🧠 Mindset Shift for Progress: Comparison & Comfort Zones

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🚫 Ditch Comparison, Embrace Inspiration It’s easy to fall into the trap of comparing ourselves to others—but this mindset often leads to frustration, not progress.

Instead, try this shift: let others inspire you, not define you. The only truly helpful comparison? You vs. You.

Ask yourself: Am I doing better than yesterday? That’s growth. Use awareness, not judgment. Every person’s journey can offer a lesson—not a reason to feel less than.

And don’t forget to celebrate your wins, no matter how small.

Yes, breaking free from comparison mode takes time. There may be hidden barriers, like unrealistic expectations or unkind self-talk.

So here’s a powerful question to reflect on: "Could I like me now?"

🌀 Reframe Your Comfort Zone

Growth doesn’t happen in the familiar. Real change only begins when we venture beyond what’s comfortable. But instead of “leaving” your comfort zone, think of it as expanding it—bit by bit.

Each time you stretch yourself, you widen your zone of confidence, ease, and capability.

Takeaway: Your journey is uniquely yours. Use your past self as a benchmark, view others as guides, and expand your comfort zone one bold step at a time.

💬 Your Action Step This Week:

Ask yourself:

1. Who inspired me this week (without making me feel less)?

2. What is one small step I can take to stretch my comfort zone?

Then take that step—you don’t have to leap, just move. You've got this. Until next time, keep going—one powerful mindset shift at a time.

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Tired of the dieting roller coaster? Struggling to lose weight and keep it off—without sacrificing your favorite foods or spending hours in the gym? Feeling stuck, despite trying different workouts and diets? Frustrated that no matter how much cardio you do, the stubborn fat won’t budge?

Fat Loss Simplified Coach, Bryce Hamilton, shares his powerful story to success. Now, Bryce helps busy women who are sick of struggling with their weight... FINALLY LOSE THE WEIGHT!

NO GIMMICKS, NO EXTREMES, Just real strategies to help you feel strong!

This episode is for you if:

► You've been inundated with poor weight loss messaging & now feel like YOU ARE the failure

► You've struggled with yo-yo dieting

► You want to make sustainable health changes

► You're tired of restriction and guilt around food

► You're curious how mindset meets metabolism

► You've come to realize that it's not just about eating less and exercising more

What You’ll Learn:

Body composition matters!

Why balance is better than restriction

How the feeling of failures can actually lead to your ultimate success

The role of mindset in sustainable health

📌About Bryce Hamilton:

Bryce, Head Coach at Holistic Habits Coaching. It wasn't long ago that Bryce was working 80 hours a week as a school teacher, but even though his students loved him and they were crushing it in the classroom, he struggled to find time for his own health and fitness.

Thankfully, Bryce found a way out 12 years ago as he discovered unique ways to help high-achievers like himself achieve a lean, athletic physique, even with their busy schedules and limited time.

Over the past 12 years he developed a gift for helping high-achieving men and women cultivate the habits to attain and sustain their dream physique, while living a life that they love.

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Can you imagine ordering a salad with a side of fries and feeling confident you are working toward your greater health & weight loss goals?

Jenn provides insight to the way off the 'roller coaster'. The excitement of shedding pounds. The disappointment of gaining them back. Deprivation as a way of life. Dieting is a merry-go-round…minus the fun.

Whether this describes you or someone you care for (friend, family member, child, patient, client), it’s a real issue for too many of us today.

Yo-yo dieting reveals a terrible reality: most Americans are alarmingly misinformed about what to eat, when to eat, and how to get healthy.

✨In this inspiring episode, Health Coach Jenn Trepeck shares tips like:

► Why you can't outrun your fork

► How Willpower is a refillable cup, you just are not refilling it

► Muscle dictates metabolism

► protein and fiber after every meal makes removing fat, no big deal

** About Jenn Trepeck:

Jenn Trepeck has been described as a "force of nature" in the wellness space. She’s been recognized as one of Podcast Magazine’s 40 under 40, nominated for the 2022 International Women’s Podcast Award for Visionary Leadership, and won Ear Worthy’s first Independent Podcast Award for Best Health Podcast and Best Independent Podcast in 2024.

She is an Optimal Health Coach, Podcaster and Business Consultant. After graduating from the University of Michigan Ross School of Business, Jenn founded Better Life Now LLC while working full time in hedge funds.

After over a decade of coaching clients, Jenn started Salad with a Side of Fries Podcast to help pay it forward and reach a larger audience to teach the nutrition education we are all supposed to know but no one ever taught us.

In addition to coaching clients individually or in small groups, Jenn implements revenue generating wellness programs in doctors' offices, salons and spas to further expand impact and help change the state of healthcare as a Certified GoTrim Lifestyle Coach and Consultant with nutraMetrix Custom Health Solutions. Jenn is typically working out at Physique57, discovering hidden gem restaurants in NYC or traveling to spend time with friends and family.

