Get Lively With Jan

Like me, you probably have many examples of struggles in your life, ranging from trying to conquer the choices of others to trying to conquer a number on the scale.... The post #263: The ONE Thing Better than Conquering the World appeared first on Get Lively Now.

I was mindlessly scrolling through videos this morning… As much as I tend to waste time doing this, sometimes (like this morning), I land on a gem. It was a... The post #262: This may be your greatest asset. appeared first on Get Lively Now.

I'd NEVER considered myself an athlete until my friend referred to me as one. “I'm not an athlete!” I proclaimed. She looked at me and said: You just ran a... The post #261: What do you fashion yourself to be? appeared first on Get Lively Now.

Wow, five years of the podcast, huh?  That flew by!   As I pondered how to celebrate this anniversary episode, I decided that I wanted it to be more than... The post #260: 5 years of FEARS and FINDS appeared first on Get Lively Now.

There's so many reasons why we resist doing things… I've talked about a million of them on this show, but this is one reason I haven't really mentioned. Drum roll... The post #259: Why did I resist this for so long? appeared first on Get Lively Now.

I finished a book this past week and as usual, there were ideas in it that I wanted to share.  You know that I do that quite a bit around... The post #258: Three Gems from Three Books appeared first on Get Lively Now.

Oh friends, if we could only break this pattern of thinking… If we could only stop looking at food as “good” or “bad” and as exercise as a way to... The post #257: What if we stopped looking at it as punishment? appeared first on Get Lively Now.

I'm going to be VERY truthful here… People often say things to me like: you are so driven and such a go-getter. Believe me, I am most grateful for this... The post #256: How I got myself to take action. appeared first on Get Lively Now.

We chat about things being “good enough” all the time. We chat about doing SOMETHING is always better than doing NOTHING. We chat about trying to let go of that... The post #255: Grappling with Good Enough appeared first on Get Lively Now.

Ever notice how LONG you can dread something? Even notice how you can put something off for SO long and make it feel impossible? And then you finally do it.... The post #254: Ever notice you just need one day? appeared first on Get Lively Now.

“Jan, you are setting yourself up to fail over and over again.” WAIT.  WHAT?! Yes, that's what my dear friend said to me as I was explaining to her how... The post #253: When we realize we are failing over and over again. appeared first on Get Lively Now.

Friends, we tend to complicate the living crap out of things and sometimes it only takes a small amount of effort to feel so prepared in life. So, what's my... The post #252: How I make MONDAY morning feel AMAZING appeared first on Get Lively Now.

As I continue to ease back into my “normal life” and recover from surgery, I've been having many thoughts and experiences that are helping me to better understand me. This... The post #251: I didn’t trust myself. appeared first on Get Lively Now.

Another week and another pile of wisdom bestowed upon us from The Daily Stoic. This passage was all about letting “reason rule the day” and how our minds were designed... The post #250: Let the brain do what it was made to do. appeared first on Get Lively Now.

The last two weeks I've been sharing what I've been experiencing post surgery, mostly related to what I had hoped to do with the time and also just giving myself... The post #249: Feeling like I’m settling in. appeared first on Get Lively Now.

I had high hopes of tackling all kinds of things while I was home recovering. And well, the reality is, I got a few things done, but this whole illusion... The post #248: The Illusion of Time and Space appeared first on Get Lively Now.

I received an AMAZING amount of support, gifts, and love from my Get Lively crew leading up to my surgery, but I have to admit that I felt GUILTY about... The post #247: On the Mend Post Surgery appeared first on Get Lively Now.

I find that the day before vacation, I'm counting down the hours and just can't wait to get there. Why do we live this way? Why do we push ourselves... The post #246: What’s your pace? appeared first on Get Lively Now.

As you know, I just had my surgery… And as I was preparing this message in advance of all this, I turned to my daily reader, The Daily Stoic for... The post #245: The mind is also THIS and THAT appeared first on Get Lively Now.

This is probably the most uncomfortable I've ever been recording this weekly podcast. I've briefly mentioned this in other episodes/posts, but this week's message and show is me basically saying:... The post #244: Will I still be LIVELY? appeared first on Get Lively Now.