"I believe I deserve something beautiful" -Elizabeth Gilbert
I highly encourage you to search up conferences related to your passions and professions. Not only will you return with renewed purpose, you will connect with others who are like-minded and maybe, just maybe, you will have one encounter that alters your course for good.
We don't need people to encourage us to keep curling the 5 lb weights that obviously are a better fit for the tiny 80 year old woman in Silver Sneakers class. We need people who are going to yell in our face as we struggle to put up the 20 lb shoulder press, and encourage you to go for that last rep before our arms fall, exhausted, but our pride swells, elated.
You cannot sustain a relationship on sex alone. This is akin to trying to survive on eating nothing but cookies, candy, and cake.
Communication is the lifeblood of any relationship. This includes communicating the good AND the bad. If you only communicate the positive and sweep the negative under the rug, this is like living on a diet of sugar; it's delicious, but not life-sustaining. However, if you only focus on the bad and leave out the good, that's akin to being on starvation rations; eventually, that relationship will look as bad as a wanna-be Instagram model.
As I have been setting up my foundation for 2017, I keep coming back to the question "HOW will I make my life optimal?" I already know WHY I want to make it the best it can be, but what does that actually look like? There are some people who cannot wait to ditch their... Continue Reading →
Today I went to the beach for the first time in WAY too long. It had been raining off and on all day, but when I got out of the gym the sky was full of sunshine, and the air was fresh and clean just waiting to be breathed in. When I walked onto the... Continue Reading →
I've been thinking a lot the last couple days about the foundation for optimization. What is it that is going to make me truly ready to take on this new chapter in my life and make more than just a pipe dream or a flash-in-the-pan burst of inspiration? What will guarantee that I succeed? Putting... Continue Reading →
This blog is the result of a conversation I had with a friend yesterday. We were discussing the New Year (like everyone else that day), and I read him my New Years Resolutions off the Notes on my iPhone. Travel out of the country Start writing a book Reach optimum physical health (lifestyle change-no diets)... Continue Reading →
Hannah Elizabeth 