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Enlightened Athlete Guided Meditation Track
If you need a little relaxation or break from the day, listen to this. This track will be most effective with headphones and during a short period where you will not be interrupted.
If you need a little relaxation or break from the day, listen to this. This track will be most effective with headphones and during a short period where you will not be interrupted. I prefer to do this lying down but only if I won't fall asleep.
This guided track utilizes binaural beats which will help get you into a very relaxed state even if you’re new to meditation. We plan to do more of these, with longer variations & different techniques.
Please let us know what you think!
Manage Stress: Routine In Chaos
Our daily lives have been up ended and our routines have gone out the window.
Now is the time to get yourself and keep yourself on track by implementing your own routine for you and your family. Today’s episode is all about how you can do this to make the most of your time at home.
Our daily lives have been up ended and our routines have gone out the window.
Now is the time to get yourself and keep yourself on track by implementing your own routine for you and your family. Today’s episode is all about how you can do this to make the most of your time at home.
ALSO! We're releasing a new program that WILL get you results & we'll be running this initial phase at a very discounted rate. We're looking for 5 parents stuck at home ready to drastically reduce stress, have more energy, and lose 5-10lbs in the next 60 days.
Head over to Enlightened athlete.com to sign up & be notified of the details!
6 Steps to Reach Your Goals
6 real world steps to achieve goals, and a resource for building good habits.
How do great things happen?
How did we go from cave dwelling cave people to the top of the food chain with smart phones while being one of the worst physically equipped beings vying for a top spot in the world. (Compared to wolves, bears, mountain lions, crocs etc.)
One thing: Our MIND.
Humans have collectively used it to create the internet, electric cars, and space travel. This didn’t happen by accident.
Some of the greatest minds in history had BIG goals to make these things a reality. They set goals and then broke those down into actionable steps, built good habits, and made it happen step by step. Failures included.
The same thing goes for what we want to achieve in our day to lives. Losing 30 lbs, building a successful business, competing at a national level in your sport. First you set lofty goals and then work backwards to break it into smaller, digestible chunks.
Goal Setting 101: Stop Goals From Being Wishful Thinking
I’ve had this topic come up with many clients this week, and coincidentally I received an email from Google Primer that broke down goal setting in 6 easy steps. Here they are:
Make concrete goals. Instead of “hire more help,” you might aim to “hire a cashier, a social media writer, and a delivery person by June.”
Know how reaching a goal will positively impact you.“Hiring 3 people will reduce my overtime so I can have dinner with my kids each night.”
Break your goal down into short milestones. “By March, I will have the job descriptions finished. By April, I will start interviews.”
Schedule a time and place to work on your goals, like every Friday, 2-2:30pm, in your office with the door shut.
Tell friends and family about your goal so they can support you and help you track your progress.
Celebrate small victories. “I got 4 responses to my job listing today.”
I also listened to a powerful podcast from the Art of Manliness on building positive habits and breaking bad ones for the long haul. Think of this as the framework you’re engaging in day in and day out that help you develop the lifestyle necessary to achieve big things. I’d highly recommend listening in.
Podcast #470: A Proven System for Building and Breaking Habits
Time to go out, build good habits, set lofty goals, and most important of all, MAKE IT HAPPEN.
How I Get It Together
Where do you start when there’s so much to do? We talk about a ridiculously simple strategy to begin to make positive changes in your life.
““You are, on the one hand, the most complex thing in the entire universe, and on the other, someone who can’t even set the clock on your microwave. Don’t over-estimate your self-knowledge.””
We have tough choices to make each day. What to eat, whether to workout, do I have time to meditate today?
It can feel like there’s a hundred things you could do, then you “should all over yourself.” I should do this & this & this & that.
Before you know it, it's another day gone and another long list of unaccomplished tasks. As you wind down for bed a wave of anxiety washes over you because yet again, you put off your own well being.
I struggle with this as well. So many different priorities pulling you in every direction.
Here's what I do.
Identify one thing you find to be the highest priority, ( let's say getting a healthy breakfast) and write out step by step what you can do to change that ONE thing. Go all in on changing that one aspect.
Usually you wake up late, rush out the door and pick up a breakfast sandwich at a fast food joint. Even if you do wake up in time, you don’t know what to cook or have the ingredients. FORGET ABOUT IT!
Ok, we have a breakdown in our system. We need to plan ahead and prepare so, here is a sample “plan”.
Step 1. Find breakfast recipes I like
Step 2. Buy necessary ingredients
Step 3. Wake up early enough to cook
Step 4. Cook that ish and enjoy it!
BOOM! Healthy breakfast plan achieved. Now go execute.
Once that’s done, start on the next one. This adds up to a substantial amount of change in a relatively short time.
Don't try to change your entire life in a week. You will fail. This may seem silly, but I'll leave it to Jordan Peterson to explain why you shouldn't write this simple process off.
"You are, on the one hand, the most complex thing in the entire universe, and on the other, someone who can’t even set the clock on your microwave. Don’t over-estimate your self-knowledge.” - Jordan Peterson
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Enlightened Athlete's Guide to Meditation [PODCAST]
My hope with this podcast episode is to introduce you to the practice of meditation by bringing it to the light and demystifying this SUPER beneficial activity of self care.
Today's Episode is about one of my favorite activities. Meditation. There's a lot of preconceptions surrounding this practice and some people are too unsure how to begin. My hope with this podcast episode is to introduce you to the practice of meditation by bringing it to the light and demystifying this SUPER beneficial activity of self care.
Topics covered:
-What meditation actually is. (In my experience)
-Different methods, variations, and practices
-Results from scientific research of physical, cognitive, and emotional improvements from regular meditation
-Apps, teachers, books, youtube videos, audio programs, and practices to help get you started
-All about our 21 day challenge and how you can join in at home!
Apps referred to:-Calm, Headspace, Insight Timer, Oak meditation App
Planner I'm using to track experience: The Madness Planner
Jon Kabat-Zinn MBSR Program: The program I started with
Cory Allen- Binaural Beats
Dr. Joe Dispenza Interview on Impact Theory- How to Unlock the Full Potential of Your Mind