Creating positive behavior change in our own lives and in our communities and workplaces
It’s natural to feel some frustration when we don’t know the answer, when we’re not sure what to do, when what we do doesn’t work–or doesn’t work as quickly as we wish it would.
But feeling frustrated doesn’t mean that you’ve failed! It’s not a dead end. And it’s definitely not an emergency–especially when you can see it as an opportunity.
Continue reading “The Upside of Frustration”When people are trying to achieve a certain goal or outcome, they often look for a regimen to follow. After all, that’s how we’ve been trained to approach these things. And while a set of rules or instructions may help you create a specific result, it rarely leads to long-term change. For that, we believe you need more than a regimen. You need a system.
In this episode, we explore the distinction between a regimen (a set of rules) and a system (a process). Both can be useful. But in the long run, you’ll probably get more benefit out of learning a system than following a regimen.
Continue reading “Regimen vs. System”In this episode, we take a close look at why many of us aren’t connecting the dots between what we do today and the future we dream about. Why aren’t we translating our desire for that future reality into concrete, consistent action in our daily lives today?
Continue reading “Heads up: Your future is happening NOW”In this episode, Monica interviews one of the excellent individuals that we coach in our Weighless program. Marieka has, at the time of this recording, lost 15% of her body weight. And she has done it through the types of lifestyle overhauls, habit changes, mindset shifts and all the fun stuff we talk about in this podcast, each and every episode.
Continue reading “The Satisfaction of Solving a Long-Standing Problem”Investing in coaching (whether in a group or individual setting) can help you reach your goals faster or more efficiently. It can also help you create results that you might not be able to create on your own.
But a lot of people who hire coaches or sign up for coaching programs are disappointed with the results. This is usually because they expect to get things that coaching actually can’t do or provide.
In this episode, we explore what coaching can and can’t provide and how to know whether you’re a good candidate for a successful coaching experience.
Continue reading “How to Get the Most out of Coaching”It’s easy to confuse consuming content (whether in the form of books, podcasts, or other media) with taking action. It feels like you’re doing something (researching, learning, thinking, or planning). All of those things have their place but in this episode, we’re going to challenge you to put what you’ve learned into action.
Continue reading “Consuming Content vs. Creating Change”We’ve reached the final part of our tuneup. Before we head back out on to the road, we need to check our filters and shock absorbers.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Filters and Shock Absorbers”In part 8 of our 50,000 Mile Tuneup series, we’re checking the timing belt, which is our metaphor for examining how we manage one of our most precious assets: our time.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Timing Belt”In part 7 of our 50,000 Mile Tuneup series, we are checking our alignment to be sure that the choices we are making are steering us in the desired direction.
If our daily choices and actions are badly out of alignment with our goals, we are literally working against ourselves. We’re likely to be frustrated by a lack of progress. We may also be putting extra unnecessary stress on other parts of our lives.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Alignment”In part 6 of the 50,000 Mile Tuneup Series, we’re taking a look at our brakes–which we bet you can guess is a metaphor for sleep.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Brakes”