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Practicing Self Care You might have been told at one point that you should take care of yourself. Usually by someone who “probably” needs more self care, themselves.  The reality is, lots of people neglect their personal well being, and the consequences affect their health, performance, social relationships, and careers.  It sounds so easy..”take care of […]

Ask yourself the question “who’s in charge?” If you can honestly answer that you’re in charge of your life – you can skip this, though I urge you to read on to be sure.  Think about what you do day to day. If you’re like most people, you have a job, you have a family

I’ve just completed my first Crossfit Open. As I look back on the past three weeks, I’m proud of my efforts and I’ve been reminded of some important things that have always brought me back to fitness: consistent effort will yield improvement, competition isn’t always with others, and a supportive community is invaluable. To see

It’s time to take action. Visualize this for a moment – Think about your favorite hobby. Is it playing the guitar? Is it cooking? Is it playing a sport? Picture the first time you tried it. What were you thinking then? What hesitations did you have? How did you get started?  Taking the first step is

Last week I discussed the first step in the goal setting process, visualization. If you followed the action steps, by now you should have a first draft of the story that will become your vision. If not, go back to last week’s blog post and read that first before continuing.  The process of setting goals comes from

The goals topic comes up every so often in life. Usually you start to think about goals when you’re thinking about college. People ask you “what do you want to major it?” or “Where do you want to go?” This point in your life might be the first time you think about the future so

We all make mistakes. It’s the inevitable guarantee of life. Some people make a lot of mistakes, while others *seem to make very few. (*you only see what people want you to see). You can choose to either be consumed by your mistakes or you can use them to your advantage. You can learn from

First, we’ll define what it means to be an athlete. Athletes come in all shapes and sizes, and it’s likely you already are one.  Here are two signs you’re an athlete: You challenge your body on a regular basis – Being an athlete is a mindset. Those who seek to challenge and change things from

As we begin a new year with new expectations, I thought it was important to talk about perception. Perception as it relates to your health in the gym and your position as a human being overall. In our current society it is easy to become sensationalized by a topic and begin to blur the lines of what real issues

When most of us started working out the focus was to work out as hard as you can and come back the next day for more “pain” and collective suffering.  The idea “that sucked – what time tomorrow?” was drilled into our heads as a tribal calling. The only way for you to make any