Over the past few years I’ve seen an increasing number of FB posts from competitors that trouble me. Posts that are mean-spirited at best, and downright derogatory, spiteful, hateful, nasty, and well…just plain embarrassing to someone (me) who’s been in this industry for over 40 years. What am I talking about? The shaming and belittling …
Tag Archive: inspiration
Aug 26
Butter In Your Coffee and Other Cons: Stories From a Fitness Insider
Here’s a GREAT blog I saw in the newsfeed of one of my FB friends. I was taught, and teach to this day, that there’s nothing magical about supplements. They’re not steroids. Not in the least. You simply cannot buy an over-the-counter product and have it do what they (the marketers and manufacturers) would have …
Aug 07
Motivation IS NOT your ticket to success
Here’s a FB post by Pauline Nordin of Fighter Diet. Several years ago I wrote a series of blogs on this very subject. One of my favorite sayings is, “If motivation and inspiration doesn’t lead to perspiration, then they’re simply wasted words.” I still believe that motivation and inspiration can be an initial start, but …
Aug 07
Things I Wish I Knew About Bodybuilding and Competing But No One Told Me – SweetCapri
My friend, Amanda Eva, of SweetCapri fame, is known on the east coast as a force to be reckoned with. A lil’ Mighty Mouse, so to speak, so when she ‘speaks’, Doc listens. Amanda pulls no punches in this great read on the competitive side of the fitness industry. We’d all like to think that …
Jul 26
WOMEN IN TRANSITION – Your “aha!” Moment
My good friend and person who’s done so much to help redesign both my websites, and offer invaluable suggestions on building my t-shirt business, Amanda Eva, wrote an excellent opening blog on transitioning from your ‘job’ to your passion and career. I learned years ago that I wasn’t good at working FOR others. I can …