Okay, moving on. Lets talk GROWTH! You see, I am not a “goal” setting person. In fact, goal setting stresses me out. I get anxiety just thinking about them. I am the type of person who freaks if they are not meeting their goals. Don’t get me wrong, goals are great and many people handle them well, but for me, not so much. Instead, I like to focus on GROWTH opportunities. I like to look at what areas in my life I can “grow” in…….the spiritual , physical, and/or emotional. This month, time management is a huge struggle but I see it as a “growth” opportunity. A time where I can learn how to “not sweat the small stuff” and focus on priorities. One way to do this is to become more efficient in my everyday routine. That means spending less time on social media sites (at least for now) and focusing on getting my tasks done. It means planning out my week versus planning out my day. It means making my workouts more fun and effective versus spending way too much time on the same old boring routine.
So here you have it, the perfect growth opportunity workout. You can do this on the treadmill, stairmill, or elliptical. Walk it, run it, climb it! All you need to know are the miles and speed!
Get ‘er done!
GO (growth opportunity) speed workout
- Warm up 1 mile easy
- three progressive 400’s (.25 mile)- get faster with each 400m.
- Recover (walk or easy run) for a 400m (.25 mile)
- repeat this 2-5x depending on your TIME MANAGEMENT
- Cool down 1/2 mile to 1 mile easy.
Need some tunes to go with that??? Another playlist below. Some electronic mixes, but great for cardio!
- Absolutely Still 3:58 Paper Empire- Better Than Ezra
- Tonight (feat. John Cooper) 4:21 Tonight -tobyMac
- So Happy I Could Die 3:55 The Fame Monster -Lady GaGa
- & Down 4:20 Oi Oi Oi Boys- Noize
- It Is What It Is 3:21 Smoke & Mirrors -Lifehouse
- Ruby 3:24 Yours Truly, Angry Mob- Kaiser Chiefs
- From Yesterday 4:07 A Beautiful Lie -30 Seconds to Mars
- The Reeling 4:48 Manners- Passion Pit
- Blah Blah Blah (feat. 3OH!3) 2:52 Animal- Ke$ha
- Never Miss a Beat 3:07 Off With Their Heads- Kaiser Chiefs
- Percussion Gun 3:08 It's Frightening -White Rabbits
- Ave Mary A 3:16 Funhouse - P!nk
- Get Back Up 3:15 Tonight Deluxe Edition -tobyMac
- Magic Bus 5:17 Mad Kidz - EP Crookers
- Warp 7.7 3:53 Warp - Single The Bloody Beetroot
And last but not least, here’s the hub’s “growth opportunity.” He’s been challenging himself to see just how long his “fro” can get before January 1st. I guess you could say he’s been working on letting go of vanity….haha. JOKING!
Hair a few months ago…..
Hair now! Still a month to go before cutting…..EEK!
Just look at the volume! Crazy guy.
What are your “growth opportunities” that you are working on? Did you see Lisa’s? She’s eating a lot more veggies this month. Check out her post here.
Up next…..
I’ll be sharing (I mean giving) away a lot of my favorite products. My holiday present to YOU. Just call me OPRAH! But please don’t start screaming and jumping up and down, that’s just annoying. hehe.
Recipe tweaking. Stay tuned for some Gluten Free Sugar & Spice Arrowroot Cookies/biscuits. (Thanks to Bre for the recipe idea).
Have a great weekend. Enjoy TIME well spent!
Cheers,
LC
p.s.
GOOOO DORRY!! Good luck on your half marathon tomorrow!
38 comments:
I LOVE this... can't wait to see how long (big?) his hair gets! Jason has regular visits to his hairstylist now, but he has awesome curly hair and used to let it get BIG. :)
thanks for the playlist... I need new invigorating tunes, so I'll check these out! I see a couple bands I love (Kaiser Chiefs!).
and yes, GO DORRY !! :)
My growth opportunity is to find more time to just breathe. I am go go go go go all day every day lately, and other than my savasanas in yoga, I hardly ever take a moment to just BE and enjoy the day. I need to work on that big time! :)
I love your idea on focusing on growth!! Goals stress me out too. Thank you for the workout!! That sounds mighty hard. Love the hubby's fro and your definition of why he is doing it!! Those biscuits look amazing and yes GOOO Dorry!
Your posts always inspire me to be better. I always leave your blog wanting to be a better person:)
I should be asleeeep!!!!!!! Thanks for your support dear friend. And with that, I'm really going to turn off this laptop and go to sleep. xoxo
That's some big hair! haha
arrowroot! coool! ive never used that.. cant wait for therecipe!
Sweeeet! thnx for listing your playlist. Totally need music inspiration. Carry on fabulous Cotters!
I need some growth.. I'll give it a try this week
I love running quarters. they wear me out and are such a good speed workout!
Your hubs hair is hilarious by the way!! :)
LOL love the hubby's hair. Jason's hair just gets bigger like that too. Love the time management workout. May get a chance to try that on the elliptical this week. And I haven't thought of Better than Ezra in eons!
love the fro growing- bet that creates some non-aero drag! ;)
GO opportunities- i love it! and december will be full of them- training camp, family and friends holiday chaos, birthdays, new years & new goals...oh the possibilities are endless!
