“A Member of the Audience” is a passage from the book, Stake Your Claim: Exploring the Gold Mine Within, written in the early 1950s by New Thought…
A friend of mine recently suffered complications from a surgical procedure and was kept in the hospital for 6 weeks. Her condition was touch-and-…
My client, Caleb, has recently been increasing his vegetable and water intake and told me he’s proud of those changes. I commended him and asked…
When it comes to living healthy lifestyles, many people’s experience is like driving with the parking brake on—they may be doing some things that…
“I need to cancel my training session today. I had a fall in my driveway, and I’m a little banged up,” read the text message from my client, Cass…
For years, melatonin, a hormone produced by the pineal gland and the gut, has been the king of sleep supplements. In 2020, global sales of…
While driving to a client session, I came upon not one, not two, but three intersections with traffic lights that had lost power. If we think back…
One of the things I enjoy most about my job is working with different personality types and learning about my client’s unique experiences. Lindsey…
A few weeks ago, my stomach grumbled with hunger, and turkey chili with rice was the antidote. I poured the ingredients into a glass container and…
Tim is a client I’ve been working with for more than 20 years. Before Covid, we were in the gym three days a week, and now we train at his home…
While meditating a couple of weeks ago, Chris came to mind. The last time I saw him in person was when we were 12, graduating from the sixth grade…
Something we’ve all grown accustomed to seeing regularly are delivery vehicles from Amazon parked in the middle of the street with their hazard…
I was on a call with my mom, and she was telling me how she had been putting in a lot of hours doing yard work, and her muscles were feeling…
I had to renew my driver’s license this year, and I was pleasantly surprised by how my new photo looked. Instead of eyes halfway opened and an…
I’ve been going to my chiropractor for a number of years and a recent visit to his office came with an admirable story about a father’s love. At…
Perhaps you’re doing chores at home, driving to an appointment, or cooking a meal, and then it happens—someone you know comes to your mind and you…
Dementia isn’t a condition associated with positivity, as cognitive degeneration can rob a person of the life they knew and upend those of their…
When a friend asked me what I did on Easter, I told him I spent a good part of the day helping my parents remove a big, deeply rooted Oleander…
Did you play hopscotch as a kid? I can remember how easy it was to repeatedly hop on one leg without falling and faceplanting on concrete. Many…
My client, Todd lives on a private road off Sunset Boulevard in Southern California. When pulling onto his road, it’s like entering a forest with…
Ben is a 75-year-old client living near Aspen and has been skiing for decades. During our online training session, Ben said, “I’ve learned that…
A few years ago I was in a training session with my client, Lawrence. During a rest break between exercises, he asked me where I went to…
A couple of months into the Covid lockdown a former client, Diana, contacted me hoping we could begin working together again. She was in a tough…
” Trouble knocked at the door, but hearing laughter, hurried away.”—Ben Franklin
On a TV show I was watching, one of the characters said “…
I’m often looking for something I’ve missed or overlooked when it comes to expressing gratitude. Today, I ran across a couple of Hawaiian shirts…
American football is one of the more violent sports that America has to offer. It results in dozens of injuries every season, and in years past…
I had a really cool experience recently that I want to share. I received a call from a client who was vacationing in Australia. He makes the trip…
A familiar passage from the bible tells us to “Love thy neighbor as thyself.” It’s a well-intentioned but flawed instruction because it assumes…
In a few of my articles, I’ve talked about the impact that deep breathing has on reducing stress. A recent opportunity to practice what I preach…
My friend, Anthony, is very mellow and always has a calm demeanor, so I asked him if there were situations or circumstances that riled him up. He…
Recently, I connected with an old friend who I hadn’t spoken to in a while. Rather than having a good time, I struggled to be open-minded toward…
I meet with one of my personal training clients, Lisa, at a gym that’s in her apartment building, and since the start of the pandemic, there’s…
Monica is my cousin who was recently hospitalized with a number of serious and simultaneous conditions—gall stones, sepsis, and pneumonia. While…
Have you ever known someone whose outlook on life makes you feel like you should take a page out of their book? A person I know who leaves me…
My client, Robert, routinely engages in something that society typically frowns on, and some people believe it’s simply wrong to do. The crime…
There’s a neighborhood gym that I drive by a couple of times each week, and one day while at a red light, I noticed a couple of signs that they…
In the days before television, the main form of entertainment was the radio. There were all sorts of programs that included music, dramas,…
“What challenges am I going to overcome?”
The path toward positive change is never a straight line, and comes with obstacles that can…
As a health and wellness coach, one of my primary roles is to assist clients in creating a blueprint that will help them adopt consistent quality…
“What strengths, talents and abilities do I draw on?”
At some point when we were in school, we learned of Sir Isaac Newton’s Law that…
"What Are My Motivators?"
As a health coach and fitness trainer, I've heard many motivating factors from people when it comes to wanting to…
The Second Key to Overcoming Balance Interuptus — Your Desired Behaviors. "What actions do I want to take consistently?”
My client, Joyce,…
When I began working in the fitness and wellness industry more than 20 years ago, the general public’s understanding of the term “wellness” was…
When it comes to integrating positive lifestyle changes, it's necessary to create a plan of action. All too often, people focus only on the end…
Anyone who has spent a few hours sitting at a computer is familiar with the burning, scratchy feeling you get in your eyes. There's a lesser…
