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Live Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesWhat To Do When You Feel Like You're Undoing ProgressHave you ever felt like the more you try to progress forward, the more resistance you meet? Like hitting a plateau? I’ve been there in the last few months. Being in the mindset of how it felt during my time as an athlete brought with negative emotions. The truth is, you can be happy with where you are currently and still feel some type of way when you relive your past memories.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share my struggles with backward progress in the last few months and how I’...2023-01-3015 min
On Point39. Emily Coffman | How to Transition from Elite Athlete To Life After SportCareer transitions can be tough enough, and an athlete leaving sports can be identity and life-changing
Unfortunately, far too many athletes struggle with depression and anxiety after retiring from sports. This week’s guest, Emily Coffman, is on a mission to support retired athletes transition into their post-sports life by removing the taboo from discussing mental health. She explores the grieving process of retirement, ‘losing’ their team, community, body, routine, and how to create a plan to tackle these issues.
Emily highlights the importance of finding your passion and how to stay motivated to become success...2022-11-0934 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesPEP TALK - Why are we in a f***king rush!Why are you feeling so rushed? How does it make you feel by putting all these deadlines on yourself? Take a moment to evaluate how your self-imposed deadlines will make you feel and what your larger goals are. The truth is, there’s no rush; there’s nowhere you have to get to at a certain time.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share my experience of feeling rushed and how I’m learning to slow down. Listen in to learn why taking a break from what’s making you feel rushed is alway...2022-11-0316 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesToxic Messaging and Breaking Out of Old MindsetsLet's talk breaking out of toxic messaging in athletics. Order your copy of Inner Drive now! https://emily-coffman.presale.manuscripts.com What you'll get with your pre-order:
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2022-08-0815 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesDeath of the Girl Boss EraHave you noticed that the Girl Boss movement is on the decline since the pandemic hit? It seems like most women no longer feel the need to keep chasing goals and leveling up when they can be radically content. If you’re still an overachiever but stuck in a loop of staying unhappy, it's time you redefine success and understand there’s nothing wrong with you or your job just because you don’t want to experience burnout anymore by being a girl boss.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about the Gi...2022-05-3015 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesHow to Stay Motivated During a Busy SeasonWe’re officially entering one of the busiest seasons of the year, which makes it easier to give up our fitness goals. But it is important to know that you don’t have to give up any of your goals just because life is chaotic, you can make time for it all. Making the right choices and focusing on your goals even as you prioritize other things will ensure that you still stay motivated and healthy.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share tips on how to stay motivated even in the appr...2022-05-1613 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesHow to Break Out of Diet Mentality and Think About Food Neutrally (9 Outlooks to Change)Is food your source of pleasure or stress? Breaking the diet mentality is all about enjoying the process of your health and fitness journey without feeling guilty about your choices. If you want to achieve food freedom, you have to stop labeling food as good or bad or allowing what you eat to define who you are.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about breaking the diet mentality to achieve a certain level of food freedom and to start thinking of food neutrally. Listen in to learn how to start enjoying...2022-05-0918 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesRegaining Confidence After a Set Back & Getting Over the Fear of Messing UpHow do you stay confident after messing up, whether as an athlete or in your workouts? To stay confident and in your game, you must first acknowledge the mistake, how often it happens, and then how you can avoid it in the future. Constantly thinking about your past mistake and losing your confidence won’t help, it will drive you to an even worse situation. Remember that one mistake isn’t a reflection of you, your skills, or your abilities.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share some athlete advice on how to b...2022-04-1817 min
