Archive for March, 2009

You Can Be a Bag Lady

Spotlight on Kim Lampe, Founder, Modern BAG Ladies

What inspired you to start your blog?
Writing has become a passion of mine of late and is definitely my self therapy. I knew I had a message, but I wasn’t completely sure the purpose of a full-fledged website, so starting with a blog was a good way [...]

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Manifest Your Fitness Goals: Visualize Success

If spring hasn’t already come to your part of the country, hopefully it will arrive soon. And with it lots of time to enjoy the outdoors. For many athletes and sports enthusiasts that means spring training begins. But you don’t have to be a triathlete to take advantage of the benefits setting [...]

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Fitness Goal Download

Motivational speaker, Napoleon Hill said, “A goal isn’t a goal unless it is written down.” When you write something down you give it an extra dose of intention.
Empoword’s Fitness Goal Success Worksheet is designed to help you set intentions, achieve goals and manifest your fitness goals with greater ease.
Click here to download.

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Daily Mantras on Strength

Words matter. They make up the stories of our lives. They describe who we are. They empower us and guide us as we create the life we want to have.
Empoword’s Daily Mantras are words worth repeating as you move through your day. A mantra can inspire you. It can encourage you. [...]

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Affirming Vision: Wendy’s Story

When Stephanie said to me, “I have this idea, but I know I need a business partner to make it happen” I said, “I can do that!” We had been close friends for over a dozen years. We had worked together on volunteer projects and knew we were a solid team. We [...]

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Strength Quotes Anyone?

Strength is the Empoword Word of the Month. To honor all the ways we can be strong and resilient, share your thoughts and favorite quotes on strength, being strong and finding fortitude.
Inspire. Motivate. Empower. Just spread the word.

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Affirming Health: Stephanie’s Story

When I was 16 I almost died.
My appendix had perforated. It had been leaking slowly for months before near fatal complications brought the problem to everyone’s attention. At the risk of boring my readers with the details of my hospitalization, let’s fast-forward to five days post-op, three days post-ICU. It was fast approaching [...]

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Empoword Flying Ready

Talk about using your words. Meet Melissa Grossman and her “side project”: Flying Ready.
It is a small world these days, getting smaller and smaller as we network our way through cyberspace. We met Melissa through our friend multi-tasking friend, Kyle Young. So first, thank you Kyle.
And second, thank you Melissa for helping [...]

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Strength - Word of the Month

Strength is the Empoword Word of the Month. This month we are celebrating all kinds of strength. Strong bodies, building endurance and stamina. Strong minds, working hard to find creative solutions. Strong hearts, embracing change and challenges.
Finding our fortitude is tough these days. Worry gnaws at our confidence and resolve. Uncertainty and angst de-stabilize us [...]

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Core Training: A Stability Point

by Kristin Smith, Guest Blogger
A recent Empoword blog post asks: “What are your greatest sources of strength and stability?” Did you consider counting your health, specifically core strength, among your stability points?
As a certified fitness trainer and muscle activation specialist (MAT), I see the mind-body link between stress and muscle aches and pains everyday. [...]

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