Category: Self-Improvement

In 2010, Mashable—a global, multi-platform media and entertainment company and the go-to source for tech, digital culture and entertainment content for its global audience—initiated Social Media Day.  Observed annually on June 30^th, the day is a reminder that in its short life, social media has redefined how people interact, communicate, and share with family, friends, and the world.

A few years ago, I picked up Michael Hyatt’s book Platform: Get Noticed in a Noisy World.  As Hyatt puts it, very simply, a platform is the thing you have to stand on to get heard. It’s your stage.  Your platform is the means by which you connect with your existing and potential fans.

People’s attention is a finite resource, and you’re in competition against a variety of other media in the world.  So, how do you get noticed in a noisy world?

Click here for a summary of Hyatt’s Platform

With our current Stay-at-Home order, our family routine has been disrupted.  Typically, the Spring brings regular baseball games and practices; and we often are scrambling from event to event and grabbing food on the go.  These days, there are no baseball games and practices.  Instead, at the end of my work day, we head to a local baseball field for batting practice or a local park for a round of Frisbee Golf.

And that brings us to today’s celebration of National Fitness Day™–the first Saturday of May.

Fitness has the power to change lives. Everyone finds fitness for a different reason, but it’s never just about losing weight or beating your best time. It’s much, much more.  Fitness is about being good to ourselves and the challenge to grow stronger. And it’s about finding joy and confidence as we support one another in a journey to become our best selves.

National Fitness Day is a great day to review S.J. Scott’s book Exercise Every Day: 32 Tactics for Building the Exercise Habit (Even If You Hate Working Out).

Exercising every day creates a sustainable habit, enabling you to get the right amount of exercise for your unique situation.  People who exercise regularly don’t have more motivation than others. They feel tired, uncomfortable and busy just like everyone else. The difference that spurs them into action is having an established habit that pushes them beyond excuses.

Click here for Scott’s 32 Tactics for Building the Exercise Habit