Lifestyle

Therefore, EVERYTHING is on track for her to REACH HER GOAL and THEN SOME! And I'll say it one last time - with SEEMINGLY, little effort and stress attached to her health goals.

We also need to recognize that these habits are impacting not just our own DEEP HEALTH, but those around us. Everything from our social relationships, our community, businesses, groups/teams we interact with... They're all being impacted from our individual practices within our daily lifestyle routines.

There are things to consider though before you go "all in". In fact, that's part of this post's purpose - I always recommend you DON'T go "all in" right away. Let things breathe, get into some routines and build some habits before you invest a crap ton of money in stuff that will collect dust or be a really expensive place to hang your clothes!

We've normalized having a home office / study space for example. Not saying that's not important, but when it comes to our health we create spaces that allow us to be entertained and "numb ourselves" after a long day at work, school and responsibilities, but NOT a space conducive to our health and wellness that is RIGHT THERE for us to use.

This is also the case for getting support and help in this regard from a professional. Health and Wellness Coaches (like me) can not only help you better understand HOW you're using your phone/devices is negatively impacting your health, but also provide strategies to shift that practice into helping you make your phone a TOOL in your days, rather than your entire lifestyle.

We're conditioned in our modern world to DO MORE, BE MORE, NEVER STOP IMPROVING YOURSELF. None of these things are bad, but as always, we've taken things to the extreme.

Committing to YOURSELF is an underrated, overlooked STRENGTH in our deep health and lifestyle goals

I (very quickly) listed 15-things putting weight on me over the past 9-10 weeks, including everything from physical injury, to business stuff, to family and personal life things. FIFTEEN!! Just looking at my list was stressing me, but it also made me understand why my body was unable to keep a stomach bug at bay and even keep my regular routines in place.

We feel "stuck" and create stories in our heads (eg: "it's just old age") when we are NOT willing to shift, change and adapt to the chapter in life that is in play right now.

It was much more evident during these camping trips over the years, how much Mother Nature can teach us, if we ALLOW ourselves to SLOW DOWN and just be MINDFUL of what she's saying.

Want to stop "feeling old"??? There's your recipe.

We don't get better from ZERO adversity, setbacks, mistakes, or resistance. We get better BECAUSE of those things!!

Marcellus Bowman III, Head Strength Coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) shared a post on Linkedin recently. It was quick and to the point. I thought it would be fun to use his tips, but to put them into context for the everyday human. Whether you consider yourself an athlete or not, the principles are similar.

THAT mindset, THAT approach to your every day lifestyle and all the "I can'ts" that you say to yourself internally and out loud - THEY are HOLDING YOU BACK from living a better quality life. PERIOD.

It's not uncommon in working with clients where despite the best intentions and sometimes efforts, they continue to be held back in their progress to healthier lifestyle habits. It's not unlucky or that they "are just not destined to be healthy". They're missing a major foundational pillar to human health and wellbeing: YOU need to SHOW UP for yourself, CONSISTENTLY. Not to brag, but my client roster is FULL of great humans. Many of them are AMAZING at putting EVERYONE and

This is part of my job as a Health & Wellness Coach. Sometimes we just need that neutral, unbiased ear to suggest something like, "Talk to him/her" and you'd be surprised what doors that can open for one's health.

It wasn't until my practices became more normal in my days/weeks that these lessons and realizations began to unfold, and I'm only STILL just beginning this lifelong experience. The connections have begun to make sense between my practice and every day life.

YOUR time and YOUR energy are IMPORTANT and neither are infinite. Practice and learn to PROTECT both of these elements. YOU deserve it.

The "ah-ha moment" that I just love, because it signals LEARNING, GROWING and CULTIVATING a root system or foundation within that only makes us more RESILIENT in this wild, wacky life adventure.

The problem is NOT in the age, but rather our mindset toward aging (especially in Western cultures). The NUMBER has MUCH less to do with how we feel, than does the LIFESTYLE we've chosen to live and the habits within that daily lifestyle.