Live Your Personal Best – Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former Athletes

Are you a sports fan interested in the non-conventional sports that are not often on mainstream sports news? If you’re interested in the casualness, relatability, and fun storytelling in non-conventional sports news, then the GIST newsletter might be what you’re looking for. They’re focused on supporting female athletes in non-conventional sports while bringing back confidence to their target audience.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Ellen Hyslop, the co-founder of The GIST newsletter and the co-host of The GIST of It podcast. Listen in to learn the importance of women’s sports coverage and investing in female athletes’ potential as much as we do men.

Key Takeaways:

·      The importance of casualness, relatability, and fun storytelling in non-conventional sports news.

·      How the women’s sports coverage is improving compared to a few years ago.

·      Why women’s sports have less coverage due to the less investment it’s given compared to men’s sports.

·      The importance of covering everything that’s not big story worthy in big sports competitions like the Olympics.

Episode Timeline:

·      [2:31] The GIST newsletter – what it is and why it was started to support women in non-conventional sports.

·      [6:31] Ellen’s lifelong passion for sports plus how the GIST targets the audience interested in non-traditional sports news.

·      [13:18] How the women’s sports coverage has improved plus why we need to bet on women’s potential as we do men.

·      [17:31] The difference between US and Canadian sports cultures on all levels.

·      [20:45] Ellen explains the GIST’s most popular sports sections in different seasons.

·      [24:00] Ellen’s word of advice and where to find the GIST newsletter.

Quotes:

·      “We have to bet on women in the same way that we bet on men a hundred years ago when these leagues were starting.”– Ellen [17:12]

·      “It’s fun to get caught up in everything that’s not big story-worthy, it’s good to have a couple of sentences just to know what’s happening.”– Ellen [23:04]

Links Mentioned:

·      Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ellenatthegist/ https://www.instagram.com/thegistusa/

·      LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ellen-hyslop-12829445/

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Do you feel like you’re overdoing it in your self-discovery journey? Maybe it’s because you’re still not happy or fulfilled even after doing all you can find yourself. Although it might sound cliché, happiness and fulfillment is an inside job. Seeking external validation will only make you feel even more lonely and lost. Staying true to who you are and embracing life’s challenges are the only ways to find happiness and fulfillment while still going after your dreams.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Karyn, a happiness mentor, online course creator, teacher, and a thought leader in happiness and women’s empowerment. She shares how taking a spiritual journey almost drove her to a point of wanting to eliminate herself but was able to come back and really connect with the true her.

Listen in to understand why happiness is an inside job based on your integrity, character, and the choices that make you feel good about yourself.

Key Takeaways:

·      Stop looking for external validation by doing things that don’t add value to who you are.

·      How to rediscover your true self in all the ways you’ve been inauthentic to yourself.

·      Start normalizing where you’re and realize that feeling alone is part of the human experience.

·      Your happiness doesn’t come outside of you; it’s based on your integrity, character, and choices that make you feel good about yourself.

·      Start accepting yourself deeply where you are your meaning and purpose instead of seeking those things from outside.

·      Stop giving your power away and realize that being unhappy is also an inside job.

·      Let go of the fantasy that life is perfect and embrace the ups and downs of it as lessons to grow and become the best version of yourself.

Episode Timeline:

·      [3:15] Karyn on her self-discovery journey gone wrong and how she reconnected with her true self.

·      [6:17] How we do things to be validated externally instead of doing what pleases us inside.

·      [9:31] How spirituality became another inauthentic experience Karyn overindulged in.

·      [11:18] How mentors helped her discover who she was in all the ways she had been untrue to herself.

·      [16:33] How to develop happiness and fulfillment from the inside while still going after your goals.

·      [20:57] Karyn’s Happiness Course – teaching women to feel good and enough in who they are.

·      [23:34] The myth that happiness is a feeling and that it’s different for everyone.

·      [26:15] Understand that life isn’t a straight line and accept its challenges to grow and learn.

