Creating positive behavior change in our own lives and in our communities and workplaces
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”In part 5 of our 50,000 Mile Tuneup series, we’re focusing on the ability to shift our body and brain into neutral–and why it’s so important to cultivate this as a regular part of our routine.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Transmission”Welcome to part four of the 50,000 Mile Tuneup Series. In previous episodes, we checked into our beliefs and expectations about aging, updated our goals, and clarified our values and priorities. We then turned our attention to exercise and movement.
In this episode, we are going to optimize the type of fuel we’re putting into our engine.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Fuel System”In Part 3 of our 50,000 Mile Tuneup Series, we turn our attention to our bodies: the engine that powers our physical movement through space.
How does the way we move and maintain our bodies change as we go through life? How can we set ourselves up to keep our engines running smoothly and powerfully, even as our mileage gets higher?
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Engine”In part 2 of our 50,000 Mile Tune up series, we’re inviting you to investigate and clarify your values and determine what’s most important to you now. What sort of person do you want to be? What kind of life do you want to live?
This information will serve a sort of GPS, helping us make choices and design habits that steer us toward our desired destination.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Navigation System”In this episode, we kick off our 50,000 Mile Tuneup series by examining the stories we’ve been told and the beliefs we hold about aging–and, if necessary, update the software in our onboard computer.
Continue reading “50K Tuneup: Updating your Software”In our work as health and behavior change coaches, we’ve noticed several different goal-setting personalities. Each goal-setting style has unique strengths and weaknesses. In this episode, we help you identify your goal-setting personality, so that you can avoid the pitfalls and tap into your superpowers.
Continue reading “Ep 62: What’s Your Goal-Setting Style?”Our guest on this episode is Heather Parady, a mental health therapist turned online entrepreneur and podcaster. In fact, she hosts no fewer than three podcasts!
Highlights of Brock’s conversation with Heather include why accountability isn’t all it cracked up to be and how to get clarity on what you should be working on.
Continue reading “Ep 61: Accountability is BS with Heather Parady”Some changes happen quickly; but most significant change takes time. And it’s important that your time frame for success be appropriate to the size of your goal. Otherwise, you may not be able to see–or appreciate–the progress you are making.
In this episode, we have some tips on how to make sure that your time frame for success is aligned with the scale of your goal.
Continue reading “Ep 60: How Fast Can You Change?”