Training, News and Information — goals

The Open is Over - What do you need to focus on in the next 11 months?

March 29, 2018 • Nicole Cowell • Goal setting • goals • Open • training

The Open is over. Whether you love it or hate it, it is what most of us train for. That one time a year where we really get to push ourselves and see how we measure up. You probably had some great workouts and some horrible ones. You might be happy with how you did or you might be very disappointed. In either case, now that it is over, it is a good time to reflect on your own performance and ask yourself some tough questions. 1. What did you do well? 2. What did you do...

You Don't Want It Enough

August 02, 2017 • Nicole Cowell • diet • goals • life • life tips • motivation • training

Every aspect of life is a matter of priorities. We make decisions about what to and what not to do based on what is important to us. We can talk about "being busy" or things being "too hard" but what we are really saying is "I have something else that is more important right now".

Getting back into training post vacation

June 12, 2017 • Nicole Cowell • goals • just start • motivation • vacation

We know going back to the gym after a vacation is going to be HORRIBLE. The only goal is showing up and getting that body moving. It really won't take long to get back to where you were. Just start and keep going.

Going Backwards to Move Forward

June 07, 2017 • Nicole Cowell • goals • motivation

For those of us who recognize our own competitiveness it is hard for us to willingly go backwards, to check our ego at the door and tell ourselves it's ok to not get a great score today if it means improving ourselves. But if you have something that isn't working then you might need to ask yourself do I need to strip this back? Do I need to go backwards to go forwards? If you do, then be brave enough to suck. Be brave enough to go through the challenging and humbling times to come out the other side a better athlete. Short term pain for long term gain. It will be worth it.

The Story Behind the Brand

May 08, 2017 • Nicole Cowell • entrepreneur • goals • just start • life • motivation

I thought it might be interesting to write a blog post about the story behind Liberte Lifestyles. I guess to explain a little about how it all came about. For those who don't know me personally, I am Nicole Cowell and I am the person behind the brand. I am the owner, CEO, designer, order packer, accountant, marketing person and any other job you can think of. I launched this business less than 6 months ago and couldn't be happier with what has happened so far. So where did it all begin? 2 years ago I...