Motivational Success

The Beginning of the End to My Journey Through Culinary School

Heidi Brod | Posted 05.07.2012

Heidi Brod

I made 84 recipes and spent over 100 hours in the kitchen. I did it at the risk of my marriage (Con Ed turned my electricity off twice), my children's well-being and in the face of turning 40.

Make Your Dream Come True: 5 Ways to Stick With It

Alexis Sclamberg | Posted 05.29.2012

Alexis Sclamberg

With a clear vision, open heart, and a whole lot of passion, you can manifest your wildest dreams. Just make sure to keep a spare tire in the trunk for your trip to that pot of gold.

The Empire Of Self Reigns With Faith And Work

Hayes Grooms | Posted 04.25.2012

Hayes Grooms

Failure. No one likes to fail, yet everyone has. Of course, it's not something that we shout or boast about because it doesn't feel good -- in fact, it feels terrible. Seldom do we ever embrace the failures. It is the lessons learned in these failures that are the crown jewels.

Reinvention: Finding The Inspiration To Choose A New Path

Kathi Sharpe-Ross | Posted 04.20.2012

Kathi Sharpe-Ross

We all have an inner voice that nags at us with ideas of what we wish we could do or want to try. How do you convert that voice into action?

Tips to Power Up and Stay the Course for Your 2012 Intentions!

Aleta St. James | Posted 03.13.2012

Aleta St. James

You absolutely deserve to live the greatest year of your life in 2012, so don't let temporary blips get in your way.

2011, The Lesson I Learned: Be Proud of Your Failures

Hayley Rose Horzepa | Posted 03.06.2012

Hayley Rose Horzepa

Failing is part of life. You will be dumped, hurt, betrayed, rejected and disappointed. That doesn't matter. It is what you do next that counts. Will you go back to bed and stay there for a week? Or will you say "their loss," and try again?

The 7 Reasons Women Don't Talk About Success

Kathy Caprino | Posted 03.06.2012

Kathy Caprino

Are you reluctant to talk about your successes? If so, what holds you back most?

'Now I Love To Exercise': What Cory Gained By Losing 125 Pounds

Posted 01.03.2012

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Former College Athlete Alex Started Running And Lost 80 Pounds

Posted 12.27.2011

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What Puts High Achievers at Risk?

Lisa Arie | Posted 02.08.2012

Lisa Arie

It is critical to the careers and business success of high achievers to be able to connect to and understand how to use their sense of vulnerability. You are at risk until you engage this critical sense.

Emily Kicked Her Food Cravings And Lost 105 Pounds

Posted 12.10.2011

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Secret Sauce of Success

Jen Groover | Posted 02.06.2012

Jen Groover

Becoming an author was a dream of mine for over a decade. The interesting part of that dream was when the desire first came to me, I had no idea what...

To Be Successful, Do You Need to Compete?

Rebecca Serle | Posted 02.05.2012

Rebecca Serle

Whenever someone asks me for career advice I always tell them to find a mentor. Find someone who has done what you want to do and study the way they got there.

Look Your Best for Holiday Parties

Ramona Braganza | Posted 02.04.2012

Ramona Braganza

Regardless of how prepared you are to appear in your holiday best at this season's parties, it's never too late to incorporate some last-minute nutrition, hydration and fitness practices to help you feel (and look) great at your next soiree.

See How Ann Dropped 126 Pounds

Posted 12.12.2011

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How I Lost 25 Pounds... Without Going To The Gym

Chris Gentilviso | Posted 02.01.2012

Chris Gentilviso

I've dropped a full pant size to a 34-inch waist. I'm wearing medium shirts for the first time since the Bush Sr. administration. And if I want a donut, I can still eat one.

YouTube Challenges Helped Kristine Lose 161 Pounds

Posted 12.01.2011

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A Life in Fitness Can Lead to So Many Opportunities

Kathy Kaehler | Posted 01.22.2012

Kathy Kaehler

In 1989, I had no idea what I was getting into when I answered the phone and agreed to an interview with Jane Fonda in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Country Line Dancing Helped Karin Lose 124 Pounds

Posted 11.28.2011

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Train Your People -- Without Them Realizing It

Edward Muzio | Posted 01.16.2012

Edward Muzio

Whether or not your people are learning anything from what you're saying to them, rest assured, they're learning from what you're doing.

Forging a Soul of Iron

Jeff Wise | Posted 01.15.2012

Jeff Wise

Duffy's story offers a perfect example of a profound, but often overlooked truth about human toughness: Even the most physically punishing feats of endurance are less about the body than about the mind.

Serving As A Marathon Guide

Charles Scott | Posted 01.13.2012

Charles Scott

Running the marathon with Dan felt like a celebration of optimism, of grit and resilience. He thanked me for serving as his guide, but I experienced the event as his gift to me.

'Balance Is For The Beam, Focus Is For Life'

Traci L. Stanard, CPT-NSCA, CWC | Posted 01.12.2012

Traci L. Stanard, CPT-NSCA, CWC

I had put so much time and effort into the thought of quitting and... that was just it. I had put too much time, actually all my time, into preparing to quit. I had overlooked the fact that I had a chance to achieve something huge.

Big City Marathons

Heidi Dietrich | Posted 01.10.2012

Heidi Dietrich

From the lingering chords of the starting line's "New York..." to the crowds lining every street, there's really nothing quite like the New York City Marathon.

An Exercise Merger: Running and Walking

Jeff Galloway | Posted 01.07.2012

Jeff Galloway

Surprisingly, runners tend to record faster times when they insert strategic walk breaks. But after having conducted dozens of surveys, I can now say with confidence: if you want to run faster, try my run-walk-run method.