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My daughter came home from school recently and told me about a “mindset” poster her teacher has on the wall. It says: “A bad brain says I can’t. A good brain says I can’t… yet”.  I thought that was awesome. I love that she knew the word mindset when she was talking about it. And […]

We spend so much of our lives trying to control, fix, or outrun discomfort—believing that if we just push harder or plan better, things will finally fall into place. But what if the real shift begins not with resistance, but with acceptance? Not passive surrender, but a clear-eyed embrace of what is. In this reflection, […]

I read a book in college that has stayed with me ever since, and as I was preparing for work recently, it popped back up. It is called the Road Less Traveled by Scott Peck, who was a therapist in the 1960-1970s. He actually wrote that book in 1978, but it stands the test of […]

Most of us have heard Maya Angelo’s quote. When you know better, do better. At MYLF, you will hear us say over and over again that knowledge is POWER. It’s BECAUSE we DO have to KNOW better in order to DO better. Any time you work with a MYLF coach, we try to give you as […]

Change can be hard. I’m not telling you anything new. At some point, we’ve all been forced to deal with a sudden change we didn’t WANT OR ask for.  Life was going great, and then suddenly, things changed. In a split second, a chapter in your life, one you were REALLY ENJOYING, ended — and […]

I have mentioned this before, but every Tuesday, I drive my son to Austin after school for soccer training. Now, something that you should know about me is that I HATE being stuck in a car. Like, I really hate it. But these car rides have turned into one of my favorite parts of the […]

Many times, a well meaning phrase we have on repeat can do more harm than good. Once phrase I’ve really come to dislike is, “You did your best! You gave it your all!”  If you’re thinking I am a nut job right now, I promise you’ll see why I hate this phrase, and what we […]

This is a big one — MOTIVATION. There are tons of hacks, tricks, and fixes everywhere because it is hands down everyone’s north star. We follow motivation and base our actions on what we feel motivated or NOT motivated to do. Why?  Because motivation makes our decision EASY. We don’t have to THINK — we […]

The goal today is to bring into focus just HOW powerful our thoughts are when it comes to making a lifestyle change. They will either MAKE you or BREAK you. Your thoughts WILL determine your success. I read a quote the other day that really stuck with me…”When there is no enemy WITHIN, the enemy […]

This topic came up because I was recently sitting at soccer practice. When the kids got a break, I immediately pulled out my phone and pretended that I was talking to someone. WHY? Well, I am trying to teach my son about INTRINSIC motivation. He is that kid — I think we all have one […]