Coach’s Corner: Find Someone Who Believes in You

Find Someone Who Believes in You

As a coach, you know the power of someone encouraging you and having your back. It can mean the difference between perseverance and throwing in the towel–both in your athletic and health goals and in business, too. I’ve watched my kids through years of sports and I’ve played tennis for years also. Not every coach…

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Embrace Motivation Over Discipline

motivation and discipline

Do you have a reason to stay motivated and do the work? Without that, your discipline will wane. If you’ve ever taken on a big, personal challenge, you know how it feels. Take paying off debt, for example. You have a large amount of debt, which often comes with big interest payments. Trying to pay…

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Managing a Business During a Crisis

business during crisis

It feels like the last year has been full of crises, both personally and globally. And, to prove Murphy’s Law accurate, the crises continued into the new year. But the show must go on, despite hiccups and hangups. The only way I’ve found to continue “business as usual” during a crisis is to have a…

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Dealing with the Stress & Uncertainty of the Holidays

dealing with uncertainty of holidays

You’re dreading the holidays because you don’t know how to manage your nutrition plan in the middle of all the sweets, alcohol, and comfort food. You’re not alone! Thankfully the holidays happen every year, so fellow coaches and I have developed some coping mechanisms that we like to share. That doesn’t mean we always get…

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A New Take on Portion Containers

You’ve heard about Autumn Calabrese and 21 Day Fix. You’ve used the portion-control containers. And you’ve probably had success with both. But now, Autumn and Beachbody are taking it to a whole new level with Ultimate Portion Fix. Autumn has used the five years since 21DF came out to conduct research and learn more about…

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How to Help Others Without Being a Pest

Help others on their fitness journey

My business involves encouraging others and helping them to meet their own health and fitness goals, right alongside me. I love what I do and I revel in the fact that I can help people gain confidence and feel their best. Often, I talk to people who are frustrated with their bodies. They want change,…

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Sister Love and Body Image

Sister Love & Body Image

There’s something to be said about getting dolled up and treated like royalty. My sister, Joy, recently entered and won a contest for a sister’s photography session. The photographer was feeling lacking in sisterhood and wanted to honor sisters of all ages. I loved the quality one-on-one time spent with my sister (and the photos…

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New Year, New You? Time for Changes

Happy New Year! Time for changes

Did you make resolutions this year to eat better, lose weight, take better care of yourself? Losing weight is traditionally one of the most popular resolutions of all time. But more often than not, people tend to give up early in the new year. Have you given up yet? I hope not. Because while it’s…

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How to Get Ready for Swimsuit Season

I don’t feel the need to starve myself to make sure I feel swimsuit ready, but I do like to be ready. I had a bit of a wake-up call recently when I put on a pair of shorts that were a little too tight. Then I stepped on the scale. I decided that it…

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Toss the Resolutions and Set Some Goals

toss the resolutions

It’s the new year, so everyone’s jumping on the resolution bandwagon. It’s time to make some big changes, right?! But I, for one, won’t be setting any new year’s resolutions to make those changes. A resolution is a decision to make a change, but it usually comes without the action plan to get there. I’m…

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