Yesterday a fellow athlete and overall amazing person, Vaughn Ripley, introduced me to a new word, a new concept, one that I instinctively learned by racing Ironman – Kaisen. Kaisen is a philosophy about continuous improvement or self-changing for the best… Read More »Kaisen
It’s a Happy Monday. Admittedly at some point everyone has faced this day with dread. Maybe the weekend sapped your energy, or your workload is chaotic and overwhelming the senses to paralysis. No matter the reason way, to make this… Read More »On Making Monday Happy
Having spent the last few months training for the 1/2 Ironman distance HITS Napa triathlon, I found the double-talk amazing. Fear of failure mixed with wishing for a better life, i.e., be healthy, learn a language, travel abroad, strengthen family… Read More »It’s Okay To Fail
During this 100 Days To Tri challenge I’ve been reminded of how critical it is to be 100% committed to your life and dreams, to explore options that enable your life to thrive. Along the way people and society might… Read More »Day 37 – Make a commitment to you
http://youtu.be/QMYqSBgXo34 The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence – regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. ~ Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi is considered to be one of the best and most successful… Read More »Day 36 – Quality of Commitment
The video of my TEDxOrangeCoast talk posted today, and I’m mixed with emotions. One side I’m so proud of the content and hope the message brings strength to anyone who’s been sexually assaulted and learning to listen to their inner… Read More »TEDxOC. The Voice Within
This was a good training week. It took me till Tuesday to recuperate from last Saturday’s brick training session. But by Wednesday I ran (till a coyote jumped on the road and wouldn’t move; time for me to turn around).… Read More »Ice is my friend