Process goals are the actions and habits you take to reach your health goals. As in, “To reclaim my energy and strength, I will lift weights twice a week for 30 minutes and do a 20-minute dance class twice a week.” Or something like that. Zero discomfort with your process […]

As I wrote yesterday, there’s nothing wrong with prioritising work over health as long as it’s a conscious decision. Sometimes there are no other options. But prioritising work over health becomes an issue if you don’t set a strict deadline for when the work takes the backseat. A deadline for […]

Struggles and disappointment with our wellbeing arise when we’re not clear about our priorities. When your work demands a humpbackwhale’s share of your time and energy, it’s unlikely that now’s the best time to reach for an ambitious fitness goal. Especially while juggling it all with the borderline insanity that […]

Most of us would feel more patient, happy and healthier if we’d become good at wanting what we already have. How much more time would this leave for exercise? How much more creative would we feel in our day-to-day life? And what would our relationships look like? Maybe the solution […]

When we’re struggling with a physical problem, we downplay or even ignore how much our psychology affects our physical wellbeing. When we’re wrestling with psychological gremlins, we ignore the impact our physical wellbeing has on our mental health. And we’ll likely live with suboptimal results for as long as we […]

When you’re just getting started or struggling to see results with what you’re already doing, cramming in as many weekly workouts as possible is tempting. And then, about two weeks, maybe a month into it, you’re feeling about as fresh and calm as a wildebeest who somehow made it across […]

When you’re going through a significant life event, a hectic period with your business, or just struggling with sleep for whatever reason, it all affects your nervous system. And the more sensitive your psychological makeup is to stress, the more you’ll feel these stressors in your body. Knowing this might […]

You, better than anyone else, understand who you are and what makes you, well, you. Knowing what you know about yourself, what is the path of least resistance to get you to your health and fitness goals? Align your actions to go with the grain. Not against it. -J

If you haven’t done it in the past six months, now is a good time. It’s surprising how many non-essential activities and distractions creep into our daily lives without us noticing it. Log everything you do for three days (or a week) to find the time leaks. Activities that don’t […]

Someone posted this question in a forum, and it made me feel all kinds of feelings. And since it’s Monday, it’s nice to do some glass-is-half-full kind of stuff to get the week going. So… What do you consider beautiful in your field of work or passion? Let me know. […]