This Amazing Life

149. "How Can I Make An Impact?" - Intention of the Week

Hi my name is Ryan and welcome to the show! This Amazing Life encourages and inspires YOU, the listener, to take action so that you can live your own AMAZING LIFE! Every week, I offer a new “Intention of the Week!” A tool, a mantra, or a guideline for you to use throughout your week on your own path to success. This week’s Intention of the Week is "How Can I Make An Impact?" In this episode, we’ll start off by breaking the IOTW down into parts, then discuss two or three different perspectives that might be helpful for us, and finally I’ll offer a challenge or a suggestion we can use to create action steps moving forward. Thank you so much for choosing to listen to the show. Please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or sharing with a friend! If you're interested, make sure to check out my Instagram @ryanoneill.online and send me a DM to try your first workout with me online for free or head over to https://ryanoneill.podia.com/ to learn more! Have an Amazing Day!

148. "Don't Let Fear of Striking Out Prevent You From Playing The Game!" - Babe Ruth - Intention of the Week

Hi my name is Ryan and welcome to the show! This Amazing Life encourages and inspires YOU, the listener, to take action so that you can live your own AMAZING LIFE! Every week, I offer a new “Intention of the Week!” A tool, a mantra, or a guideline for you to use throughout your week on your own path to success. This week’s Intention of the Week is inspired by a Babe Ruth quote that says: "Don't let the fear of striking out prevent you from playing the game!" My interpretation of the quote that I offer is: "Don't let fear of failure prevent you from taking action and achieving your goals!" In this episode, we’ll start off by breaking the IOTW down into parts, then discuss two or three different perspectives that might be helpful for us, and finally I’ll offer a challenge or a suggestion we can use to create action steps moving forward. Thank you so much for choosing to listen to the show. Please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or sharing with a friend! If you're interested, make sure to check out my Instagram @ryanoneill.online and send me a DM to try your first workout with me online for free or head over to https://ryanoneill.podia.com/ to learn more! Have an Amazing Day!

147. "The Distance Between Dreams and Reality Is Action!" - Intention of the Week

Hi my name is Ryan and welcome to the show! This Amazing Life encourages and inspires YOU, the listener, to take action so that you can live your own AMAZING LIFE! Every week, I offer a new “Intention of the Week!” A tool, a mantra, or a guideline for you to use throughout your week on your own path to success. This week’s Intention of the Week is "The Distance Between Dreams and Reality Is Action!!" In this episode, we’ll start off by breaking the IOTW down into parts, then discuss two or three different perspectives that might be helpful for us, and finally I’ll offer a challenge or a suggestion we can use to create action steps moving forward. Thank you so much for choosing to listen to the show. Please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or sharing with a friend! If you're interested, make sure to check out my Instagram @ryanoneill.online and send me a DM to try your first workout with me online for free or head over to https://ryanoneill.podia.com/ to learn more! Have an Amazing Day!

146. "It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done!" - Nelson Mandella - Intention of the Week

