I’m Tired, I’m Sore and I’m Bored. Learn the Secret of Why I Won’t Quit
‘The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom’ – James Clear My back hurts, my feet hurt and I’m tired in a muscle fatigue kind of way. I […]
Why Persistence and Patience Beat Short Term Pain in the Journey to Better Health and Fitness
In my experience it takes twenty days for a new habit to stop feeling weird and start to feel like something you ‘just do’. It takes ninety days for it […]
Revisiting the Flywheel – How a Flywheel concept can keep you on the long term road to greatness
Four hundred and forty two days ago I published what has been my most read article so far, From Intentional Business to Intentional Living – Adapting the Flywheel concept to […]
New Facebook Group – Intentional Living with The Lean Minimalist – Exclusive Invitation
Are you looking for a community of like minded people? Are you interested in sharing your story, getting support and achieving your goals on your path to Intentional Living? If […]
Why I’m OK With Not Losing 20 Pounds (yet) and What I’m Doing Next in the Year of Transformation
So over 12 weeks ago now, I started a 12 week, healthy eating and fitness challenge. It was pretty challenging, a lot of fun and extremely rewarding. Under my excess […]
When Crisis Strikes – How Quickly You Adapt Now Will Benefit You Later
I saw a really great quote from James Clear today. ‘The more you let a single belief define you, the less capable you are of adapting when life challenges you.’ […]
More Ways to get 10,000 Steps in Lock-down – 112,128 steps so far
It’s been 17 days since I challenged myself to do 10,000 steps per day while in lock-down. In New Zealand, lock-down really means lock-down. We are only allowed to leave […]
Successful Self Education while holding down a job – Sticking to the plan and succeeding when you just want to quit
Do you find it hard to study? Do you struggle to stick to things once you’ve started? Studying while working is a whole different animal to getting your undergraduate qualification […]
How to get 10,000 steps in Lock-down
It’s hard enough getting all your steps in every day when life is normal. In a virus lock-down situation it can be really challenging. It’s crazy how little you can […]
6 Months Sugar Free – What Freedom Looks Like
Six months ago I realised with not a small amount of fear and self loathing that I was completely and utterly addicted to sugar. I was the person who always […]
Lean in Lock-down
So myself and my family are now in lock-down due to the spread of Covid-19. In New Zealand that means that only essential services, food, medical etc can operate. Unfortunately […]
The Luxury of Laziness – Refreshing your Mindset in Challenging Times
There’s no doubt that we are living in challenging times. Routines, small issues and things we take for granted are all disturbed when something like the current Covid-19 pandemic arises. […]
Self Education for Success – for BossBabe.com
I love self education and self improvement. Check out the article I wrote for BossBabe.com on options for self education.
How my sub conscious brain really doesn’t want me to have a six pack
Have you ever self sabotaged? I ask this because I caught myself beginning a process of self sabotage this week. I didn’t even notice I was doing it at first. […]
Transforming the Body – Finding patience for the long game
I am a results oriented person. I love to get results, to achieve, to tick boxes and all of those lovely things. I am also a bit of a contradiction. […]
Benefits of the 21 Day Exercise Challenge and What I’m Doing Next
So, the 21 Day Exercise Challenge is over and I have to say, it wasn’t overly challenging. Because I focused on building habits rather than getting buff I made sure […]
