Quote of the Day :)

This one´s great. We all know it but it so nice to be reminded and homage to Steve Jobs! :)

"Remembering that you are going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose."  - Steve Jobs

Interactive Communication

First week of Interactive Communication class almost completed! So stoked but a little nervous...in a good way. Already pushing my limits by creating a youtube video of myself. Not as easy as I thought! Matter of fact it was waaaay more difficult or at least the anticipation of it. Had me sweating and fretting up until the moment I finally just did it! It was kinda like getting a shot at the doctor, after it´s over you´re like "what?- was that it?"  By the way, don´t go googling or looking for it, I didn´t make it public on youtube. Are you CRAZY? I haven´t gotten that far...... yet. :)

The Four Agreements

The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz 


Be Impeccable with your Word
Don´t take anything personally
Don´t make assumptions
Always do your best

Inspire and be inspired

As most of you already know, I love being inspired which only ignites my enthusiasm to inspire others!


Thanks Åke at Business Performance for the inspiration!

Turn the Negative into Positive

Everyone is stressed, at least some time or another. To be busy and stressed has also become a sort of status. You´re not important or have a worthy job if you don´t have 200 unread e-mails and give the impression to colleagues, friends, clients, and competitors that you are super stressed and busy. 


Some of it´s real and some of it´s not. The real stress affects us negatively,  the other is just an image we want to convey. Most people have both going on. Here´s an article to deal with the real stress that burns us out, drains our energy and can unfortunately make us sick. 


This article helps us turn something negative into something positive. Turning Stress into an Asset 


If you want you can still keep the image of being super busy while being completely stress free.

Steve Jobs

Sometimes less is more. Less text more impact. I have apple.com as my startpage so when I switched on my Mac at 6:30am this morning a large black and white photo of Steve Jobs appeared with the small discreet text 1956-2011, huge impact.

One less creative genius on planet Earth. RIP Steve Jobs.

Cupcake 101

Yaaay! So happy that the cupcake craze has made it´s way to Sweden. However, not to be confused with it´s friendly cousin muffin. They are very similar but different, cupcakes you use cake mix and icing. Muffins are more like their other cousin bread, sweet bread you could say. Both are in muffins forms. Either way they are yummy for the tummy and eyes! 



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Stockholm Marathon 2012

I knew the minute after I crossed the finish line in 2010 that this was something that I must experience again! Wasn´t sure when it would be but now I know.  It´s official, I´ve signed up for the Stockholm Marathon 2012!!! Hope I have the same awesome experience that I had last time, that the running gods are on my side from start to finish! 


I´ll definitely be following Anders Szalkai´s training program. That´s a no brainer. For those of you who don´t know him, he´s the Swedish marathon training expert and Stockholm Marathon winner a few years ago. He´s awesome with his easy to follow advice and programs that helped me to complete my first marathon. No I don´t know him personally, but with his awesome advice, personal tips and training programs that work, I sometimes feel like I do. 


I´ll be blogging about my training and how it´s going from time to time. With that in mind, I´ll leave you with some of Anders Szalkai´s mental tips for race day.  I love these tips because they are not only mental tricks to get you through a marathon but tips you can apply to everyday challenges or work situations. 


Anders Szalkais´s tips after the race has started: (I´ll write his original words in Swedish and then give a translation and my added comment on how it can be applied to everyday situations.)


1. Tänk INTE på hur långt du har kvar...... Don´t think about how far you have left. 
-This is also an excellent tip for any long task, project or challenge that you are facing.


2. Ta hjälp av publiken..... Ett litet leende till någon vid sidan av banan kan ge mycket energi tillbaks... Get energy from the crowd...A little smile to someone on the side can give a lot of energy back to you. 
- This is a great tip for work or just living life. We feel energized and positive vibes when we smile.


3. Det är lätt att säga att man ska tänka positiv när det tar emot. Men försök tänk på någon tuff träning du genomfört just för loppet...alla passen du har gjort är värda att inte ge upp nu!
- It´s easy to say you should think positive when it seems all uphill. Try to think about a tough run that you´ve completed. All your training and hardwork is worth something....don´t give up now! This one can be applied to more that just running and race day!


4. Alla är trötta, och du är INTE tröttast. Everyone is tired and you are not the most tired! Love this one and  this one is probably the one that I thought about the most and the one that got me through the whole race. 
-No matter how bad you think you have it, someone has it worse.


These are just a few of his tips for race day that I now use everyday! And just another reason why I´m a big Szalkai fan! :)