Too often people sell themselves short or let limiting beliefs stop them in their tracks. I love this passage from Proverbs 18:21: "Death and life are in the power of the tongue." As you put limitations on yourself, you are really speaking death over yourself.
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Turn Your "I Can't" Into "I Can"
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If the Queen Isn't Happy, No One Is
Moms have a tendency to put everyone else's needs before their own. At some point along the way, my mom came across a saying that has stuck with our family: If the Queen isn't happy, no one is.
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Anything is Possible!
When someone like Joe Mauer makes it into the Baseball Hall of Fame on the first ballot, that’s worth talking about. I've had the privilege of knowing him when he was a kid!
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Are You "Bearing Fruit" In The Gym?
As one of my old coaches used to say: "There is no such thing as maintenance. Maintenance means you are coasting and coasting means you are going downhill."
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Put Yourself in "Lockdown" For Success
As a coach I buy what I sell. Meaning I invest in coaching myself. One of the BEST practices taught to me through the coaching I have invested in is the LOCKDOWN. It sounds more ominous than it really is.
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Dependent or Independent?
The BIG reason I get out of bed every day is because people depend on me. And I like it that way! It gives me purpose and creates some good pressure for me to go out, show up and execute daily. I would rather have people depend on me than me depending on them.
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Find A Way To Win
I am a lifelong Vikings fan. There have been a lot of ups and downs as well as disappointments throughout the years (please don't mention the 1998 NFC championship game), but I continue to cheer them on regardless of what kind of season they're having. Last Sunday might have been one of the BEST Vikings games I ever watched.
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Pleasure or Purpose?
The other day a friend of mine was shocked to learn I get up at 4AM. "How can you do that?" One simple answer. PURPOSE over PLEASURE. I say this because I have a clear purpose bigger than myself.
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My Favorite Color is Fall!
I saw a saying once that said "The trees are about to show us how lovely it is to let things go." I like that imagery.
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How I Deadlifted 500 Pounds!
This past week I hit a BIG goal. I dead lifted 500 pounds! At age 51!
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Curve Ball of the Day - It's Too Hot To Run!
The Twin Cities Marathon was on the calendar yesterday. Known as The Most Beautiful Urban Marathon in America...this always falls on the first Sunday in October. For 41 years that has been the case. This time of year is absolutely perfect for a marathon - especially in Minnesota. Blue skies, crisp cool temps and colorful leaves are among the many, many highlights along the 26.2 mile course.
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Fat Loss for Dummies
One of the craziest things about us humans is that we have a tendency to make things more difficult than necessary. It's like my dad used to say "if you do it the hard way, you get it done right."
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Hit the RESET Button
I remember back in 80s when I had my Atari 2600 video game console. My brother and I would sit for hours playing games. Pitfall was my favorite. I remember my brother and I walking into Target with a jar of coins we had accumulated from odd jobs so we could buy that game.
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The First Day of YOUR New Beginning!
This is a wonderful time of year! New beginnings are most apparent in the spring, but different new beginnings happen in the fall. Sometimes I think of it like January and the coming of a new year, but in September the year already is 75% complete.
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YouTube and TikTok are not the Answer
Relying on online videos simply doesn't work as a solid workout strategy.
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True Fitness is Like BINGO
Years ago I had a very wise trainer named Chris Giesking. It is no surprise he is now teaching at a local college because he was full of wisdom. One of the coolest lessons he taught me was that fitness is like BINGO.
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Bring In The Experts
At the beginning of July, I got word that the dog belonging to a friend of one of my friends went missing. He got spooked by fireworks while staying at a home other than his own and took off. I didn't know the owner, but my heart for dogs is larger than life and my dog Rosey had such a fear of fireworks she could barely leave the house on July 4. This dog was lost in Burnsville, not far from where I live, so I knew I needed to help.
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How To Not Let Circumstances Beat You!
One of my old mentors used to say "your original intent was to drain the swamp but now you find yourself up to your armpits in alligators." Can you relate?
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This Secret Weapon Makes You Unstoppable
Last week we took a family trip to the Black Hills. We hit all the sites like the Badlands, Custer State Park, and Mount Rushmore. These places were all cool but surprisingly my favorite was the Crazy Horse Monument.
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If You Are Coasting You Are Going Downhill
I've done hundreds of fitness and nutrition consultations. The vast majority of people I talk to want to lose some weight. One of the things I really hone in on in during these consultations are the person's daily nutrition habits. Many times their nutrition seems to be "coasting."
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