Composing a meal- an easy eating framework from a certified nutrition coach Diets don’t work, nutrition education does. Think of dieting like driving an old, classic car through a parade. The old men driving their old cars just want people to ooogle over what they look like. Just like driving a car through a parade, diets are meant to help … Read More
Client Payment Agreement [free template!]
client payment agreement template [free!] Ever spend a ton of time with a prospective client only to be ghosted by them before their next payment is due? We can circumvent this with payment agreements. While signing off on one doesn’t guarantee payment, most clients that aren’t bought in will skeet skeet skeet if the relationship feels way too … Read More
3 Types of Breaks to Take From Work
3 types of breaks to take from work July 4th 2015 was a day I’ll never forget. It was my first day off work in over 3 years since starting my business. The first day I wouldn’t set an alarm to wake up and train clients and work on my business in years. I imagined slowly rolling out … Read More
Money Management: The 3 Highlighter Method
Money Management: The 3-highlighter method to help you get your financial shit together This is the exact method I used to pay off $17k in debt + begin getting my finances in order. It paid off! So well in fact that I afforded an 8-month sabbatical from work, used to take 8-weeks of vacation each year from my gym, and … Read More
5 Weight Loss Prerequisites
weight loss pre-requisites Could we argue there are “better” approaches to weight loss than others? Yes. We know that dramatically slashing calories, detoxes, cleanses, and “clean” eating aren’t helpful- at best. At worst, they can be largely problematic. Nevertheless, millions of folks try to lose weight year after year. Most people gain back more weight than they lost. First thing’s … Read More
Mastering Instagram Does Not Guarantee Business Success
It’s easier to see things when we’re not in them- so looking at unrelated markets to help make sense of your market/business can be super enlightening. Business is happening all around us at all times. Most of my business clients come to me with a graveyard of coaches and courses they’ve purchased and still cannot make zero sense of their … Read More
3 Exercise Swaps That Are Not “Too Easy”
Modifying or swapping anything used to make my skin crawl. It threatened my ego and I thought it *meant something about me.* As someone who never felt “fit” (because I didn’t “look like a bikini competitor lmao), I always had something to prove in my training. Many of my clients begin with me with a similar outlook. You actually don’t … Read More
You Are Not Addicted to Sugar
Here’s how it usually plays out: You’re gearing up to be “good” or “eat clean” or “just be healthy.” You restrict food based on both amount and type. You omit anything you enjoy and convince yourself your “healthy alternatives” taste “as good as the real thing.” You’ve slashed your calories, increased your caloric output, and it’s only a matter of … Read More
3 Signs It’s Time to Re-Design Your Business Model
Your “business model” is the way you set up your business- it includes things beyond content creation, IG optics, and vanity metrics. It includes things like: how your clients pay you, with what terms, and in exchange for what? It includes your offer suite and how each service operates. It includes how people move from the day they meet you … Read More
Deadlift vs RDL
What’s the difference between deadlifts and RDLs? While they are both hip-hinge movements, they are not the same. A deadlift, unless indicated otherwise, will start from the floor and end on the floor. An RDL, or Romanian Deadlift, will start at the hip and end at the hip. There’s a decent chance, though not always, that your RDL’s will never … Read More