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Oh, Resistance, you almost had me…

31 Sunday May 2015

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, CrossFit, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Goal Setting, Happiness, Liberation, Life Lessons, Live Intentionally, Live More, Mindfulness, Overcoming challenges, Resistance, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel, Travel Junkie, Yoga

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For whatever reason, resistance has been a theme for me for the past month. Between training for the Brooklyn Half Marathon and attending a HR professional training class, resistance had almost taken me down.

So much so, that there were a few moments where I wanted to quit everything. Quit CrossFit. Quit training for the half marathon. Refuse to go to another HR training class.

Yes, the stress and pressure of trying to make it all fit into the schedule seemed a bit overwhelming. Add on struggling through my initial 8 mile long run. Throw in feedback I received during the HR certification training that I perceived to be a bit over the top and harsh.

There I was at my breaking point where quitting everything seemed like the best solution. Until I [Continue Reading...]

Waking up to Your Life…

13 Thursday Nov 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Fitness/Wellness/Health, Goal Setting, Happiness, Healthy Lifestyle, Liberation, Life Lessons, Live Intentionally, Mindfulness, Motivation, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Yoga

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That moment when…Comparison and Keeping-up-with-everyone-else feeling begins to dissipate. Oh, how liberating it is to show up this way in life wherever we may be and whoever we may be with. When this happens, there’s this distinct knowing and happy feeling that positive change has occurred for you.

Something new is on the horizon, because you are being more present in the moment and open to receiving it. That is what we call a Positive Shift. Because something changed on the outside that reflects your newer internal way of being, your mind shifted, and your presence shifted.

And a few weeks ago, I experienced just that. After reactivating my gym membership (run and practice yoga in the warmer months), I returned back to the gym for Spin class and Vinyasa Yoga. Actually, [Continue Reading...]

Growing into Your Purpose…

30 Thursday Oct 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Forgiveness, Goal Setting, Happiness, Intuition, Liberation, Life Lessons, Live Intentionally, Mindfulness, Motivation, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Runner, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel, Yoga

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Two years ago almost to the exact same weekend in October, I was attending Marie Forleo’s Rich Hot Happy (RHH) Live Event. I remember being wait-listed because I had deliberated too long on whether or not to invest the money in myself and the mission behind C&R Self. (This of course has evolved and more to come on that another time.)

I mean, how could I justify me being worthy enough to say yes to myself in this way?! Was I far along enough in C&R Self to really benefit from this event?

This wasn’t your average modestly priced weekend workshop of a hundred dollars. It was actually a few thousand dollars to attend for two and half days for brilliant coaching and insight of successful entrepreneurs, motivational speakers, NY Times [Continue Reading...]

Ever Find Yourself Asking: Is It Really Worth It?

17 Thursday Jul 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Goal Setting, Happiness, Liberation, Life Lessons, Live Intentionally, Motivation, Overcoming challenges, Relationships, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel

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That moment when you hear back from a big publication that they won’t be accepting your article…Disappointing, to say the least. You had your heart set on it. You really believed in your story and could swear it was the right writing style for this column.

Because you did your research and read months and months of articles. You challenged yourself to go deeper, sharing insights, in a memoir style. You did the very best you could do. About seven or so revisions, critiqued by fellow writers, a writing professor, and an editor. Nonetheless, you learned that it wasn’t right for their needs.

But I just don’t understand? Am I just wasting my time by investing in my passion of writing? Will this ever become more than what it is today? Will [Continue Reading...]

When You Don’t Get What You Want…

28 Friday Feb 2014

Posted by Sarina in Adventures, Anxiety, Career, Determination, Embrace Change, Facing Fears, Happiness, Liberation, Life Lessons, Overcoming challenges, Self-limiting beliefs, Stress Strategies, Success Strategies, Travel

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The moment when reality sets in and you come to know that you didn’t get what you truly wanted.

This happened to me last weekend. The announcement was made about the winners of the Hay House Writer’s Workshop contest and my book proposal wasn’t selected.

Was I disappointed about missing this chance to be published with Hay House? Absolutely! Was I devastated about the news? Surprisingly, no. And really because I didn’t place all my hopes and dreams on this one opportunity, my first attempt of going after my dream of becoming an author.

Because I wasn’t so attached to the outcome of, it has to be this-opportunity-right-here-right-now. Because from the beginning I always saw this writer’s workshop contest as a deadline to get me to finally commit to writing my book proposal. [Continue Reading...]