Category: Mindset

When ‘Good Enough’ Isn’t Enough

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

When ‘Good Enough’ Isn’t Enough

I have a confession.

I want deep fulfillment in life.

I want passionate love, close relationships, meaningful work, and a sense that I’m contributing to make the world a better place.

But a few years ago, I realized I was just going through the motions – not really behaving as if I had a commitment to achieving deep fulfillment.

I think I didn’t truly believe I could have it. Instead, I just did The Next Thing I Thought I Was Supposed To Do… one after another … hoping it would all get me somewhere.

Do you know what I mean?

Have you ever felt like settling for some vague sense of “good enough” was holding you back from getting what you really want?

It’s a powerful realization, and I hope everyone reaches it at some point in life.

It can be a crucial step toward long-term satisfaction – with your health, your body, your work, your relationships… anything.

So, right now, before the year gets away from you, take a few minutes to yourself.

Think or meditate. Or maybe write in your journal.

Where do you want deep fulfillment? What will it take to get there? And are you doing what’s necessary?

If you’re open to sharing, I’d love to know what you come up with.

Click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session and let’s do it!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. Creator of the 16 week Triathlon Transformation. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom, Mermaid and much much more.

7 Ways to Win at Anything

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

7 Ways to Win at Anything

If you want to win at anything, including triathlon, fitness/health and weight loss, then you have to repeat a two-step process every day.

First, you must decide what you want.

Second, you must take action to reach it.

Every day. Over and over. As part of your ongoing lifestyle.

Want some foolproof ways to win? Here are seven of the best.

  1. Set and meet specific goals. No goal is too small or too big.
  2. Examine how you spend your time and make tweaks to improve all the time.
  3. Learn from setbacks, and then move on.
  4. Surround yourself with other winners. Learn from them. Help them in return.
  5. Read books – including some that are about your goal (like healthy living, for instance) and others that are not. 
  6. Write down your feelings and what triggers them in a journal. Look for patterns. Then look for ways to break them.
  7. Act like a winner. Talk like a winner. Think of yourself as a winner.

Just wanting something won’t do the trick. Just talking about it won’t either.

I won 1st place in my last race following these exact tips; they work!

Make a decision. Take the action. WIN.

Would love to hear how this sits with you and how I can help you WIN!

Click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session and let’s do it!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. Creator of the 16 week Triathlon Transformation. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom, Mermaid and much much more.

R & R

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

R & R

After a challenging year and a stressful holiday season, why not resolve to devote some time this month to a little R&R?

You know R&R. It’s a military abbreviation for “rest and relaxation” or “recovery and rejuvenation” or a few other things. No one seems to know for sure, and it doesn’t really matter. You get the point.

Soldiers in a war zone are sent to safe areas away from battle for their R&R. It’s not left to chance. It’s scheduled, and the schedule is followed.

We should be like that with our R&R, especially this month. Pick a week, a weekend, a day or even just a few hours for yourself. Mark the time on your calendar. Tell everyone who needs to know that you will be unavailable. And then follow through on your plan.

Do what you want.

Read a book, exercise, treat yourself to a walk in the park… whatever you want that is a gentle way to practice self-care and refill your tanks.

It’s not frivolous. It’s not selfish. 

It’s super-important as part of a comprehensive wellness program. And if you don’t take time to recharge the batteries, to rest, to fill yourself up with new energy… well, then you’re not going to be any good to anyone else.

That’s why we need vacations, after all.

I just did this when I traveled to El Salvador and stayed off social media for 5 days. I surfed, napped, got massages, walked on the beach, did yoga and jumped off waterfalls. Doing pretty much only what I felt like in the moment.

I can tell you I am more motivated than ever to get moving on my mission for 2021. R and R is just so necessary to be successful.

And with so many of us working at home lately, we still need smaller breaks away from the job, from the family, from the pressures of our everyday lives.

Convince yourself it’s important and that you deserve it.

Because it is, and you ARE worth it.

Need some help in creating your version of your best life? Click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session and let’s do it!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom and much much more.

Do you make this mistake?

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

Do you make this mistake?

I used to have a friend who was always too tired to do something; Or too busy. or too broke.

She always relied on one of those “reasons” for why she couldn’t achieve something she said she wanted.

And at some point, I got tired of trying to motivate and encourage her.

I still liked her and cared for her but, I realized she was choosing to impose nonsense limitations on herself because she wanted to and because it felt familiar, or because… well, who knows why? But she was clearly making the choice to hold herself back based on false narratives she kept telling herself.

