by Louise Orders | Mar 30, 2021 | Change, Dauntless, General, Health, Motivation, Recipes
Spring is the season that nature uses to wake up and grow. Maybe you’ve felt it since the days started getting longer and warmer – an urge to do something more, or different? (Besides go to Home Depot and buy mulch and pretty potted plants and vegetable...
by Louise Orders | Jan 28, 2020 | Change, Commitment, General, Goals, Mindset, Motivation, Success
Maybe somewhere around the turn of the calendar year you made a promise to yourself. Maybe you started something new, or got back to doing something you used to do. How are you doing with that? Gone is the time on the calendar notorious for big ideas, grand schemes,...
by Louise Orders | Sep 3, 2019 | Change, Commitment, Dauntless, General, Goals, Success, Thoughts
Half full? Or half empty? Photo by manu schwendener on Unsplash A recent post about Streaks and creating consistency with new habits included the suggestion to focus your inner dialogue (a.k.a self-talk) on how you’re going to do something versus...
by Louise Orders | Aug 28, 2019 | Change, Commitment, General, Goals, Success
A recent blog post from Seth Godin, entitled Streaks, celebrated his 11th year of daily posts. That’s over 4000 days in a row of writing and posting. That’s a helluva streak. A couple more streaks came to mind after reading about Seth’s. The husband...
by Louise Orders | Jun 1, 2017 | Change, Food, General
We have conversations about food with people every day and it is amazing to hear the array of thoughts, ideas, and opinions. One thing becomes clear very quickly: people are confused and frustrated and often just want to be told what to eat and when. Food is both...
by Louise Orders | Sep 2, 2015 | Change, Commitment, Dauntless, General, Goals, Success
Sometimes the most effective solution is the simplest. And sometimes the simplest is one of the oldest. We tend to undervalue old methods. We tend to overvalue new, and quick solutions. The health and fitness industry is a great example: how many exercise and diet...
