Life ebbs and flows. There's a lot of talk about seeking "balance" in today's world. There's also a huge emphasis on "hustle culture", work ethic, and leveling up. But here's the thing...sometimes you have to sprint to make the progress you need, but by its very definition, you can not sprint all the time!

In this episode, we explore some of what it means to have a "periodized" program in fitness, and what it can teach us about living life in seasons. Some seasons are sprints, and some are rest periods, but you need to have strategies for getting back up when you're down. 

00:00 Intro

00:47 Ice Breaker: "Favorite" parts of our recent Vacation

03:58 How to increase your listening and reading speed

09:44 Intro: Sprint work is necessary, but unsustainable long term

12:51 Fatigue from constantly trying to level up

15:36 There is an opportunity cost to being in self-improvement mode all the time, and it's huge!

18:02 Jordan Peterson: Your Kids are only small for 4 years...( watch clip here )

18:28 Too far in the other direction leads to stagnation and depression. You must get uncomfortable once in a while. 

21:04 Tough dilemma: Momentum is powerful and starting from a standstill is hard, but you do need some downtime.

23:32 To help with the dilemma, take a lesson from fitness periodization: Have a plan! 

25:11 Cal Newport: Deep Work, Time Blocking

30:16 Keystone Habits BOOK Recommendation: ATOMIC HABITS that lead you to do other good things

32:01 Balancing autonomy and structure

37:57 "Deserving" a break

43:52 Learn by teaching

45:14 Knowing yourself well enough to recognize the signs that you need to pay attention to.

47:36 Striving for consistency is touted as a virtue, but perhaps peaks and valleys are O.K.!

49:23 To pick yourself up from the valley and head to the next peak, change your focus!

52:26 Taking The Leap!!! It's sometimes more exciting to live when you don't know where it's leading you! 

54:34 A Vulnerable window into our lives. Sometimes a good teacher doesn't have all the answers, but they know how to ask the right questions. 

56:17 Taking a break from leveling up could mean pivoting to a different domain in which you can level up.

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This is the eighth episode in the series of the audiobook version of STOP SETTING GOALS! Learn The Lyceum Method To Achieve More, Stress Less, And Love All Your Life.

This audiobook includes new commentary by the author.

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Assignment: Do You Really Want This?

Take out your journal, and write out a description of your current goals, hopes, or dreams. Then, take a few minutes to write out answers to the following questions: 

• How long have you wanted these things?
• Consider your parents, family, friends, employer, and coworkers. Imagine sharing your current goals and dreams with each of them. See the conversation in your mind. How does it feel to express your goals to each of these people? 
• Now imagine telling each of these people that you actually don’t want those goals. How would that feel? 
• If you were to imagine your perfect day, what would that look like? Map out a quick timeline. When would you wake up? Would it be to an alarm? What would you have for breakfast? What’s the first thing you would like to do in your perfect day? Etc… through your entire perfect day.
• This is important: how does that perfect day look when held up to your current goals and dreams? If you pictured a life of leisure, but your current goals include certain types of wealth or fame that require you to work 70-hour weeks, you’d be right to question where those goals came from. The things you think you want to work toward may be in direct conflict with the daily life you really want to live, perhaps even in conflict with the person you want to be. 

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You gotta know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, know when to run! But...HOW DO YOU KNOW? 

Grit is often touted as the key to success in any arena. Consistency is a necessary ingredient to progress. But knowing when to pivot, when to get help, or even when to QUIT can be just as valuable of skills. 

In this episode, we explore some strategies for evaluating when to apply grit, or when to smartly quit.

00:45 Icebreaker: What's in your protein shake?

3:35 Introduction: Pivoting from Plateaus, Questioning Routine and the difference between Consistency and Redundancy, Practice VS. Habit. When to trust the process and when to quit.

4:17 "Never give up!" is not universal advice, regardless of how inspiring it sounds.

5:41 Don't be so fixated on where you're going that you never stop to ask yourself how long you want to be there.

6:17 Growth often requires new experiences, so it's important to be ready to pivot.

9:16 There's no such thing as maintenance in fitness (or personal growth of any kind).