When I realized that, I gave up. 

See, I have learned that people are rarely too tired, busy or broke to do what they want – whether it’s something minor like seeing a movie, or something major like doing a triathlon or getting healthy.

Rather, we tell ourselves these familiar stories so we don’t have to face what’s really holding us back.

Usually, that’s a fear of some kind.

A fear of failure, a fear of embarrassment, a fear of how a new experience might cause us discomfort.

And you know what? That’s fine. Nobody likes to fail or be embarrassed, and some people only want the comfort of familiar experiences, and aren’t ready to stretch.

But at least understand your motivations. Probe your own mindset enough to recognize the limiting self-beliefs you’ve adopted and find ways to move beyond them.

If what you want is important enough, you’ll make it happen. If it’s not, just say so. Accept where you are, and let go!

But, getting into a good feeling place is a key important first step.

Need some help in creating your version of your best life? Click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session and let’s do it!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. Creator of the 16 week Triathlon Transformation. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom, Mermaid and much much more.

The #1 Secret to Health & Fitness Success

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

The #1 Secret to Triathlon, Health & Fitness Success

What’s the secret to getting the results you want in exercise, weight loss, or just about anything?

Is it … reaching Big Goals?

Is it … driving yourself into the ground constantly with miserable hard work?

Nope.

It’s just taking the right, small actions – moment to moment, day to day.

As often as you can.

Doesn’t even have to be every time.

When you consistently take the right, small actions, you eventually arrive where you want to go.

  • Want to lose weight? Think about what you’re eating today and why, not every day for the rest of your life.
  • Want to start running again? Maybe you need to buy new shoes, find a running partner, or do it in the morning before you start work.

Little things like that help us focus on process, and when we make these right, small actions over time… the process improves and the results often take care of themselves.

Let’s get after that next right step!!

Want more guidance? Join me tomorrow.

Jan 8th at 12:00PM, join me for a Visual Planning Workshop, a FREE webinar on creating a reality that include the next right step!

Use this link to register

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom and much much more.

Let’s write a new story

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

Let’s write a new story

Poor January. It has such a sad, predictable story. You know the tale already.

Everybody always looks forward to seeing January.

Too much, in fact. Our excitement creates too much pressure for our January, and every year we believe things will work out this time. But then, inevitably, January lets us down.

No. That’s not quite right, is it?

January doesn’t let us down. Within a few days or weeks, we let it down — abandoning the goals and hopes we had set for a new healthy lifestyle. We revert to our old ways, get caught up in daily life, and move on, leaving poor January in the scrap heap with the wrapping paper and pine needles.

But it doesn’t have to be that way. Let’s write a new story for January!

First, let’s not make January the hero. It’s just not fair to build one month into this BIG thing and give it so many expectations. In the story of a year, January is a mere ensemble player, not the star. So, don’t hype it up too much.

Second, give January an appropriate role. You can use it to set some new goals if you like.

But what if you put all that “resolutions” nonsense aside and focused instead on living your best life starting on January 1, then again on January 2, the 3rd, 4th and on and on… doing your best to enjoy a healthy lifestyle as best you can, one day at a time.

Before you know it, January will depart the stage, and by the time February takes its place, you might be in the right frame of mind to continue with consistent behavior to support realistic expectations. So, give poor January a break after all these years.

You both deserve it!

Need some help in creating your version of your best life? Click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session and let’s do it!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom and much much more.

Your secret to long term success

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

Your secret to long term success

“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together,” according to an African proverb.

That’s true for all kind of goals – including training for a triathlon, health & fitness!

If you’re starting your triathlon, health & fitness journey, you don’t have to go it alone. In fact, research shows you’ll benefit from building a support team around you. 

  • Friends to lend a shoulder when the going gets tough.
  • A significant other to be supportive, or at least, not resentful of your efforts to improve yourself.
  • Colleagues for lunchtime walks.
  • Maybe a nutritionist for special help.
  • A trainer or team of workout buddies doing similar things.
  • An organized support group of others with similar struggles – one you find or create on your own.
  • You can even hire a coach to help with some or all of what you’re trying to manage.

The reasons make sense. In addition to support, your team can provide accountability, fun, confidence and even a fun bit of competition, if you like.

Remember that communication is key and depends on the type of relationship you have with the members of your group. Is it someone you see regularly anyway? A professional? Casual acquaintances? All of those can play a role, but it’s on you to be clear about your needs and expectations.

