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Year of Push 3.20 My Personal Challenge
I'm done complaining. As of last night, I'm not complaining anymore. Don't get me wrong, I think of myself as a very positive person but it's so easy for me to complain about my workload, personal stressors, family dynamics, aches & pains, etc. But here's what I...
Year of Push 3.19 The Biggest Lie
This has been a hard week. My schedule has been crazy. I am undoubtedly stressed, tired and a bit oversensitive as a result. I woke up this morning determined to take things one at a time, breathe slowly and be patient with myself & my day. I nearly burst into...
Year of Push 3.18 It Feels Amazing
I've probably said this before but it's really on my mind today: it feels amazing to feel amazing. It feels so much better to make great choices I feel proud of than to make crappy choices I don't feel proud of. The effort is worth it. It feels so much better to take...
Year of Push 3.17 Supple Leopard
If you listen much to the Primal Potential Podcast, you know that I'm always asking people to evaluate if what they are doing works for them. It's a huge mistake to blindly follow a way of eating that doesn't give you the results you're looking for. Like I said...
Year of Push 3.16 Tim Ferriss Was Never A Fat Girl
I got the best card in the mail yesterday. One of my client-friends (it's not fair to call her a client because she really has become a friend in the process) sent me a fantastic thank you note. In addition to being super thoughtful, it made me laugh & I knew I...
Year of Push 3.15 Inconsistency from Instability
Today, while driving home from the gym, I had an "ah-ha!" moment. I freakin' love those. I was thinking about something completely unrelated - a video on pec tears of all things - and realized that the problems leading to this particular injury are why so many people...
Year of Push 3.14 Initiation of Negotiation
There are few hard and fast rules in life. Very few things are true without exception. Most things aren't black and white. This blog post is included. This is not a hard and fast rule. It's not always true, but it's OFTEN true. Everyone on the same page about that?...
Year of Push 3.13 Not Pursuing Perfection
Today is day 3 of a 30 day challenge I'm doing with my Masters Club. We each defined 1 standard for ourselves in each of 3 areas: nutrition, movement & lifestyle. You either get 1 point for hitting the standard or zero points for not hitting it. Super simple. My...
Year of Push 3.12 Insults & Observations
After my workout this morning, I was cooling down on a bike. An older woman came up to me and said, "Great job on that run!" "Thanks. Running isn't yet a strength but I'm working on it." We chatted a little about how she doesn't run due to her bad knees and at some...
Year of Push 3.11 It’s Not Optional
Certain things in my life aren't optional. The list isn't long, but it absolutely exists. Some of them are silly, but I think it's important to know what isn't optional and why it is that it's not optional for you. For example, here are a few things that aren't...