January 2012 News & Wrap-up

January hiking | Boulder, CO

The days are finally getting longer! Yes, I realize that the lengthening process began back in December, but to me, it always starts to feel more “real” during January, when you can look out the window at 5:00pm and the sky is still blue and you haven’t yet had to turn on the lights inside.

Yes, the days are getting longer and the new year is growing up.

It’s time to re-evaluate and re-assess the goals we set for ourselves at the beginning of the month. I know for me, I was a bit too ambitious about what I could get done in a month.

If you’re feeling the same, or feeling like you need a little extra guidance, there’s one day left for my life coaching special to kick-start your 2012 goals. I know I’ll be adjusting a few of mine and I’d love to help you with yours.

31 days of adventure

One thing I didn’t anticipate for January was how many people would sign up for 31 Days of Adventure and how much fun it would turn out to be. I’ll be writing more on this experience later this week, but for now, know that it was a ton of fun and Lydia and I are busy cooking up new ways to bring y’all more daily adventures.

If you’d like to hear first-hand what we’ve got planned, go ahead and sign up. You won’t get the 31 days prompts (those are available on the site), but you will be on the list to hear what’s coming next.

beginnings

As always, I like to provide y’all a list of posts from the month in case you didn’t see them all.

We’ll start out with the theme of beginnings: Starting out the new year, starting out a new sport, reading a new book, and creating a new life (an amazing late-blooming athlete guest post!):

• Happy New Year
• 8 Secrets Every Beginning Athlete Needs to Know
• Book Review: Run Like a Girl
• Late-blooming Athlete Alexis Duncan Reconnects to Herself Through Snowboarding After Weight Loss Surgery

the outdoors

Here are a few posts written about the outdoors and how powerful and life-changing getting out to play can be:

• A Place For You
• How Running Helped Me Appreciate My Body
• Lead By Example
• How Curiosity Can Keep You Motivated

monday morning excuses

We all have excuses and reasons why we can’t do something. These become especially troublesome when our excuses prevent us from doing the very things we want to do.

Here are this month’s Monday Morning Excuses:

• I’m Not An Athlete: Monday Morning Excuse
• It’s Too Dark: Monday Morning Excuse
• I’ve Already Failed My New Years Resolution: Monday Morning Excuse

friday link love

And finally, on most Fridays I post a few links that inspire, challenge and entertain:

• New Year Inspirations: Friday Link Love
• The Next Generation of Girls: Friday Link Love
• Visit a National Park for Free This Weekend: Friday Link Love

coming up

February promises to be an equally busy (although hopefully more manageable) month here at Expand Outdoors. I’m working on an exciting new project with a life coaching colleague that we’ll be announcing later this month, so stay tuned.

If you’d like to hear about it first, sign up for my newsletter—I’ll announce it there first (as with all special offers and new products).

I’m also returning to climbing after a long recovery from elbow tendonitis, as well as running (after I figure out some nagging pain in my tibia) and plan on sharing the challenges I’ve been dealing with, along with the journey back into action, so keep an eye out for posts on those subjects.

And last, but certainly not least, I’m on the lookout for more late-blooming athlete stories and guest posts. I find these incredibly inspiring and motivating and know y’all do as well, so if you (or someone you know) became interested in sports as an adult and wants to share what you’ve learned, please contact me with your story.

And with that, we’ll wrap up January and welcome in the month of love. Happy February y’all!

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