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Sep 30, 2018
5 min

What's Up With the Butterfly?

Point to Ponder: What is the most challenging area in your life you need to grow in? As we all learned in elementary school, before a caterpillar can become a butterfly it first starts as an egg, which grows into a robust worm, (a.k.a., caterpillar) eats everything in sight, spins itself into a cocoon and then emerges as a butterfly. But, what I bet you didn’t know is the unpleasant process that takes place inside the cocoon. The caterpillar first digests itself, releasing en

Sep 23, 2018
3 min

Let's Hear Your Honk

Point to Ponder: Who can benefit from a honkin’? You or someone you know?? If you’re like me, starting a project is much easier than finishing. According to Russell, my husband, I’m an 85%’er, meaning I complete about 85% of whatever I’m doing and then move on to something new. I do not at all consider myself to have an attention issue, rather I enjoy the challenge, excitement and joy that comes from starting. Maybe it’s hereditary, because my father is the exact same, but no

Sep 17, 2018
3 min

Retrain Your Brain and...CRUSH IT!

Point to Ponder: Within your iGnite experience, what limiting thoughts do you have? Last week while attending an iGnite Austin class (Total Body Training) I noticed that 2 year member, Carolyn Meakin was "crushin' it"! This was not an isolated incident with Carolyn or any of our amazing members, as "crushin' it" in life and in class is ongoing and reoccurring, but for Carolyn, her all-in commitment to herself (through iGnite) has been obvious, as every time I see her in pers

Sep 16, 2018
3 min

Retrain Your Brain and...CRUSH IT!

Sep 9, 2018
3 min

Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life

Point to Ponder: What negative, unhealthy and unproductive thoughts do you have? The sermon I listened to this morning focused on creating new mental pathways for our unhealthy, unproductive and untrue thoughts. Our pastor referenced two quotes, “Your life is always moving in the direction of your strongest thought" (positive or negative), and “What comes into your mind comes out in your life”. I have heard this before and know it to be true, but being reminded of it is alway

Sep 3, 2018
3 min

Choose Challenge Over Comfort

Point to Ponder: How often do you choose challenge over comfort? The growth process is one of those things most all of us do not enjoy being in the middle of, because in order for growth to occur, there has to be friction, challenge and discomfort. However, something I know we all agree on is while the growth process sucks, in order to maximize our growth we must not only endure difficulty and pain, we must “embrace the suck”, because the fruit from the struggle is undeniably

Sep 3, 2018
3 min

Choose Challenge Over Comfort

Aug 26, 2018
5 min

The Power of We

Point to Ponder: Where in your life do you need to the “Power of We?” Last week while putting myself through a HIIT (high intensity interval training) workout that San Diego Leader Rory Smith sent me, I not only struggled to finish each round of exercises, I also struggled to stay motivated. Despite being able to turn off my brain by having a dry erase board listing each exercices, a great playlist and a timer telling me when to start/stop, I had to take multiple breaks and w

Aug 19, 2018
3 min

3 Habit Recommendations for the New Season

Point to Ponder: Do you wake up looking at your phone, regularly treat yourself, exercise regularly, have a strong social community and try/learn new things? Excitingly the school year has begun or is beginning for most everyone this week-whew! Regardless of what season of life you are in or if you have children or not, I think the the start of school is every women’s New Year--a time to start fresh, create and dig into a healthy, mindful and productive routine. As you begin

Aug 12, 2018
2 min

10 Quotes to Inspire Living a Beautiful Life

Point to Ponder: Are you living a beautiful life? Living an inspired and beautiful life can feel more achievable during the carefree, spontaneous and travel-filled summer months, but what about during the more routine and predictable season we will soon be transitioning into? How do we stay inspired to live a beautiful life then? For me, it's a daily discipline to live in gratitude and joy, spend time with life-lovers and go-getters, set goals and work hard towards achieving

Aug 5, 2018
3 min

7 Ways to Consistently Boost Your Confidence

Point to Ponder: Do you consider yourself self-confident? To suggest that life experiences can shape and mold our attitude is true. Conscious and unconscious, our thoughts, behaviors and actions are a result of our upbringing and current social environments. Humans are easily influenced, and as children we had little control over the people we spent time with and who shaped our thinking, both positively and negatively. Now, as adults, we have all of the control and are eithe

