RIP… My Dear Friend
September 27th, 2008 by Tom Terwilliger
I’m in mourning today.
As I sit here in a small hotel room in Seattle preparing to emcee an event that celebrates life I mourn the passing of two great men. One you have come to know just as I have through the big screen, our television sets, and perhaps over a bowl of his own popcorn.
Paul Newman who once said, “If you’re playing a poker game and you look around the table and can’t tell who the sucker is, it’s you.”
The other once said, “If they need me, I’ll be there.” And he always was. Steve Stone was my very dear friend.
Steve and I worked together for over 12 years as host and co-host of the then popular Fox Sports TV show, Muscle Sport USA. We traveled all over North America together capturing (more…)
“Interpretation”: A Hot Commodity
September 22nd, 2008 by Tom TerwilligerIt is not the event but how we INTERPRET the event that dictates the emotional state. It is not the experience itself but the MEANING we give it that will determine whether it becomes empowering or disempowering, whether it strengthens our inner game or weakens it.
Access to Fitness Experts - Jonny Bowden
September 17th, 2008 by Tom Terwilliger
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Jonny Bowden is a board-certified nutrition specialist and a nationally known expert on weight loss and nutrition and is a best-selling author.
His books include Living the Low-Carb Life: Choosing the Diet that’s Right for You from Atkins to Zone, The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The surprising unbiased truth about what you should eat and why, The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The surprising unbiased truth about what treatments work and why and his latest, The Healthiest Meals on Earth.
Click here to add these books to your library.
During the one-hour interview on Access to Fitness Experts, Jonny discusses the hormonal response of food, the good and bad of cortisol and insulin, the top-3-must-do’s for longevity, and much more.
Go For The Leap!
September 12th, 2008 by Tom Terwilliger3 reasons why jumping off a giant cliff is good for your health:
Watch the video with my partner, Aaron Huey of Fire Hawk Facilitation
1. You are perfectly present in the NOW…the past and future have no power over you.
2. With your heart pounding in your throat, you feel totally alive.
3. You feel in your bones that you are a giant step closer to fearless living.
What Aaron is talking about is that moment when you release your fears you move away from all that holds you back and take that giant step forward into the life you desire even when you don’t know the outcome.
The #1 Reason Most People Are Not Wealthy, Fit, and Successful
September 7th, 2008 by Tom TerwilligerDo you know the #1 reason why most people never get what they want in life? It’s NOT because they don’t have enough time, money, or ambition to pursue it. Although they may think those things themselves are what they want. And it’s NOT because they’re not working their butts off.
In fact most people work far harder than they need to. All that work and effort in most cases is fueled by an unconscious desire not so much to “get what I want” but rather to “hold on to what I already have.”
It might appear to some that the age in which we live has facilitated a change in motivation for many from a burning desire to achieve what we want to a fear driven battle to hold on to what we have. Even with the wide spread achievement awareness created by The Secret and the Law of Attraction, “I just want to be comfortable” seems to be the battle cry of the fearful would-be survivors. It is the psychology of how not to fail vs how to be victorious… and is very easy (more…)
Professional Training From IDEA and Tom Terwilliger
August 27th, 2008 by Tom Terwilliger
It’s been said that “if you want to become someone new you need to learn something new.” That’s a rule I have lived by all my life.
If you weren’t able to attend this year’s IDEA World Convention in Vegas then you missed an opportunity to learn some really great new stuff.
But it’s far from too late! Dawn and I attended the event this year for the very first time and man did we walk away with a suitcase full of new learnings and experiences… no hotel towels and ashtrays.
One of those experiences had to do with presenting. I was invited to teach my new 7 Rules of Achievement program for hundreds of like-minded fitness professionals just like you and me. Of course I did so with my own unique style of teaching that really caught everyone off guard, but engrained the learning on a much deeper level.
IDEA liked the presentation so much that they very generously asked me if I wouldn’t mind it being filmed, packaged, and sold in their IDEA recourse library. The program was presented as Keys To an Achievable Outcome and is now available on DVD for the very first time through IDEA. Also, you can get it at a discount by ordering before September 18th.
Check This Out: The complete 7 Rules of Achievement training program will be featured in the September issue of Muscle & Fitness and FLEX Magazine and will also be available online in September.
If you would like to pick up the IDEA DVD presentation at the discounted rate I will deduct that price from the cost of the complete 7 Rules training program should you decide you would like the complete program as well. I know you will find it to be one of the most powerful goal achievement and coach training programs in the world and is specifically designed for fitness pros.
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Can Seniors Really Build Strength and Muscle?
August 24th, 2008 by Tom TerwilligerFormer Mr. America, Tom Terwilliger coaching a 70 plus year old athlete doing a 280 pound bench press at the 2008 Rocky Mountain Senior Olympic Games.
Access to Fitness Experts - Todd Durkin
August 14th, 2008 by Tom Terwilliger
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Todd Durkin is a strength, speed, & conditioning coach, personal trainer, bodyworker and motivational speaker/coach. He is a 2 time Personal Trainer of the Year and founder of Fitness Quest 10 & Todd Durkin Enterprises in San Diego, CA.
His expert staff of 30 trainers, coaches, and massage therapist/bodyworkers perform over 400 weekly sessions and help educate, motivate, and inspire the world to greater levels of health & fitness. Todd is also a former professional football quarterback, and works with dozens of elite NFL, MLB, and professional athletes.
During the one-hour interview on Access to Fitness Experts, Todd explores the type of leadership required to manage this type of busy lifestyle.
Olympic Level Leadership
August 13th, 2008 by Tom Terwilliger
We hear about the importance of leadership and being a good leader all the time… but what does that really mean in today’s challanging and economically tough times?
Are you a good or even great leader?
Or could you improve your leadership skills?
What leadership skill do you need as a fitness professional?
Can you acquire those kills or do you need to be born with them? If you’re anything like me and several million other people you’ve been glued to the TV this week watching in amazement the spectacular levels of athleticism our fellow human beings are capable of. If so, you are watching a form of leadership that models (more…)
Self Confidence, The Deal Breaker
July 30th, 2008 by Tom TerwilligerHe almost talked himself out of it…
A few weeks ago one of my coaching clients had traveled to the Big Apple on what was designed to be a reconnaissance mission. The goal was to scout out the right location for a customer and client reception party that was going to take place in conjunction with big media conference going on at the Jacob Javits Center in July.
He owns a mid size media production company here in Denver that produces some absolutely amazing digital work. I’m not going to mention the name of the company but you have seen their work on Discovery, History, and several other cable channels.
We’ll my client felt that as long as he was going to be in New York he might as well see if he can set up a few meetings with some of the networks headquarterd there. As a result of his efforts he (more…)