Quotes:

·      “Looking to the people and things outside of us to give us a sense of meaning and purpose because we feel so empty and meaningless on the inside, and in that is where we get lost from ourselves.”– Keren [8:00]

·      “Feeling fulfilled and being happy is about feeling good about yourself on the inside and developing self-value and self-worth.”– Keren [18:39]

Links Mentioned:

·      Website: https://ahappinesscourse.com/

·      Facebook: https://facebook.com/karynaseitz

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Today we discuss the other side of wellness that is usually not highlighted – how cannabis has a place in a healthy lifestyle. We also discuss making the choice not to drink and how so much of our perception around weed is still based in stereotypes and racism.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Cameron Rogers, the voice behind @freckeledfoodie, a content creator, and host of Freckled Foodie & Friends. She creates a space where content is approachable and authentic, and she is the truest version of herself.

Listen in to learn the benefits of marijuana on your mental health, plus other free things you can do to take care of your mental health.

Key Takeaways:

·      Learning how to be comfortable with your decision of taking marijuana over alcohol.

·      The different ways you can enjoy marijuana as a high functioning, high performing, and successful person.

·      How marijuana can be of benefit to people struggling with mental health.

·      Start with free accessible things like meditation for your mental health before jumping into drugs.

Episode Timeline:

·      [3:36] Cameron explains why the idea of giving up alcohol became appealing to her.

·      [8:28] She describes her long-term experience using marijuana versus taking alcohol.

·      [12:23] How parents using marijuana are judged compared to the mom wine culture which is celebrated.

·      [16:48] The popular stereotype built around marijuana and why it’s completely untrue.

·      [22:14] She talks about her knowledge and interest in the topic of micro-dosing mushrooms.

Quotes:

·      “Many people who are very high functioning, high performing, and successful enjoy cannabis, and there are many ways to enjoy cannabis.”– Cameron [18:43]

• “For me, if it helps me be a happier, calmer, stress-free version of myself then that is 100% part of my wellness journey”

Links Mentioned:

·      Website: https://www.freckledfoodie.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/freckledfoodie/

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Have you noticed that the Girl Boss movement is on the decline since the pandemic hit? It seems like most women no longer feel the need to keep chasing goals and leveling up when they can be radically content. If you’re still an overachiever but stuck in a loop of staying unhappy, it’s time you redefine success and understand there’s nothing wrong with you or your job just because you don’t want to experience burnout anymore by being a girl boss.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about the Girl Boss movement, how I fell into that toxic cycle, and why it’s time to rethink that mentality. Listen in to learn the importance of redefining the meaning of success for yourself so you can be happier with your every step and outcome.

Key Takeaways:

·      How you can fall into the “hustle culture” trap under the guise of running your business.

·      Understand that you don’t need to keep on leveling up just because you’ve been doing it.

·      Why there’s nothing wrong with you or your job just because you don’t want to be a Girl Boss.

·      Learning how to be content with where you are now without constantly trying to change.

·      How to be happier with your every step by redefining what success really means to you.

Episode Timeline:

·      [1:44] The history of the Girl Boss movement and how it shifted after the pandemic.

·      [3:57] How I fell under the “grind” trap even after finding my passion and escaping a 9-5 job.

·      [6:25] Your dreams can be where you are, there’s nothing wrong with enjoying right now.

Quotes:

·      “Another way to find happiness is by staying where you’re now and reflecting.”– Emily [10:14]

·      “The more that we can redefine success, then the happier we will be with every step we make.”– Emily [12:37]

Book Mentioned:

·      Radically Content: Being Satisfied in An Endlessly Dissatisfied World by Jamie Varon

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Are you struggling with unhealthy lifestyles and the pressure to have a perfect body? As we head to summer, it’s easy to fall for trends like the “that girl” trend that promotes unhealthy lifestyles to achieve a perfect body. You don’t need a perfect body that you love every day, what you need is to accept your body and know you are beautiful no matter what you like.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Sarah, a body image coach helping women dismantle self-hatred and create an unbreakable mind-body-food connection. Listen in to learn the power of accepting your body no matter what it looks like and realizing that your worth isn’t dependent on how you look like.

