Tag Archives: goal setting
How Are You Shaping Your Path?
How are you shaping your path? If you’ve not read the book, Switch by Chip and Dan Heath, you may have no idea what I’m referring to. You see, you have two brains which the authors represent with the analogy … Continue reading
Swing the Axe!
From my perspective as a master fitness professional, one of the biggest challenges people struggle with is a lack of belief. Those desiring weight loss especially tend to lack the belief that they can make the lifestyle changes needed and … Continue reading
At Some Point, We All Need a Little Help
How often do you hear someone say “I know what I should be doing, I’m just not doing it”. The simplicity of their statement implies that the behavior they’re seeking is like turning a light on and off. The reality … Continue reading
What Do You Teach a Child to do With a Dollar?
What do you teach a child to do with a dollar? After all, it’s only a dollar, right? Well, there are two primary schools of thought. The first and much more common is that it’s only a dollar, so what … Continue reading
Life Lessons From An Injury…The Story Continues…”Surgery”
While this post will focus primarily on the days just prior and then following my surgery, it’s worth noting the roller coaster ride of emotions that I felt from the moment the procedure was scheduled in early February to the … Continue reading
So How About Those New Year’s Resolutions?
With the first month of 2016 coming to a close, New Years seems like only a distant memory. It is by far the most popular day of the year for setting new goals and resolutions and yet most people fall … Continue reading
Life Lessons From an Injury
As a preface to those readers not actively involved in exercise please stick with me because the lessons I’m going to share can apply to any area of life. Please don’t write me off if you’re not into working out. … Continue reading
Do You Live for Friday?
Ask the average person how they’re doing on a Monday and their typical answer will be “Okay for a Monday” or “Not bad considering it’s a Monday”. Now ask that same question on Wednesday and you will likely get an … Continue reading
There is No Tomorrow
One of my favorite scenes from Rocky III is when Rocky and Apollo are out in LA sparing. Rocky had just lost his title defense against Clubber Lang (Mr. T) and was training with Apollo to prepare for the rematch. … Continue reading
