Thoughts about personal growth, business, and mindset, along with stories on life’s big and little adventures.

Sunday Scaries
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

Sunday Scaries

I felt the Sunday Scaries when I wasn’t taking any control or responsibility for how I moved through my days. I looked at Monday as a day that was completely out of my control, an unknown, something to sharpen my metaphorical knives for.

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Make A Choice
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

Make A Choice

I’m writing this in hopes that someone reading this will see themselves in my story, and truly recognize that there is a choice they can make to drastically change their life. I want that person to understand that if they make the choice to grow, and work at it every day, they will be unstoppable.

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Expand Yourself
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

Expand Yourself

Words of the year are great unless they have no depth or action behind them. My word is EXPANSION, and to me expansion is a verb - expanding my business, my marriage, my personal growth, my adventures, my health, my wealth, my opportunities. Expansion can happen in big ways or small, and we are given opportunities to expand every day - if you choose to see them.

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You'll Never Know If You Never Try
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

You'll Never Know If You Never Try

You’ll never know if you never try, so TRY. Learn, grow, evolve, step fully into your potential. Life is long, and opportunities are endless.

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Motivation Isn't Guaranteed
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

Motivation Isn't Guaranteed

Motivation doesn’t come at the beginning of a new habit. Motivation will come when you are making progress, and progress comes when you are consistent. So, the way to get motivated is to get consistent.

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Done Is Better Than Perfect
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

Done Is Better Than Perfect

When you take action, you make progress. When you make progress, you grow. When you grow, you learn. When you learn, you level up.

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Imposter Syndrome
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

Imposter Syndrome

Sometimes imposter syndrome can feel like spinning the Wheel of Fortune wheel. Some days you land on the big money, some days you land on zero.

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The Blog Lives Again
Michelle Gruening Michelle Gruening

The Blog Lives Again

I allowed a couple negative comments to shut down my blog while I got refocused on something bigger (hello, MG Coaching!), but now it’s time to bring the blog back into the light.

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