Yes, it's time for us to blow the LID off the ALL or NOTHING mindset that so many people hold on to for dear life. I'd say 9 out of 10 people come to me for a consult and say: “Hi, I'm _______, and I am SO all or nothing.” It's basically become their last […]

Anybody else find themselves with a running list in their heads that sounds something like: I need to get this.  I need to drop off that.  I need to pick up this.  I need to order more of that. It's driving me CRAZY!!! And then today I read this (you KNEW a book quote was […]

As we work towards our goals, this is the CONSTANT that we experience. We ALL want to meet our goals as quickly as possible (umm, overnight would be nice, right?)  It NEVER happens overnight. It's a GOOD thing that it doesn't happen overnight because that is how we learn and grow. ANYTHING can be tackled […]

We cut ourselves off from success before we even take one step in the direction we seek to go. Defense mechanism?  Maybe. But maybe it is also our intolerance for discomfort. I know discomfort is hard.  It doesn't feel good.  But it's the discomfort that leads to change. Let's keep going with this… listen to […]

I'm currently coaching a great group of people in The Lifestyle program.   We are working on creating healthy habits and routines for our UNIQUE and individual lives. As with any new program or process that we approach, there tends to be one constant theme in the beginning… and that is FEAR. Fear that we can't […]

About a year ago or so ago Oprah Winfrey interviewed Lady Gaga as she kicked off a wellness tour.  Being a big fan of Gaga, I couldn't wait to watch. And as expected, I loved them both even more after watching the interview. This week's message draws on a concept that Lady Gaga shared during […]

A few weeks ago, I wrote about people asking me if I eat certain foods.   I talked about how it usually gets posed as a question in which they imply the answer: “You don't eat pizza, DO YOU?” Well this week we are going to take this a step further… Now offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes […]

On last week's show, one of the things that I talked about was how we can get stuck in this loop of convincing ourselves that we'll never succeed because we've “always failed” in the past.  It was in the context of living with an “all or nothing” mindset, which that, in and of itself, can […]

Recently, I offered a workshop about getting to GOOD. Getting to GOOD and getting really comfortable in that place. If you are thinking to yourself, Jan, what the HECK are you talking about?  Don't worry, I'll explain… Now offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes from right inside the Get Lively®: Health & Fitness Studio!  Join from anywhere […]

You all know how much I love sharing stuff that I've read.  Well this week is one of those weeks. I've actually mentioned the book “The Gut Makeover” previously, as I've been reading it along with one of my fabulous corporate clients.   Today's message and this week's podcast are not going to really get into […]