Olympians can teach us quite a bit about goal setting activities. Olympians are master’s of reaching large, audacious goals, and every single olympian uses the process of goal setting to help them achieve their dreams. What can Olympians really teach us about reaching our goals? Let’s face it. 99.9999% of the people reading this post … Read more
Why are fitness habits so difficult to create? A fitness habit isn’t inherently harder to form than other habits, but the culture surrounding fitness causes problems. In particular, I’m picking a fight with “Just Do It.” The advice “just do it” or “suck it up and work out” is flawed because, for beginners, it leaves … Read more
One of the major topics here on DevelopGoodhabits is change. We focus on how to change your habits, potential habits to change, and pitfalls to avoid when making changes. Chip and Dan Heath’s book, Switch is all about change. For this week’s book review Switch seemed like the perfect fit. The subtitle of this book … Read more
Contrary to popular belief… Walking to lose weight is possible. In fact, it’s actually relatively simple to lose one pound per week by building the walking habit. More importantly, you can do it without following a fad diet or subjecting yourself to one of those grueling exercise programs advertised on television. The trick to walking … Read more
One of the major reasons people read books about stress is to learn how to decrease the stress in their lives. According to a new book by famed Stanford Psychologist Kelly McGonigal this idea of stress mitigation is a VERY bad idea. This Upside of Stress review is the first in a new series of … Read more