Let your Kids be Your Coaches

I want to share one of my posts from November 2012 again. It is one of my favorite, and I want to make sure even my new followers get a chance to read it!

Enjoy!

They are small. They didn't see many places on this planet so far. But anyways - or just because of that: kids can be great role models when it comes to confidence, or energy, or even stubbornness! There are many reasons to take a closer look on your kids' behaviors and to learn from them...

1// Light-heartedness

Kids don't stay pissed for too long. That's smart! Cause if you can't forgive others, you just hurt yourself. Plus kids accept the fact, that you can't change everything. Adults overthink certain things way too much! "I wish I had...!"
"I wish I was...!" thoughts are just killing your happiness.

2// Candor

Take two kids who never met before and put them together in one room. What happens? It's quiet possible that they will play and act as if they are oldest and best friends after 10 minutes. Kids are impartially. They give everybody a chance and just want to have a good time. For us adults it gets harder and harder to make friends or meet new people, especially from different surroundings. We avoid smalltalk - what destroys the chance of having an inspirational meeting.

3// Concentration and Awareness

Kids can beam themselves away. No? Yes! Just sit down and watch a boy building a spaceship with his Legos. He's gone. Not available. Kids have the ability to focus so hard on one little thing, they forget everything around them. Time and space.
We, the adults, are never really that focused. We try to multitask, do several things at the same time, but none of all this we REALLY DO. The way kids do it is definitely the right way. Inner peace, satisfaction, and the great feeling to finish a project!

4// Creativity

There is one place where everything is possible: inside a kid's head! Kids have a huge phantasy, including monsters and fairies. They think in several different ways. Most of the time the outcome of that is just crazy stuff - but sometimes they invent the most fabulous things, like "animal-noise-translation-machines". Or sentences like "When it's foggy outside, everything looks like whispered!". In our grown up heads, thoughts only go on straight tracks. That might be effective, but only leads into one direction. No surprising new ideas.
A nice idea: just grab something (your phone, remote...), touch it, feel it, as if you see it for the very first time, and then let your imagination go crazy while trying to figure out - what is this?

5// A nice portion of selfishness

Kids need help and they are not afraid to ask. Kids are the kings of delegation. Quite opposite from us. Women hesitate to delegate jobs. They want to do everything - in their job AND at home. And they want to do it perfectly! But sometimes it's smarter and healthier to just say "No!" or to ask others for help. Without thinking "What is in there for me? Will I get something back?". For kids it's easy to accept a gift. But if we get invited for dinner, we say "Ok, but next time it's our turn to invite you!" right away.

6// Don't be scared to fail!

Kids focus on their goals. They keep talking even though the hard word won't get out of their little mouths the way it's supposed to be. The grown-ups laugh about that gibberish? Who cares! Or when they start to walk and fall back on their little butts - they sometimes cry for a few seconds, get up, and try it again!
What would happen if adults had to learn how to walk? Most of them would probably keep laying on the ground, grumpy,  after the fifth try. "I will never make it! It's impossible to walk!"
There is this saying: The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is, that the successful people get up once more!

So get up, smile, and try again!

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The weekend is here. Well, almost... Anyone else in desperate need of sleep? I am tired 24/7 lately, I get up, feel ok for about 2 hours, and then start yawning again. My doc is even concerned, so I have to go to a check up Wednesday morning to get a few things checked (Iron, Vitamin B12, and my thyroid).
Besides that "little" issue, I am doing GREAT sports-rehab-wise. My physical therapist is very happy with my progress, so since yesterday I am officially allowed to do more exercises again, INCLUDING ABS! Oh I'm happy! 
I still miss running like crazy though :o( but I have to give my body some time to get back on track. And hurrying will make everything worse. So lately you can see me on a machine that hardly saw me before: 

The step machine. 

