I often call the gym or workout environment “the strength of will proving ground” because we have an opportunity while in that environment to not only test our will but develop it as well.  But the physical training environment is even more than that. It can also serve as an acute opportunity to identify the self [...]

I’m around the fitness and bodybuilding community quite a bit. In fact I would say my time is split just about down the middle between what I do in the fitness world and the work I do in the personal growth, development and leadership communities. And I love it that way.  I’m always learning something [...]

How BIG a game did you play in 2011? Chances are, like your neighbors up the street and millions of other people, you were directed less by a sense of desire and ambition and more by a need for survival.  As a collective we contracted last year like we have for the past 3 years [...]

It’s like that with our goals. We think we know what we want and even have an internal map of how to get there – but somewhere along the way we wind up confused, lost and chaotic. That’s when Anarchy does its best dirty work. If your objective or goal is even remotely cloudy, vague, and ambiguous this saboteur will slip in and begin destroying your ability to achieve it.

It happens to some of the best athletes, CEOs, actors, and public speakers in the world — the loss of words, the inability to take action or even move, and the proverbial dropping of the ball. For some, choking under pressure comes at the 9th inning when the game is tied, bases are loaded, there [...]

I’ve been quoted as saying “All achievement is based first on the strength of your WILL.” The strength of will I talk about of course is the WILL to start, the WILL to go on, to be more, and to achieve at the level of our potential and the Will to WIN. We witness it [...]

He 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 [...]

KELOWNA, British Columbia, Dec. 28, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Weight loss expert Melonie Dodaro and celebrity personal trainer and former Mr. America Tom Terwilliger have teamed up to assist coaches and personal trainers help their clients drop the pounds — forever with guaranteed results. In a free webinar, Dodaro and Terwilliger will explain the principles of [...]

How do you know if you have a set point in some area of your life. Simple look at your results. If you’ve been at the same level of income, level of fitness and health, or in and out of unsatisfying relationships – it is very likely your internal thermostat has been determined and set in that area.

Masking your insecurities by presenting an inauthentic side of yourself– your crusty truth– your false face, only leads to losing rapport with yourself and the sight of your true inner core. BE REAL. There is only one you. In terms of microeconomics 101 supply and demand, that makes you a HOT COMMODITY!