Tag: #coach

Be you, always!

YOUR VIBE ATTRACTS YOUR TRIBE: CATCHPHRASE OR TRUTH?

  I’m pretty sure you’ve all heard the phrase “your vibe attracts your tribe”? Younger (much younger 😊) me used to have mixed thoughts about the phrase above because well yes, misery does always look for and attract the same company BUT what if you want to change but you’re still in that negative space? …
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September 19, 2022 0

Mom vs coach: Thoughts on my 10-year old’s first sanctioned boxing match.

Watching your child compete in a boxing match for the first time is an experience from the inside out.  The good kind.  All the feels from start to finish.  Nerves, excitement, pride, and inspiration all wrapped up into what feels like the tightest fist.  At the end, those proud parental tear ducts start to fill…
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August 23, 2022 0

DARE TO DO IT!

DARE TO DO IT! You’ve been there.  About to do something big and think: “It’s finally happening”?  Those are the moments that you think back to the journey and smile.  Whatever it is, you’ve prepared, invested time, energy and even money.  Most of all, you’ve sacrificed.  It’s game time! There are no parameters as to…
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April 25, 2022 0

LOCKDOWN BLUES? VIRTUAL WORKOUTS (LOVE ‘EM OR NAH) WILL HELP YOU STAY ON TRACK.

  Here we go again.  21 Days of lockdown currently in effect in Ontario. Apparently, the virus spreads in gyms and restaurants so these businesses are the ones suffering and, in my opinion, they are the two things that greatly contribute to positive mental health.  Movement and socializing with friends and family over a meal. …
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January 6, 2022 0

HELLO 2022: REFLECTING, LEARNING & REACHING FOR THE GOOD THAT IS COMING!

  It’s 2022.  Another year gone and it makes me wonder – what is a year anymore?  I read my post from 01.01.2021 and THAT seems like yesterday! 2021 was busy.  I experienced ups, downs, celebrated successes and had many great lessons along the way but as busy as it was in some ways, it…
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January 2, 2022 0

No-one is coming to rescue you or fix you. That’s your job!

  When you decide to make life changes whether big or small, remember, it is all you.  No-one is coming to rescue you or fix everything.  It’s all you. Making life altering decisions takes balls and even if you look timid on the outside, when you decide to do something that’s going to likely piss…
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November 17, 2021 0

Ring Talk Episode 5: The Comeback!

  This comeback story is not about coming back after a loss in the ring but more so after a victory post pandemic.  A victory that screams “I’m back” and ready to rumble!  This might be my version and sharing just one aspect of my life, but it’s for all of us.  We’ve all been…
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October 25, 2021 0

Tools, Tips & Truths: A Health & Fitness Series by Shireen Fabing

  Oh hey! This is my ongoing blog series sharing my favourite tools, tips and truths related to health, fitness and wellness.  My take, my perspective and my experiences.  We all wear many hats these days so these will be from my perspective as a mom, an athlete, boxing coach, personal trainer and entrepreneur –…
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January 31, 2021 0

Do what you must. Do it with a purpose and on purpose!

  “Do what you must” or as we used to say growing up in Cape Town: “DALA” what you must”.  This, is where I’m at. Dala (dah-lah):  as per Urban Dictionary is a Zulu word which means to cause, do or create.  It’s a tricky one because it can have more than one meaning. It could mean ‘fight’, ‘to…
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January 21, 2021 0

Tools, Tips & Truths: A Health & Fitness Series by Shireen Fabing

  Oh hey! This is an ongoing blog series sharing my favourite tools, tips and truths related to health, fitness and wellness.  My take, my perspective and my experiences.  We all wear many hats these days so these will be from my perspectives as a mom, an athlete, boxing coach, personal trainer and entrepreneur –…
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January 1, 2021 0