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The Tyranny of Constant Growth

January 2, 2026 | Renée Fishman

We have a deeply embedded cultural expectation that we should always be growing and pursuing more. But that’s not how real life works.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: contraction, cycles, expansion, expectations, nature, productivity, seasons

The Power of New Year’s Day

January 1, 2025 | Renée Fishman

January 1 is actually not the best time to start new projects and endeavors, yet it holds a lot of power over us. So where did this power come from?

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: beliefs, Capricorn, expectations, goals, new year, planning, productivity

The Ultimate Freedom

July 4, 2024 | Renée Fishman

As the United States celebrates its birthday, it’s worth noting the ultimate freedom that lies at the heart of the country’s founding.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching, Navigating Change Tagged With: beginner’s mind, change, expectations, experiments, failure, freedom, independence, independence day, navigating change, success

What I Learned From My First Time Doing CrossFit’s Legendary Murph Workout

May 24, 2024 | Renée Fishman

CrossFit’s Murph workout is a legendary “Hero WOD” that is simple on paper but grueling in execution. Here’s the most important lesson I learned from my first time doing this workout.

Filed Under: CrossFit, Fitness Tagged With: beliefs, capacity, CrossFit, expectations, fitness, Hero WOD, identity, lessons, Murph, surprise, thoughts, WODs, workouts

What’s the Story You’re Not Seeing?

April 18, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Behind every inspirational highlight reel you see on social media is a pile of clips left on the cutting room floor that tells a completely different story. Although we often hide these clips from public view, there’s a huge value in sharing them with the world.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness, Life Tagged With: beliefs, clips, culture, expectations, highlights, lowlights, personal development, reels, social media, story, struggle, success

How to Bake a Delicious Life Worth Savoring

February 4, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The rush to “succeed” without laying out the ingredients of what you genuinely desire, can lead to outcomes that are half-baked and unsatisfying. Discover the secret ingredient to baking a life that is fulfilling and worth savoring.

Filed Under: Coaching, Life Tagged With: alignment, coaching, desires, expectations, goal setting, goals, hustle culture, intentional living, life goals, lifestyle design, mindfulness, outcomes, personal development, planning, planning process, productivity, rituals, self-awareness, self-reflection, values, vision, visioning, work-life balance

Debunking the Demonization of Comparison

November 2, 2023 | Renée Fishman

It’s often stated that “comparison is the thief of joy.” But when we demonize comparison, we lose focus on the true thief of our joy.

Filed Under: Coaching, CrossFit, Fitness Tagged With: comparison, competition, expectations, joy, judgment, mindfulness, personal development, self-awareness

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