One of the most important aspects of any successful training regimen (or perhaps any pursuit in life) is consistency. Today, we’ll discuss the importance of sticking with your workouts and never letting too much time pass between training sessions. Here Comes an Excuse As you may have read in previous posts, I had the joy of traveling to Indiahoma, Oklahoma last week to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with the children, youth, and adults…
I’ve enjoyed many hiking and camping trips since I was a young child. Walking through the forest, listening to the sounds of wildlife and seeing the sun gleaming through the trees, I’ve had a chance to appreciate the beauty and creativity of our Father’s world. Occasionally, my hikes have become extended for a bit longer than I was planning on, due to an underestimation of how long a climb might take or a casual disregard for things…
Ask five of your friends if it’s important to have money saved for an emergency, and you’ll likely get five affermative answers. Now ask the same five friends if they have such an account, and you’ll probably get some resounding no’s. Yeah, what do they know?! We’ve all heard from financial experts over and over again how important it is to have an emergency fund. “Three to six months expenses in a savings account or a…
This is the final post in a series of six articles on how fitness benefits many other areas of your life. So far, we’ve discussed how a challenging fitness regimen can improve your productivity, disposition, relationships, finances, and your appreciation of the glory of God. Today, we’ll discuss how success in your fitness can be a powerful physical display of positive changes in your heart and life. This topic is right at the heart of what we…
This post is fourth in a series of six articles on how fitness benefits many other areas of your life. So far, we’ve discussed how challenging fitness regimen can improve your productivity, disposition, and relationships. Today, we’ll investigate the connection between your fitness and finances. Although at first glance these two subjects may seem to be unrelated, in fact there are many aspects of these two areas that affect each other. Your Premiums The first…
This post is second in a series of six articles on why you should care about fitness. We often don’t realize how investments in one aspect of life provide benefits not just in their own realm, but in many other areas of life as well. Be Honest Are you ever grumpy? Most of us would grudgingly answer this question in the affirmative. Even though we enjoy so many blessings, comforts, and advantages in our modern…
This post is first in a series of six articles on why you should care about fitness. We often don’t realize how investments in one aspect of life provide benefits not just in their own realm, but in many other areas of life as well. Adopting a fitness regimen will not only make you more fit, but will also affect your career, your marriage and other relationships, and your disposition. In this post, we’ll explore…
Today, we’ll begin a series of articles on the topic of, “why is fitness valuable?” Here at TotalThriver, we’re always working to provide you tools for how to win in all areas of life, but sometimes it’s the why that is missing between you and the person you aspire to be. Fitness is so important to thriving in life because it touches so many other areas, increasing your capabilities for success in those areas. In…
Last week, we discussed the importance of including unusual but predictable expenses in your budget. Items on this list include things like car repairs, home improvements, large gifts, or vacations. By allocating a fixed amount each month, these big expenses don’t have to catch us off guard. For example, my wife and I set aside $60 each month for car repairs, which has been plenty for the minor repairs and maintenance that our vehicles have…