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Our guest today talks about how she no longer believes that ‘relaxation’ is hot baths, massages or getting our nails done. Instead, relaxation is the deep, deep knowing that ALL IS WELL with our finances.

Key Takeaways from This Episode:

► How to recreate a relationship with money from the inside out and step into a world of financial overflow

► How to live blissfully and abundantly

► Is it possible to create wealth without compromising our health, wellness and/or happiness?

► How 'healing' our finances might heal our trauma and be the missing puzzle piece to ultimate health!

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Money Coach, Hanna Bier, works with ambitious women from around the world to recreate their relationship with money from the inside out and step into a world of financial overflow.

Known as the founder of Money Bliss and author of her new book, Wealth From Within, Hanna has led tens of thousands of private and group sessions and has helped hundreds upon hundreds of clients join her in living blissfully and abundantly.

She spent seven years trying to answer the question: Is it possible to create wealth without compromising our health, wellness and/or happiness.

Can we actually create abundant lives while living a life of joy?

Happily, the answer is a resounding YES. And this is the work she now does with clients.

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Financial Direction Not Perfection - with Financial Advisor, Joe Okaly👉 https://youtu.be/dG0ufQcyvXE

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When you lose weight, do you borrow a new identity ONLY to give it back when the diet or program stops?

Featuring Joe Hoye, Owner of Diet Detox Did you know that women start losing muscle mass as early as their 30s, and it accelerates after 50?

In this episode of Direction Not Perfection, health and fitness expert Joe Hoye shares why strength training is crucial for women’s health, metabolism, and longevity.

Joe breaks down common myths about fitness, explains how to fix your metabolism, and reveals why small, sustainable changes are the key to long-term success.

Whether you’re new to exercise or looking to level up your routine, this episode is packed with practical advice!

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Change Your Habits, Change Your Life - with Chief Habit Scientist, Tamsin Astor PhD👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-your-habits-change-your-life-with-chief-habit/id1448712163?i=1000684397883

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About Direction Not Perfection Hosted by Lindsey House, a dietitian, personal trainer, and accountability coach, this podcast helps you ditch perfectionism and take action toward a healthier, more fulfilling life.

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Key Takeaways from This Episode:

► Choose your hard

►You can't heal a body that you hate

► Suffering is a choice - we can heal

► Comfort is the only thing standing in the way of a life free of suffering

► Living in truth vs living in trauma Watch now and take control of your health!

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Health on Purpose - Taking Control of Your Wellness Journey: The Science of Purpose | How living with Meaning Boosts Health and Longevity👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-science-of-purpose-how-living-with-meaning/id1448712163?i=1000699148618

Change Your Habits, Change Your Life - with Chief Habit Scientist, Tamsin Astor PhD👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/change-your-habits-change-your-life-with-chief-habit/id1448712163?i=1000684397883

💬 Have questions? Let’s continue the conversation! Drop a comment below 👇

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Topics Covered:

-Navigating the fear of weight regain and the pressure of keeping up with consistent efforts.

-A reflection on the concept of “Pura Vida” learned from a Spring break trip to Costa Rica—enjoying life and letting go of stress.

-The importance of "embodying" your new identity after weight loss and how to practice it consistently in daily life.

-How to handle discomfort when changing habits, especially in the face of family or social pressures.

-Building sustainability in your weight maintenance journey: finding ways to make your efforts realistic for the long haul.

-Practical tips for balancing exercise, meal prep, and maintaining a healthy lifestyle without feeling overwhelmed.

Takeaways:

Weight maintenance is about building resilience and consistency, not perfection.

Embrace flexibility in your routine to prevent burnout and make your habits sustainable for life.

Change is uncomfortable, but it’s a necessary part of building your new, healthy identity.

Don’t be afraid to make adjustments as you go—whether it’s reducing gym time, rethinking meal prep, or allowing for occasional flexibility in your food choices.

Action Steps:

Create your own "worry list" about what feels difficult in your current routine and begin to break down why it’s causing concern.

Consider where you can find flexibility in your habits, especially when it comes to meal prep and exercise.

Journal about where you can find a middle ground between strictness and flexibility, and begin incorporating small changes.

Quote of the Episode:
"It’s not about black or white thinking—it’s about finding consistency and resiliency within a routine that works for you."

Cheers to health and happiness! Pura Vida!

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Do you hear yourself saying "I know what to do, I just need to do it"?

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🎧 Listen to our past episode:

1. A Comprehensive Health Model | No Debate, Just The Bodies Testimony 👉 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a-comprehensive-health-model-no-debate-just-the/id1448712163?i=1000671783516

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Dr. Rozanski speaks on six domains of health that contribute to vitality and longvegity!

The data over time shows it’s not just physical factors (like exercise, sleep, quality of diet) but also emotional states, the quality of your thinking, nature of your social life, sense of purpose and how you manage stress that ultimately promote health & vitality.

The Six Domains of Health:

1. Exercise

2. Muscle Care

3. Diet

4. Sleep

5. Emotions

6. Thinking Quality

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