For me it really is one of those chick-workout-machines... Where all these sheilas do their little-bitty moves but still being careful NOT to sweat. Cause of the make-up, you know.
But now, here I am. KILLING it on the chick machine! 30 mins at least. Sweating like a mo.... sorry, no swearing. Hehehehe, but I guess you can imagine me, red headed, sweaty, working out on the step machine. I started pumping iron again as well, but with a lot less weight than before. It feels good to slowly be back on a workout routine though. Oh and last night I got myself another motivation on eBay as well!!!!! I'm soooo excited and can't wait to start! Look:

Yes. It is "Insanity" and "The Asylum"!!! Shaun T! Our friend! Beachbody stuff! Anni is excited!! I will start doing it slowly, first checking out every small little workout on each DVD and modify stuff for myself if needed. Just the way I already do it with "Jillian Michaels - Yoga Meltdown". And if I'm still unsure if I can do an exercise, I can ask my little sister, who is a physical therapist as well :o) and a KICK ASS one! I'm proud of her and I looooove the fact she still likes me even though I keep asking weird health questions lately ;o)
So, I hope you all will have a smooth start into a wonderful weekend! And if you have any tips concering Shaun T and the workouts, let me know! I'd be happy to hear from you!
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#NaBloPoMo // Let your Kids be Your Coaches

They are small. They didn't see many places on this planet so far. But anyways - or just because of that: kids can be great role models when it comes to confidence, or energy, or even stubbornness! There are many reasons to take a closer look on your kids' behaviors and to learn from them...

1// Light-heartedness

Kids don't stay pissed for too long. That's smart! Cause if you can't forgive others, you just hurt yourself. Plus kids accept the fact, that you can't change everything. Adults overthink certain things way too much! "I wish I had...!"
"I wish I was...!" thoughts are just killing your happiness.

2// Candor

Take two kids who never met before and put them together in one room. What happens? It's quiet possible that they will play and act as if they are oldest and best friends after 10 minutes. Kids are impartially. They give everybody a chance and just want to have a good time. For us adults it gets harder and harder to make friends or meet new people, especially from different surroundings. We avoid smalltalk - what destroys the chance of having an inspirational meeting.

3// Concentration and Awareness

Kids can beam themselves away. No? Yes! Just sit down and watch a boy building a spaceship with his Legos. He's gone. Not available. Kids have the ability to focus so hard on one little thing, they forget everything around them. Time and space.
We, the adults, are never really that focused. We try to multitask, do several things at the same time, but none of all this we REALLY DO. The way kids do it is definitely the right way. Inner peace, satisfaction, and the great feeling to finish a project!

4// Creativity

There is one place where everything is possible: inside a kid's head! Kids have a huge phantasy, including monsters and fairies. They think in several different ways. Most of the time the outcome of that is just crazy stuff - but sometimes they invent the most fabulous things, like "animal-noise-translation-machines". Or sentences like "When it's foggy outside, everything looks like whispered!". In our grown up heads, thoughts only go on straight tracks. That might be effective, but only leads into one direction. No surprising new ideas.
A nice idea: just grab something (your phone, remote...), touch it, feel it, as if you see it for the very first time, and then let your imagination go crazy while trying to figure out - what is this?

5// A nice portion of selfishness

Kids need help and they are not afraid to ask. Kids are the kings of delegation. Quite opposite from us. Women hesitate to delegate jobs. They want to do everything - in their job AND at home. And they want to do it perfectly! But sometimes it's smarter and healthier to just say "No!" or to ask others for help. Without thinking "What is in there for me? Will I get something back?". For kids it's easy to accept a gift. But if we get invited for dinner, we say "Ok, but next time it's our turn to invite you!" right away.

6// Don't be scared to fail!

Kids focus on their goals. They keep talking even though the hard word won't get out of their little mouths the way it's supposed to be. The grown-ups laugh about that gibberish? Who cares! Or when they start to walk and fall back on their little butts - they sometimes cry for a few seconds, get up, and try it again!
What would happen if adults had to learn how to walk? Most of them would probably keep laying on the ground, grumpy,  after the fifth try. "I will never make it! It's impossible to walk!"
There is this saying: The difference between successful people and unsuccessful people is, that the successful people get up once more!
So get up, smile, and try again!