Thoughts about the past and future, especially when inaccurately fondly or pessimistically, might serve to distort both our expectations and perceived reality. This, in turn, might drive negative thoughts and emotions. I heard once that … [Read more...]

When you start exploring your expectations, you’ll notice a couple of things. You’ll notice that you don’t care about many of the things others do. Maybe that’s money, power, popularity, social status, or hedonistic pleasures. That you do … [Read more...]

What’s at the source of your discontentedness? That feeling of dissatisfaction with your life? Disappointment? Unhappiness? Often it’s because of a mismatch between your expectations and your reality. There’s something that you think … [Read more...]

Materials degrade. Relationships fade. Goals come and go. Achievements last only moments. The work. The pursuit. The challenge. These always remain. These are where your attention is best directed. Nothing outside of you … [Read more...]

It’s Monday. There’s a good chance you’re getting ready to head to work. You might be stoked about that. You might not be. If you’re in the latter category, headed to work might be a real freaking drag. This is particularly the case if … [Read more...]

Sometimes, despite our best efforts, the shiznit keeps piling on. And there’s nothing we can do about it. That’s just a fact of life. So. What do you do when there’s nothing you can do? When things are happening that you cannot … [Read more...]

Have you ever set out to make an improvement but not known where to start? You want to lose weight, but have never really paid attention to your eating habits. You want to get stronger, but know nothing about lifting weights. You want to … [Read more...]

Have you ever put off taking action because you were waiting for things to be perfect? So many of us do. We don’t try a new dietary strategy until we know that it’s exactly what will work. We don’t implement a new training routine unless we … [Read more...]

There’s a certain level of excitement when we start working toward a goal. We feel motivated. Inspired. We’ve got a plan and we’re going to put in the work. Sometimes, it’s relatively straightforward to keep up this momentum. This is … [Read more...]

Your life right now isn’t how you’d like it to be, so you’ve made some changes. You’ve changed your eating habits. Your movement practice. Your sleep routine. Maybe you’re working toward goals completely unrelated to physical … [Read more...]