Week In Review: I Get Nervous Too

Article Round-Up: 9.7.25

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Enjoy this week’s curated round-up of articles, videos, and more from the web to help you live a happier, healthier, life.

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The Big Idea:

Here’s the big idea behind 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑢𝑙𝑎:

𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸—𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘂𝗹𝗮. 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗶𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲.

My mission is to make this book THE guide for adults who feel stuck, lonely, or disconnected—and want real, lasting friendships.

When you join the waitlist, you won’t just get sneak peeks of the book—you’ll also get my 𝘾𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙂𝙪𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙙 𝘼𝙬𝙠𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙 𝙈𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨, so you can stop dreading small talk and start feeling confident in your connections right away.

I'd love for you to join the waitlist today. I can’t wait to share this with you—and even more, I can’t wait for you to feel the kind of friendships you’ve always wanted.

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Updates:

At the start of this year, I shared one of my personal goals: to step more fully into public speaking.

I’m excited to let you know that goal is already taking shape—I’ve officially accepted two speaking events this November!

📍 Utah (BYU) – I’ll be speaking with dance educators on how to unlock creativity in their students by helping them overcome self-limiting beliefs.

📍 Boston – I’ll be presenting at a large fitness conference, showing coaches and trainers how to get their clients better results by getting them out of their own way.

This is a big step for me, and I couldn’t be more grateful for the opportunities. And I’ll admit something personal—I’m nervous.

It’s one thing to set the intention, but it’s another beast when it becomes reality. We all struggle with these feelings, and I think it’s important not to hide them from you.

I’ll be sharing takeaways and behind-the-scenes insights with you along the way, so you can apply the same tools I’m teaching on stage to your own goals.

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Published This Week:

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From Halo Top to Real Ice Cream: How I Finally Found Food Freedom

Takeaway: This article discusses two memories—The first in 2017, a basket full of Halo Top “healthi-fied” ice cream. Driven by rigid diet rules and fear of regaining all the weight I’d lost.

The second, 2025. A vacation to San Diego eating real ice cream without guilt or shame. Not worried about my weight because I’ve learned the skills to manage it and enjoy life.

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You’re Overthinking Packing

Takeaway: Something I learned during a six month stint of constant travel—it doesn’t have to be that complicated or stressful. (This is especially true when traveling domestically.)

This article echoes that sentiment.

Forget something? You can almost always buy it on-location. Don’t stress out.

But I’ll admit, it helps to be a minimalist when it comes to fashion and clothing in general. (My friends poke fun that I have a “uniform” because I wear the same outfit most days.)

This means I pack most of the clothes I own for every trip, and it all fits inside a carry-on suitcase. No mess. No stress. Just a load of laundry and enough experience to know how it all best fits inside the suitcase.

Also, a game-changer for longer international trips was to book and AirBnB or hotel around the half-way point that has a washer/dryer or access to laundry services. (This allowed me to pack for one week instead of two.)

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The Victim Mentality: A Silent Killer of Growth

Takeaway: The Victim Mentality is the meshing of a few key psychological beliefs…

• External Locus of Control: A belief that things outside of your control dictate your life. Life is happening to you.

• Learned Helplessness: When you develop the belief that nothing you do matters, you stop trying.

Combat the adoption of a victim mentality by doing the opposite:

Focus on what you have direct control over.

• You can’t control if you get promoted at work, but you can control your effort and performance on the job.

• You can’t control how other people treat you, but you can invest in your health and fitness to set an example of how you treat yourself.

Focus on making progress.

• Progress in anything, in any amount. Progress towards a goal proves that your actions matter. Progress in one area of your life ca carry over into other areas. This is the opposite of helplessness.

• Find the low hanging fruit and start achieving small goals. For many, their fitness goals might seem far away. But in the grand scheme of their life, these fitness goals are but a small milestone toward the life they want to live.

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