Committing to change If you have ever tried to make a significant change in your life, you may have noticed, the changes that show you results the soonest, seem to be the easiest to stick with. This is no accident. We are wired to conserve energy, and any extra effort that doesn’t garner results quickly, may lead us to give up, rather than expend any …
What do you need to move to mastery? Think of it like a trip. Perhaps you have not thought about where you want to go quite yet but through curiosity, the process of inspired inquiry, and decision making you might find a course of action “appear”. Next is handling where you want to go and why? What is this journey you’re taking going to do …
I was working out with a medicine ball on my Bosu yesterday and I couldn’t remember how many reps I’d done. Good that I noticed but not-so-good that I was not fully present. My mind was occupied on another project at the time. …
According to expert psychologists who have studied the process of change, at any point in time “only 20 percent of the population is in the process of actually making changes happen in real time.” So what does this mean to someone who is considering making a change to improve their life? Does it mean we should embrace hopefulness of becoming part of the 20%, or …
Learning from Life Experiences Watching a child learn to ride a bike for the first time can teach you a great deal. The experience is a mix of fear, exhilaration, failure and success. However, if you ask most kids, they will say learning to ride their bike for the first time was simply, “fun”. With our life experiences we have the tendency to label them …
Best Version of You includes sleep part II Create routines as they also become a habit & automatic. If you have not seen Are you getting enough sleep? part one, please read first. Handle whatever in-completions you can Handle whatever in-completions you can, or withheld conversations before you go to bed if you can. Check in with where you are right now. If not, journal your thoughts …
How did you sleep last night? Are you dog tired? Maybe you are one of the nearly ⅔ of adults experiencing disordered sleep according to the National Sleep Foundation. Difficulty falling asleep, experiencing light sleep or non-restorative sleep for many nights in a row over a number of weeks. Makes me tired just thinking about it. When we do not obtain enough sleep …
We all know a complainer. Someone who is caught in a continual process of wishing things were better, seemingly unhappy with life in general. Their boss is difficult, they just aren’t lucky and they are always right when things go wrong. Focusing on “what’s wrong” renders us powerless. …
Tragedy and loss do not acknowledge economic, social or geographic boundaries. Throughout life there may be times when we will each experience inexplicable losses that seem unfair and even unfathomable. We can envision a woman wailing openly with arms outstretched to the sky over the loss of a loved one in one country, while quietly sniffling with a vacant glaze in her eyes in another. …
Finally - for you. An evening of working through and moving ahead to be better version of you. If you’re stuck in a rut, want better results or clarity in a particular area of life, this will get you started. Your challenge may arise in relationships, job, health, creativity, fitness, nutrition, weight, stress, financial, community. Leave with a minimum of 3 action steps to move you …