7 Steps to Building Commitment to Yourself and Your Potential — “The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor.” — Vince Lombardi Have you ever seen commitment in action? What do successful people do to commit to their goals? As a food coach to dozens of clients…

Do you make New Year’s Resolutions? Some people make resolutions out of guilt, to fit in with their group of family members, friends, or work colleagues. Others choose to strive to become their best self. Why don’t you? Some people purposely avoid making resolutions — touting their desire to be more spontaneous. Others avoid resolutions because…

The road from your food comfort zone to a positive food experience is often littered with obstacles. Most of those obstacles are your own inhibitions and fears. Your Food Comfort Zone People often like to eat the same foods over and over again. …

Food choices can make or break your day. These 6 strategies can help you sift through the hype and use food to your advantage. Since food is the very first principle of positive food experiences, it’s time to get into the meat and potatoes (pun intended — ha-ha) of how…

Do you find yourself wolfing down a bag of Doritos as you feverishly write your next blog post or video script? If the only association you have with food is picking up your order from the drive-thru window of your favorite fast food place, KEEP READING! This is for you! …

What can you learn from a restaurant food experience that can apply at home? Recently we were invited to the soft opening of a restaurant. A soft opening is a testing period for a restaurant before they are open to the public. …

What’s different about someone who considers himself or herself a foodie? They undergo what is called a food experience transformation. My friends Jordan and Katie (names have been changed) could be considered foodies. Jordan’s family owned a restaurant. From an early age, he learned the ins and outs of food…

Write It Down Just like a history book helps us learn from those events of the past, so is the case with documenting food experiences. We want to understand the who, what, where, when, and why of the experience so that we can recreate the positive aspects of the food experience, and make…

A little planning goes a long way to make grocery shopping smooth, efficient — and even fun! Grocery shopping, like anything else, takes practice. If you are going to be good at sports, for example, you need to practice. In sports, you may start out by tossing the ball around…