What will you have gifted into the world when you're no longer in it?  How will the world be different?  How will you be remembered?  The actions you take today, both big and small, contribute to your legacy... are your actions matching the legacy you want to leave behind?

In today's podcast we take a second to be brutally honest about the balance of Self-Toughness and Self-Love in order to become your best self.  Where in your life do you need to be tougher?  Where in your life do need to be more self loving?  How do you know?  And, how can you develop that balance for yourself?

Past Podcasts Referenced:#468 – Mindset – Brutal Honesty – You Either Do It or You Don’t#476 - Mindset - If You Don't Like the Truth Change It

Did you know there are actually benefits to training when you're not fully recovered from your last workout?  Yes!!!  There are actually enormous benefits available!!!  Listen to today's podcast to find out if you're missing out on results by waiting too long between workouts!!!

Past Podcasts Referenced:#181 - Training - Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss#407 - Training - The Importance and Benefits of Warm Ups

In today’s podcast we discuss the top 5 reasons why most people fail when attempting new diets whether they’re diets for weight loss, fat loss, muscle gain, or sport performance.  We not only cover what mistakes are most common but also how to address and correct the mistakes so YOU don’t make them!!!

Past Podcasts Referenced:#89 – Mindset – Track Effort Along with Results#124 – Setting SMART Goals#231 – Diet Expectations & Diet Adjustment Concepts#259 – Renewing Motivation#406 – Nutrition – Short Term vs Long Term Success#446 – Nutrition – Different Types of Nutrition Advice

In today's podcast we cover 5 steps you can take towards ensuring the best chance at success with a new client.  We cover setting realistic expectations, realistic efforts, program creation, and how to best help the client follow through with their program.

Past Podcasts Referenced:#288 – Trainer Education – Improving Client Program Adherence#373 – Trainer Education – Simplify the Process#389 – Trainer Education – Tracking Client Progress#397 – Trainer Education – When a Client is in a Slump#453 – Trainer Education – Balancing Being a Trainer and a Friend

In today's podcast we discuss 5 tips you can use to help you stick to your goals!!!  We discuss setting your goals by segments of time not by days, expecting your goals to be inconvenient and not always being able to do them perfectly.  We also discuss setting your goals as a high priority to ensure they actually get scheduled every day instead of attempted to be crammed into an already full day.  And, we discuss the benefits of having accountability and the different types of accountability that are available.

Past Podcasts Referenced:#124 - Mindset - Setting SMART Goals#420 - Mindset - The Fast Food of Self-Care

In your training, "just showing up" eventually doesn't work.  You must continue to refine your efforts and be more critical of the quality of efforts you're putting in.  Doing "more" eventually has its limits, but, you can always do "better"!!!

Past Podcasts Referenced:#30 - Training - Muscle Cardio - How to Lose Fat Without Losing Muscle#181 - Training - Using Muscle Damage for Fat Loss#220 - Training - Muscle Intention vs Movement Intention

When it comes to weight loss or gain there are endless amounts of "tricks" people can use to manipulate the weight they see on a scale.  These tricks "work" in that they are effective at changing body weight however they are not permanent changes!!!  In today's podcast we discuss some of these tricks and how you can avoid them!!!

Past Podcasts Referenced:#21 – Nutrition – Carbs – Good or Bad?#29 – Nutrition – If I Eat Fat Will I Get Fat?#33 – Nutrition – How Much Protein Do I Need?#41 – Nutrition – Diet Right – What Matters Most#153 – Nutrition – How Many Calories Do I Need?#249 – Nutrition – Meal Timing#329 – Nutrition – Meal Frequency Effects on Diets

In today's podcast we discuss the need to be both soft but firm towards your efforts in both business and life.  You have to be able to give and adapt when needed, but also be firm when it comes to your desires and beliefs.

In today's podcast we discuss the benefits of understanding seasons of life; identifying what season you're in and what's best to focus on within that season, and the benefits of priority lists as a way to organize your energy and efforts to best control the demands and inner turmoil of stress during busy times.