Five Things: Success, support, compromise and love

It’s late but I do have to apologize for not being very present on the blog lately.  Things got busy and this not boing my full time job this is something that kind of gets pushed to the back.

Today I’m talking about just some general things about improving relationships, achieving your goals and things like that.  Things got a little serious the other day for some reason but I wanted to share some of those things with you guys.

Here is my list of my five things to keep in mind as we go through life:

Organization

1. Organization is the key to success. When you have things together and planned things will go smoother. I have a planner and I write everything down. I write down when bills need to be paid, appointments, to-do lists and whatever other information I must not forget. I learned that when I just relied on my mind to remember to do things, I just forgot. Things got a lot easier and more manageable when I got my planner and started extensive organization

2. Getting outside everyday will open up your sense and open up your mind. I spend a lot of time indoors during my workout day so I’m always ready to get outside to just get some fresh air. Little things make a big difference and sometimes just breathing in fresh air will make a big difference.

Pano balloon festival 2015

3. Tell the people you truly care about that you love them and tell them often. This is pretty much self-explainatory but I’ll comment even more. Just don’t miss an opportunity to tell people that you care for them. It could make a difference in someone’s life. Also, you never want to miss out on a chance to share your love because we aren’t promised a tomorrow. Never leave people wondering how you feel about them. Share your love and share it often.

4. Compromise makes a relationship grow and change. Compromise doesn’t mean giving up or giving it. It’s just people sacrificing a little bit of their self and/or pride to better a relationship. From time to time, you might have to do something you might not want to do or go somewhere you don’t want to go to make someone else happy. You don’t have to compromise all the time to make a difference. It should be a mutual thing that works both ways.

5. Support each other. There seems to be a lot of bringing people down. We should lift people up and not tear them down. If you feel the need to tear someone down to build yourself up, then there is a problem. You may not be focusing on the right things and you could be wasting time worrying about something that doesn’t really have anything to do with you. Always aim to be the positive force and help others who may need help.

The end of the Labor Day

The end of the Labor Day

I hope everyone had a great day today and didn’t have to work. If you did have to work, I’m sorry! I wish I could say I did something eventful for the weekend, but I really didn’t do much. This morning I went for a run. The humidity was killer so I stopped to play in the sprinklers. After that, I decided that I should do some laundry. It’s long overdue. @angelabeatfat is recording videos for her YouTube channel. #production #youtube #video #WBF #film A photo posted by Willie Gillis (@fueledxrunning) on Sep 6, 2015 at 12:46pm PDT I just…

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Five Things Friday: The mailbox edition

Five Things Friday: The mailbox edition

Sorry for no blog yesterday, I really wasn’t feeling it.  I had a core workout I was going to share with the class, but my heart wasn’t in it. Thursday is usually the day I leave open to talk about life on the blog but it just wasn’t coming to me and putting in a core workout just didn’t seem…right. It was probably just a good day to take a break from blogging. It’s Five Things Friday but I only have one thing to tell you. Today I am here to tell you that I’m reopening the mailbox!  This means I will…

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The end of a Friday

The end of a Friday

I should be sleeping right now since I’ll be running 32 miles tomorrow in the heat but I’m not.  I’m up.  I couldn’t stop thinking about posting this blog post. I couldn’t end Friday without it. We drove to outside Austin today.  It was a nice day.  The temperature seems to have calmed a bit and the sun was shining. I just can’t get over how beautiful the day turned out to be.  Makes me want to drive a long way with the windows down and the radio up. We did get stuck in traffic so time was limited.  There…

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Be true to yourself

Be true to yourself

Excuse me for a moment while I set the mood. Play the song and read the blog post: I haven’t been true to myself.  I think I’ve been playing.  I’ve been trying a little to hard to be someone that I am not.  At the root of it all, I am still the same person but with some better attributes.  I think I lost myself.  Lately, I’ve found myself unhappy, stressed, confused, indecisive, scattered, negative and unfocused.  I don’t really feel like I’ve been myself this year at all.  I’ve been floundering; I’ve been hiding. It’s time to put an…

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Sleep debt: are you suffering?

Sleep debt: are you suffering?

Monday morning, the alarm went off and I hit the snooze button.  Sunday night, I stayed up a little later because I was working on some blog projects and it messed with my routine a bit.  Sunday work, turned into a Monday morning snooze that lasted long enough for me to miss my morning workout.  What’s up with that? Monday afternoon, I start going through my e-mail and find something interesting about sleep deprivation.  Keep in mind, I didn’t think I was sleep deprived because I go to sleep at old lady time.  I’m usually in bed by 9pm if…

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Surround yourself with positive people.

Surround yourself with positive people.

Please surround yourself with positive people who see greatness. This is one lesson I have learned this year.  Positive energy is important and situating yourself around people who are doing something will indeed motivate and inspire you to explore things you never thought possible. Just think about it, if you continue living life every day in a negative situation, you will more than likely develop a negative attitude.  The sky will never be blue enough.  The stars will never shine bright enough for you.  The bad days morph into even worse days. This is just one reason to fill your…

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Five Things Friday: Things I Want To Try

Five Things Friday: Things I Want To Try

Welcome to this week’s edition of Five Things Friday.  I’m talking about the things I want to to try.  There’s nothing really outlandish going on here, but there is some interesting stuff on this list…well at least to me. I don’t know what has stopped me from trying these things, but something has.  Maybe I should get to the root of the problem or just skip that part and just start trying stuff. I won’t waste any more of your time, so I’ll just get to the list. 1. A zumba class. Technically, I’ve gone to a Zumba class BUT…

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Stop, drop and smile.

Stop, drop and smile.

Things haven’t been great lately and I got bogged down in some negative energy. And then work happened and it got really busy and I didn’t have enough time to really blog. Today’s message: You’re never fully dressed without a smile. It’s not a completely an original idea. But it’s a theory I want to carry over into this Monday. It’s time to start fresh and to start anew. It’s time to smile, again.  The act of smiling can change your whole world in the blink of an eye. A smile breeds positivity. Why should you turn that frown upside…

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Video this week: drink more water, get motivated …

Video this week: drink more water, get motivated and a road trip

Happy Thursday everyone!  I didn’t do any meal prep this week because it was all up to Willie so I don’t have a food video for you this week.  I’ve been working really hard on these videos and it’s a learning process.  It’s something I feel is adding more to the blog. Here are the videos this week: Drink more water…and add some flava! Keep your fitness appointment because it’s just as important as anything else in your life. Watch and get motivated! And my weekend road trip to Mississippi/Alabama by myself. Boo! Have you tried a water enhancer? Did…

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The pigeon hole

The pigeon hole

I’m having one of those days that just isn’t really good.  I do feel like I’m trapped in a nightmare.  The one thing I need to always remember is everyone has problems, right?  Everyone is dealing with something and everyone is having their own type of day.  I don’t want to be overly dramatic about it because it’s probably just a little blip on the radar.  Everything seems so much bigger when you’re going through it, right? I had another blog post planned today but I wanted to be real.  The social media world presents our facade life.  You get…

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