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Guest Post: Motherhood & Learning to Embrace the 5:30am Workout
photo courtesy of Tara CalimanHere at Expand Outdoors we talk a lot about excuses. (I’ve devoted a bunch of Monday posts to Monday Morning Excuses.) We all have them. We all use them. And I know we all...
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Hiking the Appalachian Trail: Late-Blooming Athlete Cheryl McCormick Talks...
Cheryl McCormick (center, in the blue shirt) prepares to through-hike the Appalachian Trail beginning in April 2013 (on her 63rd birthday).The Appalachian Trail. There’s a certain mystique about this...
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I Don't Belong: Monday Morning Excuse
When I first moved to Colorado, I knew I wanted to explore the mountains and experience the richness of the outdoors. Except I didn’t know how. And the biggest hurdle I faced was a sense that I didn’t...
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How to Tell if You're a Runner
The question: How do you know if you’re a runner?The answer: You run.It’s really that simple. Really.“I want to be a real runner.”I hear this a lot in my life coaching practice, at dinners with...
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Book Review: The Next 15 Minutes by Kim Kircher
The Next 15 Minutes, by Kim KircherIt’s no secret that the outdoors gives us strength. That it can ground us and help us find our center when life feels too busy, too stressful or too...
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An Invitation to Climb Mt. Kilimanjaro: Guest Post
Sunrise on Mt. KilimanjaroDo you want to climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with a group of amazing women for a really great cause? (Me too!) As my business grows, one of my long-term goals is to provide...
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Pushed Over the Edge: Taking Risks Has To Be On Our Own Terms
There is a difference between encouragement and support and downright coercion — or worse — physical actions that literally push people over the edge.I’m all for getting folks out of their comfort...
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Deciding: How Pixar's Up Helped Shape Our Future
Mapping it out.We sat at our friend's kitchen table, pouring over four different maps: Google maps online (on two computers), our 2002 Road Atlas, and a large paper US map. Then I guess there were the...
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Motivational Tip #324: The Ten-Minute Action
Take the first stepI’ve been sitting here in front of my computer today struggling to find words that will somehow, miraculously, turn into a blog post.At this point, any word will do.I decided to take...
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Guest Post: How Life Is Often Like A Challenging Hike
Why Not Girl: Lauren McCabe HerpichI’m delighted to present today’s post from Why Not Girl! Lauren McCabe Herpich. You'll remember her from her introductory post here. After a recent move across the...
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I Have Family Commitments: Monday Morning Excuse
Family is essential to our health. Connections and relationships whether by blood or by choice has been proved to contribute to our overall well being.However. There are times when our obligations,...
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Getting Unstuck: A Client Testimonial
When I switched careers from corporate marketing to life coaching, I often wondered what the heck I was doing (and had I gone crazy?). But then I started working with people. I started seeing that...
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Taking Action: Deciding When To Leap
Creating changes in our lives—no matter how big or small—is not an easy feat. Change takes time. It takes perseverance and commitment. Diligence and patience.It also takes action. But what helps us get...
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Slow and Steady: Why Building A New Website Is A Lot Like Running An...
The Tortoise Won the RaceThe tortoise won the race.That was my mantra when I first started running. I was slow, but darn it, I was going to finish. And it became my mantra again a number of years later...
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Rediscovering the Outdoors: 55-Year-Old Late-Blooming Athlete Gets Ready For...
Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TXLife transitions offer up a host of new possibilities for us. After her kids were grown and out of the house, 55-year-old late-blooming athlete Kelli Bullard found...
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