“How many things have to happen to you before something occurs to you” Robert Frost I read this quote in the book “Tattoos On The Heart,” Robert Frost sums up nicely the thoughts I have while working with clients on habit change or how my wife most likely feels when…
It was a bright, beautiful day, the first day that felt like spring. One of my favorite things about spring is it always reminds me of new life and a fresh start. This particular morning I had my heart set on getting done with all my weekend chores so I…
I was reminded of the illustration of the iceberg in a talk my friend Kim Lloyd did at the Spurling Seminar. The illustration goes something like this: When you look at an iceberg, all you see is what is sticking out of the water. You don’t think of all that…
I was at a conference this past weekend. With a whopping 600 other couples. It was all about working on your marriage. The way that the conference was structured is that you would listen to a talk for an hour and then take a 15 minutes break to talk with…
“Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make makes you.” —John C. Maxwell No matter how small the choice is before you it will affect you in some way, whether that is big or small, eventually, it will have some kind of impact on you. Not to…
These four simple words could change your life. They could be the backbone of any decision you make or the building of a great company or the start of a better healthier life. I was at a conference this past week and one of the speakers talked about the cycle of Think-Plan-Act-Learn. And it…
We feel if we live a more balanced life we will have a more fulfilling and happy life. I have not spent too many years on this earth, but I have found there is no such thing as balance. The scales are always tipped in one direction or…
Have you ever told yourself you weren’t going to overeat this time or that you were going to order the side salad instead of the french fries, but next thing you know your plate is full and there are golden fries sitting in front of you? Why does this keep happening? This verse…
You hear the term “Work-Life Balance” a lot in regards to how work affects your relationships and personal life, but rarely do we consider how our jobs and our lives outside of work affect our weight loss goals. How active you are at work and outside of work plays a…
I am talking relationships this Valentines Day, more to the point food relations. You may not think of your food eating as a romantic endeavor but in a lot of ways it is. You love it, you hate it, you long for it when food is not around. Sometimes you get…
