How to successfully reach your goals through effective coaching
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve let those headline words run through my head. I know, it’s crazy right, how could anyone not want to improve their life, health, and happiness? I had to learn the hard way, through many trials and failures, that my skewed perspective and personal ambition for health isn’t shared by everyone else.
In fact, some people simply don’t care. And guess what, that’s okay. As much as I love helping people and have a high energy for empowering people to be the best they can be, I was doing more harm than good before I learned about effective strategies for behavior change. I was preachy and pushy, not inspiring and supportive. Since the beginning of my health career, I’ve definitely learned how to eat a few slices of humble pie I guess you could say. …
Food Freedom
Forget the food police, this is real nutrition.
What are your macros?
Carbohydrates, Fat, and Protein.
Count the grams of carbs, fat and protein on food labels and that’s how many calories are in that food.
1 g of Carb or Protein offers 4 calories, and 1 g of Fat offers 9 calories.
If I want to eat food, I can eat more carbs and protein, but a simple spoon of olive oil or handful of nuts can be more than 200 calories. So, sticking with carbs and protein must be the way to go. Fat is bad. If I eat fat, I guess I’ll get fatter. …
Weight / Health / Nutrition
How your biology impacts your health and why Sharon deserved better care
Sharon wanted to lose weight. She wanted to look thinner and be stronger.
She was running 5 to 7 miles a day, stretching before and after each workout as well as working full time at a factory. She was training for a marathon, so she also went on her long runs 12+ miles on the weekends.
Her diet equation looked perfect on paper. She was consuming 2500 calories a day and burning much more so she should could lose some weight. Her diet was pretty typical, she went shopping once a week and stocked up on some quick freezer dinner meals and made simple sandwiches and took snacks to work. …
“The Practice: Shipping Creative Work.” No more holding back your unique gifts and creative craft
No stranger the worlds of marketing or entrepreneurship, Seth just came out with a new book that provides us with incredible clarity to dig deep into our creative work. No one reaches any level of success by accident. It takes practice, time and dedicated intention to produce great work. Too many of us get stuck in the process and never get our work actually shipped! Here are seven lessons we can use to create great work and really make a difference with what we offer.
Seth covers so much in his new book that I couldn’t hope to mention them all here, but I’ve outlined a few for you to think about as you continue to transform your work going forward. Study these principles along with others in the book and put them into practice to see your creative process improve. …
We all need extra help at points in our life — you, me, and our loved ones too
Most of us would like to think that we can accomplish all things on our own. In the highly innovative, individualistic society of America, self-accomplished greatness is esteemed as peak success. It’s a damn shame if any one of us believe we can reach any level of success without someone else to help us get there. To receive help, we must first be open to receiving it, and that comes with a prerequisite for humility.
Humility — being “unselved”, a liberation from consciousness of self, a form of temperance that is neither having pride (or haughtiness) nor indulging in self-deprecation.
Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
We don’t get here alone. …
The truth comes out with a new research report, but it’s not quite that simple.
Recent news broke that 1 in 7 research studies within food and nutrition were connected to the food industry… does that mean it’s falsified, lacks trust or credibility, or is just some giant conspiracy of another monopoly using propaganda…? Hold your horses… let’s take a step back.
The Truth
Most food research has ties to the food industry, typically a specific company or brand trying to fund research to promote a specific product to increase consumer awareness, trust, likability, and to inform medical professionals and nutritionists like myself. Why…?
Profits of course, why else? BUT WAIT.. that doesn’t mean it is inherently bad. …
You still have an opportunity to lead a wonderful family, and here’s how
More and more people are struggling to maintain a formal relationship and marriage. Two people decided to tie the knot, but to their own surprise, oftentimes things change. Circumstances in life — like time, money, work, and stress — swoop in and gradually swell beneath the scene, prying two people apart slowly until one day, they divorce. When children are in the picture, it gets even more complicated and more stressful. The amount of pressure both parents place on themselves is extreme. Chaos, confusion, and misunderstanding, typically ensue and paint a muddy picture for the “family” dynamic. …
Better Together
Our society deserves the chance to improve through critical conversations, not anarchy and upheaval
We live in a world of challenges. And as a young white male, I recognize still that my challenge is absolutely different than that of my black and minority counterparts. It’s an honest fact and something I — personally — cannot retract or “fix” in a day.
Inequities and blind privilege will forever exist within our societies; there is no simple answer to provide absolute fair and just systems for all, outside of brainwash I suppose. Cultural context is key to consider in all situations and settings, and obviously important in our current times. To remain ignorant is no longer acceptable. …
A simple strategy to do your best work, even in times of crisis
Every good writer knows that good writing ultimately comes from the having the right state of mind, to think and communicate freely. In our current times however, freedom can feel quite different than it used to.
If you have felt like it’s been hard to get any kind of work done right now, you’re not alone.
Our current health crisis from Covid-19 will come to pass at some point, but right now it has been hard to focus if you ask me. And while I understand there’s a lot to think about right now, we still have work to do and we can still be good writers. We can still do good work. …
Taking Health into Your Own Hands
Lose your health and you risk losing everything.
I’ve long been inspired by Mahatma Gandhi, for his ambition, his courage and also his perspective on living a healthy life. A strong reformer of historical relevance, Gandhi is often quoted for his majestic musings. As a reformer myself, I find his wisdom worth chewing on for ways I wish to inspire change in my world. Gandhi, what do you have to teach us today?
“It is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.”
Without our health, we have nothing. …
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