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Massive amounts of food available. Social pressure to eat certain “traditional” foods on certain occasions. The growing presentation of what a portion of food looks like. Food manufacturers making their food more palatable (and harder to refuse) using added fats, sugar, or salt. Not to mention mouth feel. These are…
The answer to this question could be all over the map. There are tons of theories about motivation, readiness, learning styles, success, self-reliance, resilience, happiness, building habits, how to stop procrastinating, and eliminating barriers. And that’s just the beginning! But I will stop now. Once the mind starts to boggle,…
If you watch professional sports you will notice that the athletes warm up like crazy. They roll around, stretch, scrimmage, practice throwing, get the footwork going, and on and on. And…get this…before Tiger Woods pulled out a win at the Master’s Tournament this year, he reportedly (by his own admission)…
For any of you who have ever hung out with small children, you will know what I am talking about. There is a stage where their favorite question OR answer is “Why?” While this can be annoying, it IS a great way to get some answers! I would put it…
Seems like such a simple thing. We have all done a ton of it in our lives. Often if we go to our doctor and we aren’t active enough for him/her, the suggestion is, “Walk more… it will be good for your health.” But what if someone you care about…
These days it seems that we are a society based on instant gratification. We want immediate results. We are looking for that little burst of something that somehow we think is going to make our lives better. Or, if you want to put it into scientific terms, instant gratification gives…
Sometimes we start a new project or exercise plan not knowing exactly what we want to get out of it. And, that’s fair. Often we don’t really know what can happen. There’s the direct results, and then there’s related, or ripple, effects. We can’t control or anticipate everything. And, there’s…
In my business, as in the weight loss business, you often hear that people struggle with their motivation. Ever wonder what it IS anyway? And how come some people have it and others don’t? Before I start, let me put this out there. I came across an example of a…
A long time ago I read a book by W. Timothy Gallwey, a classic, called The Inner Game of Tennis. Since then he has written several other books like The Inner Game of Golf, The Inner Game of Work, The Inner Game of Stress, Inner Skiing, and even The Inner Game of Music. Where am I…
Certainly we all get confused from time to time. Where am I? What was I supposed to do next? How am I supposed to get out of this mess? Maybe those are extremely global examples, but I am sure you can think of many of your own. Muscle and Nerve…