Self-Talk

You Don’t Need a Reset, You Need Direction

You Don’t Need a Reset, You Need Direction

Reset culture is seductive, but it’s brittle. If you want real change this January, focus on direction, not perfection. Learn how to build consistency that survives weekends, holidays, and low motivation, using permission, resilience, and a simple plan you can repeat.

You Don’t Need to Be “On Track” This Week

You Don’t Need to Be “On Track” This Week

You do not need to be “on track” this week to be making progress. Learn how to loosen structure during holidays, travel, illness, or overwhelm without guilt, all-or-nothing spirals, or punishment, and how to return to your routine calmly when life settles.

Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Lessons I’ve Learned The Hard Way About Recovery

Do As I Say, Not As I Do: Lessons I’ve Learned The Hard Way About Recovery

This article explores why so many men push too hard, ignore recovery, and break down quietly. Learn how stress, poor sleep, overtraining, and daily pressure affect performance and longevity, and get practical strategies to train smart, recover well, and stay strong for the long haul.

Real Strength: Redefining Masculinity in a Noisy World

Real Strength: Redefining Masculinity in a Noisy World

Modern masculinity is being distorted by online noise, outdated expectations, and pressure to appear unshakeable. This article explores a healthier path built on steadiness, service, self-awareness, and practical strength. Learn how showing up with purpose and humility can create stronger relationships, healthier families, and more capable communities.

The Mask Men Wear: Why Hiding Struggles Makes Us Weaker

The Mask Men Wear: Why Hiding Struggles Makes Us Weaker

Many men still believe strength means silence, but hiding pain doesn’t make us tougher, it makes us weaker. This Mindset Monday explores why vulnerability is real strength, how misunderstanding Stoicism feeds isolation, and what it takes to drop the mask and start living authentically.

What Does It Actually Mean to Be ‘In Control’?

What Does It Actually Mean to Be ‘In Control’?

We often chase “control” thinking it means perfection or discipline. In truth, it’s about trust, awareness, and resilience. This Mindset Monday explores why real control isn’t about force, but about learning to bend without breaking, and how loosening your grip might just be the key to lasting stability, growth, and peace of mind.

Loving Yourself While Still Wanting To Change

Loving Yourself While Still Wanting To Change

When it comes to making lasting change, one stumbling block that I’ve seen with clients and come up against in my own journey of self-discovery and behaviour change, is the apparent dichotomy between loving and accepting one's self as-is versus the desire to improve and be one's best self.

In simpler terms, "How can I truly love myself, yet still want to change?" (Read more…)

Change Your Self-Talk To Change Your Identity

Change Your Self-Talk To Change Your Identity

“What we dwell on, we become." —Oprah Winfrey

The quote above from one of the most successful women in entertainment history highlights the simple idea that what we focus our attention on begets more of that thing, even if only in our own mind, and it is in our MIND where our reality is constructed.

Read the full article for some ideas on how to take control of your self-talk to build the identity and self-image you want…