Have you heard the phrase “extreme ownership” yet?

It means accepting that you are responsible for all the factors that determine whether you’re successful in reaching a goal, not just the factors you directly control.

Those factors in your control can include your thoughts, actions, decisions, responses to emotions, and how you communicate with those around you.

Those factors outside your control? Well, that’s just about everything and everyone else! Just working, having a family, taking care of yourself… it can all seem so overwhelming, like you’re pulled in a dozen different directions all the time, with outside forces playing havoc all over the place.

How can you be expected to take any kind of ownership amid all of that? Well, it’s capsulized in the book “Extreme Ownership” by two Navy Seals, and some of its lessons are summarized in this list of 7 takeaways we can all apply to our own, non-combat situations – including our determination to build a healthy lifestyle.

👍🏽 Seize accountability, don’t avoid it. When something goes wrong, figure out what happened so you can learn from it.

👍🏽 Standards are what you tolerate. So, stand for excellence – which still allows you to have an off day sometimes.

👍🏽Understand your why. Be sure you’re clear about your motivation. If you’re not sure, take the time to gain that clarity. Share it with anyone who needs to know.

👍🏽 Develop a simple plan. This means understanding the difference between “simple” and “easy.” Look for ways to remove complications, roadblocks, and doubt.

👍🏽 Make choices based on your priorities.

The authors were war veterans, so they know all about living amid chaos. In high-pressure situations, prioritize the most important tasks and do them first. Trust yourself and your advisers. You know when you can rely on your own expertise, and when it’s necessary to seek outside advice.

Discipline brings freedom. By practicing little acts of discipline, like making your bed when you wake up, you’re creating the mindset that will drive you through each day.

“Take ownership of everything in your world. Take ownership of your mission, of your future, and your life,” the authors say. “Lead yourself… to victory.”

How does this sit for you?

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Tell a wise woman what you want, and she will ask, “Why?”

She’s really asking about your values. Your motivation.

𝙄𝙩’𝙨 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙒𝘼𝙉𝙏 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝𝙮, 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙖𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙬𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩, 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙮 𝙛𝙞𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙣𝙜.

Please read that again slowly and take it in.🧐

If that’s all it took, then we would have no health problems in a society of lean, supple people.

It’s important to want to develop healthy habits. But without knowing WHY you want to reach a goal, you’re less likely to reach it.

So, think about it right now. What drives you? What is your why?

What keeps you going when things get hard?

✅ Maybe you want to be able to play with your kids and grandkids.

✅ Maybe you want to Be able to keep doing the activities you love.

✅ Maybe you want to make sure you are self-sufficient when you are older so that you are not a burden.

It doesn’t matter WHAT your WHY is — only that you know what it is and can clearly focus on it whenever you need to.

Then go do it. We got this.

What is your why for sticking with your health and fitness program? Let me know in the comments.

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Change is hard for most of us, largely because we resist it mentally. But why?🤔

I believe we often lack focus until we lock into commitment to ourselves and embrace the power it brings to the process of making change.

***𝑇ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑦 𝑗𝑢𝑚𝑝𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑒𝑟𝑐𝑖𝑠𝑒 𝑟𝑜𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑒 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝑑𝑜𝑛𝑒 𝑎𝑡 𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑜𝑚 𝑖𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒. 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑡𝑜 𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑚𝑖𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑝𝑟𝑜𝑔𝑟𝑎𝑚.***

See, you might want to create a new result in your life. You might think about how to do it. You might even try to make it happen. But until you truly commit to making a full decision to CREATE WHAT YOU WANT, NO MATTER WHAT – failure will remain an option, maybe even inevitable.😠

Look, I’m not trying to be harsh here, just a little tough love because I believe in you. But think about it. How many times in the past have you tried to create a certain outcome and come up short?

You get excited to start but give up when you get too busy, or when you start to doubt yourself, or when you hit a roadblock. We’ve all done it more times than we care to admit.

I know I have. Gasp! 😮

And here’s what made the difference for me. I realized that whenever I truly committed to pursuing a goal, when I replaced my nagging doubts with iron certainty, that my commitment then brought clarity. I relied on the clarity time and time again when my mind would wander, or my enthusiasm would falter, or I would invariably face a setback.

