Resolution Evolution – Exercise Success
“Making resolutions is a cleansing ritual of self-assessment and repentance that demands personal honesty and, ultimately, reinforces humility. Breaking them is part of the cycle.” – Eric Zorn January 1st arrives and so many of us resolve to lose weight,…
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Humility and My Own Accountability
Recently I was lamenting an accountability agreement I had made with a friend. As I was reluctantly working at the task I’d told him I would complete I realized that I don’t like being under the gun to get work…
Read MoreNever confuse having a career with having a life!
I like my job, and as a result I can be guilty of spending too much time at it … or thinking about it when I’m not around it. I worked straight out of university, went back to school 4…
Read MoreProductive ‘down time’
I spent this past Sunday in complete unproductive relaxation mode. I slept in, had a lesiurely breakfast, read the paper, took a nap, watched a movie … I didn’t do a single task oriented, ‘to do’ list, work related responsibility all…
Read MoreForget Freedom 55: Boomers just want to keep working
An article with this headline appeared in today’s Calgary Herald and it really got me thinking. It reported that the oldest baby boomers showed little interest in leaving the workforce even before the economic downturn descimated their savings. Financial necessity has…
Read MoreAre you READY to GET TO IT?
Since 1990 I have worked as a personal trainer, group exercise leader, lifestyle coach, educator, author, and speaker and if there is one singular challenge my clients, participants and students have had difficulty overcoming it has been without a doubt…
Read MoreLife Balance? Where do I start?
You’re on a path to better balance but from where you’re standing, the trail looks cluttered and steep, and you wonder if you will ever regain control of the chaos that is your work environment. As you survey the clutter…
Read MoreIs it really time management we’re after? Part 2
In my last post I talked about reconsidering the term time management and focusing instead on energy management and reminded readers that the first way to address this is through taking care of personal health through exercise, eating healthy foods,…
Read MoreIs it REALLY time management we’re after?
I do a lot or presentations on ‘Exposing the Myth of Life Balance’, and it’s true, I don’t believe that life balance is possible. I’m a motivational speaker, so some would think me a bit pessimistic carrying that belief to my…
Read MoreI don’t think that life balance is possible!
I believe that life balance is a myth. I may not sound like a hopeful ‘life balance motivator’, but the reality is, times have forever changed from the simplicity of the fifties ‘stay at home mom’. Gone is the…
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