13. Make peace with your past so it won’t spoil the present.

14. Don’t compare you life to others.  You have no idea what their journey is all about.

15. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

16. Frame every so-called disaster with these words: “in five years, will this matter?”

17. Forgive everyone with everything.

18. What other people think of you is none of your business.

19. GOD heals everything–but you have to ask Him.

20. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.

21. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.  Your friends will.  Stay in touch!!

22. Envy is a waster of time.  You already have all you need.

23. Each night before you go to bed complete the following statements: I am thankful for_______.  Today I accomplished_______

24. Remember that you are too blessed to be stressed.

25. When you are feeling down, start listing your many blessings, you’ll be smiling before you know it.

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1. Take a 10-30 minute walk every day.  And while you walk, smile.  It is the ultimate anti-depressant.

2. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day.

3. When you wake up in the morning complete the following statement, ‘my purpose is to ________today.  I am thankful for_______

4. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants.

5. Drink green tea and plenty of water.  Eat blueberries, wild Alaskan salmon, broccoli, almonds, and walnuts.

6. Try to make at least 3 people smile each day

7. Don’t wast your precious energy on gossip, energy vampires, issues of the past, negative thoughts, or things you cannot control.  Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

8. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a princess and dinner like a college kid with a maxed out credit card.

9. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.

10. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.

11. Don’t take yourself so seriously.  No one else does.

12. You are not so important that you have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.

I’ll be back tomorrow with steps 13 -25.  Please feel free to add your own “life” ingredient to this list.

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Every marathon I run I learn a new lesson.  I’m sure for those of you who have run a marathon learned valuable lessons along the way as well. Feel free to add to my list here by leaving a comment below.

I must warn you one of the photos is kinda graphic.  A fair warning to you.  However, it is the true picture of what happens to men if they don’t wear nipple guards.

So, I’ve learned many lessons along the way and will share a few of them here.  Many subscribers and readers to this blog are running their first marathon this year and I thought I’d help them out by sharing what not to do!  Here goes….

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Today I want to share with you what some of my clients have shared with me when I asked what inspires them (i did get permission to share this info).  I was blown away by the emails I received and thank you for sharing.  So much of what I read was a good reminder to appreciate and be grateful everyday!   Furthermore, reading the emails reminded me this marathon training aint so bad afterall.

If running and training for a marathon is the hardest challenge I have to face in life, then I’ll take it!

PLEASE feel free to share your own story or share who it is that inspires you.  What inspires you may also inspire others, so please share if you desire.  For many of us currently in marathon training this is good timing as it can provide an extra boost of inspiration to get out the door and run.

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ChelanMan Multisport Weekend: Lake Chelan Washington!

The weekend and my Olypmic Triathlon Race was awesome!  I highly recommend this race to everyone.  The ChelanMan is a weekend full of races, so there are many options of races: half-ironman, half marathon, 10k, Olympic Triathlon, Sprint triathlon.  It was so cool to have all these events taking place all weekend.

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Start living TODAY!

WARNING: I gotta vent today!  Leave a comment below with your thoughts/comments

It REALLY, really bothers me when I witness people getting into an elevator only to go up ONE floor.

It REALLY drives me nuts when I witness people driving cars an extra 5 minutes in the parking lot to find the closest spot.

It REALLY frustrates me I can’t find anything healthy to eat at an airport.

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