I was blown away. I even knew they did it every morning. I had seen snippets of videos showing these moments. I had heard stories. However, it wasn’t until I got to experience it that I realized how special it is. I share this story with the permission of Lenny...
One morning, as I was driving back from the gym, a crosswalk light was flashing, indicating that someone was crossing. I slowed down but didn’t see anyone. I thought maybe they had already crossed. Even so, something, call it intuition, told me to slow down...
This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. It happens to be one of my favorite holidays. It's not because of the food though. It's my favorite because of the reason for gathering - to give thanks and share what we have to give...
What do Ed Sheeran, The CrossFit Games and you have in common? Let's find out together. A few weeks ago my friend, Abby, came to visit, and she is a huge CrossFitter. While she was here, the CrossFit Games were on television. This is an event...
I've had the privilege of being a dog mom for three amazing dogs in my lifetime so far. Currently, I don’t have a pet because of my travel and training schedule. However, I do get some puppy love almost every day on my walks. I...
Depending on the answer to who's living inside your head, it may be time to take roll call and shift some duties. We all have voices constantly talking to us. Growing up, I was told that if you heard voices in your head, you were...
You are driving in your car. The windows are rolled down. The sun is shining. There is only open road ahead of you, and your absolute favorite song starts playing on the radio. What do you do? YOU TURN UP THE VOLUME AND SING YOUR FOOL HEAD...
I am likely to be the LAST person you would see spending four hours at an Active Shooter seminar on a Saturday afternoon. Up until now. Wait! What?? I mean really! My personal creed is Choose JOY! Yet, I found myself there, thanks to a...
Today's blog was written by Vicki Werling, regular contributor and trainer/coach extraordinaire! Recently, I attended an all-day conference where the speakers shared their stories, ideas and techniques for being authentically you and empowering yourself to be the best version of you. It was great messaging and...
The feast of Thanksgiving is about celebrating a bountiful harvest and sharing that abundance with others in gratitude, love and peace. What would be possible if we had a Thanksgiving mindset every day? GRATITUDE Gratitude is one of our favorite topics at High5 Leadership, and we do practice it...