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Facing Your Dragon: Breaking Through Fear & Self-limiting Beliefs

January 2nd, 2012 // 4:03 pm @ Coach Erik

When I was 5 years old I was convinced there was a dragon living under my bed. To protect myself, I coerced my way into sleeping on the sofa in the living room (much to the chagrin of my parents!) After a few nights of heated coaxing, I mustered the courage to look under the […]

Adapt & Adjust

November 29th, 2011 // 10:01 pm @ Coach Erik

Coach Erik here: When life challenges you there are two words that when put into action can immediately turn things around. Those two words are, ADAPT and ADJUST. This is based on hard science: The human body is biologically hardwired to adapt and adjust to harsh environmental conditions. Humans have successfully lived in humid rain […]

Giving Thanks on Thanksgiving

November 22nd, 2011 // 6:06 pm @ Coach Erik

Yesterday I was the recipient of a wonderful gift. A friend took my hand, looked me in the eye and said a heartfelt, “Erik I am so thankful for you. I will be thinking of you on Thanksgiving.” This simple statement touched me deeply at the core and reminded me of the power of unconditional love […]

Finding “It”

November 17th, 2011 // 3:27 pm @ Coach Erik

Warm greetings! Coach E here: Today’s offering is a poem I wrote about “digging deep” and going for it when the going gets tough in training and in life. I invite you to continue to look within. Chances are you’ll find exactly what you need to carry you through. Remember, you are a lot stronger […]

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Erik’s Blog: Remembering Your Greatness

November 15th, 2011 // 6:08 pm @ Coach Erik

Coach Erik here: My offering today is an invitation to remember your greatness. You may be feeing stuck. You may be feeing overwhelmed and stressed. You may be feeling much less then “great.” If this speaks to you, I invite you to remember that you are bigger then any challenge you may be facing right […]

Love Anyway

November 12th, 2011 // 2:27 pm @ Coach Erik

Warm-Greetings! Coach Erik here: What do you do when someone you care about pushes your buttons? Do you push back? Engage in a fight? Shut down? The other day I learned what my wife does when I attempt to push her buttons. In the middle of a negative, self-righteous rant, (yes Coach Erik has […]

You Can Break Through: An Evidence Based Argument

November 3rd, 2011 // 10:37 am @ Coach Erik

Coach Erik here: My offering today is a reminder that you have the power to live the happy, healthy and empowered life you deserve. You may be thinking, “Easy for you to say, you don’t have to deal with___.” Or “you haven’t had to go though___.” My response to that is, you’re right. I […]

Dirt Pile

November 1st, 2011 // 2:06 pm @ Coach Erik

Coach Erik here: Have you ever been faced with a challenge that felt so overwhelming you didn’t know where to start? That was me last weekend when I faced down a pile of dirt (10 feet long and 6 feet high) that had to be removed from our back yard. As I began the project […]

The Happiest Person I Know

October 19th, 2011 // 3:30 pm @ Coach Erik

This morning my wife showed me a Nordstrom Magazine clothing advertisement featuring a handsome young man with Down syndrome. The advertisement reminded me of one of my best friends, Fleming Fox, an extraordinary human being I would like to share with you. Fleming was born with an extra 21st chromosome (Down Syndrome) however that has […]

What’s in Your Heart?

October 18th, 2011 // 2:13 pm @ Coach Erik

What’s in Your Heart? A few months ago I (along with 5 other teammates) took on an event called the Tough Mudder. The Tough Mudder consisted of 28 mental/physical obstacles over 10 miles on Mt. Snow in Vermont. During the event I had a deeply inspiring experience I would like to share with you. I […]

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