I can’t quite figure out when culturally we decided that giving all of ourselves away was the thing we had to do. Whether you’re career-driven, a parent, or otherwise, the common thing is to give it all away – your time, your energy, and your attention – and leave nothing for yourself. We believe it makes us good parents and spouses. We believe it makes us the most dedicated workers. But when all we do is help others and leave nothing for ourselves aside from an empty brain a

Social media is an incredible platform that has brought humans from all over together and made the world a much smaller place. It’s also a platform that has allowed people to build businesses, raise funds for charitable causes, and to spread social awareness…as well as many other things. But the flip side of that is that social media has also created the perception that everyone’s life is more amazing than yours. They’re more successful, have happier families, go on holiday m

Because February is the month of love, I want to offer a unique challenge to you. First, I want you to write a list of the things you love about yourself. About how you look… About who you are… About how you treat other people… About what you’ve accomplished… The list can be as long as you want it to be. Side note: if you struggle with this, it’s even more important that you complete this exercise. Once you’ve completed your list, I want you to stand in front of a mirror and

It’s only when we view the idea of staying the same as more painful than taking the required action to change that we can really transform. For many of my clients, it’s been a clothing-related incident that’s made them step into action – everything from not being able to zip up jeans to a full-on breakdown when they discover they’ve gone up a whole size since last summer. For others, it’s a terrifying incident – bad news from a doctor, an unnecessary death from a family membe

Remember when you were a kid and you were going to be crazy successful with three full time careers that sparked nothing but joy for you? What happened to her? Where did she go? Obviously, three full time careers is unrealistic, but that level of dreaming is magical. Whether you were the career kid or a future perfect parent, the dreaming sadly stops as we get older. Everything seems determined for you. “This is just how life is” seems to be a general consensus. But what if i

One of the things I am most passionate about is helping people achieve things they thought were previously impossible. The amazing thing about working with people in fitness is that once they start to achieve those “impossible” feats, it trickles over into other areas of life. Someone who loses 20kg or conquers new feats of strength for the first time suddenly gets a promotion at work, gains the confidence to quit their job and start that business they’ve been dreaming about,