I read the book “The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz about 3 years ago. It’s a super-fast read and if you have never read it before, I recommend it highly. Though the book begins a little “out there,” it quickly becomes more concrete in its 4 “agreements” or lessons about life. They serve to… Continue reading »

I am a huge believer in seeking out people who are doing things better than me and asking for help. In the last couple years, I feel like I grew up a lot in this regard. I used to feel that if I asked someone for help, it was an admission that I didn’t know… Continue reading »

“I am just not good at dieting.” “I have no self-control.” “I am someone who struggles with food.” “I have tried every diet out there, and nothing works for me.” “I have a slow metabolism and I have to try harder than 99% of people to see results.” “It takes so much effort and work… Continue reading »

I read a study recently that talked about how Facebook makes us lonelier. Essentially, the idea is that at any time, we can log on and check out other people’s photos, status updates and check-ins, and it can make us feel like a loser. Gee, nice, uplifting article, yes? Anyway, it got me to thinking… Continue reading »

Ok, so like most of you, I set some goals for myself at the first of the year. I have been wanting to drop an inch from my waist and bring up my upper body muscle a little bit. I laid out the steps I was going to use to get there and planned out… Continue reading »

“Ugh, you suck.” “You will never be able to get lean, you have zero willpower!” “You cannot even stay on an eating plan for longer than 5 days, what’s wrong with you??” “I don’t understand…WHY can’t you just DO IT!?” Sound familiar? Hopefully you have never spoken to your best friend that way, and if… Continue reading »

Recently, when I attended the Results University Fitness Business Conference, at one point Alwyn Cosgrove said that he gets asked this question all the time: “What’s ‘the one thing’ that I need to do to be successful in the fitness industry?” His answer: Just be awesome. It is obviously impossible to narrow down all of… Continue reading »

…Well, it is, in a partial way, but it has evolved into much more than that… This week, I am down in Tampa, FL interviewing applicants to take over my current full-time job position, from which I am resigning in June. I love young fitness professionals–full of excitement, passion for fitness and go-get-it-ness. Ahh, to… Continue reading »

Recently, I was reading the book, “Crucial Conversations” by Kerry Patterson and others, and the book’s message is about how to facilitate clear communication in the most critical moments of high emotion, say, a talk with a boss about a promotion or performance issue, a disagreement with a spouse or an uncomfortable situation with a… Continue reading »

Are You Selling Yourself Short? For the past 3 days I have been at the business conference with Rachel & Alwyn Cosgrove of Results Fitness University, where all the attendees (including myself) want to take their game to the next level. I listened for hours to the most detailed business plans, marketing strategies and operations… Continue reading »

By Jillian Teta In our fast-paced, institutionalized, ever-changing world, we are constantly inundated with messages and “lessons” about how we should be doing more, being more productive, sacrificing our time and sanity for others, and to above all, don’t value yourself, because there is always something else that you could do (or buy) to be… Continue reading »

“We are meaning-making machines.” Jade introduced me to this concept, and says it all the time. In essence, it means that we make meaning out of things, events, people, situations, etc based off our individual biases. In a very general example, you and I can both be sitting at a cafe when we see a… Continue reading »

“The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and doing.” –Dick Biggs, author This is a theme to which I think many women (and men) can relate. We know WHAT to do, but for God-knows-what-reason we just cannot DO it. Or at least with any type of consistency. Whether it’s eating for fat… Continue reading »

There is nothing sexy about a sustainable eating plan. It’s boring. It’s always the same. It’s moderate. There’s no thrill of the up-and-down. And many times it is equated with being “easy.” Which, of course, is my point. By definition, a sustainable approach IS easy. It helps you maintain your physique without much effort, while… Continue reading »