A natural human tendency is to avoid pain and pursue pleasure. We can define pain in multiple ways- discomfort, hard work, uncertainty, fear. Pleasure: ease, comfort, certainty. You get the idea. If we’re always pursuing instant comforts and pleasure- we’re missing out on the opportunity of growth- which is found from pursuing hard things that are *not* comfortable. Many people … Read More
It’s Hard to See The Forest Through the Trees
Progress doesn’t happen linearly. You’re going to have setbacks- plenty of them. Sick days, travel weeks, injuries. Days where you don’t feel like it. Days where you’re crushing it. You’ll have weaker days and slower days. Then you inch forward. Lather, rinse, repeat. And if you can manage your mind, if you’re managing your expectations and staying the course- it … Read More
Gym Overwhelm is REAL
You walk into the gym and head straight for the treadmill to warm-up. For what, you’re not even sure yet. You spent all day stressing out about what you were going to do at the gym tonight… You did legs two days ago. The weight room looks packed. You’re not sure if you’re comfortable enough to throw something together to … Read More
5 Things You Didn’t Know Would Make You Feel Next-Level Badass, But Really, Really Do
1- Walking into the gym and doing a warm-up that no one else is doing but you know you’ve got deadlifts today and those hips aren’t going to open themselves. You realize no one else is doing these things ‘cuz no one really knows what they’re doing- but you do, and you’re not playing anymore. 2- Walking up to the … Read More
If You Work Out RIGHT, You Can Work Out LESS.
You have a full life. Your days are busy and long. You’re craving time to do whatever you want, free of “shoulds”, free of pressure and without worrying about how much you’ll beat yourself up over allowing yourself to simply exist for one freakin’ second without cramming every. single. thing. that needs to get done into your day. You’re not … Read More
Hiring A Business Coach Shouldn’t Put You In Debt
“What planet are these coaches living on?!” my client asked me. We laughed at first. Online business is amazing- it’s also really shady and crooked. People with no prior business success will claim business success once they start charging >$1k per month, use pretty photos and fancy tactics to get clients and sell you on the idea that if you … Read More
The Biggest Perk of Entrepreneurship
The biggest business lie I used to believe: “Unlimited earning potential is the biggest benefit of entrepreneurship.” That’s how it was always sold to me. Own your own business- make as much money as possible with no cap or ceiling. Money money money money. Turns out, the biggest benefit is the opportunity for more time. It doesn’t start out that … Read More
Why I’m Not Accepting New Clients
FEBRUARY IS THE NEW BLACK & why I don’t accept new clients in January. Been in business for almost a decade- I’ve never once taken on a new fitness client in January- and I never will. It’s almost too easy. It’s too easy to leverage the shiny, new excitement that January seems to inherently bring with its arrival. Even when … Read More
Let’s Talk REAL Goal Setting for 2020
Stop planning your 2020 goals with best case scenario. Let me save you the time you’re about to waste beating yourself up next year: Shit’s gonna go down. I don’t care how many cutesy quotes you have posted to your IG stories or on your Pinterest board. I don’t care what the front cover of your newest planner says- shit’s … Read More
