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Mismatched expectations are killing your goals and results
In a recent conversation with my big brother, I said the phrase “you can’t ride 2 horses with 1 arse mate!” …Here is why
Fail and be ok with it
We’ve all made a new year’s resolution that didn’t stick. Why? Because we don’t allow ourselves to be bad at it at first.
We fail a few times and then give up. Here’s how to avoid that mistake this time
Those who pay, pay attention.
Whether you ever buy anything from me or not this tidbit will be helpful for life in general.
A coaching lesson about coaching from a coach
“We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question.”
builtXyou™ 2 Week Free Trail
If you've been reading my emails and seeing my posts but you're not sure whether the program is right for you yet, then this is your chance to get a taster to see whether you're ready to commit or not.
Not seeing changes? Remember this key thing…
Your daily habits like taking the stairs, batch cooking some food, and skipping the next episode of The Office in favor of more sleep, might not feel like they’re creating change because they are hard to detect when compared directly against your outcome goal. But here is how they add up…
Watch out for this recovery trapdoor?
Is your fitness tracker fooling you into NOT working out?
Optimal is a preference
If we can only operate when things are optimal, then it stops being a useful tool and instead makes us fragile.
You can’t change what you can’t see
If you don’t have a plan, you can't make changes to it. Which means anything is possible, including all the things you don’t want to happen.
True or false ; Bodyweight exercises are easier than loaded ones?
Start by choosing exercises that allow you to…
4 reasons to have a plan
“If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there”.
1 thing starting an online business has taught me…
The thing the business gurus keep telling us that actually keep us stuck.
Do you fall into this fitness category?
Do you do much general activity that you spread yourself thin, making your ability to achieve a specific goal, limited?
Mindfulness or automation? Which one should you use?
Which one should you actually do? This is a nuanced topic and requires the fundamental understanding that both mindfulness and automation are simply tools and both can benefit different people and different situations.
You can't pour from an empty cup
It can be easy to conflate hours worked with productivity (I know this firsthand from my years as a brick and mortar gym owner). This is a fallacy. Long hours DON’T always equal success, and more often leads to burnout at work and in the gym.
Is shame always a bad thing?
Shame is normal and though it has more negative than positive effect, like all emotions, we can learn from it.