Posts in the Category "Motivation"


The Path of Diligence

Diligence has a lot to do with success. People that succeed, succeed because for the most part, they day in and day out do the right thing. They don’t succeed by chance, they succeed by choice. A lot of people overestimate what they can accomplish in a short time (fat loss anyone?) and underestimate what.. Read more →


Swimming Upstream

I’ve often described the process of losing fat as being very much like swimming up a raging river. The current is driving us towards fat gain, disease, and inactivity and when we become motivated to lose fat we must choose to swim against the violent current…forever. That river is, what some have called, our “obesogenic.. Read more →


The Instant Gratification Mindset

Instant gratification – the mindset of children isn’t it? The need to satisfy a WANT (not a need), NOW, NOW, NOW. Now, we’ve ALL been there at one point or another; no one is perfect. But when this is a REGULAR occurrence? Well, you forfeit the right to complain and even more so, question why.. Read more →


Focus on Goals You Can Control

When you are setting goals, remember to set them based on things you can control versus those you cannot. For example: You can set a goal of having 100% meal compliance and hitting all of your workouts for a period of time because that IS something you can control. However, you shouldn’t set a goal.. Read more →


Live Life By Design

When my father passed away over 10 years ago my Mom quickly joined a walking group, started swimming twice per week, and became really active in her church. She was always busy. Obviously I was concerned that she was just scrambling to find something to fill the void in her life. When I finally discussed.. Read more →


One Step From Stupid

We’re pretty much all one step from stupid. But here’s the thing – it’s our response to foolishness or our response to mistakes that’s going to determine just how foolish they were or how big a mistake it was. Some people can make a little mistake, but they respond “wrongly” and the next thing they.. Read more →