Hi my name is Ryan and welcome to the show! This Amazing Life encourages and inspires YOU, the listener, to take action so that you can live your own AMAZING LIFE! Every week, I offer a new “Intention of the Week!” A tool, a mantra, or a guideline for you to use throughout your week on your own path to success. This week’s Intention of the Week is "It Always Seems Impossible Until It's Done!" I recently came across this quote by Nelson Mandella and I'm excited to explore it with you during our workouts this week. "It always seems impossible until it's done!" How would you interpret this quote? How can we break this down into parts and make it relevant, realistic, or applicable for ourselves? Let's start off with some examples. What if I said to you any of the following: "In six months, you're going to run a marathon!" "Starting next week you're going to learn a new language!" "Before the end of the year, you're going to write a best selling novel!" "You're now going to have an amazing relationship with everyone in your extended family!" (hopefully I got a few chuckles out of that one) "You're going to have a positive impact on hundreds of people in your hometown!" "I'm going to completely eliminate deserts!" (I can hear the gasps already) While some of these examples may be realistic and others laughably overwhelming, it leads me to my first question for us to consider: how do we typically respond to adversity? When our backs are up against the wall and we are well beyond our comfort zones, how do we feel? Are we excited at the prospect of growth and accomplishment or do we start to feel a large knot forming in the pit of our stomachs? Both responses are perfectly normal but why do we feel one way over another? Is it our prevailing self-confidence or self-doubt? Is it an abundance or a lack of knowledge and experience? Are we surrounded by people who encourage us or unfortunately belittle us? Let's consider a different perspective for a moment. What if we're solving a problem or creating something that's never been done before? How are we going to keep ourselves encouraged and motivated until we make it to our destination? Can we look back on our own experiences, successes, and failures, to help guide us in the best direction possible? Or does the fear of the unknown overwhelm us into inaction? Regardless of how big or scary our goals or challenges may seem, this week let's try to recognize how far we've actually come, use all of our knowledge, skills, experience, and surround ourselves with people that will help ensure our best chances for success : ) Thank you so much for choosing to listen to the show. Please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or sharing with a friend! If you're interested, make sure to check out my Instagram @ryanoneill.online and send me a DM to try your first workout with me online for free or head over to https://ryanoneill.podia.com/ to learn more! Have an Amazing Day!

145. "The Difference Between 'Ordinary' and 'Extraordinary' Is A Little 'Extra'!" - Intention of the Week

Hi my name is Ryan and welcome to the show! This Amazing Life encourages and inspires YOU, the listener, to take action so that you can live your own AMAZING LIFE! Every week, I offer a new “Intention of the Week!” A tool, a mantra, or a guideline for you to use throughout your week on your own path to success. This week's Intention of the Week is: "The Difference Between 'Ordinary' and 'Extraordinary' Is A Little 'Extra'!" What does the word "extraordinary" mean to you? Can you think of a few examples of something you've experienced in your life that merits such a high amount of praise? Do you know or have you known anyone in your life that had such a positive impact on you that it's carried over into the future? Or have you ever been to a restaurant or event and noticed some attention to detail that took your experience from pleasant to truly memorable? To me, the word makes me think of a place with some kind of a "wow factor," or someone who goes just a little bit more out of their way to have a positive impact. Mostly, what I think about is how someone or something makes me feel. By elevating my life and my experience in some way, I would certainly consider identifying someone or something as "extraordinary." Another perspective to consider is what does "doing a little extra" mean to you? Is it finally holding yourself accountable to bring about some kind of goal or change you'd like to create? Or in some small way, does it mean working just a little harder or smarter to complete a big project or creative vision? Where do we draw the line between "doing enough," versus "going the extra mile"? (something that I'm sure a perfectionist would struggle with and could go as far back as school) Right now, as you're reading this email, you could be having a completely different reaction which I thoroughly understand. Maybe for you, you feel like you're already being pushed to your limits mentally, physically, and emotionally at home, at work, school, or wherever else you're trying to make progress and get ahead, and that the thought of "doing more" makes you feel physically unwell. Doing "more" isn't always the end all/be all answer that some people may claim it to be. If that really resonated with you, then maybe the little "extra" that could help you go from ordinary to extraordinary could be a little extra peace and quiet, time with nature, opening up more to a close friend or family member, or reallocating/reprioritizing your mental health. While Nina and I were away for a few days, I had an unbelievable realization that in fact what I had needed wasn't a "vacation" but rather a "retreat." By allowing ourselves the opportunity to truly unplug from most technology, social media, or even external and internal pressures we were experiencing, we we able to realize how much of a positive impact we could have on our lives just by reprioritizing (and in some cases eliminating) things that light us up versus things that cause us stress. Is there currently an opportunity or need in your life to find a better way to reduce stress and fatigue? How could that help you elevate your life? These are just some of the many different ideas and perspectives that we'll consider during our conversation. Thank you so much for choosing to listen to the show. Please consider subscribing, leaving a review, or sharing with a friend! If you're interested, make sure to check out my Instagram @ryanoneill.online and send me a DM to try your first workout with me online for free or head over to https://ryanoneill.podia.com/ to learn more! Have an Amazing Day!