Surround yourself with positive people.

Please surround yourself with positive people who see greatness.

Dreamers and doers

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 life with positive people.  Positive people will be in constant search for the solution and not the problem.  Positive people will always be there to offer you words of encouragement when you can’t find those words for yourself.  Positive people will be there to make you believe that goodness is on the horizon even though that rain cloud is following your around.

Surround yourself with people who dream and want to continue their growth in knowledge and spirit.  We are not meant to be stagnant.  We are meant to continue to learn and grow through our experiences and our relationships.  We don’t just want people in our lives that will be there for encouragement, but we also need people in our lives that challenge us.

I’m almost done with my Gilmore Girls marathon binge and a classic example of this is Rory and Paris’ friendship.  They didn’t always see eye to eye, but they were there for each other when they needed it.  And most importantly, they challenged each other every step of the way.

If you are around people who aren’t motivated to do something, then you will also fall into that trap…and then you’re in a group of people who aren’t accomplishing anything but staying STUCK!

Don’t get stuck.

We are a sum of our experiences, so don’t let anything stand in your way of knowing and growing and showing.

Here are just some helpful things with setting yourself up success:

1. Spend time cultivating your relationships with the right people.  Schedule time with the people you love, admire and respect and take the time to grow those relationships. Those relationships are important for a reason.  Relationships take work and repair.  If these people mean something to you, it won’t seem like work at all.  It’s just part of the process.

2. Negativity needs to be flushed from your life. Disagreements will happen, but those people who are a constant drain on your emotions and time don’t really need to be in your life.

3. Believe in yourself to make the right decisions for the situations in your life.  Yes, we may lean on friends for support but it’s our own spirit that guides us through life.  If you’re confident, those are the type of people you will attract in life.  Confidence will bring confident relationships.

How do you shed negativity from your life?  Do you have any other helpful tips to help surround yourself with positive people?

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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Ask me a question and watch my two …

Ask me a question and watch my two NEW videos.

I would like to do a Q&A video once a month. If you have any questions at all you want to ask me, leave the questions in the comments of this post, tweet me, or subscribe to my channel and leave a comment on a video. Here’s your chance to ask me a question and get an answer. It can be about anything, health, fitness, eating, daily life, emotions, books…etc. Just ask! I’m really backlogged on my videos this week. The videos are going up closer to each other which isn’t always great. Check out my latest videos: The first…

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Five things Friday: videos and running shoes

Five things Friday: videos and running shoes

Happy Friday!  It’s time for this week’s edition of five things Friday, but first I want to catch you up on some things, like my refrigerator. It’s always so promising at the beginning of the week.  We can’t find places to put stuff.  It’s always so full and inviting but organized at the same time. But come Friday morning, it starts to look a little sad.  I opened up the fridge this morning and thought it looked very empty.  At least there’s some oats in there for tomorrow morning.  The good news is, the fridge will be full again come…

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Speak your fears

Speak your fears

Why does fear always get in the way?  I’ve written many times about fear and how it stops me from trying new things or talking to some people.  Fear is a crazy thing that creeps into my head when I don’t want it there.  Remember being a child and having no fear?  Adult hood has really jaded me because it’s not really the fearful act that gets me; it’s the consequences if I fail. I must always keep in mind that failures are not a bad thing.  Failures are learning experiences for the future. I’ve been trying something new lately.…

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The case of the job interview & new adventures

The case of the job interview & new adventures

It’s been a long day and I apologize for not blogging sooner today.  Everything was thrown out of whack today and I had to make some adjustments.  I’ll get to that in a minute. The one thing I did do this morning was a workout. I didn’t make it to the gym but I was able to workout at home.  I did some strength work and now I’m starting to feel it. There were some squats, lunges, chest presses, tricep kickbacks, bicep curls, shoulder raises and probably some other stuff that I’ve forgotten. And then I ran this evening on…

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Balancing life and fitness and adventures

Balancing life and fitness and adventures

Hello all.  I wanted to drop and get a little informal with you and just give you a catch up post on life.  It’s been a while since I’ve really checked in. First off, thanks to everyone who sent in their birthday wishes.  It was a great day even though I spent most of it in the car.  I asked if I should have cake but I eventually decided against it.  I probably should have suggested a cupcake because I probably wouldn’t have eaten half the cupcake anyway.  It’s lost on me.  But that doesn’t mean I didn’t live it…

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Celebrating my 34th birthday

Celebrating my 34th birthday

It’s my 34th birthday! How did I start off my birthday?  By teaching my cycle class, of course.  It’s the best way to start off the day. I’m still debating if I will partake in some birthday cake.  I know it’s a special day, but I’m still not sure. This was my birthday cake from a few years back and it was so yummy.  I’m easily tempted but I don’t always give in. Anywho, today is my birthday!Wow the years are rolling by and so many things have changed.  I was never one of those people who made a list…

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