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The Payoff of Practicing Techniques

December 22, 2025 | Renée Fishman

Practicing techniques isn’t always sexy work, and it can feel boring, but with time and repetition, you’ll get a big payoff.

Filed Under: Productivity Tagged With: confidence, fundamentals, practice, productivity, techniques

How Great Leaders Reframe “Under-Performance”

November 3, 2025 | Renée Fishman

If you want to turn around an under-performer, it’s not enough to change your narrative. You also have to change your entire approach.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: cause, coaching, leadership, mindset, motivation, performance, teaching, techniques, training

What Cookies and Clean-and-Jerks Have in Common

October 15, 2025 | Renée Fishman

On the surface, cookies and clean-and-jerks appear to be two separate worlds. But look closer, and you’ll find they follow a surprisingly similar recipe.

Filed Under: Coaching, Life Tagged With: archetypes, baking, coaching, cooking, CrossFit, discipline, hobbies, human nature, identity, multi-faceted, personal development, personality, qualities, techniques, weightlifting, well-rounded

Cooking and Baking Aren’t as Different as You Think

October 10, 2025 | Renée Fishman

When it comes to kitchen activities, there are often 2 camps: people who like to cook and people who like to bake. But the difference isn’t as pronounced as you think it is.

Filed Under: Creating Tagged With: baking, cooking, creating, techniques

How Annual Profections Help You Direct Your Focus for Your Year Ahead

May 15, 2024 | Renée Fishman

The astrological technique of Annual Profections can help direct our focus so we’re driving the wheel of life instead of spinning around it.

Filed Under: Astrology, Productivity Tagged With: astrology, attention, focus, holistic productivity, productivity, profections, solar return, techniques, timing, tools

The Unexpected Path to Rapid Improvement

March 17, 2024 | Renée Fishman

My CrossFit journey has reinforced the benefits of an unconventional approach that accelerates skill improvement in any area. But it comes with a catch: you must be willing to embrace your humility and vulnerability.

Filed Under: Business, Coaching, Productivity Tagged With: coaching, CrossFit, fitness, improvement, mindset, personal development, personal growth, productivity, progress, skills, strategy, techniques

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