Primal Potential Blog
249: Ending Excuses – I’ll Start Tomorrow
Today is about ending excuses, especially that tried & true excuse of, "I'll start tomorrow". Here's the reality: it doesn't matter how motivated you are, it doesn't matter how great your plan is or how much you want it if you are in the habit of talking yourself...
248: Are Evenings Hard? How To Improve Evening Eating Habits
The other day I asked my Fat Loss Fast Track veterans (folks who have been through more than one Fat Loss Fast Track with me) where they feel strong in their fat loss journey and where they don't feel so strong. One of the most common areas of struggle was evenings....
New Thoughts On All Or Nothing
Totally random episode here! So random it doesn't even get a number or official show notes! Take a listen to this short episode I recorded while pacing in my living room with my new thoughts on all or nothing thinking and what yoga taught me about the on/off approach...
The Best Way To Do It
We waste a lot of time thinking. We waste a lot of time searching. We waste a lot of time evaluating other people's strategies. I saw a t-shirt the other day that said, "The best way to do it is to do it." Imagine how dramatically your life would change if you took...
247: Eyes On Your Own Work (And How To Stop Comparing)
I'm sure you've heard that comparison is the thief of joy yet most of us manufacture insecurity & shame by comparing ourselves to others. In today's episode we're talking about why it's so important to keep your eyes on your own work but also HOW to do it. It...
246: 5 Dietary Changes For Faster Results
If you feel stuck, frustrated, confused or like you aren't seeing the progress you want, don't miss these 5 dietary changes for faster results. The key to today's episode lies in not seeking new information but in measuring your own consistent implementation of what...
245: How Successful People Think
I don't know about you, but I used to think that people who reached their goals simply had something I didn't have. They had more motivation. More self-discipline. Better genes. Whatever they had that made them successful, I just didn't have it. I was wrong. And if...
Do The Work
One of the most powerful short books I've ever read is Steven Pressfield's Do The Work. The book introduces the concept of "resistance", that pervasive force that pulls us away from our goals. The subtitle is perfectly appropriate: Overcome Resistance & Get Out of...
244: How To Overcome Negative Emotion
Life can be very hard. Many of deal with far too many negative emotions. We get frustrated, we feel lonely, overwhelmed, angry, sad. We focus on fear of the future and shame around the past. Instead of helping you improve your responses to negative emotions, today's...
243: Metabolism 101 – Why You Aren’t Losing Weight
Let's get back to the basics of metabolism to help you figure out why you aren't losing weight and what you can do about it! I recently shared with you guys that episode 240 was one of my favorites - we were talking about how your body allows or disallows fat burning...