"Some of the best things in life donât look so hot at the beginning.
Itâs cool to pick something up fast, but have you ever experienced the feeling of sucking out of the gates? Then working hard, consistently, humblyâŠand celebrating the whole messy, wonderful process?
I was on a mission to get my first pull-up a few years back, and I can tell you that EVEN NOWâyears after I got one, then 5, then 10âevery single trip above the bar is so much sweeter bc of the sweat I had to put in to get here.
Apply to life! Youâve got this. âšâšâš Shoutout to my đfriend @angela_gargano for the coaching, support and belief in me getting pull-up number one back in 2019!" Â
- Liz Plosser/Editor and Chief of Womens Health Magazine
You can watch the Video she created of her journey here
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I've had the opportunity to work with HUNDREDS of women around the world to help them conquer their pull-up and FOUR things are certain.
I stayed in a pineapple house⊠đ
And no, it wasn't Spongebob's house under the sea⊠but that would have been cool đ
This was a cute little hidden spot in Wimberly, Texas. There was a pineapple sign and path that lead to a cabin with limited service and no wifi.
EVERYTHING in the house was pineapple themed⊠from the spoons, the pillows, the curtains... she even had a magnet on the fridge that was pineapple!
The pineapple is an international sign of welcome! And from what I learned, an UPSIDE DOWN pineapple is a sign of... swinging</>... and yes the swinging you are thinking about đ€Ł
Getting away was super nice and for me what I discovered about myself is that I matter. Ithink I always put EVERYTHING else before my needs and I always have.
While that is a great quality to have, I have to remind myself that I need to take care of myself more... JUST like I tell all of my clients. I need to tell myself hat I am enough, I am deserving and my needs even if they feel like they are too ...
Iâm getting in my own way... and maybe are have too?
 You know you should be...Â
...but you just arenât doing any of it đ€·đ»ââïž... even though you know that if you actually do these things you will live better and have a happier life.Â
So why DONâT we JUST DO IT ALREADY? What are we waiting for?
Why is it so hard to just do the "rightâ thing?
 As I was on a walk the other day I thought to myself, "itâs gotta be a few things..."
Letâs talk today about ALL things hanging and American Ninja Warrior!
Last week I competed on American Ninja Warrior for my 5th TIME! I am now 32 years old and I am still in shocked that my body is able to still âninja,â and that I was asked to come back to complete again. When I turned 30, I was anticipating my athletic career being over, and while things have definitely changed in my body and I do have to workout a bit differently and recover more, I actually feel stronger and smarter in my training than I ever have!
But before we get into the deets of American Ninja Warrior, I wanted to talk about how me and thousands of other people completed 30 Days of Hanging!
đđ» ImprovedPosture
đđ» Improved grip strength, which is directly related to measuring your OVERALL health! So by improving grip strength, you will essentially live longer (you're welcome)
đđ» It decompresses the spine and can help reduce back pain if you have any
BUT whatâs ...
It's been quite the weekend! Since January, I have been planning for my very first Strong Feels Good Retreat here in Austin, Texas!Â
I have never hosted a retreat before BUT I have been to a few that have truly changed my life. And that was my goal.. .to change each of the ladies lives by the end of the 4 Days.Â
So after countless day and hours of prepping, creating the schedule, getting goodies it was time to do the damn thing!Â
Thursday: The ladies arrived one by one! Most of them I have NEVER met in real life only through zoom for the past 3 years! So it was epic to meet them face to face! For Maria from Luxembourg, this was even her FIRST time in America! We started off with some healthy lunch, a quick off the plane workout and then a Sound Bowl Experience from my friend Mae! Â
Friday:Â My amazing friend Bea lead the ladies through a BreathWork Experience which is a great way to open up the mind, release emotions and dive deep into what each person particularly needed to grow (w...
On Friday, my boyfriend and I had dinner and then we took the night to just paint!
Then the next morning we went to Sauna and Ice and went to a really cool farm.
Sunday I hosted a FREE Pull-up Workshop! And Had SUCH an awesome group, I went through my three step method that has helped SOO many women conquer their first pull-up! If you want to watch the replay you can check it out here!
After the workshop, I felt like my brain was broken though hahaâŠI started to get super frustrated because I wanted to be productive but my mind was like⊠No girl⊠you cannot do things today!
So I caught up with some of my favorite Netflix/Prime Show! Let me know if you like any of these!
-YOU <âI mean this was insane haha this season was SOOO good! I donât want to spoil it for you if you havenât seen
-Daisy and the Sixâs <âI loved loved this series and I hope they do more! But itâs about a band and all their drama Â
-Sex Life <âBesides some of the scenes being rated R and a bit much I REALLY ...
Hate to break it to ya⊠youâre not gonna be your best every day, and thatâs okay!
Iâve had a lot of clients getting down of themselves for NOT hitting their personal best each week.
I GET how frustrating that can be, especially when you HAVE been showing up each day and putting in the work!
A few things I want you to consider BEFORE beating yourself up too much:
Power Point Night đ
This weekend I got a bunch of my friends together to do something called âPowerpoint Night." Each person makes a funny presentation on literally ANYTHING.
A few people messaged me asking if it was a âpublic speakingâ class or group. No⊠just me and a bunch of friends making a presentation so that we can all cry laugh and take life a little less seriously for a moment. I think we could all use that right?
Presentations included:
It was a good time, and I am grateful that this group was down to get super weird with me because I am definitely a weird person.
The next day, I spoke at event and did my What If It All Goes Right? mindset talk. Ironically the screen wouldnât work so I had to do the presentation with my laptop on a chair đ€Ș but I guess it was perfect example of, what if it all goes right EVEN when everything is going wrong....
What makes a successful person successful?
This weekend I had the honor to go to a three day conference with top leaders and coaches in the industry so that I could become a better coach and businesswoman. I am a huge advocate of continuing education and ALWAYS learning and growing, no matter HOW much you THINK you know. You donât know it all!
Sometimes it just takes that ONE person to say the right thing that will change your life FOREVER.
Someone actually came up to me and said âI am surprised you are here in the audience and not just speaking,â and truthfully, while I was honored ,the real secret of being successful IS learning and IS being in the audience.
Throughout the weekend we heard strategy tactics, but of course, the reality of your passion turning into your business is that you have to do a lot of things that you donât love so much. I LOVE training, writing programing, and helping othersâŠBUT I have to do a lot of things that AREN"T thatâŠ.
 Itâs hard!
There are days yo...
 Wow, what a week last week!Â
I feel like for myself and ALL my clients, life and adulting was happening. For me, moving, my car breaking down, and feeling sick, and for my clients, falling down stairs, norovirus sickness, family stuff, and injuries.Â
LIFE is going to happen and it WILL throw you off. Itâs learning how to maneuver it and surrender to the fact that sometimesâŠthings are not in our control and all we can do is breathe and keep going.
After allowing myself to surrender and realizing that a lot of work would not get done last week I took the opportunity to finalize my vision board, write a letter to myself and do a vision casting. I also took the time to make a game plan to do things ONE thing at a time.
When you are clear on what you want and WHY you want itâŠitâs more likely to happen. And a lot of times, big life events âlike movingâ is a great opportunity to do that.
For 2023, my word is simplicity;Â Â fine tuning things, realizing that you donât need to be stresse...