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“Where focus goes, energy flows.” When positive psychology began making a name for itself as a new field of research in the early 2000s, people flocked to book shelves to purchase its promise of happiness. At the core, we want to flourish and feel elated at all times, but without its contrast, can we really appreciate or understand what happiness …
It’s incredibly frustrating to watch ourselves rise to the occasion for something we truly want only to backslide into our old habits a few weeks later and fail, again. False starts repeated over and over again are not character flaws, but a combination of poor habits, poor systems, and lack of knowledge. I was and sometimes still am a person …
I used to work in an office where good work was rarely rewarded, but mistakes big or small were magnified and publicly shamed for everyone to see. Sometimes the shaming was subtle, and other times it was plain as day. The office’s infamous “Bun Fund” was one example of the deeply rooted culture of shame and fear. The Bun Fund’s …
Recently I asked my Facebook tribe “What is your biggest struggle in health and fitness right now?” I expected to hear people struggling with fat loss or perhaps not knowing what to do in the gym. But I was surprised to learn that motivation was among the biggest challenges people face. In the past, others have looked to me and …
Years ago, when I was still running half marathons and taking a million spin classes in between, I looked in the mirror and decided I could do better. At the time, my stomach had definition, my jeans fit on right and I weighed in at a comfortable 125 lbs. Yet to me, it wasn’t good enough. I wanted more athletic, …
“I need to lose a few pounds before this trip.” “Well, what are you doing now to help with that?” I asked. “I”m trying to get back into working out,” she said. “I’m just not that motivated to go every day.” Ah, motivation. The magic juju behind gorgeous, rock hard bodies everywhere. Or so, you’d think. There’s a tremendous …
When people learn someone is a trainer or group fitness instructor, the reaction is usually something along the lines of ‘Whoa! Must be great to workout for a living!’ Ah, yes, if only that’s really what we did all day. The truth is that personal trainers and coaches don’t workout all day, and we have to keep ourselves motivated to …
