What do you know about the link between confidence and success? Do you believe there is one? Do you think confidence leads to success? Or, do you think success builds confidence? It seems like everyone who studies the topic agrees – there is an association between confidence and success. What they can’t agree on, is why, or which one causes the other. Luckily for all of us, it doesn’t even…
Today I want to talk about habits, association and learning. I, however, don’t want to talk about these in the context of current behavior, or the things we do now. I want to talk more about the importance of these things in creating new habits that will support change you want to make going forward, long term, and without making it feel like a constant chore. It’s like so many…
My new, latest obsession is pickled red onions. They are so easy to make and really add a lot of flavor to salads, tacos, avocado toast, sandwiches or whatever you put them on! I got the idea from my favorite local restaurant, The Lovin Oven. They add it as a garnish to their vegan burrito and my boys and I just love them! I decided since we love them so…
Background In October of 2005 I felt the pain that got me started on this journey. I came home from work and looked through the stack of mail on the counter. I found a letter from an insurance company about a life insurance policy that I had recently applied for. I was a little anxious, because I had issues getting insurance a few years earlier and ended up being put into a…
Food, Inc. is an eye opening film about the modern food industry. I consider it a must see. In order to understand the big picture, we need to understand how we got to where we are today, and the cost that we are paying for both the convenience and cheaply priced food that most people demand today. These things do not come without a price. We are unfortunately paying for them with…
Fed Up is another film about the current state of health as it relates to our modern food system. The big villain in this one is sugar, and it’s scary. It turns out that sugar is everywhere! Childhood obesity is a big focus of this film, and I think that’s a very important thing to think about. As adults, and especially as parents, we need to share responsibility for the choices…
“Where do you get your protein”? is one of the most common questions people ask me, or anyone else, when the find out we eat a plant based diet that includes no, or almost no, animal products. The more important question might be, “why are we so worried about eating protein”? In his work, Dr. Davis explores this important question, and takes it one step further explaining that many of our…