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Monday Motivation: Grace

Good morning Spartans and fellow competitors! Jean here with your Monday Motivation on my way home from an epic weekend in Vegas.

Major shoutout to everyone who raced this weekend and conquered those courses. It was so inspiring to see you push your limits out there! Chad, Eric, TJ, and my podium finishers – you all made me proud.

Knowing I played a small role in motivating you fills me with humility and gratitude. It is an honor to speak life into your journeys.

That brings me to today’s topic – grace. With tensions high lately, grace seems in short supply.

Yet freely giving grace is key to living fully. Grace means extending mercy not resentment, empathy not judgment.

When someone wrongs you, grace says “I forgive”. When you fall short, grace says “I understand”. Grace gives others – and yourself – room to be imperfect humans.

This week, lead with grace. Offer compassion freely and judgment sparingly. Give the benefit of the doubt. Surrender resentment and embrace understanding.

Grace has the power to heal relationships and unlock growth. By lifting others up, you lift yourself.

Live gracefully, race gracefully, and spread goodness everywhere you go. Shine bright out there!

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Monday Motivation: Focus

Good morning all! Mr. Jean here with a Monday Motivation about the power of FOCUS.

When you focus your energy on the right goals, people, and mindset – you’ll get the right results. But focus is easier said than done!

Life pulls us in so many directions. Distractions try to break our focus. Even losing an hour of sleep from daylight savings can throw us off!

But champions stay focused despite obstacles. They silence self-doubt and keep taking aligned action.

Rather than “Why me?” – tell yourself “Try me!” Let your focus drown out any negativity. Keep your mind centered on your purpose.

Tunnel vision on the prize ahead. The path to achievement requires focus and grit. This week, get laser focused on your biggest goals.

Cut out distractions and time wasters. Funnel all your effort into productive progress.

You have unlimited potential, but realizing it demands focus. So get out there and OWN the day! Keep taking steps focused on your dreams.

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This is Jean signing off until next week. Now cue the eye of the tiger music and get going!

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Monday Motivation: Hope

 

Good morning champions! Mr.J’ean here with a Monday Motivation all about hope.

I hope these weekly pep talks have been uplifting your spirits and empowering you to start the week strong. It brings me joy to speak life and encouragement into your journey.

Today, I want to remind you that hope is one of the most powerful forces within us. When life knocks us down, hope lifts us back up. Like Rocky Balboa said – it’s not about whether you get knocked down, it’s whether you can get back up again! I’ve been hurt, I’ve been knocked down many times. But with hope as my anchor, I get back up each day striving to do good, ready to give my best.

Hope allows us to see light even in darkness. To know our best days are ahead, if we stay the course. Even when we feel far from perfect or skilled, hope carries us forward. So I hope the very best for each of you. Have hope in yourself and your potential.

The only limits are the ones you set. With hope as your guide, breakthroughs await. Make today great.

Go out and be a hope dealer – spread encouragement everywhere you go. And I hope to see you conquer new challenges soon.

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Let’s stay hopeful together.

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Monday Motivation: Leaders (here’s to you)

 

Good morning everyone! This is your Monday Motivation.

Today, I want to celebrate the power of teamwork. None of us can achieve greatness alone – we need others to make the dream work.

Bringing a group together in unity is challenging but so rewarding. Like Jesus and the twelve disciples, we all come from different walks of life. But under the right leadership, our diverse strengths harmonize.

To you admirable leaders out there, remember that your role is to serve the team. Stay humble, don’t seek praise. Uplift each person’s abilities. Help them fulfill their potential through purposeful collaboration.

And to all the team members following unashamed and unafraid – you are the backbone. Your cooperation and commitment creates synergy. Our shared human potential is unlocked when we support one another.

I’ve seen firsthand how beautiful things happen when a group comes together in flow. On the Spartan course or at church, teamwork leads to breakthroughs.

So find your team – at work, church, fitness, or beyond. Align on a mission, collaborate, and make it happen. With teamwork, we can achieve dreams bigger than ourselves. Unity magnifies our power.

Keep grinding together and uplifting each other. When a team discovers its shared purpose, magic unfolds. That’s my Monday Motivation – now get out there and be someone’s cheerleader!

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Monday Motivation: Then What?

Hey everyone, Mr. J’ean here with your Monday Motivation. Today I want to share a story that reveals an important mindset for facing life’s challenges.

There was a young racer at his first ever race. When he got to the Atlas stone station, he picked up the heavy stone and as he was carrying it, he asked his dad “Then what?” His dad just chuckled and said “You’ve got 5 burpees next.”

The racer didn’t stop or complain, he just immediately asked “What’s next?” That was it. “Then what?”

This question can apply to so many obstacles in life. Our brains often exaggerate how scary things are. But when we ask “then what?” we realize the answer is usually not so bad.

What if you lose your job? Then what? You’ve prepared an emergency fund to get you through. What if your car breaks down? Then what? You’ve saved money for repairs. What if you can’t finish an obstacle on the course? Then what? You do some burpees and keep going!

The “then what” is rarely as devastating as our minds predict. When you face your fears and go through challenges, you gain strength.

So my message today is to identify your “then whats” and go through them, not stay stuck in them. Deal with what you must and keep moving forward.

When you adopt this mindset, no obstacle can stop you. You become resilient, able to recover and grow. Your “then what” mindset prepares you to evolve and thrive in any circumstance. That’s true strength!

Face your fears, embrace the “then whats”, and unleash your full potential. You got this! Now get out there and conquer something new today.

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