What Pain Doesn't Tell You
How we can make progress despite pain, and why it's not a reliable measure of progress.
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SMILES TAKE YOU MILES BLOG
I love writing about all things fitness. Physical, mental, emotional. Enjoy!
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Apr 124 min read
Why Winning Doesn't Matter 😅
What is a “winner’s mindset,” and what does it take to be successful in sports or life? I have so many thoughts. For today, I'll start...
Aug 24, 20222 min read
Making Meatballs (A Lesson in Habit Change)
Like experienced hands cupping a raw meatball, our environment shapes us. Unlike the meatball, we do have some say in what the hands do,...
Aug 19, 20223 min read
Neuroscience of Happiness
Have you been taking any time to amplify a positive in your life? Last night, I closed my eyes, took a deep breath, and imagined one...
Jul 30, 20224 min read
Master Adapter Part 2
Here's how we finished Master Adapter Part 1: "Dosage is important. Proportion is important. If you want to see change, something has to...
Jul 28, 20224 min read
Hakuna Matata: positivity, pain, & associations
"Hakuna Matata." What do you think when you hear that? ...what a wonderful phrase! Hakuna Matata! Ain't no passin craze. It means no...
Jul 29, 202011 min read
Poems
A collection of my original poems, starting with a few that changed the course of my life and helped me re-discover who I really am.
Apr 24, 20203 min read
Master Adapter
You are improving right now. Congratulations! That's right. Whatever you're doing right now, whatever position you're in, your body is...
Apr 22, 20195 min read
Hurry up and RELAX already!
Do you get enough down time? I hope you do, but there's a good chance you don't. Our society makes it a major challenge. Even our cats...
Jan 30, 20195 min read
Not Suicidal...Not Quite
Originally written March 9, 2018. Is this how it ends? Is this REALLY how it ends? How did I get here? Let me tell you… It’s Winter break...
Nov 22, 20186 min read
Injury, Surgery, and Pain: Keep Making Progress!
Originally written November 22, 2017 It Can Be So Frustrating! Injury, surgery, pain…they can make you feel like you’re stagnating, or...
Oct 12, 20185 min read
Who Am I?
You already know something about me, I presume (there's a little write-up in the "About" section). But I am going to spill out a bit...
Sep 1, 20185 min read
Gratitude
Be Grateful. For Everything. Especially that which you perceive to be “bad,” unlucky, unfortunate, life-ruining, or just plain shitty....
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