Author Archives: gymgirldana

This line has resonated with me. If you’re unhappy with something, you change it. But what if you can’t change it? Then what? To save your sanity, you change the way you think about it. I’ve worked with hundreds of different personalities through the years. Some easy, some challenging. But that’s what makes an effectiveContinue reading “If you can’t change something, change the way you think about it.”

On trips to meetings, my car pool crew and I would just randomly pull off to see something. I’d just yell out “life pause” and we would go check out some scenery and get out of the car to get some fresh air. This doesn’t have to just be on long commutes, we’ve been knownContinue reading “Pause.”

Time is the one thing that you give and that you can not get back. Time is the one thing that everyone has in common, however, it’s used is entirely differently. Twenty four hours. Every damn day. 1440 minutes. That’s it. Then it’s gone…what you don’t use isn’t carried over, you can’t book it ahead…it’sContinue reading “If you’re early, you’re on time. If you’re on time, you’re late. If you’re late, don’t bother.”

That is a book, one of my faves, and if you haven’t read it, you may find some enjoyment from it. The book is all kinds of passages and short stories about the general lessons that we learn at a very young age and truthfully, those lessons can and should carry us through our lifetime.Continue reading “All I Really Need to Know, I Learned In Kindergarten. Robert Fulghum”

There are many amazing facts about the sea turtle. Their bodies, their habitats, mating rituals and migration. My favorite fact is the sea turtles physical inability to look back. I think we can learn a lot from this practice. It’s important to glance back from time to time to see how far you’ve come. ItContinue reading “I want to be a Sea Turtle.”

It’s the Golden Rule right? Treat others the way you’d like to be treated. I’ve prided myself on that. Funny however, that in both business and personal, I’ve been taken for a fool. Well, attempted anyway. Joke was actually on them. I’d been with Orangetheory Fitness a few months and our studio was recently openedContinue reading “It’s kindness. Not weakness. There’s a definite difference.”

Often times, that’s the standard answer to, “How are you?”, right? It’s basic. It’s common. It’s knee jerk. It’s also probably accurate also. Fine. Fucked up. Insecure. Neurotic. Emotional. Yep. Most people may actually feel fine. I know I have. When people ask me how I am, I make a conscious decision to answer uncommonly.Continue reading ““I’m fine, thanks.””

After all of these years of anxiety and panic attacks, you would think I’d know the difference. Sadly, the feelings invoked through a panic attack are very similar to a heart attack. In recent years, when I’m woken up by chest pains, it absolutely acerbates the problem for several minutes. Should I call an ambulanceContinue reading “Majority of my life I’d wondered if I was actually having a heart attack, now I’m certainly at an age where I could be.”

I’m not one to talk about my anxiety. I’m usually not vocal about my panic attacks. It’s only been the past few years I’ve begun to acknowledge it. Truth is, I’ve had it for my lifetime. When I was five or so, I remember telling my mom “I feel like my face is asleep. ItContinue reading “I’m often nervous. There’s plenty of times that I’m totally anxious and truly don’t know why; I just am. Yet no one seems to understand that.”

Have you asked questions over and over trying to get the answer you desire? Have you approached the same person asking for help but then not doing the required work? Have you asked the same question to several different sources and continue to take no action? Then you are, in fact, an askhole. I’ve knownContinue reading “Please don’t be an askhole.”