Conquer Your Mountains

I recently had the awesome opportunity to interview the powerhouse that is Amanda Mbongwa. She's the founder of the fitness apparel brand FitFanatic, and is an avid runner, mountain climber and all around bad ass. Discover what makes her tick. How would you describe yourself? Amanda Mbongwa, an ambitious and passionate fanatic. I put myContinue reading "Conquer Your Mountains"

Pushing Beyond Your Boundaries

source: fliesonawall.com I had the opportunity to interview Jaala Shaw, who is an amazing athlete and author. She has taken part in the GORUCK Selection, which has been described as "the toughest endurance event in the world. It lasts 48+ hours and covers over 80 miles. Participants are required to carry a ruck with a minimumContinue reading "Pushing Beyond Your Boundaries"

A Strong Mindset

Source: WordPress library The purpose of this blog is to help people to build a strong, empowering and positive mindset. But what does that look like? Here are a few characteristics of it: Respond not react to eventsMeet challenges head-on and turn them into opportunitiesBe able to make the best of any situation - learnContinue reading "A Strong Mindset"

How to Quickly Build Self Respect

"If you don't control yourself, if you don't have mastery over yourself, it's very hard to like yourself, except in some short-term, psych-up, superficial way." Stephen Covey source: quotefancy.com Very often when something great happens in our lives, or when we accomplish something amazing, our very first instinct is to pick up the phone andContinue reading "How to Quickly Build Self Respect"

Do It

When you move away from knowing something intellectually to actually practicing it daily with intent (to grow, become better, learn and add value), that is when you begin to take ownership of your learning and personal development. Crawl-Walk-Run Everything follows a sequence. If you are starting out in anything worthwhile, especially when it comes toContinue reading "Do It"