all be thankful for those people who rekindle the inner spirit.” —Albert Schweitzer As we all know, motivation can be fleeting. Waking up ‘on the wrong side of the
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“There are two ways to do something: The right way and again. You’ll be knocked down – that happens to everyone. Stand up. Dust off. Put your head down, and go.” —Unattributed Navy SEAL motto I had a hard time finding the source of this quote… it might be that the first complete sentence was
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As coaches we’ve all asked this question, “What are your goals?” To which our new, nervous client goes, “I don’t know”, “to be strong”, “to lose weight”. None of these are your traditional SMART goals. This ends up being an empty question which leaves the client feeling vulnerable and you the coach, nothing to truly
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“Don’t ask what the world needs. Ask what makes you come alive, and go do it. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” —Howard Thurman In a world that demands more and more of your time, attention, and energy, it can be hard to find the “thing” that makes you tick.
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“I just spend my time approaching things benevolently. Love each other, help each other, take care of each other. Hold no grudges. Benevolence. Teach, learn, and enable. It’s really just love. Love and non-judgement and do the best thing you can every day.”—Todd Pesek I don’t think I could have said it any better myself…
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“The most amazing gift you can give someone is to believe in them and to meet them where they are. When you do that, they begin to trust, they begin to break down walls and to transform into the greatest version of themselves.” -Kelly Anctil, former client Our gym was founded on some very fundamental
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“When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.” -Lau Tzu I find this to be a very hard balance to strike. It’s easy to get caught up in the rat race and compare yourself to ‘famous’ people on social media, or even friends or acquaintances who
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Full powerlifting meets are run with squat coming first, then bench press, and finishing off with deadlift. There are 3 attempts each lift, and are organized into “flights”, starting with the person who has the lowest opening lift. Everyone in a flight will all take their first attempt, then second, then third. The number of
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“Decisions without actions are pointless. Actions without decisions are reckless.” – John Boyd Look at your to-do list. Don’t have one? Start by making one… now look at your to-do list. What’s on your list that has been put off for far too long? You decided you needed to do this task, but have yet
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“On a personal level, this involves looking inward and wrestling with your own problems and doing the dirty work of examining your own motivations and acknowledging weaknesses and tendencies that are destructive or out of sync with your stated mission or ideals.” –Fire in the Dark, Jack Donovan You know who you are; who you
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