Category: Mindset

Mindset

Managing Ego: Finding Balance for Self-Esteem and Achievement

Corie Muldoon

It takes a certain level of awareness to stop making excuses and letting our actions make or break our ego.

And we can get to that level of awareness by doing some inner work.

Let’s get started!

Excuses

An excuse is an attempt to lessen the blame, defend, or justify a fault or offense.

Ever try to talk to someone about an issue and all they do is list the “reasons why” said thing happened the way it did. One big story time.

When really all you want is for them to just acknowledge their mistake and promise to do and be better.

That being said, we don’t gotta explain why something happened the way it did, because the details make no difference.

Take responsibility quickly and quietly. If you messed up, own it and promise to work hard to improve.

Things don’t have to be in perfect alignment for us to take small steps to be a better person. We can start with where we are today. What can we do right now?

“I start from where the world is, as it is, not as I would like it to be.”

– Saul Alinsky

Ego

An ego is a person’s sense of self-esteem or self-importance.

When we do or don’t do something, it’s easy to let that affect how we feel about ourselves.

Maybe you accomplished something big – does that make you feel better than others?

Maybe you said you’d do something and didn’t – does that make you feel shitty about yourself?

We don’t wanna get too high or too low. Whatever happens, let’s allow it to be a small thing. Good and bad.

“Be satisfied with even the smallest step forward and regard the outcome as a small thing.”

– Marcus Aurelius

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Mindset

Living Well: Embracing Imperfection and Purpose

Corie Muldoon

No matter where we find ourselves, we can live by our principles.

Compassion, reason, fairness, open-mindedness, purpose.

Life doesn’t have to be perfect to live well.

We don’t have to live in the perfect place or have the perfect job to be grounded, centered, living well, and doing good.

“There too one can live well.” -Marcus Aurelius

Tips and Tools – what’s new?

Happy 2 weeks of 2024! We got some new tips and tools posted up to help you continue getting 1% better everyday.

On the Blog:

Mindset:
Most things we fear never come to pass
Focus on that tiny chance of success

Healthy Habits:
10 Health & Fitness Rules to Live By in 2024

General:
We become the sum of our actions
The good life

Productivity:
Word of the Year

Recommended Reading:

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho; super easy read, great story, full of practical life lessons

The Seat of the Soul by Gary Zukav; deep spiritual concepts that challenge how we see ourself and the world around us

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Mindset

Embracing Small Opportunities for Big Success

Corie Muldoon

“Apply yourself to thinking through difficulties – hard times can be softened, tight squeezes widened, and heavy loads made lighter for those who can apply the right pressure.” -Seneca

Focus your entire effort on the little bit of room you have, that tiny chance of success.

Like the losing team that comes back to win it all. Or the unprepared student who passes a hard test.

Our best shot is holding onto the small opportunity we have left to succeed and do everything we can to get it done. Don’t give up.

It’s not over until it’s over. If it’s humanly possible, you can do it.

Mindset

Most things we fear never come to pass

Corie Muldoon

How many times have we replayed certain scenarios in our heads for them to never happen?

Or we imagine things one way, and they turn out another?

Or we act out of fear and regret it later?

Our brain is meant to do 3 simple things:

  • separate what’s important from what is senseless
  • keep things in perspective
  • only become troubled by what is worth becoming troubled over

When we use our brain properly, we end 90% of our troubles.

We live in the moment…

We take in whatever is happening now, and do what we think is best.

We ground ourselves in the moment by focusing on our senses.

And we use our brain to guide us through whatever situation we find ourselves in today, right now.

“You’ve endured countless troubles – all from not letting your ruling reason do the work it was made for – enough already” -Marcus Aurelius

Mindset

How to get motivated and stay disciplined

Corie Muldoon

Now that you have the idea of being healthy and fit, our next step is to bridge the gap between wanting and having.

  1. Define and remember your WHY
  2. Write out your goals every morning and night
  3. Visualize your goals and the steps you’ll have to do to get there
  4. Create a written plan and review it often
  5. Plan your workouts ahead of time
  6. Commit to weekly food shop, cooking more at home, and swapping out old/bad foods for healthy/clean foods
  7. Take action on your written plan
  8. Remember the 3-step rhythm of success: Plan, Do, Review.
  9. Tell people about your goals! Now you have some accountability.
  10. Reach out via my contact page if you have any questions, comments, or concerns about your health and fitness journey!
Mindset

Breathe through Negative Emotions

Corie Muldoon

Allow emotions and feelings to go through you.

Imagine your chest as a screen, instead of a brick wall that everything sticks to.

All that is flows through you effortlessly.

Notice and allow these emotions and feelings to pass through you.

Redirect your awareness onto your inner energy field, breathing through any tension.

Check in with your body, do you feel resistance or pain anywhere?

Draw in positive energy by filling your mind with positive emotions.

Breath deeply – in for 4 out for 4, in for 6 out for 6, in for 8 out for 8.