We can get so caught up in doing the work. Pouring all of our time and energy into the gym, office, studio, or lab. This attitude might lead to plenty of progress. Yet, it often leads to overlooking the benefit of downtime. The … [Read more...]

Many of us dedicate much effort to managing our finances. We keep a budget. Make investments. Give to worthy causes. Track what comes in. Control what goes out. Taking great care to allocate our resources to their highest … [Read more...]

Progress doesn’t always come linearly. There are days when we crush it in the gym. There are days when we drag through our training. There are days when our diets are on point. There are days when we eat things that make us feel like … [Read more...]

Some of us love being alone. We make time to be by ourselves. To rest, recharge, and realign. Others of us hate it. We avoid it at all costs. Any time not spent with others frightens us. Leaves us feeling empty, isolated, or … [Read more...]

We’ve all got different ideas and opinions. Often, these ideas and opinions clash. We find that others might not agree with us. That what we see is not what they see. We then seek to show them what we feel to be true. It’s tempting to … [Read more...]

We chase strength in a variety of ways. We hit the weights regularly. Seek social status and robust relationships. Earn, accumulate, and invest material wealth. Under the impression that we’ll feel like we’ll have a leg up. Superior to … [Read more...]

Gratitude is a powerful tool for living our best lives. This is quite easy when things are going well. When our relationships are going smoothly. When we’re crushing our career. When we’re in good health. Yet, when things turn south, … [Read more...]

Have you ever reached a health or fitness goal, only to find yourself unsatisfied? Still discontented with the mirror, scale, or training log? Still unhappy with your body? Chances are you feel this way for reasons completely unrelated to … [Read more...]

Why do we let failure ruin our confidence? Make us feel inadequate? Keep us from trying? Failure can actually be one of our most powerful tools for building confidence. How do we build confidence if we aren’t improving? How do we … [Read more...]

We often misunderstand fear. When we have a dream or a goal. But we’re not sure how to make it happen. We’re not sure what others will think or say. We’re not sure if we can pull it off. So, we stay right where we are. Never … [Read more...]