by Jim Chaput | Jul 20, 2020 | Jim's Blog
I recently wrote about competing goals. The conflict goes on until you achieve or let go of one of the goals. I keep debating whether to save money or pay down debt. Should I do the thing that might make me happy or eliminate the thing I know makes me unhappy? Having...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 18, 2020 | Jim's Blog
One of the challenges with correcting irrational behavior is that there may be no rational explanation for why it occurred. I recently flew off the handle and I’m not sure why. What exactly should I do to avoid it next time? I’m hoping that non-violent communication...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 17, 2020 | Guest Post, Jim's Blog
I’ve been working with a client for a couple of years now and we had discussed training easy. I’d been influenced by the likes of Phil Maffetone, Dr Buteyko, Dr Wilkinson and John Douillard. All advising taking it easy to build a solid foundation of mitochondrial...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 16, 2020 | Jim's Blog
“Fight fire with fire” sounds catchy and yet it seems like a bad idea. In most cases, wouldn’t you put a fire out with anything but fire? If Roli pulls excessively, me pulling him back is probably not going to help. If I teach him that whoever pulls...
by Jim Chaput | Jul 15, 2020 | Jim's Blog
I’ve heard it said that if you’re not part of the solution, you’re part of the problem. I saw recently that Apple has settled a class action lawsuit for not communicating well enough that they throttled performance on phones with old batteries. It seems a bit of...