Key Takeaways:

·      How the “that girl” trend promotes disordered eating and unhealthy lifestyles.

·      How to focus on body neutrality and acceptance instead of the unrealistic body love concept.

·      How to start your healing journey from unhealthy lifestyles by accepting your struggles and releasing the pressure to be perfect.

·      Learn to make peace with your body changes the same way you do your mind changes.

·      Prepare for body changes as you get older and gain body confidence where you care less about how you look physically.

Episode Timeline:

·      [3:54] Sarah shares her journey from the “that girl” trend and recovering from an eating disorder.

·      [7:30] Why not being “that girl” isn’t your fault if you don’t feel healthy doing it.

·      [11:04] Sarah on why she follows the realistic body neutrality and acceptance perspective.

·      [13:23] How she started her healing journey by accepting her struggles and releasing the pressure to be perfect.

·      [17:44] Tips on how to shift your mindset about your body coming from winter and into spring.

·      [24:18] Sarah on why she cut her hair and the liberation and freedom that came with it.

Quotes:

·      “We all have days when we’re practicing body neutrality or body acceptance not because of what you look like, but because of seeing yourself as more than your body and seeing that your body does not decide your worth.”– Sarah [12:33]

·      “Our bodies are going to change so many times throughout our lives and so preparing yourself to be okay with that and know that you’re worth, beautiful, and valid regardless of what your physical body looks like, is the number one reason to have body confidence.”– Sarah [23:27]

·      “Body confidence comes from not caring so much what you look like or being okay with who you are no matter what you look like.”– Sarah [23:48]

Links Mentioned:

https://www.instagram.com/sarahinyellow/

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We’re officially entering one of the busiest seasons of the year, which makes it easier to give up our fitness goals. But it is important to know that you don’t have to give up any of your goals just because life is chaotic, you can make time for it all. Making the right choices and focusing on your goals even as you prioritize other things will ensure that you still stay motivated and healthy.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share tips on how to stay motivated even in the approaching busier season. Listen in to learn how to plan your schedule to accommodate all your goals and priorities while still having time to enjoy yourself.

Key Takeaways:

·      Fit your fitness goals into your schedule even if it’s shorter than usual. 

·      Focus on doing what’s possible in this busier season instead of focusing on doing it how you like.

·      Have a consistent schedule for fitness while setting aside time to rest to avoid burnout.  

·      Stop comparing yourself and focus on progressive steps prioritizing your needs and wants.

·      Make time for things that you enjoy without allowing busyness to take that from you.

·      Start reminding yourself of your future goals to stay motivated.

Episode Timeline:

·      [2:15] You don’t have to give up on your fitness goals or any of your goals just because life is chaotic.

·      [3:44] Stay consistent with your regular routine as much as possible or set a new one.

·      [5:13] Prioritize sleep and rest to relax and stay healthy and motivated.

·      [6:26] Avoid being too hard on yourself and instead focus on putting your needs and wants first.

·      [7:49] Ensure you’re still doing something that you enjoy every day to keep you excited.

·      [8:56] Find motivation in the things that remind you of the future like visualization.

·      [10:51] Remember the busy season is just temporary and why you have your goals.

Quotes:

·      “Your goal is not to be the best at everything, the best all the time or giving 100% all the time, the goal is to continually make progress or still putting your needs and wants first.”– Emily [6:44]

·      “Whatever it may be, do not let busyness and goals get in the way of doing things that you enjoy.”– Emily [8:46]

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Is food your source of pleasure or stress? Breaking the diet mentality is all about enjoying the process of your health and fitness journey without feeling guilty about your choices. If you want to achieve food freedom, you have to stop labeling food as good or bad or allowing what you eat to define who you are.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about breaking the diet mentality to achieve a certain level of food freedom and to start thinking of food neutrally. Listen in to learn how to start enjoying your life by shifting your mind from thinking of food and health as the only part of your life.

