Health – Page 10 – Melissa Schlies

Love: Silence

Recently, on one of those rare cool mornings of summer, I went for a run. Earbuds in, I headed out of our apartment complex, and down the sidewalk of the main road. The sun wasn’t at full strength yet, and I noticed I could breath easier than I could the night before. The humidity had broken. When I got to the end of the sidewalk, I crossed the street and entered a nearby neighborhood. I was listening to a podcast, as I usually do when I run. But on this particular morning, I wasn’t feeling the episode I’d put on. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-08-02T00:09:15+00:00July 26th, 2018|Categories: Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Mental Health, podcasts I love, Routines, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Learn: Three Ways I Save Time

It’s not enough to be busy, so are the ants. The question is, what are we busy about? —Henry David Thoreau Though I haven’t read much of Thoreau’s work, I have to admit: lately, his words are speaking to me. The man who went off into the woods to live intentionally, I feel, has a lot to say to us in 2018. Not that we should all become hermits living in nature, but rather there is something powerful about stepping out of the current of our culture. To put down our phones, and figure out the best path for us [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-20T19:10:12+00:00July 19th, 2018|Categories: Balance, discipline, Food, Health, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Routines|Comments Off

Lead July 12, 2018

Hello friends. Though Thursday is usually a Love, Learn, and Lead day, today, we are solely going to focus on a Leadership Tip that I feel applies to all of us. One, that if we follow, will help us succeed in the longterm, whatever our calling or vocation. Leadership Tip #17: Get Disciplined Growing up, for me, the word discipline always meant punishment. So sometimes, I still cringe when I hear it used. But as I have gotten older, I have begun to see that there is this whole other meaning to this word that is crucial to us succeeding [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:27:41+00:00July 12th, 2018|Categories: Change, Character, discipline, Health, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, perseverance, Purpose, Routines, Success|Comments Off

Why We Train

There is something about climbing a mountain that makes you feel as if you can conquer the world. It could be the sense of accomplishment you get when you realize you’ve reached the peak, or perhaps it’s the view. Whatever it is, it’s a good feeling. The surprising part of this experience however, is that the mountain we climb doesn’t always have to be big for us to feel it. It doesn’t always require poles or even camping gear. We don’t have to hike Everest. It is not about scaling the highest mountain, as much as it is about [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:28:49+00:00July 9th, 2018|Categories: Character, Courage, discipline, Health, perseverance, Purpose, Routines, Success, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Learn: 5 Reasons Summer is a Great Time To Get Healthy

About four years ago, I decided to make a change in my life. I took a big step toward living healthier. But where many might assume that I took this step in January when everyone is making their New Year’s resolutions, the truth is, it was July. So many of us think about becoming healthier after the holidays to make up for what we did in December. And some of us start working out in early spring, because we know bathing suit weather is on it’s way. But how many of us think about getting healthy in the summer? The truth [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:32:32+00:00June 21st, 2018|Categories: discipline, Food, Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Routines, Success|Comments Off

When Change is Slow

Well, friends, we’ve not only made it to spring, but summer is just days away. Though the winter seemed like it would never end (at least here in the Northeast), it has. Flowers are blooming and trees are finally green. Yet, as some of you have probably also noticed, this means it’s shorts weather. Soon, it will be bathing suite weather. And if you are like me, you’re not quite ready to shed all of the layers of clothing winter required. Long sweaters and jeans can hid a multitude of sins. But here we are, in June. As excited as [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:33:18+00:00June 18th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Change, discipline, Failure, Health, perseverance, Routines, Success|Comments Off

Repost: How to Recover From Your Vacation

This post was originally shared last July, but felt so important to remember as we begin Vacation Season--so enjoy, friends! About a month ago, my best friend and I each went away on different trips. Neither were overly adventurous, but nor were they super restful either. Then three days after we returned, we checked in over text. We were both exhausted. Our bodies were detoxing from eating food that we don’t normally eat, and we were finding it hard to readjust back to our normal lives. Through our conversation, I was reminded, that though it seems completely opposite of how [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2019-06-06T19:11:10+00:00June 14th, 2018|Categories: Health, Lead, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Success, Travel|Comments Off

Lead May 31, 2018

This month, I want us to look at some very important aspects of leadership—including why leaders fail. But I also want to try and equip you with some lessons I have learned over the years, about being a leader. For this reason, every Thursday this month, I will share one of my leadership tips. If you are just beginning your leadership journey, it is my hope that these will give you some practical help in fully embracing your current role. Or, if you’ve been leading for a while that they will assist you as you begin empowering others to lead. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-09T21:43:28+00:00May 31st, 2018|Categories: Balance, Health, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Uncategorized|Comments Off

When Leaders Rest

“Right now, we take better care of our smart phones than we do of ourselves. Like I bet everyone…right now knows how much battery remains on their smart phones—if it gets below thirteen percent we get anxious…’what would happen if it died?’…Until I collapsed, I was unaware I was at zero percent.” — Ariana Huffington, Interview with Chase Jarvis Do you know how much “battery power” you have left? Not in your smart phone, but in you? When I first got out of college, I thought that to succeed, I had to be “on” at all times. No matter what [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-05T12:30:06+00:00May 28th, 2018|Categories: Balance, Good Books, Health, Leadership, Routines, Success, Uncategorized|6 Comments

Lead May 24, 2018

This month, I want us to look at some very important aspects of leadership—including why leaders fail. But I also want to try and equip you with some lessons I have learned over the years, about being a leader. For this reason, every Thursday this month, I will share one of my leadership tips. If you are just beginning your leadership journey, it is my hope that these will give you some practical help in fully embracing your current role. Or, if you’ve been leading for a while that they will assist you as you begin empowering others to lead. [...]

By Melissa Schlies|2018-07-11T00:32:10+00:00May 24th, 2018|Categories: Health, Lead, Leadership, Leadership Tip, Learn, Love, Love Learn Lead, Mental Health, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Love: Silence

Learn: Three Ways I Save Time

Lead July 12, 2018

Why We Train

Learn: 5 Reasons Summer is a Great Time To Get Healthy

When Change is Slow

Repost: How to Recover From Your Vacation

Lead May 31, 2018

When Leaders Rest

Lead May 24, 2018

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