Most modern dog training classes teach you to use positive reinforcement rather than negative. The goal is to get your dog to want to do something for you because they might get a reward rather then to avoid being punished. Positive reinforcement works vastly better over the long term. How does this translate to humans? [...]
I hate running on a treadmill. It's hot. If feels weird going the same pace with no hills, curbs, rocks, etc. (I know, you can make an incline, and you can modify the pace occasionally, but it's entirely different than outside running). But when it's wet and cold outside, and I have a brick workout [...]
Remember when you were in school? You probably spent hours daily on different assignments. Remember science projects and presentations where you created and explored? Papers that you spent hours perfecting? Talks that you gave? Months ago, I designed a program for my health coaching practice. I spent hours creating 30 different pages and setting up [...]
I went to see Marie Forleo in Seattle during her book tour for Everything is Figureoutable. The format involved Amy Purdy, who, among other accomplishments, has two Olympic medals in the paralympics for snowboarding. She is a double amputee below the knee. Amy was asking questions of Marie about the book, but she shared stories [...]
To many, triathlon is an event in Kona, Hawaii. We know that is far from the truth, but the World Championship event that happens in Kona each October gets the most media coverage, and therefore, it is the only exposure many people have to the sport at all. Tune in October 12, 2019 to watch [...]
I was recently talking with someone about a decision I had to make that's been weighing on my mind. It's not so much that the actual decision matters hugely in the broad scheme of things, but I am concerned that I felt powerless to make the other decision, which was a no and carried the [...]
I recently heard someone express concern overworking on self-improvement. They worried that it was selfish to focus on themselves instead of others. I did not realize that this sentiment existed. I think that when we work on ourselves it makes us more interesting to be around. It probably makes us better partners, better parents, better [...]
As the rain pours down outside, I am reminded that whether the weather is bad or good is a choice we make. If one is safe (our weather has caused some damage and my condolences go out to anyone who suffered), maybe rain, wind, snow are all great reasons to celebrate being outside. I heard [...]
As I talk with locals who have lived in my current community far longer than me, longer than I have been alive, I am reminded that time is difficult to grasp in the present moment. Communities change. Our relationships change. Our lives change, sometimes so slowly that we hardly perceive it. So too can our [...]
No matter how hard we try, we may not be able to see why we are successful, or why we are having trouble or failing at something. We may not recognize our own strengths because when it's easy for us, it is difficult to realize that it's difficult for other people. And when other people [...]
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