Become Your Strongest Self
Do you ever struggle to fall asleep quickly? Do you ever wake up the middle of the night and have difficulty getting back to sleep? Do you ever wake up in the morning feeling exhausted, even after getting at least 7-8 hours of sleep? If you have trouble sleeping, you are definitely not alone. According… [Read More]
Have you ever wished that you had fewer interruptions at work? We all know that we are more productive when we are focused. However, in some workplaces, it can feel virtually impossible to concentrate on the task at hand. I can definitely relate to this challenge. My first job after college was a full-time sales… [Read More]
Have you ever felt like you weren’t getting results even though you were working out? In my free time, I teach high-intensity group exercise classes for 50-100 people each week. Over the years, many people have asked me some version of the following question: “How come I’m not getting results, even though I’m working out?”… [Read More]
Have you ever tried to use an artificial incentive to motivate yourself to change your behavior and form stronger habits? Maybe you promised yourself a gift for making some sort of change. Or, maybe someone else promised you a reward for making a change or achieving a goal. In this article, you will learn why… [Read More]
Recently, I was on line at the supermarket. While waiting, I couldn’t help but notice the shopping cart of the man in front of me. His cart was full of items that I used to eat and drink. Earlier in my life, I thought my eating habits were excellent. In reality, I was consuming many… [Read More]
Have you ever become more sedentary or lost your motivation to exercise after suffering an injury? Maybe you were in a good rhythm with your workout routine, but an injury threw you off track. Or, maybe you were trying to establish a consistent routine for the first time, but you got injured and it prevented… [Read More]
Back in 2010, I joined a networking organization for professional speakers, authors, and experts in a variety of industries and disciplines. I had recently decided to follow a similar career path, and I hoped to learn from these more experienced thought leaders on how to launch my career. A few months after joining the group,… [Read More]
Become An Expert After failing my first exam as a college student (it’s not wise to begin studying for an 8:00 a.m. exam at midnight the night before), I decided to create a “studying process.” By using this process during the rest of college, I ended up graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Johns Hopkins University… [Read More]
In my free time, I teach high-intensity group exercise classes at a local gym. The sound system once stopped working for ten minutes while I was teaching a class. This is a group fitness instructor’s worst nightmare. As I frantically fiddled with the stereo, one woman in class looked at me and said, “This is… [Read More]
My first job after college was a sales position for the Washington Wizards, the professional basketball team in Washington, D.C. One of my first sales prospects was a local businessperson who expressed interest in purchasing season tickets for his company. After a brief phone conversation with him on a Monday, I followed up with him… [Read More]
