Tag: inspiration

General

Time management = concentration of effort

Corie Muldoon

Time management is all about concentration of effort.

Concentration of effort: to focus one’s attention or mental effort on a particular object or activity.


Time Analysis Questions

Below are some questions we can ask ourselves to bring more awareness to how we are using and managing our time:

Does it take you a long time to get simple tasks done?

Do you daydream a lot?

Do you have your goals written out with a weekly plan to follow?

Do you set aside time weekly to review your goals and plan your upcoming week?

Do you win the day pretty quickly or does it take all day to get your tasks done?

Do you utilize a timer or similar system to balance work mode and breaks?

Do you take 5 deep belly breaths before starting work?

Do you close out your day and prepare for tomorrow?

Do you try to “multitask”? 

Do you find that it takes you – longer with more effort – to get things done when you’re trying to do multiple things at once?

Do you get distracted easily during focus times?

Do you pick up your phone to check social media during focus times, or when you’re with friends and family?

How is your concentration of effort? What would you rate it 1-10? Is there room for improvement?


Wrapping Up

If we can concentrate better on the task in front of us, we manage our time better, and in turn manage our lives better. Getting 1% better everyday.


Free Tools to Get Started

Life Map System
Daily Powerlist
Timeblock Session Template


Quote of the Week

“Beautiful flowers are not anxious about tomorrow but live with ease in the timeless Now and are provided for abundantly by God.” –Eckhart Tolle referring to Matthew 6:28-34

General

It’s our duty to get 1% better everyday

Corie Muldoon

Can we create a better world by creating a better version of ourselves?

If we get stronger physically and mentally, does the world get stronger too?

If we get healthier physically and mentally, does the world get healthier too?

The stakes are high, if we do nothing to better ourselves we may gradually get worse, which means the world may gradually get worse.

Is it worth it to do our part in becoming healthier individuals? Absolutely.

It’s our duty, obligation, and responsibility to work to get 1% better everyday…

Not only for the health and well being of ourselves, but for the health and well being of the world we live in, depend on, and are surrounded by.

General

Share tools you’ve tried yourself and found value in

Corie Muldoon

“Philosophy isn’t a parlor trick or made for show. It’s not concerned with words, but with facts. It’s not employed for some pleasure before the day is spent, or to relieve the uneasiness of our leisure. It shapes and builds up the soul, it gives order to life, guides action, shows what should and shouldn’t be done – it sits at the rudder steering our course as we vacillate in uncertainties. Without it, no one can live without fear or free from care. Countless things happen every hour that require advice, and such advice is to be sought out in philosophy.” -Seneca

Philosophy is a practice of studying and thinking that translates into a practice of living.

Philosophy guides our thoughts and actions in daily life.

To know philosophy principles is one thing, to live them and believe in them is another.

When we learn new principles, it’s not for fun or something to show off, it’s a tool that will help us live life in a better, healthier way.

Let’s share these tools only when we’ve implemented them ourselves. Do we believe in them enough to share them with others?

What you teach and share with others is important. Down to the details. Is this, and more importantly are you, really going to help them? Or are you just showing off what you’ve “learned” – aka info dumping?

CC’s Healthy Handbook is my way of helping others by sharing tools that I’ve tried myself and found value in.

Any ideas on how you can share your own life lessons, gold nuggets, memories, stories, things you love with those around you?

“I’ll tell you how people can prove their words to be their own – by putting into practice what they’ve been preaching.” -Seneca

Impossible List

5k a day for 31 days (and counting!)

Corie Muldoon

Another goal checked off of the Impossible List! Today (7/1/23) marks 68 days in a row of walking / running a daily 5k.

What really inspired my to take up the 5k a day for 31 days challenge was to honor my Poppop who I love and miss beyond words.

Doing something everyday in honor of those who cannot. That thought motivates me and keeps me stepping everyday.

Accepting what is (the pain, the love, all of it) & powering through doing the best I can now.

5k at Wissahickon Valley
5k with Champ

Never did I think a daily loop around the block would turn into doing a daily mile for over 500 days (and counting), and a daily 5k for 31 days (and counting).

I simply say yes, lace up, and get after my goal day after day, and it’s adding up! One step at a time. One day at a time.

Through this experience, I’ve learned more about…

  • consistency: doing something small everyday no matter what’s going on in life; to be consistent is to carve out time daily to get it done, or to do it daily
  • integrity: making a promise and following through no matter how I’m feeling; to have integrity is doing what I said I’d do – doing my absolute best to follow through on whatever I said yes to
Neighborhood 5k
5k at the Philly Zoo

I often sit and ponder about what life is trying to show me and how these lessons can apply to my life situation; how can I use this lesson to move the needle just 1%?

Some life lessons since starting 5k a day:

  • Work on myself more intentionally (goal, strategy, tactics)
  • Make my heart happy: exercise, good diet, water, sleep, deep breaths
  • Practice building confidence and discipline to see my goals through
Neighborhood 5k
Neighborhood 5k

What’s next? For now, I’m keeping the daily 5k streak going and holding focus on the Impossible List.

My 2023 Misogi is to run 26.2 miles (doubled from last year), so that’s a big goal I’m working toward right now!

Stay tuned as I continue to train for a 12 hour race coming up early October 2023 🙂

Long run at the track
5k with JD and Mum

To @joediandrea, thank you for inspiring me to chase my dreams and for loving and supporting me the whole way.

To @cam00913, thank you for being so loving and supportive, for trying new things, and for talking to me about your dad, my Poppop.

Check out my ~runs~ highlight on my personal insta for recent runs

5k at Wissahickon Valley
5k at Wissahickon Valley

If this blog inspires you, I encourage you to commit to your own fitness challenge.

Maybe it’s a daily loop around the block, daily mile, daily 5k, daily dimes (10 push-ups, 10 pull-ups, and 10 squats) – whatever your creative mind can come up with, the main goal is to do something every single day no matter what. THAT is where the real gains happen.

Fulfilling a small promise to yourself every day helps build the self-reliance, confidence, and discipline required to see goals through to the end.

Set a goal and get after it DAILY. Getting 1% healthier everyday. Love you all. Thanks for reading and for all of the love and support. Keep on stepping lil savages ♡



Update! I ended up clipping out 150+ days of 5k a day. Took me up to the Hainesport 12hr race on October 7th, 2023.

If you’re training for your own race and/or want to work on your mental health, I found so much value in 5k a day – give it a try 🙂

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!
Movement

A place to start: The Daily Mile

Corie Muldoon

Now is a perfect time to plan out your Daily Mile – where today can you carve out 20 minutes?

Set a 10 minute timer, go for a walk, and turn back around when the timer goes off.

Walking is super accessible and promotes your health in so many ways.

And if you get bored easily just call someone or listen to a podcast.

For those looking to lose weight, feel better – The Daily Mile is a great place to start!


Benefits of The Daily Mile

  • Helps connect the mind and body
  • Tones muscle
  • Burns body fat
  • Boosts cardiovascular fitness
  • Strengthens bones
  • Brings mental clarity
  • Reduces stress
  • Makes you feel better overall