For me, I needed the clarity of always knowing why I made the decision to start trying in the first place. Clarity helped create the overall vision of my plan, kept me focused on daily priorities, and enforced consistency over time – knowing that nothing happens as fast as we might like.🙆

So, choose your goal. Commit to it unfailingly. Return to the crystal clarity of your choice day after day after day. You will see success so clearly – and you deserve it!

Having an expert support system in place will go a long way to getting you on a program that gets you out of pain and mobile and lets you keep up with the activities and life that bring you joy.

Let us help you with our over 27 years of experience work through a progressive, supportive program that you can use for the rest of your life.

You have the potential to do and feel so much more.

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September is a powerful month to get healthy and fit. 

The kids are back in school. Social activities are manageable before the holidays start. The changing leaves and crisp air can bring a meditative state of abundance.

So, let’s leverage this month and season to pursue our healthy living goals. Here are some suggestions to get you in the right frame of mind.

1. With schedules changing, this is a perfect time to find a fitness activity that fits in with your other responsibilities.
2. If summer was too hot where you live, then take advantage of the cooler temps for daily walks, jogs, and bike rides outside.
3. Set aside a few minutes each morning to practice self-care in the form of stretching, meditating, or writing in a journal.
4. Tweak your goals for the year. Pat yourself on the back as warranted and make whatever tweaks you need for the rest of the year (without beating yourself up over anything).
5. Take some of that extra time for reading. Is there anything better than sitting with a book in your favorite chair and a cup of tea? If you have older kids, review their reading list for any titles you can read together.
6. Visit farmers markets to sample the seasonal produce.
7. Enjoy the view with gratitude. Pause each day to be thankful for your blessings – including the journey you’re on to live your best life with exercise, healthy eating, and more.

These and more can lead you into the holidays and winter with the right mindset and some early successes under your belt. Let’s use this month to make the rest of the year the best it can be!

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If you are not in Santa Fe, NM, and are still interested in a program, then you still have an opportunity to join us. You can still use our program online. You’ll learn specific stretches and exercises to balance your body, get out of pain, and be more flexible so that your body can keep up with the life you want. Just use this link for a discovery call. https://calendly.com/ekemba_solcorefitness/ica-interview

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A little background… I had been in the health and fitness field for about 15 years at the time, and I had no idea that the best use for stretching is NOT range of motion or relaxing the muscle. That is just a consequence of stretching facially to balance your body.

Which is retrospectively a little frustrating because I had gone through 4 high-level certification programs, and they all said the same thing. And this lack of total information lead me to get hurt and had to stop my life.😱

It wasn’t until I started 𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑳𝒀 stretching not just my muscles but also the fascia connecting links that allow our body to be balanced that I started getting #correctiveexercise results.

*** 𝑸𝒖𝒊𝒄𝒌 𝒏𝒐𝒕𝒆*** 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒘𝒆𝒃-𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆 (𝒔𝒆𝒆 𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒈𝒆) 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒔 𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮 𝒊𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒚….𝑬𝑽𝑬𝑹𝒀𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑵𝑮.𝑭𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝒅𝒐𝒆𝒔𝒏’𝒕 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒏𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒕 𝒊𝒔 𝒂𝒍𝒔𝒐 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝒕𝒊𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒂𝒅𝒂𝒑𝒕. 𝑰𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒊𝒂 𝒊𝒔 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅, 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆𝒅. 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒈𝒐𝒍𝒅𝒆𝒏 𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒅𝒈𝒆. 𝑶𝒖𝒓 𝒃𝒐𝒅𝒊𝒆𝒔 𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒂 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒊𝒕.****

And so, if the fascia connects everything and it is responsive, then the goal of stretching is to balance the body. And a s a consequence we become more mobile, balanced, have less pain, are more resilient, recover quicker etc. etc. etc. Knowing what muscles to stretch and the fascial chains accompanying it is the trick.

You got some 600 odd muscles and different directions that these muscles go, so it can get a little overwhelming. This is part of what I teach in my program. How to dial in which muscles to stretch and the chains involved is a big part of a complete health and fitness program. If you are an active person struggling to keep up with the activities you love, I would love to have a conversation with you to help you in any way possible.

You don’t have to want to work with me to use this opportunity. Use the link to schedule a discovery session with me.https://calendly.com/ekemba_solcorefitness/ica-interview

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