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Welcome to my world…

To follow is a copy of an email I sent to my close network. So rather than bombard everyone in my network, I am producing the mail below for you to read, if interested

Hi there, happy weekend!

I haven’t been in touch in a while now and wanted to let you know how the Mini Marathons went, the fundraising and of course, what the hell I am doing now.

Firstly, I am delighted to report I am pain free, unlike this time last year when I was crippled, and had to give up running altogether. My waistline was not happy!

So after intense self care and chiropractic treatments in Spring, I was promised I would be doing the 3 things I love again – gardening, driving my motorbike and running. At first it was a struggle, and my health seemed to be deteriorating rather than improving, but finally after about 2 months, I suddenly began to feel huge improvements.

So much so that I was back running with a great new podcast programme, building my distance, stamina and endurance over 9 weeks, ready for the Cork and Limerick Mini Marathons. Not only did I finish both without killing myself, I improved on last year’s times with little effort. I felt great

I decided to dedicate my efforts for charity – Age Action this time. In light of the bad weather we had last year, I felt the elderly were in dire need of vital funds, and it would give me a greater focus for my training. And it worked! I completed both runs successfully, and am delighted with the progress on last year, which was so difficult I really believed I wouldn’t run again. Read the rest of this entry »

I am no stranger to health and fitness, having been a part of various therapies, classes and courses over the years, mostly as a preventative rather than a cure. Those of you who know me personally will attest to the fact I have NEVER dieted, but do not indulge in fast and overly processed foods, but like anyone else, have my “weak” areas.

Cork Mini Marathon bib 2010

I fought these weak areas for a long time, and there is something about turning 40 that helps us realise that health is so important, because without it, you do not have quality of life.

Now I allow myself my indulgences whenever I want them, and compensate by eating healthily otherwise, drinking lots of water and exercising on a regular basis. To be truthful, mostly my exercising consists of brisk long walks, and generally going to a class of some kind.

Last year, in beginning of 2010, I discovered running was a faster way to improve fitness and endurance, and of course kick me back into a state of racing heartbeat and pushing myself beyond my comfort zone. I wrote a post about it at the time about motivation, and decided to achieve my goals by training for both the Cork Women’s Mini Marathon AND the Limerick Women’s Mini Marathon. I followed a programme to the minute, and achieved my training goals for the first race. The second race was exactly a week later and unfortunately I did enough damage to my lower back that Read the rest of this entry »

Nutrition is often top of the list for a healthy mind and body. Don’t forget that if you run a business, it is also organic, growing, and in need of nutrition. Check to see if your business is getting its “5-a-Day”:

Authenticity – Be yourself

If you are anybody else as you are pitching for contracts, selling your wares, communicating a message, or asking to be paid, then you are not yourself! The only person that has control over how you portray yourself and your business is you. Originality, authenticity, individuality is the one thing that can separate you from your competitors, so why try and BE like someone else, or another business? The business world doesn’t need a clone of companies to choose from, they need that something special that only the business owner can provide.

It’s difficult to decide who you are and what you Read the rest of this entry »

So we have had a tough 2009 all round. Some more than others, and those of you who have been concentrating on your health will know how difficult it can be to keep the momentum going.

Someone said to me recently: “I saw a new car the other day and it had “Zero Ten” on the registration plate” She then realised her mistake (one zero) and claimed it was difficult to pinpoint a name for the year.

So what do we need to consider when we embark on the New Year ahead? Firstly, we need to decide what we are going to call the year:- Two thousand and Ten? Or Twenty Ten? It’s important to have this clear in your mind, so you can plan ahead and the name of the year remains consistent. The problem with not deciding on a definitive name for yourself, is it conjures up uncertainty, and that is the last thing we need coming into a new year with a new routine and new ideas. Consistency!

The first thing we can do to get us on the right track is Read the rest of this entry »

Seefin Coaching has the pleasure of being featured in Catherine Connors winter edition of De-Stress Magazine. Head on over to page 5 to read the article on dealing with the approach of Christmas:

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Catherine is the owner of Stress Solutions for Life and is a well respected Stress Management and Time Management practitioner as well as an Holistic Therapist. She produces this fantastic magazine full of stories, tips and tricks on how to get more out of life, be less stressed and more productive.

Its a great read, especially as we feel the tension rising as we approach December. I have some great tips and advantages on page 5 for organising yourself better for the run up to Christmas.

Enjoy,
Elaine

Sleep is good for you!

According to Wikipedia: “Sleep deprivation (having too little sleep), can be either chronic or acute. A chronic sleep-restricted state can cause fatigue, daytime sleepiness, clumsiness and weight gain. Complete absence of sleep over long periods is impossible to achieve; brief microsleeps (3-14 seconds) cannot be avoided.”

