by Kendra Kinnison | Mar 1, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Writing
Back in October, I circled today’s date on the calendar. Knowing that the next few months would be incredibly intense, I decided to opt-out of the traditional New Year’s planning process, deferring it until I reached a natural pause in my schedule. In...
by Kendra Kinnison | Feb 10, 2012 | Fitness, Peak Performance
At the end of January 2011, I started using a standing desk. Since then, my work projects have changed dramatically, and that desk has seen many offices. Today, it’s at Port Royal Ocean Resort, where I’m the Director of Finance and share an office...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jan 20, 2012 | Leadership, Peak Performance
If my house ever gets robbed, I’m betting the burglars will be sorely disappointed – unless they were librarians in a past life. It’s pretty much full of books and not much else. I love to read. (My Mom, Dad, and Nana are the same way, so...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jan 17, 2012 | Fitness, Peak Performance, Writing
Even after I grasped the revelation that action leads to motivation (not the other way around), I still wasn’t out of the “mud.” I knew I needed to take action, but I often couldn’t bring myself to do it. Often, I was literally stuck. Then...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jan 16, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Writing
Falling down sucks, particularly if you’ve climbed a little higher since the last time you fell down. It hurts more. The bruises and scrapes are little deeper. Then the mental games begin. And they’re far worse than the physical ones. You did it...
by Kendra Kinnison | Dec 27, 2011 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership
Sometimes the greatest obstacle to moving forward is looking backwards. We cling to the memories of our good ‘ol days, linking our identity to a past success. Maybe it was winning an athletic championship in high school or college, or maybe even a single...
by Kendra Kinnison | Dec 16, 2011 | Entrepreneurship, Writing
For most of my twenties, I had horrible pain in my hands and forearms. Sometimes it was a steady ache, sometimes a shooting pain, and sometimes it just felt like I was on fire from the elbows down. I’ve had all the tests and lived on Celebrex for a while....
by Kendra Kinnison | Dec 14, 2011 | Entrepreneurship, Faith, Leadership, Peak Performance
If we were running a 5K or marathon, we wouldn’t dream of stopping just inches before the finish line. We know that the rewards come with finishing, and there’s not much else that tops that surge of confidence and pride in ourselves. So why don’t we...
by Kendra Kinnison | Dec 12, 2011 | Entrepreneurship, Faith, Fitness, Leadership
Count me as a member of Team Tebow. I’m a fan, and I’ve certainly enjoyed the last few weeks of improbable victories. He’s certainly made football more exciting and provided an excellent role model for living out the Christian faith. But...
by Kendra Kinnison | Dec 11, 2011 | Entrepreneurship, Writing
I used to think that there was an “it” to figure out, that one day everything would snap into place and make sense. I’d know my purpose and exactly how to fulfill it. In search of that, I’d dip a toe, or maybe a calf, into something new, and...
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