Salad With a Side of Fries Nutrition, Wellness & Weight Loss

The Motivation Multiplier (feat. Dr. Anthony Balduzzi)

Episode Summary

We've all been there. We start strong and over time it seems like we're straying from the plan or our motivation isn't as strong as it was. How do we stay the course? How do we determine our true motivation? Meet Dr. Anthony Balduzzi. He and Jenn discuss finding your "why" and how to stay connected to it over the long-haul. Listen now as we head into a new year and again when you're feeling like it's all willpower keeping you going. This is a tremendous conversation no matter where you are on your path to true wellness. Become a Member: https://glow.fm/saladwithasideoffries/ Connect with the Fit Father Project: https://www.fitfatherproject.com/ Connect with the Fit Mother Project: https://www.fitmotherproject.com/

Episode Notes

Outline:

• Meet Dr. Anthony Balduzzi
• The connection between nutrition & neuroscience
• The hierarchy of priorities 
  • From venn diagram to a single circle
  • Dive deep into the connection between health and everything else in our lives, our values
• Understanding "the why," how to find yours & write your mission/vision statement
• What you experience when your why isn't clear
  • Emotional discomfort: guilt
  • Physical discomfort: pain, suffering
  • Looking for the magic bullet solution
• Your identity script
• Getting out of a rut
  • Results
  • Community
  • Support
• How to stay connected to your intrinsic, fundamental motivation
  • Emphasize the transitional time/state between awake & sleep with visualization & emotional connection
  • Future-casting
• The change gap
• Final thought from Dr. Anthony Balduzzi - the rigidity of all or nothing mentality vs flexibility

Links:
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Dr. Anthony Balduzzi's Fit Father Project & Fit Mother Project
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Connect on Facebook: Fit Father Project & Fit Mother Project

Quotes:
"When you drift and you feel some suffering and some pain, you're bumping into your why." - Dr. Anthony Balduzzi
"The why gives you strength. The right kinds of routines give you strength. A good community, like this podcast and everyone here, gives you strength." - Dr. Anthony Balduzzi
"Willpower is when you feel like you have to exert your will force in a direction that's different from what you want to do." - Dr. Anthony Balduzzi
"The why needs to be stronger than the change gap." - Dr. Anthony Balduzzi