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“The AHA Moment”
This is a newsletter full of real inspiration and perspective. Sent to you Once a Month to help you Stay on Track!
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2 Pops and A Bowl of Popcorn
Why do we not take our own healthy advice?
Discipline and rules create structure and long-term healthy happiness, not pain and suffering.
If you feel like you can’t sustain a diet and your treats aren’t hitting the same even when you indulge I know why!
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How Bad Do You Actually Want It
I am not here to judge you or tell you how you feel, I am here to make that lightbulb go off in your head and remind you to CARE about yourself enough to do what it takes to live your best life.
I bet this wasn’t the newsletter you thought you would be getting the first week of 2025 ☺️
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Misery Business
When we stop and appreciate our experiences in this life and do so with a positive outlook, that’s when we recognize that everything we don’t have, everything negative, and everything “else”
…matters a lot less.
Want to train your brain to be more grateful?
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One Of Those Days
Some days it is about resisting the urge to break stuff.
Don’t break your healthy habits, don’t break the promises you make to yourself, don’t even step on a crack and break yo mamma’s back. Stay on track and always have your own back.
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Fall for Yourself
In the trust fall of life what if no one is there to catch you?
What happens then…
Well, let me tell you.
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Shadow Self Theory
What is the cost of not being yourself?
Well, Carl Jung would suggest it is a substantial one.
Read more about the “Shadow Self” theory and learn why being yourself is integral to your happiness and success.
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The Final Lap
The final quarter is here, and the white flag is waving—time to make your last push of 2024 count. But instead of stressing over the finish line, what if you tried a different approach?
Dive into "The Final Lap" and discover how shifting your focus from the outcome to the process can transform the way you achieve your goals. It's not too late to finish strong—learn how to embrace the journey and cross the finish line with confidence.
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The Midnight Library
What if you could explore every alternate reality linked to each one of your regrets or major decisions?
I just finished reading “The Midnight Library” a few weeks ago and this novel by Matt Haig explores that exact concept.
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Positivity, Optimism & Good Mayo
Just like a positive thought, or feeling, a negative thought or feeling doesn’t last nor does it need to.
Sure big problems will persist, but even on your darkest day if someone shows you a video of a dog wagging its tail and smiling you will smile too.
My point is things may change our feelings, thoughts or moods, but if that’s the case then WE must also have the same POWER to positively shift ourselves.
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Hunger Signals
Are you an inconsistent eater?
If inconsistent eating sounds like you then understand your body will always stress about not getting enough calories and this only adds to the challenges associated with weight loss.
Read here for more tips on how to manage calories and body composition!
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Hunger Signals Pt. 2
Is a Tim Horton's Wildeberry Muffin really that much more nutritious than a Honey Cruller?
Read Hunger Signals Pt. 2 and to find out!
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Hunger Signals Pt. 3
NFL Football is back and SO is my favourite time to eat!!
It is also uncoincidentally when I eat my absolute worst LOL.
Here is my 3rd hunger tip to keep you from taking too many trips to the chip bowl on Sundays!
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Surf Lessons
I tried surfing for the first time in Costa Rica and here are some lessons I learned from atop my surfboard.
I hope they resonate and inspire you to trust yourself and continue to follow your own path. 😎
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The Bear Minimum
When do people often do the bare minimum?
They do it in 2 distinct circumstances…
1) When they don’t really care.
2) When they are scared to put everything into something and fail.
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Scar Tissue
Emotions are unavoidable, and getting better at processing them is challenging, but all of us feel the same things, and no matter what your personal experience is you are not as crazy as you might feel, you are not a bad person and you are not alone!
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Express Yourself
Clothing is all about self-expression and that expression can evolve as we do, even change as our emotions do. Which is why clothing can also renew our positivity and reinspire our excitement!
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Lose Yourself
Look, if you had…
One shot… or one opportunity…
To seize everything you ever wanted… in one moment…
Would you capture it… or just let it slip?
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One Hit Blunder
That is the beauty of a one-hit wonder, isn’t it?
Everyone recognizes the song when they hear it but they can’t quite remember the name of it, and definitely don’t remember the album that went along with it.
Seems pretty similar to how people remember your tough experiences… they slowly forget and so will you!
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Stay Mellow… Just Float
Remember the first step of self-care, is being self-aware. Even if you are feeling the subtle effects of burnout, fatigue, chronic anxiety, or stress, you have to make time for yourself in an intentional way.
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