Friday Review of Posts on Ability

FRIDAY REVIEW: ABILITY

Are you living up to your fullest abilities? Here are a few ability-related posts you may have missed. Click the link to read the full message.

 

“Like an oyster cultivating a pearl, cultivate something that is special to you.”

 

 

 

“The greatest thing about man is the ability to transcend himself, his ancestry, and his environment, and to become what he dreams of being.”

 

 

 

“We learn by pushing ourselves and finding out what lies at the outer reaches of our abilities.”

 

 

 

Does running late count as exercise

“Does running late count as exercise?”

—Author Unknown

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Image from Unsplash by Jens Kreuter

Along with optimal rest and nutrition, exercise completes the trifecta for healthy living. Adequate exercise – which includes aerobics, strength training, and flexibility activities –  provide all sorts of benefits to enhance our physical, mental, and even emotional well being.

On the other hand, running late and the stresses induced by this over-adrenalized state bathe our system with cortisol and other chemicals that can have serious, negative consequences over time.

EXERCISE:

Consider adding more buffer and free time in your days. Take the approach of being more focused and effective on fewer priority matters.

Feel free to reply to this post regarding how such strategies help you live a healthier, happier, and more productive life.

No trees were harmed in the transmission of this email

“No trees were harmed in the transmission of this email but trillions of electrons were excited to participate.”

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Image from Extreme Tech

Where do you stand on environmental issues? What are your thoughts on deforestation, fossil fuels, and the use of plastic straws?

What is your current carbon footprint? Given your awareness of such issues, which direction is it headed?

Today’s quote was at the bottom of an e-mail sent to me by a coaching colleague. Unfortunately, without my full awareness, I printed it out on a sheet of paper to develop this post.

EXERCISE:

How and in what ways are you doing your part to support and perhaps exceed the goals and objectives of the Paris Agreement?

Feel free to use a few trillion electrons to share your current exciting efforts by replying to this post!