What causes us not to sleep?

I asked around Ireland and was not surprised by Read the rest of this entry »

Well it’s that time of month again!!! (no ladies, not THAT time of month)
Friday 13th is a normal day for some but for others it can mean not going outside the front door.
I am not at all superstitious but do believe in Karma, so do good to yourself today.

Here are some facts according to WIKI:

The fear of Friday the 13th is called paraskavedekatriaphobia, a word derived from the concatenation of the Greek words Paraskeví (Παρασκευή) (meaning Friday), and dekatreís (δεκατρείς) (meaning thirteen), attached to phobía (φοβία) (meaning fear). This is a specialized form of triskaidekaphobia, a simple phobia (fear) of the number thirteen, and is also known as friggatriskaidekaphobia. The term triskaidekaphobia was derived in 1911 and first appeared in a mainstream source in 1953.

What a mouthful! Here is a suspicious story:

Do you know how to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not?

This is not to scare you, but to make you aware. This is really interesting. Try it with a ‘regular’ mirror, and you can easily see what the gap means. This is a MUST read!!
When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a 2-way mirror? (i.e., they can see you maybe taking pictures], but you can’t see them).
There have been many cases of people installing 2-way mirrors in female changing rooms. It is very difficult to positively identify the surface by just looking at it. So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of mirror we are looking at?
Just conduct this simple test: Place the tip of your fingernail [ball-point pen, eyebrow pencil. any object] against the reflective surface and if there IS A GAP between your fingernail and the image of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror.
However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image of your nail, then BEWARE, BECAUSE IT IS a 2-WAY MIRROR!
REMEMBER…every time you see a mirror, do the “fingernail test.” It doesn’t cost you anything, it is simple to do, and it might save you embarrassment or violation.

I do not know if it is true but have checked all the mirrors in my house and the space is there.
REMEMBER…”NO SPACE, LEAVE THE PLACE!”
source – www.quizilla.com

Do the mirror test and let me know if you have found a two way mirror.

Oh by the way – Friday 13th is back next month!

All the best / tseb eht llA

Elaine

Hi all,
I was sent this great link to help with your everyday issues.
This breathing exercise will help to increase energy, mental clarity, improve concentration, increase confidence in making decisions.
Try it out for yourself and let me know how you get on…

http://www.schoolforwarriorsblog.com/instant-clarity-concentration/

With increased confidence,

Elaine

I was just thinking about all these horrible viruses hanging around Ireland. It seems if someone catches a virus, it runs rampant throughout the workplace, the household, or can even wipe out communities.
So why do we get sick sometimes when viruses are on the prowl, and why sometimes we seem to escape by the skin of our teeth?
I recently became very ill with a seemingly innocent cold, which quickly developed into a flu like illness with temperature, aches and all the usual horrible additives that hang on and threaten our very existence. It wiped me out for 3 whole weeks.
It wasn’t until I met up with my own Life Coach that they suggested that there is very good reason why I succumbed to the nasty infecter.
They suggested it was my body physically coping with all the mental and emotional garbage that I was in the process of eliminating from my conscience. This suggests that there is such a connection between the physical and the mental, that one cannot but be affected by the other.
If our mental health is good, we will be physically vibrant and visa versa.
However, if we are under the weather, we catch an auld flu or cold (generic terms for “I am feeling like a bus ran over me”), and we are dragged down physically and emotionally, feeling very sorry for ourselves. So we weather the rough road, and pump ourselves with Uniflu and Mightyflu quick fixes, and expect to get better.
But sometimes we don’t really want to get better, and I think there is a perfectly good reason for this – we simply need the time-out. When we refuse our bodies time-out, it decides to take matters into it’s own hands.
Next time you go to the doctor with an ailment and they ask you – how long have you been feeling this way – they should really ask “When did this start?” because simply something instigated this ailment – our body decided it needed it. So next time you feel under the weather, try and figure out exactly when it started – was it when you got some bad news, experienced a loss, stress, lost your job, had a bad week???
By identifying this and then accepting that it is, we can build our emotional appetite and that will build our immune system, and speed up the recovery process, without chemical intervention.
There is a reason for everything, every happening, and to accept that we accept change (as it is really the only predictable thing about life (change)).
A positive mental attitude can save a lot of aul ailments from affecting us. A nice thought in the morning could save you picking up that nasty virus for that day, and we can deal with the next day in the same way the following morning.

Try it…we could get through the winter (sorry, summer) without hiccup.

Chat soon,

Elaine x