A Parisian adventure: My day at Roland Garros
Living a dream If you were living a life-long dream, wouldn’t it be great if all the mini adventures and challenges you face in life had prepared you for it and made you able to to get the most out of it? That’s what happened in May when I visited the French Open, also known as Roland Garros, in Paris. This was …
Fun, food and frolics: How to stimulate your metabolism while you chow down
Another thing you do on holiday is eat out isn’t it. In fact it can easily take up a few hours each day so it’s great if you can really maximise the fun involved. Though meal times are often situations which promote bad health and this can be exacerbated on holiday because they often put you in a situation where you are: …
Hidden adventures: Exploring Rushmere park
What do you do on holiday? Find places to play and places to eat right. And the places to play often involve plenty of standing walking carrying things. being far from food and water getting caught up in fun. Well what do you do during a normal working week? Sit down Get work done Have water on tap and no …
Why health is made at home and hospitals are for repairs
I just listened to a fascinating podcast episode called A Health-Creating Society. I’m shopping for new podcasts right now because while I love those I already have I like balance and different view points. The key take away resonates so clearly with all I have learnt over the years that I just had to share. health is made at home, hospitals …
Keys to weight loss: Smarter Goals
I’ve done a lot of soul searching recently, wondering about what I’ve achieved, what hasn’t worked out. One thing that stands out to me is that I’ve really embraced the principle of Smarter goals. As I’ve matured I’ve simply focused more and more on the principles of smarter goals in a sub-conscious way. Over time it’s become clearer to me …
Create your path: Invest in knowledge
If you want to create your dream lifestyle it’s really not that hard but it does take work and it is possible. You might think that the dream of a healthy happy life isn’t open to you but it is. For the same reason that a Lion doesn’t ponder its health as long as it just gets on being a Lion …
Taking time to live life will only inspire your work…
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Good health and fitness really is easy to achieve. Jim Laird explains how
Why are we all getting fatter and suffering from diseases of obesity? Jim Laird explains why being weaker and pushing ourselves too hard are literally wearing us into the ground.
How to achieve success: 21 amazing lessons
Fitness isn’t just about running or lifting weights. It’s about learning how to succeed at something. What makes one person fit may make another unfit or unhealthy. So fitness requires the right mindset for success and over the years I have been compiling a list of inspirational talks and lessons on the mindset required for success. I haven’t yet had …
train your mind to see the good in every situation
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The pressure is good for you
The pin came with an extra quote that I love “When we long for life without difficulties, remind us that oaks grow strong in contrary winds and diamonds are made under pressure” – Peter Marshall” [from pinterest compete] [checkout pinterest]
Beauty in Venice
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