NEVER! There is no one on this earth that has the influence, impact, or control over you, like you. Speak kindly to yourself. Encourage and believe in yourself. Continue to talk to yourself. Because if you stop doing that, you lose more than your best cheerleader, you lose yourself.

If you move your lips when you are encouraging yourself, So What! Let everyone around you think that you’re screwy. Don’t sell yourself short because someone you don’t even know or care about thinks you are off your rocker. Even if your best friend doesn’t understand, that shouldn’t stop you. . . . → Read More: Stop Talking to Yourself!

Motivation, encouragement, caution, lessons learned, and growth don’t always have to come directly from our personal experience. Today I received a note from someone who found this blog and taught me a lesson from an experience in her life. Though, I never met her I immediately like her. Not because she taught me something, but because she went out of her way to do so. For that, I want to thank her.

I hope to motivate, encourage, caution, teach and help someone grow just as I know this experience will do for me.

At 5:40 am, the sheets are warm, the house is quiet, and the dogs are sleeping. Should I stay in this warm bed, or get up and workout?

At 5:42 am, blankets are pushed aside.

At 5:43 am, this post is written while standing.

At 5:44 am, I hit Publish as I start my workout and my day.