Habits

Remembering to slow down, even when things are crazy is, unfortunately, one of those lessons I have to continually relearn. It’s for that sake I share what happened this past week with you.

One week ago, we kicked off Season 3 of our podcast and to be honest, it’s been challenging.

Two days before the first episode went live, I got sick. Sick in a way that anchored me to the futon of our Portland AirBnB, while I threw up into a trash can for the next twelve hours and felt unwell enough to not eat for over 36 hours. [Read more…] about Three Important Reasons To Slow Down (Even If You’re Overloaded)

Anthony’s Note: This is a guest post by Taylor, the creator of the CeMental Break movement. Enjoy the read, and let’s help grow this excellent initiative.

CeMental Break (Cement + Mental Break) is a movement to encourage mindful moments using sidewalk chalk. A CeMental Break creates a space for a passerby to pause, then guides them through a mini-meditation. These meditations can focus on being in the moment, feeling gratitude, or showing some self-love. [Read more…] about Create Mindful Moments In The World With A CeMental Break

When I first started Break the Twitch, I was very focused on the idea of aligning vision with values.

What that involved was taking a hard look at what a typical day in your current life looks like and then dreaming up a vision for what your ideal day would be. When you overlay the two, you’d then see what matched up and what didn’t.

Fundamentally, this approach works well because as Annie Dillard says, “How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.”

[Read more…] about Designing Your Life Based On Intentional Living Values

Anthony’s Note: This is a guest post from Karl Staib, author of Bring Gratitude.

Last summer I was at lunch with a friend. I fell back into an old habit.

My friend went to the bathroom and I did what I always do. I pulled out my phone.

I already had Amazon open and I was flipping through some of the books I was interested in buying. Then I saw the book I wanted was $2 cheaper than last week. Tap and it was on its way. I got my little dopamine rush just before my friend came back to the table.

He sat down and I put my phone down. Just like that, I was $12.76 lighter and a proud owner of a new book. It was a book I wanted, but I have a queue of 6 books waiting for me: 2 on my phone and 4 on my nightstand.

Have you done this before?

[Read more…] about Bring Gratitude – A 30 Day Challenge

Last year was a milestone for me in eating healthier and keeping up a fitness habit (averaging 3.5 times per week). I’m feeling and looking better than I ever have and would like to share what I’ve learned over the past year in a three-part Healthy Habit series.

[Read more…] about How To Start and Keep Healthy Habits

Towards the end of December, I start thinking about what I want to focus on in the new year. Whether it’s through New Year’s resolutions or general goal planning, there are ways to increase your chances of success. I tend to do goal planning throughout the year regardless of the season, but the approach of a New Year is an exciting time to get started on a changes you’d like to see.

Setting goals (in the right way) can make all the difference when it comes to actually following through (and I’m speaking from experience, here).

I know a thing or three about how to make goals that don’t work.

[Read more…] about Advice For 2019 Goal Planning (and how to avoid my own mistakes)