Read the blog post here: https://medium.com/@_emilycoffman/how-to-break-out-of-diet-mentality-and-think-about-food-neutrally-129d3e18f19

Key Takeaways:

·      Focus on how you feel after eating rather than what you’re eating.

·      You’re allowed to have food preferences and can toss them out if they don’t serve you.

·      Use food rules as tools that you can let go of at any moment without feeling bound to them.

·      Start allowing yourself to enjoy a diverse diet without feeling guilty for not eating healthy foods only.

·      How to avoid negative thoughts and inner turmoil by being flexible with what you eat on different days. 

·      Enjoy and have pleasure around food by letting go of the guilt around your choices and labeling food as good or bad.

·      Feel free to explore different eating patterns without thinking you’ll fall back into the diet mentality.

·      Don’t think that your health is the only thing to focus on in your life, it’s just a tiny aspect.

Episode Timeline:

·      [2:06] There’s no one right way of eating for everyone; it’s about finding what works for you and your lifestyle.

·      [4:05] You can choose to hold on to certain preferences or rules around food when they serve you.

·      [5:58] You don’t have to make a statement by eating or not eating what’s in your diet.

·      [7:21] It’s okay to not eat as wholesome food as you’d prefer even if you think of yourself as health-conscious.

·      [8:30] You’re not backsliding if you don’t eat exactly how you want to every single day.

·      [10:06] Understanding that overeating and getting sick afterward is not your fault. 

·      [10:46] The reasons why you can eat food include enjoying and having pleasure around food.

·      [11:49] Try different eating patterns without saying anything about you as a person.

·      [13:27] There are other parts of your life you can enjoy other than making it all about food.

Quotes:

·      “The whole idea of food freedom and neutrality means no rules, but we’re still allowed to have preferences.”– Emily [4:20]

·      “If you’re a health-conscious person, you don’t have to feel guilty for not eating as “clean” as you would prefer, think of it as just another thing that you ate.”– Emily [7:32]

·      “One of the biggest traps that people fall into when wanting to improve their relationship with food, is they really get hung up on eating exactly how they want every single day.”– Emily [8:38]

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Are you aware of the history behind women’s fitness? We’ve come a long way, yet it wasn’t that long ago that women’s fitness and sports were unheard of. The women’s fitness movement came into existence in the 1950/60s and has increasingly evolved into what we have today. With social media today, the cultural awareness and the reasons behind women’s fitness have tremendously shifted. 

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Danielle Friedman, journalist and author of Let’s Get Physical who’s obsessed with women’s fitness history. Listen in to learn how women fitness messaging has evolved from it being a tool to change how we look to a form of empowerment and self-care. 

Key Takeaways:

·       How women fitness evolved from the 1950s as a strength benefit and a beauty tool.  

·       The science, research, and cultural acceptance of women’s potential and strength. 

·       How the idea of women’s strength was seen as threatening and was opposed culturally.  

·       How fitness is shifting to a form of empowerment and self-care rather than a tool to change how we look. 

·       How social media rise has given power to women advocating for body diversity. 

·       The current push for women to harness the mental, physical, and emotional benefits of movement and fitness. 

Episode Timeline:

·       [3:01] How Danielle’s personal experiences led her to write about the rise and evolution of women’s fitness. 

·       [4:59] How fast women fitness progressed from the 1950s all the way to a sports bra invention in 1977. 

·       [11:53] The lack of cultural awareness that existed in the 1980/90s about women’s bodies. 

·       [17:06] How social media has transformed women fitness messaging giving power to the majority. 

·       [21:16] The impact of Title 9 law on women and girls’ fitness during and after college graduation. 

·       [24:30] Danielle on the expansion of fitness for women plus how to focus on what feels good. 