Jul 29, 2018
3 min

The Connection Between Your Diet and Your Confidence

Point to Ponder: Is your diet providing you the opportunity to maximize your confidence? Is it providing you the opportunity to optimize your physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being? Undoubtedly, when I began reading The Confidence Code I never would’ve imagined all of the research that has been dedicated to determining the origin of confidence, how we get more of it and why some of us have more or less of it. Upon reading it as well as the book, The Mood Cure by

Jul 23, 2018
3 min

Your Confidence--Use It or Lose It

Point to Ponder: Do you often… over-think things? People-please? Hold on to defeats? Strive for perfection? Undersell yourself? Play it safe? Doubt yourself? I wish I could say when I turned 40 I became infinitely confident, but “little Neissa”, the insecure 12 year old who still lives inside of me continues to fear saying the wrong thing, not sounding smart and articulate, doing something stupid, and not being liked. Truth be told, after some great coaching I’ve learned I st

Jul 8, 2018
4 min

Four Yoga Poses for Summer Travel and Life

Point to Ponder: Is summer travel causing extra tightness and stiffness in your body ? Summer is no doubt a time for extra travel, adventure and fun!!; however with travel also comes sitting in cars and airplanes for longer bouts of time, sleeping on hard beds, or using stiff or too soft of pillows. Unfortunately, this can cause tight hips, sore knees, necks and backs and a body that doesn't feel as good as it can and should. While some travel tightness is inevitable, rememb

Jul 8, 2018
4 min

Keep Your Summer Healthy & Magical with These Five Simple Habits

Point to Ponder: Are your free-flowing, unstructured and over-indulgent summer months derailing your healthy habits? One of the things I love most about the summer is the indulgent break from routine, which includes staying up and sleeping in a later than normal, enjoying cocktails, soaking up extra sun, eating more of what I typically wouldn’t and kicking normal structure to the curb. That being said, when all routine falls by the way side, my body and mind go a little bonke

Jun 24, 2018
5 min

Regular Strength & Resistance Training- The Key to Feeling Your Best and Keeping Your Metabolism

Point to Ponder: Do you strength train at least twice per week? Having been a runner most of my life, it is only in the last 10 or so years that I have actively and regularly strength trained with weights and bodyweight. I have always been an active lake skier, which requires pulling strength, but besides that I did not regularly strength train. While on vacation several years ago and sipping on my second vodka tonic, it occurred to be that since regularly strength training m

Jun 17, 2018
6 min

Advice & Wisdom From Our Fathers

Point to Ponder: What is the greatest advice/wisdom/teachings you received from your Father or Father-figure? Today’s journal is a tribute from the iGnite Team and to our Fathers and Father Figures. It is chalk full of wisdom and love. Thank you Fathers everywhere & Happy Father’s Day! Alli Phillips- The greatest wisdom I have learned from my dad is effectively expressing your opinion or how you feel, and responding rather than "reacting" to an upsetting situation, usually

Jun 11, 2018
3 min

Staying Fit in the Summer Heat: Training Tips & Building Your Heat Tolerance

Point to Ponder: What type of things are you doing to prepare your body so you can continue to enjoy iGnite's outdoor classes during the summer months? With the hot summer months upon us, let’s talk about how we can best beat the heat and continue to enjoy iGnite's amazing outdoor classes during the sometimes brutal summer months with a smile on our faces! Your body acclimates to heat in a number of ways, and by cautiously training in the heat to improve the efficiency of you

May 13, 2018
5 min

53 Pieces of the Best Advice Given by Moms

Point to Ponder: What is the best advice your mom or mom-figure has given you? Throughout the week leading up to today, Mother's Day, we collected 53 pieces of the best advice given by moms. Our hope is that the words encourage, empower and inspire you to continue being your best in all of your amazing roles, and in living your best and most incredible life! Alli Phillips- I don’t remember my mom offering “specific” advice or “words of wisdom” wrapped up into quotes when I w

May 7, 2018
2 min

The Amazing, Exceptional and Remarkable Mom You Are!

Point to Ponder: What unique mom-qualities or characteristics do you possess? If you aren't a mom yet, what special attributes and strengths do you acquire as a result of your amazing mom and/or mom-influences? A few years ago we, iGnite, celebrated Mother's Day with a beautiful pre-Mother's Day luncheon. During our time together each person had the opportunity to share a heartfelt and admirable quality or characteristic of their mom and/or mom-influences. As you would expe