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How I became a Half Marathon Runner & Then got featured in FITNESS Magazine

29 Friday Mar 2013

Posted by Sarina in Determination, Facing Fears, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Goal Setting, Happiness, High School Students, Life Lessons, Motivation, Relationships, Resilience, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Speaker, Success Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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A few weeks ago, I was a Guest Speaker at Half Hollow Hills High School West (3 classes back to back!) and I discussed with the students the topic, Learning to Embrace Change in Your Life and Career. Without a doubt, Embracing Change is so essential to master, especially if you want to achieve some big goals and conquer your self-limiting beliefs, fears and doubts!

It’s when I’ve stepped forward, believed in myself, stayed committed to the outcome and true to myself, that’s when some powerful moments happened in my life and career!

In this video clip from that day, I shared with the High School Students, How I became a Half Marathon Runner & then got featured in FITNESS Magazine for the July/August 2012 issue.

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Key Strategies / Insights to Take Away

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Showing up for Myself…Traveling, Realizations, Life-Changing Moments!

23 Wednesday Jan 2013

Posted by Sarina in Facing Fears, Happiness, Life Lessons, Relationships, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Travel, Yoga

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Pacific Ocean coast at El Zonte, El Salvador
GAdventures Volcano Trail Tour 1/2013

Right before I booked my GAdventures trip, Volcano Trail, through Central America, I had a conversation with one of my close friends, Nicole. After I shared how I was embracing where I am in my life right now, making the effort to live my life without regrets and traveling the world rather than waiting on my husband to show up, Nicole’s response was, “As you should. That’s great! Your hubby will be thoroughly impressed when he shows up.” The very next day, without hesitation, I booked my trip.

So I intentionally left behind all the comforts of my home to be out of my element, with the purpose to truly reconnect with myself on a deeper and more spiritual level, while being on this GAdventures YOLO style group tour (You Only Live Once/travelers [Continue Reading...]

Chaos Happens. Learn to Overcome & Thrive beyond the Chaos. Master this, Master Your Life!

20 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by Sarina in Anxiety, Career, College, Happiness, Life Lessons, Resilience, Runner, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Yoga

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Practicing Yoga – Allows me to reconnect with my Inner calm, Focus, Balance & Resilience Against Chaos and Stress!

Maybe I’ve mastered thriving in and rising above chaos because my childhood could be described in that very same one word – chaos. I also believe that mastering my childhood chaos has made me very effective in my HR role, especially in employee relations and keeping my calm and focus in some very intense situations in the workplace. So let me share how I’m allowing for flexibility and continue to build my resilience, so chaos doesn’t get the best of me!

How I’m Allowing for Flexibility in My Life and Thriving Beyond the Uncontrollable/Chaos:

Getting at least 6 hours of sleep. I function really well on this amount, but sometimes need more and can occasionally function fine with less, but these days I try not to make this a regular habit, if [Continue Reading...]

Always a Student of Life. Reconnect with Your Divine Self!

05 Friday Oct 2012

Posted by Sarina in Determination, Happiness, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Motivation, Resilience, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Students, Success Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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Grand Palace in Bangkok, Thailand – GAdventures Tour – 2/2012 Traveling to other countries has resulted in life changing & adventurous experiences! Learning how to better embrace being out of my element!

Commitment to learning is a mission to staying true to yourself and reconnecting with your divine self. For some people, like myself, this fiery desire of learning is just something I can’t live without, and is almost like an addiction.

Have another confession for you!

So recently, when I was feeling like I lost my creativity and wasn’t quite sure what to do about it, I was not in my best place, and went into this searching phase of trying to figure out what to do next. Then I came to realize that obsessing over this concern was just not working for me. It was actually having the opposite effect, where I was blocking the positive energy and creativity. Hello! How could I have not recognized this? It was time to shift [Continue Reading...]

Strategy for Running & Relationships. It’s All in the Approach!

31 Friday Aug 2012

Posted by Sarina in Conflict, Determination, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Life Lessons, Living in the Moment, Relationships, Resilience, Runner, Success Strategies, Yoga

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Cow Harbor Day - Northport Harbor, NY - 9/2011

As the Cow Harbor 10k race is approaching in the coming weeks, it suddenly became obvious to me during my last practice run of the course that running a race implies similar strategy as approaching a relationship.

In the beginning, even though the adrenaline rush is taking over and the excitement of the new is heightened, you can’t go out too fast at the start of a race, or rush a relationship to hurry love. Otherwise, you just won’t stand a chance to make it to the finish line strong or really give the relationship the opportunity to develop! It’s all about pacing yourself in the race, and in a relationship. Get connected with yourself and the other person first, so you can determine if you’re compatible.

Challenging hills in a race represent [Continue Reading...]