Even with a team and a coach, you’re still the quarterback of your own health. Only you can do the work!

Guess what? Because you asked – Spots are still open for my new 16 week Triathlon Training program that includes elements of Holistic Lifestyle practices for amazing results across the finish line and the investment has been reduced! Learn more by calling/texting me at 786-586-6057 today or better yet, click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session to see if this program is for you!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom and much much more.

Slow down to go far…

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

Slow down to go far…

Yay! You’ve decided to jump-start your exercise and eating plan – and we are so psyched for your new journey!

Here’s some friendly advice: Baby steps will get you farther than racing off the couch to run yourself right into an injury.

Healthy habits take time to build, just like those bad ones did. And you don’t want to set yourself up for disappointment by taking on too much too soon.

Think about it. You’re more likely to develop lasting success slowly, each win adding to the last.

  • Make gradual changes to your diet, trimming some amounts and items first instead of cutting out all the “bad stuff” right away.
  • Reduce consumption of sodas and alcohol gradually in favor of water.
  • If you can’t run, walk until you can. (This one works literally and figuratively!)
  • If you have trouble sleeping, lower the thermostat in your bedroom until you get to the right temperature, and gradually put more time between using devices and hitting the sheets each evening.

This is how you avoid crashing and burning – by succeeding one step at a time.

Guess what? Spots are still open for my new 6 month Triathlon Training program that includes elements of Holistic Lifestyle practices for amazing results across the finish line! Learn more by calling/texting me at 786-586-6057 today or better yet, click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session to see if this program is for you!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom and much much more.

If you’ve been in a funk, try this…

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

If you’ve been in a funk, try this…

I’ve noticed throughout my life that nothing lifts me out of a funk more than helping another person.

Seriously. Something about taking action on behalf of someone else gets me out of my head and lifts my spirits.

When I’m helping someone who needs help, it shifts me immediately out of my funk and into my purpose.

It turns out I’m not unique. Scientific studies prove that doing what you love, donating time, money and attention is actually good for your physical and mental health.

Plus, it’s just, you know, a good thing to do. It makes everyone feel good. and It’s good to feel good.

Consider these points of research.

  • Altruism lowers stress, depression, blood pressure, and loneliness.
  • It boosts self-esteem, life satisfaction, and community ties.
  • People who volunteer in their community report being happier.
  • Your positive example encourages others.
  • Giving time to others even extends longevity.

Try it today. 

You don’t even have to wait for a holiday or until you’re in one of those funks.

P.S. Don’t forget how exercise and eating right boost our spirits and self-esteem.

Learn more by calling/texting me at 786-586-6057 today or better yet, click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session to see if this program is for you!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom and much much more.

It’s what you do right now that makes a difference

by fullcircle, posted in Blogs, Mindset

It’s what you do now that makes a difference

Are you psyched for the new year? Ready to make some changes once the calendar flips?

Here’s a hot secret: You don’t have to wait!

The choices you make today will determine where you are on January 1. Instead of letting these weeks go by unproductively (or even worse), wouldn’t you rather kick off 2021 with a few weeks of healthy living behind you?

Commit today to make the right choices and take some healthy steps FOR TODAY ONLY, to eat well, exercise, and manage your stress. To wake up tomorrow feeling better than if you did the opposite.

Then do it again tomorrow – and repeat your best efforts every day as we head into January.

Those kinds of daily commitments are what will help you succeed all year, and for your whole lifetime.

Here is a simple one you can do starting today that has surprising benefits- Drink 1/2 your bodyweight in ounces of water daily with a pinch of real sea salt. Observe how you feel after 1 week of implementing this simple step.

Please let me know. Don’t confuse Simple for easy, because most of you won’t do it, because its too hard!!!

So, what are you waiting for?

Join me next week for 5 Days of FREE content and daily challenges to help you get started on your path to improved health and fitness in my Facebook Group Triathlon Obsessed. Register here to learn more about it Now.

Learn more by calling/texting me at 786-586-6057 today or better yet, click this link: http://www.scheduleyou.in/5ZIsVaU to schedule your FREE Triathlon Breakthrough Session to see if this program is for you!

Erinne Guthrie is a USA Triathlon Level II Certified Coach since 1999 and Chief Motivating Officer at Full Circle Coaching, LLC since 2010. She has been training, racing and coaching triathletes since 1997.  She is also a CHEK Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 3, USMS Master’s Swim Coach, Motivational Speaker, Metabolic Efficiency Specialist, Mom and much much more.