Show Notes: If you are aware of this principle, it can lift you up quicker than just about anything else, but if you aren’t aware, it can pull you down just as fast. Yikes! Don’t wrestle with a pig. You will end up getting dirty. The pig will like it. The bucket of crabs. When one crab tries to climb out of the bucket, the other crabs will reach up…

Show Notes: The Gratitude Mindset “The greatest thing is to give thanks for everything. He who has learned this knows what it means to live. He has penetrated the whole mystery of life: giving thanks for everything.” – Albert Schwietzer Questions for Reflection: -What is positive and unique about your family? -What are three of your best memories f…

Show Notes: In this episode of Achieving Optimal, I talk about Finishing Strong. I want you to finish this year strong and head into the new year with lots of momentum. We always intend to finish strong, but i…

Show notes: Clarity is a vital element of success. I sometimes like to joke with my audiences that lack of clarity is the root of all evil. Well… maybe its not the root of all evil, but I do believe lack of clarity is the root of underperformance in almost any area of life. “You can’t change your destination immediately… but what you can do is chan…

A GREAT life is, more than anything else, an accumulation of GREAT we…

Your body is composed of trillions of cells that either contribute to or detract from optimal health. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL session, wellness coach, Darren Fink, discusses how to fine-tune those cells via inflammation control, purposeful antioxidant consumption, healthy blood sugar, and the practice of detoxification. Subscribe to Our Pod…

Choosing the right foods and engaging in smart exercise goes a long way to producing optimal health. But there’s another major factor to consider that is essential to your energy and vitality. I’m referring to your environment. Your physical environment, home and office especially, either enhances or compromises your health. Knowing the “what and h…

Whether you know it our not, your digestive system is ground zero for your health and vitality. The ability to absorb nutrients, eliminate toxins and avoid inflammation is essential for if you intend to have the energy to crush huge goals. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, we discuss the importance of gut health as we continue our series wit…

Knowing what you want to achieve is not enough. Achieving your goals and living your best life requires that you line up your daily habits with your goals and aspirations for the future. Think about the habits that influence your early morning time and the habits that color your evenings. Think about your spiritual, financial, marriage, parenting a…

Working hard right out of college is not enough. When it comes to launching your career (and life), nothing matters more than developing a winning mindset. Like an internal operating system, your mindset governs your potential for crushing your goals during your twenties and beyond. In this week’s episode of AchievingOPTIMAL, we continue our series…

Mindset is critical. It’s the leading indicator of your life’s coming attractions. Your circumstances, both personally and professionally, are a reflection of this mindset. To crush your goals early, and become unstoppable, work from the inside out. Work on the mental game. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL episode, we discuss the power of the right …

Every habit, whether helpful or hurtful, adds color and definition to your character. Constructive habits produce positive results while destructive habits become enemies of your full potential. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, we discuss the power of goal-directed habits and how to integrate them and make them stick. Subscribe to Our Podca…

Getting lean is predictable, once you understand insulin management and the advantages of a ketogenic diet. By using fat for fuel, you can radically upgrade your energy, immunity and focus. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, Joe Dillon and I discuss how to get and stay super fit by increasing quality fats and proteins while eliminating all bu…

Thoughts have consequences. We plant thoughts, and we reap a mindset. Then, our mindset governs the direction our life takes. Without careful attention, our thought life (and by extension our entire life) can be adversely influenced by the random ideas, words, images and opinions that we allow to enter our mind. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podc…

When it comes to our wellness, everything works together. Our Creator designed us to be healthy, vibrant and full of life. Through our habitual choices, though, we often sabotage this intended natural state. Our energy and vitality depends on being spiritually, emotionally, and physically fit. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, Darren and I d…

Eventually and inevitably, we come face to face with some type of significant difficulty. There’s really no way to avoid it. Although what happens to us may be out of our control, how we respond is not. Training and preparing yourself to deal effectively and gracefully with the struggles life throws your way is a critical success skill. In this wee…

We, of course, have one body and one life. Therefore, it’s critical that we become excellent stewards of our health and wellness. Without sufficient energy and vitality, virtuous intentions go unfulfilled. We are designed to be active, and the less active we are, the more physical trouble we face. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, I continue…

With boundless energy, we have the potential to continuously improve and upgrade our lives. With insufficient energy, good intentions go unfulfilled. There are two main drags on our energy. The first is negative emotions. The second is negative nutrition. Neglecting to optimize either will compromise what you are able to accomplish both personally …

We all have enormous room for improvement. Who we become and what we achieve are virtually predictable because they follow the principle of cause and effect. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, I continue with my lesson on the seven essential factors that bring about the major outcomes in your life and how to leverage each of these factors to …

Success is not an accident. Who you become and what you achieve are virtually predictable because they follow the principle of cause and effect. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, I highlight the seven factors that influence the direction your life takes and how to leverage these factors to fulfill your God-given potential. Subscribe to Our P…

Human nature can cause all sorts of havoc in our finances, health, and relationships if we are not aware of it and intentionally counteract act it. And the best way to override our “lower self” is to invite accountability. But this is hardly comfortable and consequently very few folks tap into this success accelerator. In this week’s AchievingOPTIM…

Reaching your goals while losing your health is an unacceptable but common scenario. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, (the second in our five part series) Joe and I chat about the root cause of degenerative disease and what we can do to counteract it. Subscribe to Podcast in iTunes The post The Root Cause of Degenerative Disease appeared fi…

Success is about fulfilling your God-given potential in service to others. Specifically, this means as an individual, in your marriage and family, and in your career. Your expression of excellence matters. Success is a multiplier. When you contribute to and add value to other people’s lives, they, in turn, add value to your life. In this week’s Ach…

In a very real sense, you are what you think you are. Naturally then, if you intend to improve a particular aspect of your life, start with improving your thought life in that area. But, this strategy requires self-awareness. And, since most people are deficient in this area, they are simply swept up in a turbulent current of reactive thoughts, fee…

Maybe you’re fit or maybe you’re healthy. Do you know the difference? At a minimum, achieving success requires that you know your goal. If your goal is to be fit, you could reach that goal, but not produce optimal health. Only when you are clear on your goal can you devise the appropriate strategy. Too many people struggle with excess weight, low e…

Let’s face it. If we lose our health, what difference do our goals really make? And today, there is so much confusion amongst the “experts” that it can be a daunting task to distinguish between what works and what does not. One thing is certain, however. Whatever Joe Dillion is doing is definitely working. At 72 years of age, 9% body fat and a rest…

There are many worthwhile habits. And, because it is repetition that brings about results, most really valuable habits get repeated either daily or weekly. If you are like most ambitious people, you want each and every week to be extraordinarily focused, right. Unfortunately, though, there is a big gap between just wanting to have a super productiv…

Today, too many people struggle with excess weight, low energy, and generally mediocre health that suppresses their goal accomplishment and overall quality of life. How about you? What is your plan for optimal health? You do have a plan, right? And, the older you are, the more this plan must emphasize diet above everything else. In fact, if you are…

You are in the relationship business! And, to a very large degree, your success will be determined by how extraordinary you become at developing high-quality, long-term relationships with the key people in your life. In this week’s AchievingOPTIMAL podcast, our coaching staff discusses this important concept and how to implement it in your own life…

More important than what you eat, Positive Mental Nutrition refers to deliberate, productive inputs that come from what you read, watch, and listen to on a consistent basis. Everything that you read, watch and listen to impacts your character and personality, and as a result, directly or indirectly influences every decision you make. To live a stro…