by michelle | Habits, Lifestyle Behaviors, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
We Need a New Dictionary for Healthier Living Before you dive into the story below, I have a quick question for you: Which of the two options below do you think better promotes exercising? Commit to exercising Celebrate through exercising Click here to participate in...
by michelle | Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
I’ve been doing a lot of podcast interviews recently. A question I’ve been getting a lot more frequently than I could have imagined goes something like this: “Michelle, motivation is overrated, isn’t it?” As someone who has seen the concrete value of motivation,...
by michelle | Mental Flexibility, Mindset Reset, Motivation
I got an interesting email last week related to Halloween. It went something like this: “Michelle, my husband, and I have both read The Joy Choice. He has always struggled with sweets (you know the old story). But we have two kids, and we always buy our...
by michelle | Lifestyle Behaviors, Mental Flexibility, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
It’s been interesting to me the extent to which The Joy Choice has brought new interest to my first, award-winning book about how to convert exercise from feeling like a chore to feeling like a gift, and in the process, cultivating high-quality, stable...
by michelle | Habits, Lifestyle Behaviors, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
Before I dive into this newsletter, I am super excited to announce that The Joy Choice is a Next Big Idea Club’s Season 18 Nominee! Having it considered by this prestigious group of people that I deeply respect is beyond an honor for me. Now, onto my...
by michelle | Habits, Lifestyle Behaviors, Motivation, Sustainble Behavior Change
A few days ago, after giving a presentation at the University of Texas in Austin, one of the participants asked, “But Michelle, why do you call it the Joy Choice?Awesome question. I’m glad you asked! The Joy Choice is freeing. Rejecting the all-or-nothing...
