Sometimes it’s the numbers on the scale, other times it’s a single unforgiving glance in the mirror or just a lack in energy that motivates us to work towards being healthier and making healthier choices.  Occasionally we all get the “healthy mindset”  that we are going to change our unhealthy habits and “evil ways”. And [...]

What is your motivation in your life? Are you ready to BE the person you want to be?  If you’re feeling a bit frustrated or discouraged at the lack of goal achievement in your life you’re not alone.  Many people today feel a sense misalignment between their current reality and the hopes and dreams they [...]

Twice a month I contribute to Muscle and Fitness online; my take on how to maximize your attitude, inner language, psychology and perspective for empowering greater levels of success in your body, mind and life…I call the video series Max Mind Set. In this addition I share my top mindset strategies for starting and sticking [...]

Not every first time exerciser starts out with Mr. or Ms. Universe aspirations but we all have one thing in common, a desire to improve.
Understanding where that desire comes from along with its antagonistic counter parts is the first key to finding the motivation to get up off the couch and moving as well as the ability to stick with it long after the temptation to quit presents its first convincing argument.

I think you and I can agree that, without extensive experience, assembling an intricately detailed mechanical device – like a motor would be next to impossible without a set of blueprints or schematics to guide us through the process. Putting together or building a successful business, relationship or great physique is no less challenging – [...]

Whether you’re a competitive athlete or just working on chiseling down for the beach, you have, in large part placed the fate of your success in the palm of someone else’s hands. Like it or not, once you’ve stepped into the public eye or worse yet, once you’ve slapped on the last coat of tan, [...]

The amount of clutter, trash and graffiti you can find in many inner cities can be overwhelming but the same can be said for what goes on in our own mind… unless we clean it up. In this episode of Max Mind Set, I talk about the importance of recognizing when you’re contributing to the [...]

When you train your whole life to become the best at a particular sport or any endeavor for that matter you are bound to run into opposition. That opposition can take many forms. It can show up as an ill timed injury, bad coaching, a losing strategy, or even some of your own limiting beliefs. [...]

Have you ever been pulled away from an important project because of some relatively unimportant distraction? Of course you have… it happens to most of us more than we care to admit. But here’s the thing, if you’re going to succeed at achieving your goals (you do have goals don’t you?) you must train yourself [...]

I just released a new episode of Max Mind Set on Muscle and Fitness Magazine’s website. I share with you that “practice” alone doesn’t work! It’s only deliberate, focused and intense practice that yields real results. This one is so good for those of us who are fooling ourselves about the impact of our daily [...]