Our previous post said that there is no such thing as "I can't". We are here to show you that _you_ can. All you need to know is how to motivate yourself and how to create an optimal environment in which to realise your dream.
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Tuesday, December 20, 2005
Yes I can!
“Failure is all in how you define it:
Lessons from the Round the Bays”
By Tanja Gardner, Optimum Life Ltd
(reprinted)
No such word as "can't"?
Up until July 2004, I firmly believed I couldn’t run. I had a number of reasons for this – my body's built wrong for it, I’ve torn my knee kickboxing, and despite being fit in other ways, as soon as I even started to jog slowly, my lungs would seize up so badly people around me would think I was having an asthma attack.
I’d tried to teach myself to run before. More than once, in fact. Each time I’d tried, I’d ended up increasing the time I could comfortably run from its base level of something like 30 seconds, to a few minutes, but never to a level where I could use running as one of my cardio methods.
Last year, I got sick of hearing myself say ‘can’t’. I have two legs and two lungs. Both (give or take a piece of cartilage or two) are in good working order. So concluding I can’t run seems somewhat spurious. The part of me that can’t resist a challenge decided I must just need to find a new way to run… and so that I had something specific to aim for, I committed to entering (and running all of) the next “Round the Bays” – Auckland’s annual 8.4km fun run.
I did my research – took out a number of books on running, and joined various online forums and mailing lists. I created a training program for myself, based partly on the BUPA 5km training programme, and partly on the books I’d read. And I started training... (read the rest on http://optimumlife.co.nz/Fitness%20Articles/Failure/Failure.htm)
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RESOURCE INFORMATION:
© 2005 Tanja Gardner, Optimum Life Ltd. You are very welcome to use this article as content for your website, or forward it on to anyone you think may be interested, as long as you use it in its entirety, and include this resource information.
Optimum Life Ltd is dedicated to providing balanced fitness and stress management services that help clients all over the world achieve their optimum lives. For more information on how we can help you move closer to living your optimum life, please check out our website.
For a copy of our free Stress Audit Questionnaire, or our 'What is Optimum Fitness' Checklist, please click on the links. Alternatively, please click here to find out how you could benefit from Tanja's online personal training.
Lessons from the Round the Bays”
By Tanja Gardner, Optimum Life Ltd
(reprinted)
No such word as "can't"?
Up until July 2004, I firmly believed I couldn’t run. I had a number of reasons for this – my body's built wrong for it, I’ve torn my knee kickboxing, and despite being fit in other ways, as soon as I even started to jog slowly, my lungs would seize up so badly people around me would think I was having an asthma attack.
I’d tried to teach myself to run before. More than once, in fact. Each time I’d tried, I’d ended up increasing the time I could comfortably run from its base level of something like 30 seconds, to a few minutes, but never to a level where I could use running as one of my cardio methods.
Last year, I got sick of hearing myself say ‘can’t’. I have two legs and two lungs. Both (give or take a piece of cartilage or two) are in good working order. So concluding I can’t run seems somewhat spurious. The part of me that can’t resist a challenge decided I must just need to find a new way to run… and so that I had something specific to aim for, I committed to entering (and running all of) the next “Round the Bays” – Auckland’s annual 8.4km fun run.
I did my research – took out a number of books on running, and joined various online forums and mailing lists. I created a training program for myself, based partly on the BUPA 5km training programme, and partly on the books I’d read. And I started training... (read the rest on http://optimumlife.co.nz/Fitness%20Articles/Failure/Failure.htm)
*****************************************************************
RESOURCE INFORMATION:
© 2005 Tanja Gardner, Optimum Life Ltd. You are very welcome to use this article as content for your website, or forward it on to anyone you think may be interested, as long as you use it in its entirety, and include this resource information.
Optimum Life Ltd is dedicated to providing balanced fitness and stress management services that help clients all over the world achieve their optimum lives. For more information on how we can help you move closer to living your optimum life, please check out our website.
For a copy of our free Stress Audit Questionnaire, or our 'What is Optimum Fitness' Checklist, please click on the links. Alternatively, please click here to find out how you could benefit from Tanja's online personal training.
Friday, December 09, 2005
Coming soon from Creative Learning
We have several new products in the pipeline, but the one I'd like to talk about here is the WSA Manual. Similar to our LSA Manual in contents, it helps managers and employers to interpret and implement the results of WSA.
Here is a sneak preview into the manual's contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. INTERPRETATION OF WSA RESULTS
2.1. INFORMATION PROCESSING
2.2. SENSORY MODALITIES
2.3. PHYSICAL NEEDS
2.4. ENVIRONMENT
2.5. SOCIAL ASPECTS
2.6 ATTITUDES
3. A WORD OF CAUTION
4. CONCLUSION
5. APPENDIX A- HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH HOLISTIC PEOPLE
6. APPENDIX B - HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANALYTIC PEOPLE
Here is a sneak preview into the manual's contents:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION
2. INTERPRETATION OF WSA RESULTS
2.1. INFORMATION PROCESSING
2.2. SENSORY MODALITIES
2.3. PHYSICAL NEEDS
2.4. ENVIRONMENT
2.5. SOCIAL ASPECTS
2.6 ATTITUDES
3. A WORD OF CAUTION
4. CONCLUSION
5. APPENDIX A- HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH HOLISTIC PEOPLE
6. APPENDIX B - HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH ANALYTIC PEOPLE
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Where in the world is Barbara today?
Today, Barbara is in Singapore. The name itself is enough to evoke romantic images of Asia, silk and Rudyard Kipling.
In the eighteenth century, Singapore was a disease ridden British colony; a rough island of opium dens and pirates. Today, it is a jungle of glass and concrete, a first-world country in which spitting carries a penalty of up to 1000 Singapore dollars.
Although the city looks European, its flavour is pure Asia. It population is 78% Chinese, 14% Malay, 7% Indian and only 1% “other”. Because of this, Singapore is an excellent gateway for a beginner tourist to pass into Asia.
A fantastic tourist destination. As you've probably guessed, however, Barbara is not there on holiday. Learning Styles are spreading their wings!
In the eighteenth century, Singapore was a disease ridden British colony; a rough island of opium dens and pirates. Today, it is a jungle of glass and concrete, a first-world country in which spitting carries a penalty of up to 1000 Singapore dollars.
Although the city looks European, its flavour is pure Asia. It population is 78% Chinese, 14% Malay, 7% Indian and only 1% “other”. Because of this, Singapore is an excellent gateway for a beginner tourist to pass into Asia.
A fantastic tourist destination. As you've probably guessed, however, Barbara is not there on holiday. Learning Styles are spreading their wings!
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