10:48 "Grit" can become an excuse for stagnation and playing it safe instead of seeking challenges that cause growth.

13:30 In reality, having a broad base (or range) can provide more safety than ever deepening the same grooves.

17:07 Practice VS. Habit

17:37 James Clear Atomic Habits, Charles Duhigg The Power of Habit, Steven Schuster Keystone Habits

21:31 How do these concepts apply to relationships?

27:18 The fear of too much structure

30:33 We are not machines. Groundhog Day wasn't meant to be something to aspire to. 

31:17 Structure provides relief from decision fatigue

33:19 Why is there a work ethic but not a play ethic or rest ethic? Why is it morally superior to be machine-like in your productivity?

35:05 Alan Watts; Life is not a journey, it's more like a dance (See the short, beautiful speech here)

36:07 Value in consistency, but grace for distractions. Are our inconsistencies simply an opportunity for assessment?

37:45 Recognizing past failures. Inconsistency was fed by a lack of mentorship. (Subscribe to this podcast to hear an upcoming episode on Finding a mentor!) and lack of asso

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This is the seventh in the series of the audiobook version of STOP SETTING GOALS! Learn The Lyceum Method To Achieve More, Stress Less, And Love All Your Life.

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Assignment:  Who Wants This?

Take a moment to ask yourself the following questions and write the answers in your journal:

• Why do I want what I think I want the most?
• What has influenced my thoughts around my future wants and needs?
• What kind of person do I need to be in order to attain these things?
• Do I like that version of myself?
• Am I taking into consideration the opinions of others, and if so, should I be?

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It's common knowledge in fitness circles that your environment and the people you work out with can help make or break your fitness success. But when it comes to our personal or professional lives, most of us tend to grossly underestimate the power of association. 

"You're the average of the five people you spend the most time with,” 
- Jim Rohn

In this week's episode of The Philosophy of Fitness podcast, Tali and Cody help drive home the importance of this idea, as well as strategies for leveraging The Power Of Association.

0:45 Icebreaker: What's your most nagging injury?

5:44 Kelly Starrett https://thereadystate.com/

6:24 What NOT to do when you're injured

9:54 Study: (not the exact one mentioned but showing similar results with immobilized wrists) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5972467/

and another on the topic: Resting injuries prolongs recovery: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK70807/

11:11 INTRO: The Power Of Association

12:29 Applies to thee but not for me...

15:03 Wake-up call! Do you have people in your life you admire?

18:03 In-person influences vs. media

19:36 Put yourself in a community of people who are where you want to be

22:40 Positive association doesn't have to be an echo chamber

25:22 Using your social contexts to explore your values

27:01 It's important to ACT on the knowledge of The Law Of Association

32:42 Changing your context to change yourself

37:15 The downside of "accountability buddies"

39:59 The upside of "peer pressure"

41:01 Using vulnerability as pressure to level up

43:22 "if you want an accountability buddy or to make a change, I would try to not find other people who are wanting to make the same change. I would try to find people who have already made that kind of change, cuz that's the power of association. They will rub off on you."

44:16 Community can not only help lift you when you fall but getting back up is an opportunity for you to inspire others as well

48:10 To make a change in yourself, re-examine your values. What is more important to you than the thing that is holding you back?

50:07 Discover the le

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We pull back the curtain to look behind the scenes on LiveAllYourLife! Mistakes, room for improvement, ups, and downs, we share it all as we walk the walk of our mentorship and coaching business.

To dive deeper and join the conversation, visit us at LiveAllYourLife.com

0:00 Introduction

0:45 Showing up for yourself

1:40 Something Cody needs to improve

2:48 Action Bias

5:00 Self Empowerment

7:15 Take the smallest step possible to get unstuck and gain momentum

8:30 Stepping into a leadership role

9:45 Cody is quitting

11:08 Taking a leap

11:58 Valuable Stoic Practice: Accept the worst-case scenario

12:40 Wanting the best version of your partner

14:28 Just keep moving, pivot as needed by remaining present and aware

15:50 Swimming upstream

18:11 Gratitude

19:59 Motivated by teamwork

20:54 Speaking of mistakes...Tali's confession

22:56 A shift in values needs to involve a shift in practices

23:15 Getting creative in order to keep moving forward

24:19-30:52 Delayed gratification is important, but can be a trap!

