Week In Review: You Can Perform Under Bad Circumstances
Article Round-Up: 10.26.25
[Featured Thoughts]
This week I traveled to Florida to professionally record my signature talk.
This is the presentation I’ve been pitching and will be traveling to different events to share.
It acts as the launch pad for anyone looking to make lifestyle changes.
It’s called The Internal Eye Exam.
Just like you go to the eye doctor to correct your vision, this presentation is your mindset eye doctor—and it will help you find more clarity and confidence to achieve the goals you set for yourself.
It is based on my work studying psychology at the University of Michigan—where we researched various aspects of motivation—and my twelve years of professional coaching experience.
Things I learned from this travel experience:
Each person differs in how they prepare to give a talk.
Some need to speak it aloud, often pacing the inside of their hotel room beforehand like they’re giving a mock talk.
For me, I’m a writer by nature. I prepare best by going slide-by-slide and writing down the main ideas I want to cover. This helps me process more than speaking it aloud (which also drains the energy I need for the actual talk itself).
Designing slides for a live audience is not the same as for a studio recording.
For live audience, I intentionally use contrasting backgrounds to keep it visually stimulating. Inside a studio, that turned into a nightmare for lighting.
After nearly two hours, we got it as best we could. (But now I know a more consistent background for studio activities.)
Talking to an audience of strangers, with bright lights beaming down on you, is weird.
Talking to an empty room, with bright lights beaming down on you, is more weird.
You can perform even when perfect circumstances go out the window.
My perfect scenario, is an early afternoon talk, where I can get a good night’s sleep, have time to workout and eat, review my notes, and do all of that with minimal human interaction.
I had the opposite for filming. An early wake up, three hour car ride to the studio (with lots of human interaction), another two hours of setup, tech challenges, and no food—meant I was challenged in every way possible.
But despite that, I was able to lock in, perform, and do a good job.
Here are some behind the scenes of how the day went:
[Next Workshop]
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They chase diets, cut out carbs, and follow strict rules—yet end up frustrated, confused, and stuck in the same cycle of losing and regaining weight.
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By the end of this workshop, you’ll know how to:
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If you’ve tried to lose weight before and felt like nothing stuck, or find it near impossible to stop yourself form gaining weight, this will change how you see food forever.
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Duration: 30 minutes
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[Fitness]
Why Keto, Paleo, and Every Other Plan Keep Failing You
*This article originally appeared on tonygentilcore.com*
Takeaway: The future of fitness is the difference between traditional “plan-based” coaching, and new “principle-based” coaching. The first is rigid in inflexible. The second gives you back freedom and control.
[Personal Conflict]
Takeaway: “Anne strives to find the good in people….Her choice to extend the benefit of the doubt allows Anne to feel constantly inspired and hopeful about the world. And, just as importantly, it changes the people around her for the better.”
This is fundamental to any role as a coach. In psychology, it’s called the pygmalion effect—people rise (or fall) to the level of expectation you place on them. If you treat people with an expectation of goodness, they will often give you that. But the opposite is also true.
To go a step further, I want to share some insight for how I deal with conflict.
First, whenever I’m in a disagreement with someone, I default to two truths:
Always assume miscommunication before malicious intent.
When you understand a persons reasons for doing something, all behavior makes sense.
Note, this doesn’t mean all behavior is excusable, just that I can come to an understanding about why they thought it was the best course of action for them.
These two truths do something really important that disappears when tension is high: it humanizes the other person.
And it’s really hard to hate someone once you’ve seen their humanity.
But something else interesting happens when this is practiced…
Sometimes, when giving this advice to others who are in the emotional thick of conflict, they mistake this position for “justifying” harmful actions.
But understanding isn’t excusing. And explaining isn’t rationalizing.
What I predict often happens, is that with a new level of understanding they can’t bring themselves to hate the other person as strongly.
And when we’re in the emotional mud of conflict, we desperately want to label the other side as the enemy.
So if giving others the benefit of the doubt makes them kinder, I’d say it’s worth defaulting to the two truths.
[Just For Fun]
There’s a new business venture in my community called NJSocial. Their mission is to create events based around community-building and socializing.
I attended their soft-launch opening game night inside America’s second-largest mall: The American Dream Mall.
I love the concept because it is centered around friendship-building without the crutch of eating and drinking.
This video captures the suspense that is giant Jenga.
P.S. Be sure to grab your spot for the next upcoming free virtual workshop The Money Method.