Brazil, beer & caipirinha: What it really means to be healthy on holiday

by Mike | Jul 9, 2014 | Binge Eating, Exercise, Habits, Happiness, Health, Inspiration, Mindset, Nutrition, Paleo, Personal Development, Uncategorized, Weight Loss, Willpower

Holidays can be a funny thing in the crazy world of health and fitness.  Like just about anything else in the life of a fitness enthusiast, they can carry a certain emotional charge.  …And as ever in this industry, people tend to gravitate towards the extremes. First...

9 Habits worth practising

by Mike | Apr 23, 2014 | Habits, Happiness, Inspiration, Mindset, Personal Development

The magic is not in the complexity of the task; the magic is in the doing of simple things repeatedly and long enough.  (Darren Hardy, The Compound Effect) Our daily habits shape our future.  And whether those habits are consciously chosen or merely patterns of...

Stop being a jerk

by Mike | Feb 18, 2014 | Personal Development

I admit it.  I can be a bit of a jerk sometimes. Not cool. It’s easily done when we discover new ideas or new philosophies.  All of a sudden we’re the ones ‘in the know’.  The enlightened ones.  Chances are we don’t actually recognise it, but we can become...

6 Villains that are ruining your life …and their alter-ego heroes

by Mike | Jan 28, 2014 | Happiness, Mindset, Personal Development, Uncategorized

Living the life you want – however you define it for yourself – starts in the mind. While it’s true that some people are given a better start in life than others, it’s also true that people frequently succeed despite the toughest, most difficult circumstances. The...

Motivation: Where it goes and how to get it back

by Mike | Jan 21, 2014 | Inspiration, Mindset, Motivation, Personal Development

I’ll be honest: I’m struggling today.  Here I am in my weekly chunk of time set aside for writing the blog and I’m struggling to get it done. It’s not that there’s a shortage of ideas.  I’ve got plenty.  It’s not that I don’t want to do it.  I definitely do. It’s...

3 simple steps to following through on your goal this year

by Mike | Jan 7, 2014 | Habits, Mindset, Motivation, Personal Development

It’s that time of year.  Health kicks, resolutions and new leafs.  For some there’s a sense of hope.  Or urgency.  Or desperation.  For others it’s apathy.  They’ve failed so many times before they won’t even bother setting aspirations for the New Year. The reason...