Quotes:

·       “When I’m active and feeling really good about how I’m using my body, I focus less on how my body looks.”– Danielle [17:31]

·       “The more we can focus on what feels right and truly beneficial at that moment and not worry about meeting imaginary social goals, fitness can be really beneficial.”– Danielle [27:37]

Links Mentioned: 

Elite to Everyday Athlete: https://amzn.to/3ysSbqW 

Website: https://danielle-friedman.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/daniellefriedmanwrites/

Book: Let’s Get Physical  

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How much time do you spend in your decision-making process? How do you prioritize the most impactful decisions in your life and stress less on the less impactful ones? Perhaps if you experiment with your decisions and learn from the wrong ones instead of discarding them, you might learn a lot and be a better decision-maker in the future.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Frederic Bahnson, a personal and executive coach helping people create happiness, improve performance, and foster well-being. Listen in to learn about your power of choice and how you can use it to have more control over your life.

Key Takeaways:

·      How to have control of how your life turnout by using your power of choice.

·      Start experimenting with your decisions and learn from the wrong ones to be successful in the future.

·      Stop discounting opportunities and make the leap even when it’s risky.

·      How to simplify your decision-making process to avoid wasting time and energy on none important issues.

·      Focus your energy and time on the decisions that have a long-term impact on your happiness and health.

·      Have a decision-making process that allows you to still rationally use your emotional responses.

·      How to make decisions that connect what you do today with your big goal as a visionary.

·      How to have a goal you’re working towards as an organized day-to-day decision-maker.

Episode Timeline:

·      [2:12] How Fredrick wrote his book Better Than Destiny to help people make better long-term decisions.

·      [3:29] The power of choice and why it’s better than having a premeditated destiny.

·      [10:04] Steps on how to approach and simplify your decision-making process.

·      [17:29] The process of prioritizing your decisions according to their impact on your life.

·      [25:52] The 2 types of decision-makers and how each can get better with long-term decision making.

·      [28:27] Learn how to properly use your decision-making power for a better life.

Quotes:

·      “Most of us should spend a lot less time on most of our decisions and a lot more time on a few key decisions.”– Fredrick [12:44]

·      “You don’t have to spend all of your energy considering and researching those second-tier ideas until you’ve gone through all of your top tier ideas and they’ve all failed.”– Fredrick [19:16]

Links Mentioned:

·      Book: Better Than Destiny  

·      Website: https://www.fredericbahnson.com/

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How do you stay confident after messing up, whether as an athlete or in your workouts? To stay confident and in your game, you must first acknowledge the mistake, how often it happens, and then how you can avoid it in the future. Constantly thinking about your past mistake and losing your confidence won’t help, it will drive you to an even worse situation. Remember that one mistake isn’t a reflection of you, your skills, or your abilities.

In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share some athlete advice on how to bounce back after messing up. Listen in to learn how to overcome losing your confidence and stay in the present with your race plan as an athlete.

Key Takeaways:

• Start by acknowledging the mistake that happened, and then think of the things you’d have changed to avoid the same mistake in the future.
• Allowing one mistake to affect your confidence will become repeatable and turn into a bigger thing than it initially was.
• Stop thinking about your past version that made the mistake since it’s keeping you from the present.
• Think of all the obstacles you’ve overcome in the past and your teammates’ trust to stay present and confident.

Episode Timeline:

• [2:54] What a Coxswain does plus the message that prompted this conversation.
• [4:50] Step one of bouncing back – acknowledge the mess up and how often it has happened.
• [7:45] Step two of bouncing back – think of the things you’d have changed to avoid the mistake.
• [9:47] Why you should avoid losing your confidence after messing up with one mistake.

Quotes:

• “If you let this mistake keep eating away at you or affect your confidence, then you’re going to let this one mistake become repeatable and turn into a bigger thing than it should’ve been.”– Emily [10:15]

“Gather as much data as you can to point to the fact of why you’re capable and why you should be confident in the seat that you’re in.”– Emily [11:30]

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