Tag: #motivation

  • Friendship

    “Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things which give value to survival.” —C.S. Lewis We’ve all got them… friends who have been with us through thick and thin, in our lives longer than we can remember, and have forgotten more random facts about…

  • When Was The Last Time…

    “Having spent many years trying to define the essentials of trust, I arrived at the position that if two people could say two things to each other and mean them, then there was the basis for real trust. The two things were ‘I mean you no harm’ and ‘I seek your greatest good.’” —Jim Meehan…

  • Movement Is Play

    I started my coaching journey as an apprentice in a small local gym focused on strength training for endurance athletes. I am grateful to my mentor for instilling in me two principles that I’ve carried with me since my early coaching days: movement is play, and movement is serious. The two may seem contradicting, but let’s look…

  • Saying “No Thank You”…

    “Up to a point a person’s life is shaped by environment, heredity, and changes in the world about them. Then there comes a time when it lies within their grasp to shape the clay of their life into the sort of thing they wish it to be. Only the weak blame parents, their race, their…

  • Motivation Is Fleeting…

    “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…

  • As We Always Say…

    “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…

  • In A World That Demands More…

    “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.…

  • At The End Of Everyday…

    “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……

  • Our Gym Was Founded…

    “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…