A little recap about my Minnesota trip, my review of Shiny Happy People, and a list of the seven pillars of wisdom on which I frame my daily life.

A special guest this week, my friend and client Rachel Haugo! She found and read Allen Carr’s book, Quit Drinking Without Willpower - The EasyWay Method and it changed her life. This book applies also to any addiction, for me it’s sugar, and we talk about the book and it’s effect for her new sobriety and my relationship with sugar.

You don’t have to go on auto pilot doing the things that you continually wish that you could stop doing. You can take a moment and notice what you’re really getting out of the things that you do each day. See how long the enjoyment lasts and really assess if it’s something that you want to keep going in your life.

Instead of using energy to white knuckle your way away from being the old you, use your energy to mentally rehearse and prepare by creating the future you do want.

Free morning. Bask.

In this episode, I talk about the difference between fueling your body and simply eating for any other reason. I also dig into what foods to purchase at the grocery store for protein-based eating and what carbohydrates go well with it.

Your life will stay the same if you don’t allow your dreams some time in your imagination. Dream it. Visualize it. Then watch it come to you.

Nine minutes of hard work doesn’t accomplish a whole lot, but we sure think that nine minutes of extra sleep is worth delaying the start of our day. Defy the snooze button with logic.

A craving is simply a withdrawal symptom. Pay attention to the next time you really want some thing and notice if the relief comes from actually eating the thing or is simply the relief of wanting the thing

Food is emotional and beautiful, and often presented to us in such a way that it pulls us in so we want it badly. One of my favorite mantras is to simply say “it’s only food” and move on. Give it a try.