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24/06/2023

Are you running yourself ragged while trying to keep your head above water? Stay driven, but get the support you need.

22/06/2023

Do you spend a lot of time worrying about what other people think and how to make them happy? Remember to prioritise your own needs.

21/06/2023

Are your days filled by constant stress, endless pressures and never ending to-do lists? Remember to take time out for yourself.

20/06/2023

Do you know the simplest way to build self-confidence? Keep the promises you make to yourself.

19/06/2023

You can let go of pain, anxiety, stress and worry... and feel like yourself again.

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18/06/2023

You're not broken and you don't need fixing. Therapy helps you recover the part of yourself you've lost touch with.

02/06/2023

Have you heard of Alex Honnold?

He’s a rock climber that climbed a 3,000 foot (914 meter) rock wall in Yosemite called El Capitan with NO ROPES!

Check out his documentary Free Solo where you can get sweaty palms just watching him.

Anyway, neuroscientists did an fMRI scan of his brain to try and learn more about what makes him tick.

They concluded that his brain doesn’t respond to fear the same way a ‘normal’ brain does.

“That explains it!” I thought.

Of course he can do something no else has ever done… It’s because he doesn’t feel fear the same way as the rest of us.

But here’s what Alex said:

“I find that slightly irritating. Because... I've spent 25 years conditioning myself to work in extreme conditions, so of course my brain is different—just as the brain of a monk who has spent years meditating or a taxi driver who has memorized all the streets of a city would be different."

He said, if anything, it’s his preparation that’s abnormal.

"The level of fear depends on the level of preparation." —Alex Honnold

For example, he was afraid of El Capitan for years. “I’d drive into Yosemite,” look at the wall, and think, ‘No way. Too scary.'”

So to gradually expand his comfort zone, he climbed El Cap hundreds of times with a rope first.

Then on 3 June, 2017, he became the first person to climb El Cap without a rope.

So what does this have to do with you?

No one is born fearless…

If you want to overcome your fears, you have to SLOWLY expand your comfort zone through practice and repetition.

Then over time, you’ll reach the peak of your own ‘El Capitan’.

What do you think?

Do you struggle to overcome your fears?

Leave a comment and let me know.

26/04/2023

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01/09/2022

Have you heard of the Glucose Revolution?

It’s an interesting new book about regulating your blood sugar to balance your energy.

If you’ve ever felt "hangry" (hungry and angry), you know what it’s like when your blood sugar is low.

It's easy to grab a sugary snack, but your sugar high turns into an insulin crash.

Next thing you know your grumpy and anxious.

So what’s a better way?

To make your life easier…

The author, biochemist Jessie Inchauspé wore a blood glucose monitor for two weeks…

Here’s what happened…

When she ate the right foods in the right order, her blood glucose stayed consistent.

She claims that 90% of us suffer from too much glucose in our system—and don’t even know it.

"So what?" You might be thinking, "What does this have to do with me?"

Unless you’re diabetic, you probably don’t think twice about this stuff.

Here's what can happen if you don’t pay attention though…

You may have cravings, fatigue, infertility, acne, wrinkles… and over time, develop type 2 diabetes, cancer and dementia…

Yikes!

So what can you do?

Well, here are a few of her hacks for regulating your glucose:

- Eat a savoury breakfast (not sweet)
- After you eat, move your body for 10 minutes
- Add a green starter (with vinegar) to all your meals
- Stop counting calories (pay attention to the type of food instead)
- Eat whole fruits instead of juiced or dried (less sugar, more fiber)
- Eat your food in this order: veggies —> proteins & fats —> starches & sugars
- Pick dessert over a sweet snack*

*You can still have sugar, just have it after a meal rather than on an empty stomach.

This will flatten any glucose spikes, while still allowing you to enjoy something sweet.

Give this a try over the next week, and let me know if it helps with your energy levels.

To your health!

Alan

PS - If you haven't already, check out my free video on how to let go of anxiety:

How to let go of anxiety and feel like yourself again

26/11/2021

02/11/2021

"Self-acceptance is my refusal to be in an adversarial relationship to myself" -Nathaniel Branden, Author of The Six Pillars of Self Esteem