So many of my clients have been complaining about foot pain lately. I too have dealt with it in the past and found solutions with the help of therapists, stretching, and movements modifications. However, I had recently read that acupuncture has been very effective in treating foot pain, along with many other things. I had never tried acupuncture, but I thought, “hey, what the hell”. So, I gave it a try and documented it with the purpose of helping my members see what it is and how it may be able to help them. This is the first of many episodes I hope to do, where I document a variety of treatment and procedures that local businesses offer. Again, the hope is to lower the fear factor for people to try different, maybe even out of the box methods to help alleviate pain and discomfort. I am in no way getting paid for this. I paid for this treatment out of my own pocket, although my insurance covers up to 10 visits of acupuncture. YAY! Enjoy…
NO ONE CARES This is probably the most important thing I have learned and something that has created a lot of mental freedom and emotional healing for me. People care about their own schedules. They care about their own family, their own jobs, their own businesses, and so on and so forth. That might sound harsh and unkind. But, once you realize that nothing your clients, or potential clients, or people in general are doing has anything to do with YOU, it truly is freeing. Worried about making the wrong decisions? No one really cares. Worried about making a mistake? No one really cares. Worried about what people are thinking about you and your business? No one really cares. No one cares that you’re busy. They’re busy too. No one cares that you’ve got a job and kids, they do too. No one cares that you screwed up or you looked like shit today, because they have been there too…or, they are thinking about other shit besides what you looked like that day. By realizing that it isn’t all about you, you can actually have more empathy for everyone and everything else. When you realize that everyone is just doing the best that they can with what they have, and their decision making doesn’t have much to do with you, you can spend time doing the best you can do and forget the rest…
We’re coming back! Here’s a peek at what you’ve missed while we were gone. Stay tuned for the new season of Regina’s Roundtable…
I knew it was coming. I had a whole year of preparing for the BIG 4-0! But even then, I did get a little bit panicked the last few days leading up to my birthday. Like somehow this was going to be different. I guess we’re made to believe that age is a big deal and that the decade changes mean something else. I started making major changes over a year ago and will continue regardless of my age. But still, it does creep in your mind a little bit. I have been asked if I was 40 years old, for the good last 5-6 years of my life. It used to bug me, but then I decided to take it as a compliment. LOL “They just think I’m so mature and accomplished”, I would think or say to my friends. It worked pretty well, because I didn’t think must of it until the past few days. I would prefer not to get too many wrinkles that fast, but other than that, I’m ok with my age. I get sore a little bit faster. I can’t eat or drink crappy without it drastically impacting my sleep and daily functionality. (oh well) I still can throw 200# over my head though, and run pretty fast if needbe. I can still beat my kids in a game of HORSE, and I rock out at…
Someone came up to me on Saturday, after our 6-wk Boot Camp Graduation, which is my favorite day of the month. She said, you need to repost that video “change one word” video every month. I wasn’t quite sure what video she was talking about, but after sitting uncomfortably through her quoting a few lines from one of my more recent videos, I knew which one she was talking about. She said, “that one changed my life.” “Whoa, ok,” I thought. I started shooting videos 2 years ago, when a mentor at the time said, “you need to do videos”. Like, pretty much everyone I know, the thought made me want to throw up. But, I started doing them. I know that getting out of your comfort zone is good for me, and creates growth, and that is something that is important to me. So, I did them. Once a week, and then twice a week, and then it became something I did almost every day. Contrary to what people think when you are someone who actually records videos of yourself, I do not like the sound of my voice and have never watched or listened to any of my videos. I rarely take a second take, mostly, because I want it to be over and want it to be authentic. My husband will pull them up on his phone at night when we are watching tv and I…
Check it out! I’m excited to announce the release of my personal blog, podcast, and vlog. We will be interviewing guests on a regular basic and covering an array of topics surrounding running businesses, working parents, mental health, “balance”, working out, working moms, parents trying to raise kids who aren’t ass holes, and much much more. Stay tuned for episode one coming out later this week…
We started the process of building out the foundation and prepping for the future “she shed” that will house my home office and interview space for the Vlog. I realize that most of you don’t have really any idea what I am talking about, but to a few personal friends, it’s a big deal, and something I have been talking about for years! When I started to share my vision with those around me, let them in a little bit, what happened was pretty amazing! They started holding me accountable to make it happen. Not just nagging me on “come on, just do it” type of stuff. But, they all showed up last week, when we had randomly talked about having that be the day that we were going to start………over a month ago. And all I could think about was, “I was really looking forward to a hot shower and lounging, but ok, let’s dig a foundation in a thunderstorm.” This made me think about how blessed I am. I don’t know what other word you could use to describe the support that I and my family gets from the community around us. Since, we opened our business almost 6 years ago, it has been nothing short of amazing. I have had hundreds of hours donating by people in our community to execute on a very clear vision in my head. I once had a staff member say to me, “OH! I’ve…
When I decided to stop drinking 164 days ago, I thought of all the awesome stuff I would share with you guys about setting my goal and the journey. But, then I passed up my goal and everything seemed so much different and better, so I kept going and didn’t say anything. So……… now, I am backtracking and going to give you the “play by play” of what made me decide to stop drinking and what made me continue with it. Lot’s of “real talk”, which I think is the only way to truly find happiness and make big changes. Earlier in the year, my husband and I went and saw 3 Doors Down perform in Portland. While we were there, the lead singer shared how he had stopped drinking a few years ago. Ironically, I don’t actually remember his exact words, but something about the timing of it and him sharing his “why” it made me think, “If a rock star can do it, I can do it.” So, we made the drive back and I decided that I would quit drinking for 100 days. The year before I had done a 40 and 60 day stint of not drinking, (just to give my liver a break and make sure I could if I wanted to), so I thought that it needed to be longer than that. I am not a huge fan of 30-day challenges, mostly because it seems like instead…
There’s something that people do that has bothered me for many years when they are unhappy. I thought it was just something that happened at the gym with people, but then as I reflected on it, I figured out that it is human nature and something most of us do. When the shit hits the fan in some aspect of our life. We go to low blows. What I mean by that, is when we are in a bad place, or going through a rough time, we start to crap on the stuff that’s easy to crap on. Hang with me here………. -Your anxiety is high……..you start complaining about the wait time in Starbucks -Your marriage needs some work……..you start to blame it on the kids’ schedule -Your kids are behaving poorly………you start to blame the coach or teacher -Your not happy in your own skin………..you blame the gym you go to We look for the easy way out. When folks start having to deal with tough life stuff, guess where the gym falls on this list? Pretty low. People can say it is important, but when push comes to shove, it gets shit on. When people start to go through some real life challenges, all of a sudden, the class schedule is “not working”. (even though it has been the same for years) All of a sudden, the “programming” isn’t working. (even though hundreds of others see gains with it each month…