Get over yourself!
Fri, 07/12/2024

Get over yourself!

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…

How to rewire the judge and jury inside your brain
Tue, 06/11/2024

How to rewire the judge and jury inside your brain

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…

Turn on a dime
Mon, 03/25/2024

Turn on a dime

“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…

Do you know Melatonin?
Tue, 12/19/2023

Do you know Melatonin?

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…

Traffic lights and curve balls
Wed, 10/18/2023

Traffic lights and curve balls

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…

A deepening of a client relationship
Sun, 10/01/2023

A deepening of a client relationship

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…

Kitchen mishaps and self-compassion
Tue, 09/12/2023

Kitchen mishaps and self-compassion

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…

Boxing + Faulty Recall = Positivity
Thu, 08/24/2023

Boxing + Faulty Recall = Positivity

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…

Remembering Chris
Mon, 08/14/2023

Remembering Chris

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…

Small but meaningful
Mon, 07/10/2023

Small but meaningful

Something we’ve all grown accustomed to seeing regularly are delivery vehicles from Amazon parked in the middle of the street with their hazard…

From sore to soar
Sun, 06/25/2023

From sore to soar

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…

What a smile can bring
Wed, 06/14/2023

What a smile can bring

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…

From Buzz Lightyear, with love!
Sat, 05/20/2023

From Buzz Lightyear, with love!

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…

Don't dismiss the nudge!
Mon, 05/15/2023

Don't dismiss the nudge!

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…

Grandma moved in and unpacked blessings
Sun, 04/30/2023

Grandma moved in and unpacked blessings

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…

On the lookout for blessings and gratitude
Wed, 04/12/2023

On the lookout for blessings and gratitude

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…

Get a leg up
Fri, 04/07/2023

Get a leg up

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…

What the hawks brought
Tue, 04/04/2023

What the hawks brought

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…

Letting go is the way to go
Fri, 03/31/2023

Letting go is the way to go

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…

Can you take a compliment?
Sat, 03/25/2023

Can you take a compliment?

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…

Knowledge
Wed, 03/15/2023

Need some capital for your business?

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…

Laughter is medicine
Fri, 03/03/2023

Laughter is medicine

” Trouble knocked at the door, but hearing laughter, hurried away.”—Ben Franklin

On a TV show I was watching, one of the characters said “…

Gratitude for what we no longer need
Fri, 02/10/2023

Gratitude for what we no longer need

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…

Love comes to football.
Tue, 01/10/2023

Love comes to football.

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…

Open a "Feel Good About Me" account.
Thu, 12/29/2022

Open a "Feel Good About Me" account.

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…

Love thy neighbor, but first thyself!
Thu, 12/22/2022

Love thy neighbor, but first thyself!

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…

Reduced stress may be a breath away!
Sun, 12/11/2022

Reduced stress may be a breath away!

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…

How to tame your inner Mr. Hyde while driving.
Fri, 12/09/2022

How to tame your inner Mr. Hyde while driving.

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…

A call to open our minds!
Wed, 11/23/2022

A call to open our minds!

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…

Perils of People Pleasing
Sun, 11/06/2022

Perils of People Pleasing

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…

It's all about how we respond!
Sat, 10/29/2022

It's all about how we respond!

Monica is my cousin who was recently hospitalized with a number of serious and simultaneous conditions—gall stones, sepsis, and pneumonia. While…

Knowledge
Wed, 10/19/2022

Faith and Optimism

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…

The Crime of Self-Acceptance
Mon, 10/03/2022

The Crime of Self-Acceptance

My client, Robert, routinely engages in something that society typically frowns on, and some people believe it’s simply wrong to do. The crime…

"If You Don't Puke"
Mon, 09/26/2022

"If You Don't Puke"

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…

A surprise from my inner child!
Wed, 09/21/2022

A surprise from my inner child!

In the days before television, the main form of entertainment was the radio. There were all sorts of programs that included music, dramas,…

Knowledge
Sun, 09/04/2022

Get some life balance! Key Number 5

“What challenges am I going to overcome?”

The path toward positive change is never a straight line, and comes with obstacles that can…

Knowledge
Thu, 09/01/2022

Give Advice Vs. "Guide" Advice

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…

Knowledge
Wed, 08/31/2022

Get Some Life Balance! Key 4: Your Strengths

“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…

Knowledge
Mon, 08/29/2022

Get Some Life Balance. Key Number 3: Motivation

"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…

Knowledge
Sat, 08/27/2022

Get Some Life Balance! Key Number 2

The Second Key to Overcoming Balance Interuptus — Your Desired Behaviors. "What actions do I want to take consistently?”

My client, Joyce,…

Knowledge
Sat, 08/27/2022

Get Some Life Balance! Key Number 1

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…

Knowledge
Thu, 08/25/2022

Plan To Succeed

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…

Knowledge
Thu, 08/25/2022

Do Your Eyes A Favor

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…