Sales goals. Bills. Staffing issues. Government restrictions. Angry members. Competition that doesn't play by the rules.

There's no shortage of stressors for gym owners, and that will be true even after the COVID-19 pandemic. The key isn't to try to make it all go away—there is no one "next thing" that will make your life easy—but to learn to recognize and manage stressors in constructive ways.

Certified Two-Brain Mentor Colm O'Reilly has spent decades learning to manage his emotions and reframe them in healthy ways—ever since he survived attempted suicide as a young adult. Here, he shares tactics for getting through tough times and coming out better for it.

Links:

The Mental Health Plan
"Lost Connections"
Conscious Leadership
"The Mindful Athlete"
Arbox
Register for the Two-Brain Summit 2020
Forever Fierce
Free Tools

Timeline:

2:08 – Why Colm O’Reilly tried to take his own life.

10:00 – Talking about mental health.

12:57 – Why denying your emotions doesn’t work.

15:58 – Learning to accept emotions.

21:45 – Emotions and stress will never be static.

23:53 – The story you’re telling yourself.

26:38 – How to reframe negative thoughts and emotions.

32:07 – The difference between acceptance and resignation.

37:06 – How to process emotion in a healthy way.

45:09 – Encouragement from the future.

49:32 – Resources for developing good mental health.

52:06 – The Mental Health Plan.

53:29 – 21 days of mindfulness exercises.