Hmmm now you have me thinking about what my growth opportunity for December ought to be. I'll be blogging about this later I'm sure ;-)
Hehe, your hubs is a cutie! :) I'm not a goals person either and don't really set concrete goals. They kind of float around in my head - I don't stress over them. Btw, I LOVE music lists so thanks!
now that is one impressive 'fro' your hubby has going!
Awww, your husband is adorable! I am a goal person TOO much haha.. I make lists daily :p. I LOVE when you post music lists!
great growth. both your thoughts and your hubs' hair! :)
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ooh, i need to get in the baking spirit... i can't decide what cookies to make this year!!! oh, the choices :)
Hi Lindsay! Just wanted to let you know I have not stopped reading your blog, I just can't comment at work for some reason and that's where I do a lot of my blog reading...SHH! I really like this post! Recently I have decided to stop stressing b/c I am not exactly where I want to be in life/reaching my exact goals and it was making me unhappy and I realized I have a lot to be happy about!
I also see you are a brunette now! It looks awesome...so jealous you are one of those people that can pull off dark and blonde hair!
I love the speed workout! I'm meeting my bff at a high school track next weekend - we may just try to get this in!
Oh awesome! Track workouts are the best with buddies. Let me know if you do give it a whirl!
Did you say giving away...as in FREE??? And how did you know I was jumping up and down, squealing like a mouse?? And speaking of mice...you better check Mr. Cotter's hair to see if a family of them is living in that rat's nest :) :) :) KIDDING!! You're lucky he's not growing out a beard to see how long it will get! HA!
That is one impressive fro!
Is there a reason to why he is growing it out? or just for kicks?
That's a great workout! Thanks for the playlist. I have to check out those songs!
You know I was totally thinking about this the other day - goals aren't for everyone! I love them, and love having something to tackle, but it's def not for everyone. It's def ok just to live and do and be your best on a day by day basis too. And in the end...you've grown, right ? :)
My growth opportunity? Oooh, my cycling class! Yeah!
I am so jealous your husband is growing out his hair. I wish my hubby would take on that challenge as I like longer hair. Maybe he'll do it again for me one day : )
I hope your weekend was great and that you're ready for this one!
Nicole
Great Growth Opportunities you have- and your husband's fro goal too. lol
I LOVE that giant wine glass! How awesome is that?!
I'm doing my own Growth Opportunity workout with weights- hoping to pile on the muscle... I'm very into weight training since starting CrossFit. I'm a bit obsessed. :)
Those cookies are definitely on my ever-growing list of "To-Makes" I have.
You posted a playlist!!! YAY!! Thank you. Seriously. I refuse to get onto the treadmill until I get some new tunes. And I LOVE WARP TOO! You little raver, you... ;)
I love your rejection of goals and replacement with growth. I think that is a beautiful idea. I have a couple huge emotional Growths that I need to work through this week. Im trying to see it as a process rather than a final decision/goal/forced thing. Merh.
PS: methinks the hubster is cute with long hair!
He's still cute :-)
My growth opportunity? Oooh, my cycling class! Yeah!
I am so jealous your husband is growing out his hair. I wish my hubby would take on that challenge as I like longer hair. Maybe he'll do it again for me one day : )
I hope your weekend was great and that you're ready for this one!
Nicole
You know I was totally thinking about this the other day - goals aren't for everyone! I love them, and love having something to tackle, but it's def not for everyone. It's def ok just to live and do and be your best on a day by day basis too. And in the end...you've grown, right ? :)
You posted a playlist!!! YAY!! Thank you. Seriously. I refuse to get onto the treadmill until I get some new tunes. And I LOVE WARP TOO! You little raver, you... ;)
I love your rejection of goals and replacement with growth. I think that is a beautiful idea. I have a couple huge emotional Growths that I need to work through this week. Im trying to see it as a process rather than a final decision/goal/forced thing. Merh.
PS: methinks the hubster is cute with long hair!
Hi Lindsay! Just wanted to let you know I have not stopped reading your blog, I just can't comment at work for some reason and that's where I do a lot of my blog reading...SHH! I really like this post! Recently I have decided to stop stressing b/c I am not exactly where I want to be in life/reaching my exact goals and it was making me unhappy and I realized I have a lot to be happy about!
I also see you are a brunette now! It looks awesome...so jealous you are one of those people that can pull off dark and blonde hair!
Awww, your husband is adorable! I am a goal person TOO much haha.. I make lists daily :p. I LOVE when you post music lists!
LOL love the hubby's hair. Jason's hair just gets bigger like that too. Love the time management workout. May get a chance to try that on the elliptical this week. And I haven't thought of Better than Ezra in eons!
My growth opportunity is to find more time to just breathe. I am go go go go go all day every day lately, and other than my savasanas in yoga, I hardly ever take a moment to just BE and enjoy the day. I need to work on that big time! :)
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