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Competing Against Yourself is a Trap

March 13, 2024 | Renée Fishman

It’s common to hear advice that “you’re competing only against yourself.” Here’s why that mindset is a trap.

Filed Under: Coaching, CrossFit, Fitness Tagged With: comparison, compassion, competition, judgment, performance, progress, self-awareness, self-love

3 Ways to Structure Your Work Like a Workout

March 3, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The brain is not a machine that we can turn on or off at will. It’s a muscle. Ensuring optimal performance requires us to use the principles we apply to other muscles. Here are 3 ways to structure your work like a workout.

Filed Under: Coaching, Frameworks, Productivity Tagged With: cognitive performance, cycles, fitness, frameworks, growth, muscles, performance, planning, productivity, rest, seasons, structure, work, workout

3 Reasons Why “Fear of Failure” is a Lazy Excuse

February 2, 2024 | Renée Fishman

Blaming your inaction on a “fear of failure” is a common excuse won’t get you anywhere. Here are 3 reasons why “fear of failure” is a lazy excuse and how to actually work with this fear.

Filed Under: Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: consequences, fear, fear of failure, mindset, performance, productivity, risk

How I Cut My Time on the CrossFit “DT” Workout By 6 Minutes in 7 Weeks

November 6, 2023 | Renée Fishman

CrossFit’s “DT” workout is one of the most challenging Hero WODs, both physically and mentally. I cut my time on this workout by almost a full 6 minutes in 7 weeks. Here are 3 factors that led to this improvement.

Filed Under: CrossFit, Fitness, Productivity Tagged With: CrossFit, CrossFit DT workout, DT workout, fitness, lessons, performance, productivity, strategy, strength training, time, weight lifting, WOD, workouts

A Hidden Form of Self-Sabotage

June 19, 2022 | Renée Fishman

If you think of self-sabotage only in the form of actions you’re not taking, you might be overlooking this crucial form of sabotage that impacts everything else.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: performance, productivity, rest, sleep, sustainability

The End of “Pushing Through”

August 4, 2021 | Renée Fishman

When the load on the system becomes too much, the system shuts down.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: holistic performance, hustle, performance, productivity

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