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The Common Lie About Action and Motivation

July 12, 2024 | Renée Fishman

It’s commonly asserted that “action will create motivation.” This can be true, when the action produces sufficient rewards to motivate us to do it again. When it doesn’t, then you need a different strategy for taking action. Here’s what works every time.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: action, coaching, discipline, lies, momentum, motivation, productivity, resistance, rituals, routines, rules, willpower

3 Tips to Get Through CrossFit’s Murph Workout

May 26, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The Murph is a popular CrossFit workout that is done each year on Memorial Day weekend. It’s simple on paper, but grueling in implementation. Here are 3 tips to get through it — and feel good about it when it’s over.

Filed Under: CrossFit Tagged With: action, community, CrossFit, fitness, meaning, Murph, perseverence, personal development, purpose, reasons, workouts

The Best Way to Learn About Anything

May 12, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Through videos, books, and online courses we have access to an abundance of information on any topic. But none of these are the most effective way to learn about things.

Filed Under: Learning, Productivity Tagged With: action, doing, information, knowledge, learning, practice, process, productivity

The Best Time to Plant a Tree (It’s Not When You Think It Is)

May 5, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Just because everyone else is planting trees or culture is telling you to plant a tree doesn’t mean that it’s your time to plant a tree. This simple rule will help you know when it’s time to take action.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: action, nature, planting, productivity, seasons, timing

3 Elements Your Goals Need to Ensure You Set Yourself Up to Win

April 14, 2024 | Renée Fishman

When you set your goals, are you setting yourself up to win or setting up for disappointment? Here are 3 elements your goals need to ensure you give yourself a win that can give you momentum for the next phase.

Filed Under: Coaching, CrossFit, Productivity Tagged With: action, actions, alignment, capacity, CrossFit, CrossFit Open, dreams, goals, lessons, Open 24.3, values, vision

Mars/Saturn Conjunction: How to Take Consistent Action Without Burnout

April 10, 2024 | Renée Fishman

As Mars and Saturn join together in Pisces, it could feel like a hard stop on our impulsive drives to action. It also can offer us an important lesson in how to work more sustainably to get more done without burning out.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: action, astrology, boundaries, burnout, conjunction, discernment, discipline, limits, Mars, plan, productivity, projects, restrictions, Saturn, structure, systems

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