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3 Lessons I Learned from the CrossFit Open on How to Set Yourself Up for Success

April 2, 2024 | Renée Fishman

If you want to accomplish big things, it helps to set yourself up for success. Here are 3 lessons I learned from the CrossFit Open on how to set yourself up to win, no matter what you’re pursuing.

Filed Under: Coaching, CrossFit, Productivity Tagged With: coaching, community, CrossFit, CrossFit Open, environment, goals, lessons, productivity, space, success, support

How to Improve Your Outcome Without Improving Your Skills

March 30, 2024 | Renée Fishman

When you’re feeling stuck in achieving an outcome, stop trying to do it better. Instead, change how you handle the situation and do it differently.

Filed Under: Coaching, CrossFit Tagged With: coaching, CrossFit, CrossFit Open, improvement, Katonah Yoga, lessons, metaphor, results, skills, strength, yoga

The Power of Playing Your Best Game

March 27, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Every endeavor in life is a game. They key to success is to know what your best game is, and to find a way to play your best game in the context of whatever game you’re playing.

Filed Under: Coaching, CrossFit Tagged With: coaching, CrossFit, CrossFit Open, games, lessons, life, skills, strategy, strength, time, transitions

Are You Support Systems Keeping You Stuck?

February 10, 2024 | Renée Fishman

After over 20 years of practicing yoga, a simple shift changed my practice and taught me that the tools we rely on for support can sometimes mask our incompetencies, preventing us from making progress and realizing our true potential.

Filed Under: Coaching, Life, Yoga Tagged With: achievement, blocks, change, disruption, habits, Katonah Yoga, lessons, limitations, metaphor, off-the-mat yoga, patterns, potential, progress, stuck, support, yoga

How to Break The Habit of Stopping Yourself

January 21, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Stopping yourself from moving forward or going deeper is more complex than it may seem. A lesson I’ve learned from my struggle with back squats informs my approach to how to break the habit of stopping myself in life outside the gym.

Filed Under: Coaching, Fitness Tagged With: brave, conditioning, fitness, gym, habits, lessons, life, personal development, personal growth, squats

5 Important Lessons I Learned in 2023 About Achieving Big Goals

January 7, 2024 | Renée Fishman

A singular experience of my year reveals 5 lessons I learned about the actions and mindset required to achieve goals that I didn’t even think were possible for me.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: accomplishment, achievement, consistency, deadlifts, fitness, goals, lessons, peak performance, productivity, progres, year-end review

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