Try to have the body you want without first consistently doing the right things. I bet you can’t. — The number one reason you will fail or are failing to achieve the health, weight and body shape you desire is your inability to stick to the actions and behaviours necessary to achieve these goals. You are unable to be consistent for long enough to see the results you want. …

Don’t leave results to an exercise or nutrition plan. They won’t give you what you want. — If you have read any of my previous blog posts, emails, and coaching lessons, I hope you have noticed an underlying theme. Consistency. For years I have trained and coached clients on exercise, nutrition, sleep and stress management. …

Why are we able to stay motivated for one goal but not for another? — Why do we say we want to achieve something but give up pursuing it after just a few days? Motivation has been studied by scientists for years. One of the most consistent things they have found in staying motivated is to work on tasks of ‘just manageable difficulty’. The Goldilocks…

Are we truly in charge of our decisions and choices? Or is there something controlling us? — I am guilty of saying this, and I am sure you are, too. “I didn’t have a choice’. “I didn’t have a choice not to train today”. “I had to eat a ready meal last night because I had no other choice”. “It wasn’t my choice that I got to…

Your actions will determine your health and fitness. Choose your actions carefully. — Your actions will determine your health and fitness. Choose your actions carefully. As a coach, I constantly ask myself why some clients succeed beyond what they set out to achieve, whereas others struggle each day to accomplish the most basic health and fitness behaviours. What separates the two? And how…

What if it is your goal that is holding you back? What if there is a more powerful way to achieve what you want? — We all want to have better lives. To achieve more. To be a better version of ourselves. It might be getting in better shape, being successful at business, or being a better partner or parent. The most common way we go about achieving these things is by setting goals. …

There’s a reason why 6 out of 10 big, sweeping promises to change end up failing within three months. Or, a few reasons… — Some folks try to introduce too much change all at once. Others never create a solid action plan to work from in the ifrst place. Yet others fail to address life patterns that reinforce old habits. But there’s one key factor that plays a central role in making or breaking…

Stop being ‘perfect’. Just be good enough. — Outdoor survival tip! When you’re running from a bear, you don’t have to run the fastest. All you have to do is run a little bit faster than the slowest person. In other words, when you’re improving your habits and choices, you never have to be “perfect”. You just have…

I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work. — Thomas Edison — Failure is not real. Feedback is just information. Imagine walking on a rocky surface — maybe a beach, a dry creek bed, or a hiking trail. Some of the stones are stable and solid. If you step on them, they don’t move. Some of the stones are slippery. Maybe there’s…