You've been part of goal-oriented conversations before. Now, join a unique community discussion centered around quality of life, health, prevention, and self-advocacy.

The concept of being a health contender is someone who strives for growth by adapting to change and utilizing self-assessment: reflect on your actions, adjust, and act on what you've learned.

Saying things out loud makes it real in a way that simply thinking about it doesn’t. It’s even more powerful when you say things in the presence of others. Exposing a speck of doubt or uncertainty in the open air? There’s no going back.

The role imagination and kindness play in shaping your future can create what you hope for in your life and health and relationships.

Having a clear sense of purpose and priorities will make committing easier. You’ll understand what’s possible and why you’re acting a certain way.

Allocating sufficient time to conceptualize on paper how you receive, organize, and respond to experiences is learning about health in a way that memorization can't touch.

Every day, over and over again, you’re filtering, then prioritizing. You can replenish that system with mental and cognitive recovery.

Maps prioritize efficiencies and the capacity for handling unexpected nuances. Focus mapping is a method that does that, too.

This is about progress, not perfection. The more you act, the better you’ll feel because “it” happened.

There’s no getting around the fact that effort is mental, physical, and soulful work. Pair it up. Scale it down. Celebrate it!

Practicing noticing and naming ultimately helps you to choose to respond. When filters focus on being a problem-solver that meets challenges with resilience and creativity, that’s what you’ll be.

Three months into this newsletter adventure I started gathering data of the top 5 all of you contended with the most. Of the 50-some notes I’ve sent over the past year, which one is most impactful — for you?