26:57 A Passion pursuit requires less discipline than chasing money for it's own sake

30:52 Apply interval training to your goals

32:47 Arbitrary goals can represent hidden opportunity costs

35:01 You can't know the "right timing", so move toward your vision ASAP!

37:21 Action leads to motivation, don't wait on motivation to move

39:00 Action builds confidence

39:27 Action fosters creativity and solutions present themselves with movement

40:13 The next steps in our business

44:16 If you are looking to make a change, do this!!!

44:55 The POWER of the Law Of Association: James Clear, "If you want to build a habit that lasts, join a group where the desired behavior is the normal behavior."

46:14 Here are some resources to help you implement positive change

47:24 Sign-off: Entrepreneurial Updates, more to come!

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This is the sixth in the series of the audiobook version of STOP SETTING GOALS! Learn The Lyceum Method To Achieve More, Stress Less, And Love All Your Life.

This audiobook includes new commentary by the author.

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This is the fifth episode in the series of the audiobook version of STOP SETTING GOALS! Learn The Lyceum Method To Achieve More, Stress Less, And Love All Your Life.

This audiobook includes new commentary by the author.

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Assignment: KNOW THYSELF

Free-flow write a list of any and every interest you have now or have ever had in the past. Skydiving? Drawing? Archeology? Don't hold back. If it's ever piqued your interest, write it down. 

This, as a one-time exercise, will open up some intriguing possibilities. 

This thinking done as a regular practice, will become a valuable tool of self-knowledge and wonder.

Book mentioned in the commentary:
(Amazon affiliate link) Range by David Epstein. 

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I think we can all recognize that consistent practice will get us closer to what we want in life, more effectively than binging activities. But today we explore some subtle and counter-intuitive aspects of the contrast between binging and consistent practice.

Tali and Cody are writing a book called The Philosophy of Fitness. This podcast series is an invitation to explore the ideas that we are developing for the book. Join us in the creative process!

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Show notes:
0:45 Icebreaker

2:50 Intro

4:15 Sustainable Results

4:26 More opportunities for progress

9:00 Ramping up: building capacity through consistent practice

12:00 Why do we binge activities when we know it's not the best approach?

13:20 Building your identity with your vision

15:30 Fitting your vision in the cracks

18:30 Unhealthy relationship with your practice

20:30 Life in seasons

22:15 Milestones, Benchmarks, and Goals

25:00 You can't truly "make-up" for a lack of consistency

26:30 Consistency allows more room for mistakes

30:00 Off days don't impact as much when consistent

32:47-34:37 KNOW THYSELF!

34:40 Lowering the barriers to progress

38:40 Time expands fear. Action cures fear.

40:40 More feedback, more data, faster learning

42:20 J.D. Roth

44:10 Opportunities to pivot - agility

49:18 Learning better

49:40 Build confidence

51:25 Growth in relationships

52:40 Cumulative results can be surprising

54:20 Process vs. Outcomes

55:20 End the yo-yo frustrations

57:40 Avoid over-correction

59:10 Create momentum!

1:00:40 A safer way to progress

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Plan your work and work your plan!

This adage can be valuable advice, but it's easy to fall into a trap of thinking that we can know every step that it takes to achieve our goal before we achieve it. Ironically, this detailed "roadmap" can be daunting enough to prevent us from taking action. 

In today's episode, learn a simple method for developing an action habit. 

Assignment: Smallest Possible Next Step

Identify one thing you can do immediately to bring you closer to your Vision.

If you want to be an author, maybe that's turning on your word-processing software, and set a timer for 5 minutes. You only get to do two things: a) sit there and do nothing for 5 minutes, or b) write.

If you want to get into a good workout routine, maybe it's just getting dressed for your workout, lifting your arms overhead (if you can), and getting a good stretch and a yawn. Change your clothes back to your normal attire and get on with your day.

Don't take this assignment lightly.

Do it.

Begin building a foundation on practice, one brick at a time.

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