Author Archives: Dusty DeGroff

Be like a Sidewalk…? 

Check out the video on YouTube! Do you think you could learn something from your Sidewalk? I know crazy, right? Try to stay with me here. Day after day. Month after month the sidewalk takes a beating. It gets rained on. It gets snowed on. People walk all over the sidewalk but month after month, yearContinue reading “Be like a Sidewalk…? “

Life’s little moments create a great Melody – Day 2

Check out the Video on YouTube! A Google search says Melody in its most basic sense is defined as a rhythmical succession of single tones producing a distinct musical phrase or idea. That doesn’t apply to anything more than music, or does it? “The true goal of music—its proper enterprise—is melody. All the parts of harmony haveContinue reading “Life’s little moments create a great Melody – Day 2”

Shiver down my spine – Self-improvement

It’s September and it’s time to start a new project. I’ve been journaling for over a year now and it has given me incredible insight into my psyche. To be honest, the journaling and some nudging from people close to me were the precursors to this blog. The challenge that I gave myself was toContinue reading “Shiver down my spine – Self-improvement”

How the morning can Frame your day!

Isn’t it great how the trees and landscape frame this morning sunset? My first thought as I took this photo is how great of a frame the shadowed trees and foreground make. My dad mentioned that he didn’t like the dark foreground for his version of the photo. This conversation got me thinking about ourContinue reading “How the morning can Frame your day!”

When a full night of sleep is rare…

We all lose sleep. As college students, a good night of sleep is rare because you’re choosing to party. For most of us, a full night of sleep isn’t rare because we make the right choices day to day. We go to bed early or we try to sleep in. We change our schedule toContinue reading “When a full night of sleep is rare…”

Flexibility… no not that kind of flexibility!

If you wanted to learn more about muscular flexibility then you clicked on the wrong post. This has nothing to do with that and everything to do with mental flexibility. This is all about your self-awareness. Have you ever thought of being flexible mentally? Have you thought about self-awareness? Think about a time when you’veContinue reading “Flexibility… no not that kind of flexibility!”

Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Bread – Cooking w/ the DeGroffs #10

Even though this is not technically a meal, the idea, came from the same place, Pinterest. I’ve said this before and I’ll say it again. The most fun part of this is Liz finds a recipe and then adopts what we have in our kitchen to make it happen. This recipe is so easy toContinue reading “Chocolate Chip Banana Oat Bread – Cooking w/ the DeGroffs #10”

Jump Into a Healthier YOU!

The more I think about the idea of jumping into a healthier lifestyle, the more I started wondering about what it actually means. Obviously, the idea is to get back to a healthier version of you. That’s pretty simple, right? My mind as a trainer always goes to one simple question. Why did you stop?Continue reading “Jump Into a Healthier YOU!”

Look beneath the Surface of athletic performance… Michael Phelps

Olympic athletes are the perfect example of what the 1% of genetic potential looks like. The conversation seems to be always about how great of athletes they are. Don’t get me wrong, they are great athletes. But is there something below the surface? Michael Phelps is a perfect example. On the surface, he’s a greatContinue reading “Look beneath the Surface of athletic performance… Michael Phelps”