Whether you’re struggling in life or are just questioning the reason for your energy on the Earth, finding your why can help clarify your purpose in life. It can keep you focused on goals, build resilience and help you live a healthier life. When you have a sense of purpose, you’ll feel unstoppable since you’ll be so focused on your goals. Come Up with Activities That Make Time Fly Have you ever sat down and read a book or played your favorite sport and hours flew by before you noticed? Whatever that activity is for you, it’s essential to observe the concept psychologists call the “flow.” This ..read more

Every year, people await the first of January to start new habits. However, those who genuinely want to make a change don’t wait for a special occasion — they begin taking meaningful steps toward their goals each day. Why not showcase your commitment to self-improvement by getting a jumpstart on your resolutions now? Here are seven healthy habits to work on before the new year. 1. Get on Point With Meal Prep You know the drill. You intend to cook a healthy dinner, but work runs late and you’re exhausted. Inevitably, you hit the drive-thru. Save money and protect your health by learning how to ..read more

It happens. We all do it. But knowing you are doing it over and over gives your negative self-talk power over your thoughts, and this changes your energy. There are many things in life we can not control. Things like how people perceive us, others’ motivations whether good or bad, or how people are going to treat you. Many times we let the uncertainty and the anxieties that are associated with this stuff we can not control take power by beating ourselves up about why something isn’t going a certain way, or why we haven’t been noticed at work, or why this person isn’t being honest with their in ..read more

I was sitting in the Muddy Buck Café in the heart of Evergreen, Colorado, with my vision board when a man in Carhartt overalls and heavy looking work boots leaned in, looking at all the pictures I had mapped together on the corkboard, and said, “this is nice, you did a good job.” I shrink into my seat wondering, but at the same time not really caring, about what he thinks of the corner of my board which is all about feminism. Groove Shortly after my latte gets delivered, my goal coach arrives. Jacki Carr, goal coach extraordinaire, sits down and marvels over my board, and then asks me, “Karste ..read more

You started training for your first Ironman when you were truly at rock bottom in life. How did you evolve from powerlessness to empowered in such a dramatic way? pain My evolution was initially motivated by pain and desperation. I was in prison and had just tried to kill myself breaking both feet and injuring my neck in the process. When I regained my faculties, that desperation began to turn towards gratitude. I realized how lucky I was to be given another shot at life and felt compelled to start over, and recreate myself. Pain was a tremendous motivator for me to change. In prison, without ..read more

If you’ve been through a break-up or divorce, you realize that attempting to give a complete, accurate breakdown of its root cause could take a lifetime. What we do know is that break-ups happen and they happen often. In some cases, one or both parties adopt a yogic or spiritual lifestyle. At which point, perspectives shift and so do the dynamics of the relationship. Sometimes this changes things for the better. And sometimes it doesn’t. In cases where the latter occurs, it seems that instead of a shift toward a relationship that is more balanced and loving, the partnership experiences what ..read more

Whether you’re struggling in life or are just questioning the reason for your energy on the Earth, finding your why can help clarify your purpose in life. It can keep you focused on goals, build resilience and help you live a healthier life. When you have a sense of purpose, you’ll feel unstoppable since you’ll be so focused on your goals. Come Up with Activities That Make Time Fly Have you ever sat down and read a book or played your favorite sport and hours flew by before you noticed? Whatever that activity is for you, it’s essential to observe the concept psychologists call the “flow.” This ..read more

Every year, people await the first of January to start new habits. However, those who genuinely want to make a change don’t wait for a special occasion — they begin taking meaningful steps toward their goals each day. Why not showcase your commitment to self-improvement by getting a jumpstart on your resolutions now? Here are seven healthy habits to work on before the new year. 1. Get on Point With Meal Prep You know the drill. You intend to cook a healthy dinner, but work runs late and you’re exhausted. Inevitably, you hit the drive-thru. Save money and protect your health by learning how to ..read more

It happens. We all do it. But knowing you are doing it over and over gives your negative self-talk power over your thoughts, and this changes your energy. There are many things in life we can not control. Things like how people perceive us, others’ motivations whether good or bad, or how people are going to treat you. Many times we let the uncertainty and the anxieties that are associated with this stuff we can not control take power by beating ourselves up about why something isn’t going a certain way, or why we haven’t been noticed at work, or why this person isn’t being honest with their in ..read more

You started training for your first Ironman when you were truly at rock bottom in life. How did you evolve from powerlessness to empowered in such a dramatic way? pain My evolution was initially motivated by pain and desperation. I was in prison and had just tried to kill myself breaking both feet and injuring my neck in the process. When I regained my faculties, that desperation began to turn towards gratitude. I realized how lucky I was to be given another shot at life and felt compelled to start over, and recreate myself. Pain was a tremendous motivator for me to change. In prison, without ..read more