Kathie’s Blog
I am on a mission to end toxic workplace culture with holistic corporate wellness programs.
-Kathie Owen
Accurate Thinking | Virtue Building
Our virtue of the week is accurate thinking. But what is accurate thinking? Accurate Thinking is concerned with creating new agendas, new thoughts, and new visions. It is proactive rather than reactive. This week we build on this awesome virtue with quotes, scriptures, and more.
The Flow State: Find Your Benefits Today
This article is all about flow state, also known as being in the zone, which is the mental state in which a person performing some activity is fully immersed in a feeling of energized focus, full involvement, and enjoyment in the process of the activity. The flow experience can be related to the comfort zone along with peak performance. A state of flow is focused on the present moment.
Enthusiasm is a Contagious Virtue
Enthusiasm is one of the best ways to start this plan! It is your mental vitamin!! Now before I lose you I want to say this. Enthusiasm is a choice. It is not forced. It is simply choosing to feel enthusiastic about something even when the world may not be going as you like. Because enthusiasm is contagious you will find it spilling over into other “not-so-great” moments in your day. Build off of this belief because it will serve you!
Functional Fitness
Functional fitness - 100% of us need movement in our days. It's recommended we do at least 30 minutes of exercise a day or 150 minutes a week, to stay healthy. Our bones, muscles, and nervous system need movement to stay healthy. The opposite of movement is stagnation and nothing, except illness and disease, survives in a stagnant environment. If you are not moving 30 minutes a day you are missing out on tremendous health benefits.
New Year’s Resolutions that Create Real Change in 2023
The best new year's resolutions are not resolutions at all. They are about change. They are ways to look at creating healthy habits. Common new year's resolutions are often not kept. Now is a good time to investigate this reason whether you are in the process of creating new year's resolutions for this year or if you have fallen off the wagon over the past year. There is no better time than the present to consider this.
50 Reasons to Get Fit in 2023
Today's article is 50 reasons to get fit. I have been a certified personal trainer for 20+ years now. Not only have I been a Certified Fitness Trainer for 20+ years but I have worked with older adults for many, many years. And today I am considered an older adult myself. I have found fitness to be the very best way to improve your life.
Controlling the Controllables
“Controlling the Controllables” is a concept from Sports Psychology. This concept can be very beneficial to you as a coach, entrepreneur, and/or team member. When we separate and evaluate the things we can control it helps us to focus our attention and energy where we get the most bang for our buck. Instead of wasting our energy in places that leave us drained and ineffective.