I was recently asked what I do for self-care and I couldn’t answer the question with an honest response.

I recently had a conversation with a friend of mine who is very successful within the corporation she works for. I asked what she thought was the secret to her success and she answered almost instantly “I get shit done”. She said it very seriously and was not kidding; I asked her if she took this approach to her personal life and her answer was not so quick, she said that she often struggled to get things done at home or for herself. I personally find this fascinating that so

This past week I have been asking people why they think taking care of themselves is important. Naturally, everyone had a slightly different definition of what taking care of themselves looks like and means to them. I personally take care of myself because I want to live a healthy life as I get older. I also want to be healthy so I can enjoy time with my wife and family. You could say taking care of myself is a family affair! "You celebrate what you have already done and star

I have been talking a lot about my own habit journey lately, but I wanted to take a step back and talk about how goals are also needed in our lives. Habits are actions that become automatic and subconscious. Goals are an object of a person’s ambition or effort; an aim or desired result. They are different things but complement each other very nicely. Establishing a goal can be a very scary proposition because at some point we have all created goals for ourselves and fallen a

Recently my fellow coaches and I decided to dive into habits for our weekly coaching education series. I initially thought that I had good habits because I exercised five days a week and eat really well, so why would I need to spend more time on habits? Before I discuss my experience, we should take a look at what is a habit. The dictionary says it’s a practice or tendency that is hard to give up. "It's okay to take a step back and start small!" When I read the definition I w

Over 40% of people will have blown their new years resolutions by February & all but 10% will have fallen off the wagon by NOW! The truth hurts, but most people have trouble when it comes to habit change. There are 3 components to your habits that need to be addressed when trying to make change but we don't even want to talk about them. We are here to tell you that, LESS IS MORE when it comes to changing habits. Since changing a habit takes time, commitment & consistency we w

For some people the holidays bring cheer and joy, but that is not the case for everyone. For others, it can be a very stressful and depressing time with all of the dizzying array of additional demands such as parties, shopping, baking, cleaning and entertaining, to name just a few. Too often we take holiday stress for granted. Too often we take holiday stress for granted. Actually, we often have higher expectations for this season than for any other time of the year. Taking t

Sometimes I had panic attacks where my heart felt like it was beating out of my chest and I felt like my hands were shaking

Fitness is in the eye of the beholder. All that really means is that your experience with fitness is different than everybody else’s. But, what is consistent across the board is that people do fitness for a reason. When you understand that reason, you will find great enjoyment and progress in your health and fitness for the long-run! We’ve had the privilege of working with many people who have gone from unhappy to happy with their fitness, and much of that change happened as

You shouldn't have to be something you're not. It's time to take back how we live our lives.