by Mike | Apr 9, 2014 | Behaviour Change, Happiness, Inspiration, Mindset
I like to describe myself as a recovering Type A. Type A, because I’ve always swayed towards being driven, organised, achievement-orientated and impatient. Recovering, because I’m realising that, for me, many Type A traits don’t actually support happiness. While I’m...
by Mike | Apr 1, 2014 | Behaviour Change, Habits, Happiness, Inspiration, Mindset, Motivation
I’ll be honest… I feel down sometimes. In fact, for the last few weeks I feel like I’ve been in a bit of a funk. It feels like every day is a struggle. A struggle for the passion and purpose I live my life by. Apathy has been creeping in. Little things become...
by Mike | Mar 18, 2014 | Behaviour Change, Binge Eating, Happiness, Health, Motivation, Weight Loss
I read an article recently that I found both sad and disturbing. It was titled “You Can’t Be Fat And Happy” and claimed that exact point. I find this to be a terrible message and feel compelled to write a rebuttal. So here goes… Full disclosure: I don’t know...
by Mike | Feb 25, 2014 | Behaviour Change, Habits, Mindset, Nutrition, Paleo
The diet and fitness world can be a tough place. It’s full of extremism, obsession and heartache. It’s full of foolish fads. I’ve written a lot about that stuff. We know this. We all agree. Yet, despite this awareness, we continue to fall for faulty ideas again...
by Mike | Feb 11, 2014 | Behaviour Change, Habits, Willpower
Picture the scene: It’s Sunday night. You’ve overindulged. And you don’t feel great about yourself. Enough is enough, you say. Starting tomorrow (because it’s Monday) things are going to be different. From now on, I am going to… [insert latest personal vow]....
