the art and science of finding your thing
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I recently came dreadfully close to making a Very Bad Decision. There were a couple of weeks of ruminating and whining and imploring about What should I dooooooooo. Where should I doooo it?
All culminating in my spending an entire day in my pajamas eating chocolate and peanut butter. And also pretzels and ice cream. And [...]
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I ate a chocolate croissant on Sunday. I’ve been wanting one for a month, since seeing “It’s Complicated” on Valentines Day. Watching Meryl Streep & Steve Martin bake and delight in a batch of chocolate croissants in that sweet Santa Barbara bakery planted a seed that was bound to grow.
Not that I’ve been resisting having [...]
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A couple of weeks ago I had an initial session with a personal trainer. After the session he wanted me to commit to training. Like, sign a contract commit? Hmmm.
I want to commit to personal training, but I didn’t want to commit on the spot. He didn’t get it. Or want to get it. And [...]
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Confession: this post has an ulterior motive. Except… Well, if I call it out like that right there at the beginning, it seems more utterly obvious than ulterior. Huh.
Well here’s the thing: as I get really amped about creating my coaching practice, all of the entrepreneurial marketing-type experts out there say to focus on only [...]
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Back in the throes of adolescence and raging hormones, my friends and I used to play this fun little game:
Would you rather be really skinny no matter what you ate or have an absolutely beautiful face?
This dysfunctional posturing usually divided us pretty evenly into two camps: it was “well, my weight is something I should be [...]
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Yesterday marks a year since I decided to become vegan. (I’m pretty sure I just lost most of you, but I’m going to keep writing anyway. I promise there will be a twist.) The anniversary is only relevant because I remember giving up all animal products the day after the 4th of July. And I [...]
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One of my closest friends e-mailed me this week wanting my opinion of a weight loss book that had recently hit the shelves. She knows me so well – I am insatiable when it comes to learning about nutrition, wellness, and the latest in weight-loss. So of course no exception here, I had read [...]
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