I am a morning person – how to create habits
“I am a morning person”, is not something you’ll usually hear from me. What I normally tell myself and anyone who may ask … “I’m not much of a morning person”. But I know that this is a habit that I have created, and if it’s a habit I created, then surely I can create the alternative.
I am a Big Dreamer
I am a Big Dreamer! I’ve been told, more than once, that I’m a big dreamer – as if this was not the right way to go about things. I don’t know if there’s a right way or a wrong way … What I do know is that this is my way. What my experiences...
Chasing Extraordinary … what it means to me
I use the hashtag #chasingextraordinary on my social media posts … I thought I should describe what “Chasing Extraordinary” means to me? For me, it’s all about taking yourself from the current level you are and then dreaming and thinking big, setting that...
Look back with pride, look forward with confidence
‘Look back with pride, look forward with confidence’ ... was one of the many motivational quotes I used to keep me going during my 63 marathons in 63 days. Yesterday was my one year anniversary of Day One of my 63 marathons in 63 days...
The ‘Imposter’ Runner
'I feel like I'm an 'Imposter' runner' was a comment said by a couple of people I ran with last week when I went out for a little run about with the newbie graduated couch-to-5k runners of Wreake Runners RC. We had a little laugh at this comment, after all...
Nutripouch Review
Learn from your past. As well as dreaming of what I want to do and how I want to feel when I do it, I’ve also learned that it’s important to reflect back. From here I learn and make changes to improve. I truly like improving – I may not be getting faster,...
Next Adventure Ireland
I know that I run better when I’m running towards something ... so I’m setting my next DUMBER goal! DUMBER being the acronym for ... Daft Unconventional Mental Bonkers Exciting Ridiculous (thank you Simon @successengineers for this acronym). I’ve been in...
International Women’s Day – celebrating strength
International Women's Day and the upcoming Mother's Days are strange ones to me. I understand that for some, it is important to have a day to be acknowledged or appreciated. I used to be that person. When I was younger I waited to be acknowledged,...
Happy To Be ‘A Work In Progress’
I’m happy to be ‘A Work In Progress’ and as I take action today, I know that I will learn lessons that shape me and I know that I will have transformed from this point in time to my next reflective moment. The photo above and the photo below are both...
Believe You Can And You Will
On 30th September 2001 there were no running selfies and no happy snaps of me crossing the finish line - I attempted my first marathon and I was a DNF. But that was not the end of my marathon story ... it was just the start! I went home dejected but not...