by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 17, 2021 | Change, Clarity, Happiness, Self Improvement, Uncategorized
There is this thing, on the Peloton and maybe elsewhere, called the FTP (Functional Threshold Power). The participant takes a 20-minute cycling test to determine what kind of power or output she could hypothetically sustain for around one hour. It’s a hard test,...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 12, 2021 | Goals, Inspirational, Motivational Monday, Uncategorized
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? I never know how to answer that question because both could be true, right? Here is another one: Should you expect great things of yourself before you can do them OR do you have to do great things first and then you should...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 9, 2021 | Determination, Grit, Motivational Monday, Success, Uncategorized
A while back, in November of 2019, I went to Philly to watch my daughter run the Philadelphia Marathon & Half-Marathon (she ran the half-marathon). It was such an exciting day in Philadelphia that we made a commitment to make it a family event in 2020. Immediately...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
Yesterday I had the pleasure of listening to Rob Walker, the author of The Art of Noticing. Although I haven’t read the book yet, he made a very valid point of how rarely we take the time to notice. He talks about noticing from a place of curiosity, and...
by Beth FItzgerald | Aug 3, 2021 | Happiness, Health, Inner Peace, Self Improvement, Self-Care, Stress, Uncategorized, Work-Life Balance
If I asked you, “What project are you currently working on at work (or at home),” would you have an answer? Is it a big project? Have you been working on it for a while? Or is it a smaller project, but really consuming a lot of your time? Are you exhausted...
by Beth FItzgerald | Jul 30, 2021 | acceptance, Blessings, Gratitude, Happiness, Inner Peace, Obstacles, Perspective, Uncategorized
“If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” ~ Wayne Dyer This is actually a picture of my 3-bay garage as it stands this very morning! Beautiful, huh? Oh, my, it’s a lot. We really can’t even get in without moving...