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 | Sep 16, 2019 | Dauntless, General, Health
You take your car to the mechanic when the check engine light comes on. (Well – maybe not right away, but you get there.) Do you ask him to just turn the light off, or do you ask him to diagnose and fix the problem? The light isn’t the problem. It’s...
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 | Jun 12, 2017 | Dauntless, Food, General, Goals
This series started with Food, as simple as it gets. Then came Part 2 – What is food? Now, Part 3 – How much? We are expanding on Michael Pollan’s three basic food rules: “Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants.” Today: how much? We...
by Louise Orders | May 8, 2017 | Dauntless, General, Goals, Mobility, Strength
A lot of people start an exercise program and subsequently get injured, strain something, or just experience some degree of chronic discomfort that makes them question the endeavor altogether. And that’s too bad, because exercise enhances life on so many levels....
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...
