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hey there 👋🏻 checking in to introduce the other half of my life that is not at all fitness/health-related. SPOILER ALERT: I’m not a trainer 🙃 __ The number of times I’ve been asked recently about why I haven’t pursued the fitness industry full-time, why I haven’t jumped full force into ‘my own thing,’ when I will do so, and how CJ and I balance each other out when it comes to corporate life vs entrepreneurial life has inspired me to write this. I ended up turning it into a blog, so check it out if you’re curious to see what I’m up to and why I don’t want health and fitness to be my sole focus. {LINK IN BIO} __ And if you’re someone that feels like everyone is suddenly becoming an entrepreneur, abandoning corporate America and at times putting it down, I see you. I want to share the message to please do what’s best for YOU. You can find fulfillment, growth and lots of joy from any path you choose as long as it makes sense for you at this time in your life. To do that, you must be self-aware of what’s truly important to you, have confidence in your decisions, and tune out the noise. __ If you ever want someone to chat with about this or anything related to the topics I shared in my blog, I’m happy to help! Thanks for reading ❤️
reflecting a lot lately on the role fitness plays in my life and how it’s evolved over the course of these past few years... . It’s a passion that developed after wanting to replace the outlet that dance always for me. It started with slow runs on the treadmill trying to improve, to competitive races, to group fitness and solo workouts in between. It quickly became a way for me to clear my mind, test my limits mentally and physically, and challenge myself in all kinds of new ways. . I’ve been through phases of not knowing what I was doing at all, to rigid schedules of training, to pushing myself way too hard, overtraining and undereating.. essentially turning an “outlet” into an unhealthy style of living. Over the last five years, I’d say, my mindset and outlook on it all has changed. . My priorities changed. My perspective on life changed. My perspective towards myself changed. I started thinking in terms of control and how we’re never really sure what life is going to throw our way, and started viewing fitness as a way to take advantage of the ability and time I do have in the present moment. I ditched schedules and started doing what my mind and body wanted. I made time for movement when I wanted to, and took the rest otherwise. I signed up for races because I genuinely craved the opportunity, not just because I said I should do one each year. . Fitness has changed my life for sure. It’s helped me prove to myself countless times that I’m capable of overcoming unknowns and pushing past mental limits. It’s connected me to lifelong friends. It’s connected me with opportunities, and it’s opened my eyes to a potential that I never really knew I had. . A lot of my downtime is spent doing fitness-related things because it’s such a source of motivation and energy for me. If there was one message I’d like to spread about it, it’s that the role it plays in our lives can look different for all of us, it can look different for ourselves at different times in our lives. But whatever it is, if it exists in your life, I encourage you to use it as the reminder that I do: You are strong, you are capable, and there is NO LIMIT other than the one in your mind. 👊🏻
on a mission to: pursue a life I’m proud of, inspire and help others on the way [and chase all the sunsets I possibly can] ✨ . ATX, what other spots should I check out? . 📸: @thriveonlife
"It's a beautiful thing to have lungs that allow you to breathe air and legs that allow you to climb mountains. And it's a shame that sometimes we don't realize that that's enough." ____ This weekend, this day, this life ... is enough. We get so focused on the future, on improving ourselves, and I think it’s important to take a second to realize that right where we are is not something we should ever take for granted. . I’ve been working hard on this concept of enough - I think it’s common to hear that we should never settle.. and we shouldn’t. But there’s an in between the hustle of chasing goals that needs to be cherished. . If you haven’t already, please go outside this weekend, go tell someone you’re appreciative of them, go explore something. Keep striving, but remember to cherish your ability to find peace in the little things and the journey on the way. . 📸: @lightvisualsco
I’m ready for a jam-packed weekend of movement... how bout you?! 🙌🏻 . ✨ Saturday, 10:30 TRX ✨ Saturday, 12:30 Hot Barre ✨ Sunday, 10 am @southcongresshotel workout with @thriveonlife & @izzyelubaydy ✨ Sunday, 4 pm Hot Pilates - FREE as part of the @trufusion_southaustin Meet the Heat Series 🔥 . Will I see you at one of these times? 🥳
On the concept of time and making the most of it, what strategies do you currently have to be more effective with yours? What do you cut out? What do you add? Do you find yourself making excuses that you can’t do something because you don’t have time for it? ____ You put two engineers together for life and you best believe we constantly talk about this 🙈🤣.. here are a few ways that @cj.finley and I practice efficiency so that we can be more productive and spend more of our energy on things that bring us joy: ✨Audiobooks and podcasts while driving/getting ready ✨30-40 min max workouts on avg, from wherever - see @thriveonfit ✨No complaints to each other about things related to other people/situations that don’t directly affect us ✨Time chunking- we allot buckets of time to certain work tasks and limit distractions ✨Online courses to learn more about topics that interest us/will benefit us in our careers ✨@instacart our groceries mid-week - saves money and time in the end ✨Only go on social media at certain times during the week ✨Talk about strategies for CREATING content, rather than consuming it ✨No text convos-our communication works best in person to avoid misinterpretation ✨Very little to no TV You may think this is nuts and too intense and that’s ok! I’m not suggesting that every person should live this way if you don’t enjoy it or if you don’t care to change. I share it to inspire you to stay in check and maybe take some steps if you do crave change and more positivity in your life. I live like this 80% of the time because in order to do the things I want in life, I know I need to double down in the time I do have each day and be careful about time spent in ways that don’t help my path. When was the last time you actually thought about time that you spend on things that don’t really matter, and how to spend more of it on things that do??
I don’t know who may need this, but I was feeling inspired to share the message tonight that nothing is ever easy all of the time. CJ and I have a strong, supportive and loving relationship, but some days are really hard work. It’s not some everlasting fairytale of rainbows and butterflies where we constantly smile and get along perfectly.. some days like today involve a lot of disagreement and work. Please do not believe that as soon as a relationship gets hard, there is something wrong. To be honest, I used to think that way- and sometimes there is something wrong. But even the strongest relationships—with your partner, with your family, with your friends— will require hard work on both sides. Both of us have a mission to inspire others to live happy, fulfilling lives.. and part of the process towards that is sharing that it’s not going to be easy.. nothing worth having is. It’d be inauthentic to portray that we never disagree, argue or get upset with each other and as odd as this may seem, I actually think it’s one of the things I appreciate most about our relationship. Every disagreement makes us both better. But it’s because of how we work through it. So, I’ll leave you with this - It is up to YOU to choose your perspective about the hard times, to choose to see the other perspective, to listen, to respect, and in the end, to choose constant growth. Nothing is ever going to be easy. But it will be worth it. ❤️
👆🏻👆🏻 Monday Motivation // What we choose to say no to is just as important as what we say yes to. When I find myself contemplating a decision, it is sometimes helpful to ask myself.. “would this [venture, outcome, trip, opportunity, etc.] be something I will look back on and be glad I did? Is it something that will contribute to my life in a positive way? And if yes, would I ultimately do it all again? . It’s not always easy to align priorities and make these kind of choices, but having a filter like this helps a ton! Remember, time is VALUABLE. Spend it wisely. Happy Monday, all ❤️
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