I know why you’re not getting more clients. You don’t need Facebook ads, flyers, new biz cards, and you definitely don’t need to join a hoity-toity local networking group. You just need to stop focusing on YOU. If you’re in a service based industry in which you help other people in any capacity, your business isn’t about you- it’s about … Read More
My Biggest Fear In Life
My biggest fear used to be getting fat. Everything I did was centered around not gaining a single ounce- no really, EVERYTHING I did. Since I’ve left the vicious cycle of diet culture, I have a new biggest fear: living a passive and reactive life where things feel like they happen TO me instead of FOR me. My biggest fear … Read More
Am I Pretty Enough to Run a Business?
THE WORST BUSINESS ADVICE I’VE EVER RECEIVED: “Make sure you always have makeup on when you’re recording videos. Video is forever! You better make sure you look good.” Uh, I don’t really wear make up, so no thanks? But I was so torn- do I really have to make sure I look pretty enough just to record a video? Am … Read More
Weight Loss is Not a Behavior
The problem is that we associate certain “looks” with certain behaviors. I use my sister (who’s my best friend and whom I love and adore, by the way) as an example often. She always has been and always will be thinner than I am. And there was a long stretch of time where I resented her for it. Now I … Read More
How To Spot Fake Intuitive Eating in 3 Easy Steps
1) Selling, promoting, or participating in intentional weight loss strategies. This is the easiest to spot and it’s the most common misconception. IE is not a weight loss tool. STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN. 2) They follow and/or prescribe externally driven food rules. Things like time of day, no carbs at certain meals in order to stay “on plan” … Read More
3 Ways To Work Smarter in Your Business Today
I cancelled work for the first time ever to go have fun. Being a business owner is hard, being in the fitness industry is even harder- you’re working when everyone isn’t. This means when your friends and family are off- you’re usually working. I committed to the grind of entrepreneurship years ago- and hung my hat proudly on my “no … Read More
Pursuing Weight Loss Was Making Me Sick
I was never sicker than when I was pursuing weight loss. My body has taken many shapes over the years. It’s been bigger, smaller, leaner, stronger, bigger again, smaller again… But I was never sicker than when I was obsessed with whatever shape or size I was. I’d pull two-a-days, I worked through injury and pain, I starved myself, then … Read More
Awareness Is the First Step to Change But It Isn’t THE Change
“When am I going to start feeling like I’m living my life? Like… intentionally participating in my life instead of just feeling like I’m on the sidelines of my life going through the motions?” I asked my therapist that a few weeks ago. I knew the answer and I was fully aware of the problem… Awareness is *only* the first … Read More
What Can You Let Go Of Today That Will Lighten Your Load?
Growing up, I always used two full bath towels each time I showered- one for my hair and one for my body. My mom never once got annoyed or asked me to stop. It was no doubt unnecessary for me to do that and it of course caused more laundry, more mess, took up more space; the whole thing could … Read More
January – June: Taking Inventory On Your Life
It’s officially the second half of the year. If you’re anything like me, you’re big on taking your life’s inventory. Each week, I do an audit: how’d I do? How am I doing? What do I need to do more or less of? What progress am I making on my goals? Am I doing what I said I was going … Read More