Self-Compassion Overview
I rank the self-compassion habit among the more important habits, along with meditation/mindfulness … simply because it has an all-pervasive effect on every part of your life. And it goes so ignored by most people, despite its incredible importance. The power of self-compassion becomes evident when you start realizing how often you suffer in your […]
3. Get Active Habit FAQ
When most people tackle the habit of getting active, they get faced with some common obstacles and questions. Don’t let that stand in your way … there are answers to just about every question/obstacle, otherwise people like me (six kids, lots of work to do, lots of distractions) would never make a habit of getting […]
2. Get Active & Fit Challenge Top Tips + Where to Go Next
As we wrap up our Get Active & Fit Challenge, there are two final questions to answer: What are the most important techniques to keep consistent with the habit? Where do you go from here? So I’m going to start by giving my top Mindful Fitness habit tips — the things that have proven to keep […]
2. No Get Active Habit? It’s Another Form of Procrastination
Pretty much all of us are very familiar with procrastinating with our work … but actually procrastination is a problem that goes way beyond work tasks. If you’ve put off your Get Active habit at all this month, or if you’ve ever put off exercise in the past, that’s procrastination. If you’ve put off cleaning […]
1. How to Bring Mindfulness to Your Fitness Challenge
This challenge is about more than just fitness … we are bringing mindfulness into the mix as well. Let’s talk about how to bring our mindfulness skills to bear in our exercise challenges: Notice the urge to put off the exercise. You might not run into this urge when you first start the challenge, but […]
2. Turn Exercise Into Play
As we continue our Get Active & Fit Challenge I want us to keep a element of fun and play into this, and not make it too serious. There’s a tendency to turn the exercise habit into a dutiful “get my exercise done for the day†approach … where you’re doing it because it’s good for […]
2. Get Active & Fit: Advanced Challenges
If you already have an exercise habit, you might consider one of the Get Active & Fit Advanced Challenges.
Important Steps for the Get Active & Fit Challenge
Let’s talk today about some important steps to take for our challenge. The three important steps I’d like you to take over the next few days, if you haven’t yet: Know your Why. Make the time. Put focus on the start. Let’s look briefly at each of these key steps. Know Your Why A lot […]