Posts Tagged ‘habits’
Life never doesn’t happen
We’ve all heard the phrase, “life happens.” We tend to say to others when we notice our life happen. Most of the time our life is like our body. We use our body to walk, sit, talk, move about and experience the world. But we don’t really think about it. When I’m jamming to Alanis…
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Appropriately-timed gratification
One of the challenges when getting healthy is that it can feel like we are successful as soon as we buy the healthy cookbook. As soon as we buy the mindfulness training course. When we pay the gym membership fee. As we press play on the “101 Tips for a Healthier You” podcast. We get…
Read MoreFake what?
In the adage, “fake it til you make it”, it’s important to clarify the “it”. The it to be faked is different than the it to be made. There are “it”s worth faking. Overcoming limiting beliefs to show yourself what you’re made of by faking a feeling for a short time is an example. If…
Read MoreScared that it won’t or scared that it will?
Some people say no to doing something new because they’re scared that it won’t work. More often we deny because of the fear that it will. And because if it does work we’ll have to face ourselves in that new reality. In light of information that shifts our perspective, we either change our status quo…
Read More3-6-6 Method of Change
We often overestimate what we can change in one day and underestimate what we can change in six months. Every 3 weeks your brain goes through significant neuroplastic change. You would have heard about 21 day challenges or 3 week summer classes. If you want to learn a new skill, focus hard for 3 weeks…
Read MoreHow to get better at something
Immersion Get feedback from those who matter Avoid feedback from those who don’t Filter the fluff and the futile Do the work Celebrate small wins Avoid shortcuts Repeat Immerse yourself. Immersion is how to learn a language, acquire a skill, or make rapid change of any kind. Getting better requires changing your brain. Full immersion…
Read MoreThe 144,000 second work week
Marcelo Garcia is considered by some to be the Michael Jordan of Jiu-Jitsu. He has attributed his success to breaking into thirty steps what his opponents see as a three-step move. If you can break up one opportunity into ten, you create more points of potential intervention. You gain multiple entry points where you can…
Read MoreEat like someone is watching
After thought following Dance like someone is watching. The goal is to dance like no one is there, but the reverse is true for healthy eating. When making food choices, the goal is to eat like someone is watching even when you’re alone. Therefore, the logic reversed would be to eat with people who influence…
Read More35,000 decisions
The decision to be healthy is not just one decision. We make roughly 35,000 decisions per day and each of them is an opportunity to influence health for better or worse. There is variability is the number of decisions among people of course. For example, a child’s choice count is perhaps closer to 3,000. Regardless,…
Read MoreThe effort behind the effortlessness
We all know someone who seems to make healthy decisions without a second thought. Even when inconvenienced they rise to the occasion with composure. They mentally massage menus to coax out meals that match their mission. They fit in the time to stay fit. They set goals, achieve them, and make it look easy. How…
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