RISE RENEWED | Top Rated Holistic Health & Fitness Podcasts for Women Christian Moms, Morning Routine, Emotional Brain Training, Selfcare, Wellness, Productivity, Family, AdoptionAn Elite Athlete's Top Tips For Overcoming Burnout With Emily CoffmanWhether you are experiencing burnout with work, sports, or life in general, learn how to recognize burnout signs with health coach, Emily Coffman, and use her 9 step formula to get off the sidelines and THRIVE. A former NCAA Division I athlete, Emily Coffman shares her story, how she conquered burnout, the steps she took to successfully transition between careers and how YOU can apply them to different aspects of your life. IN THIS EPISODE, YOU WILL LEARN:Emily's journey as an athleteThe diffic...2022-04-0849 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesFinding Internal vs External Motivations - Are you in competition with yourself?Have you ever asked yourself “what drives me”? For some it’s external competition; races, meets, games, opponents. For others, it may be internal. In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about how internal and external competition have affected me and how to make sure you have a healthy dose of each. Listen to this podcast, and let’s change the way we see and treat internal and external competition in our lives.Episode Timeline[1:04] Emily talks about the reason why she ca...2022-04-0410 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesTo Eat Plant-Based or Not? (eating plant-based series final verdict)After weeks of interviewing experts from various fields, it’s time to wrap up the month-long series about the plant-based diet. Ready to hear my verdict?In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about my decision if I’ll continue to pursue my plans of fully committing to a plant-based diet and the factors that I take into consideration in my decision.Listen to this podcast, and look for ways that could help our environment for us the future generations.Episode Timeline2022-03-2813 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesLooking at Why and How We Eat What We Eat (eating plant-based series part 3)Ever wonder if you could change your diet as an athlete? Especially going plant-based? Before deciding if it’s right for you, it’s best to hear from actual athletes who are vegetarians to gauge if this is right for you.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I speak with Jenny Kotlyar, a vegetarian athlete and backpacker.Listen to this episode and learn about the struggles that you might encounter as a vegetarian athlete and how you could overcome these challenges. Episode Timeline2022-03-2132 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesThe Important Conversation: How Can We Improve Athletes’ Mental Health?Mental health is a growing issue in athletes of all levels. Despite this, the mental health struggles among athletes seem to be a taboo topic that no one wants to be a part of in the discussion. Stress, pressure, stigmas, and more prevent athletes from talking about mental health. Let’s work to change that.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about my mental health journey during the competition and my thoughts regarding the many mental health issues that many athletes are experiencing today....2022-03-1721 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesMy 5 Daily Habits to Decrease Stress and Increase EnergyMany people rely on daily habits to make their day more productive and fruitful. What habits can you add in without taking up too much time out of your day?In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share the habits and routines that I do every day and how these have positively impacted my life in the past few months.Listen to this podcast, and together, let’s build the habits that could help us transform into our better selves.Episode Timeline...2022-03-1017 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesMy Inspiration Story - How Changing Your Views on Motivation Could Help You Live a Better LifeHave you ever felt that motivation alone is not enough to drive you from doing the things that you love in your life? Maybe you're just being too hard on yourself, and this perspective is affecting the way you live your life negatively.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share snippets from my upcoming book and explain why it's essential to change the narrative around motivation to become a better person.Listen to this podcast and change the way you think about the core...2022-03-0316 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesTraining vs Exercising: Which Should You Be Doing?If you feel stuck in your fitness plan have you considered switching from exercising to training? Ever thought about what the difference is?In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share how a certain life event has impacted the way I see training and working out and how this could help me become better everyday and elite athlete.Listen to this podcast to learn more about the difference between training and working out and how these can greatly impact the way you perceive fitness.2022-02-1712 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesChanging Perspectives from Impossible to PossibleWouldn’t it be nice if all your excuses disappeared? If the ONE thing keeping you from taking the next step towards your goal was gone?In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share how fearing the unknown has prevented me from doing the things that I love and how changing my perspective on things can significantly affect the success that I experience in my life.Want to read Elite to Everyday Athlete? Get it here: https://amzn.to/3ysSbqW List...2022-02-1011 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesHow to Keep Your Power and Stay in Control of Your LifeDo you ever feel like you never have the time for things that matter to you? Like you don’t have time for things you enjoy and are just crossing off one to-do list after another. Perhaps, your power and control over the things that matter to you have started to fade away.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I reveal my routine on how I deal with my weekly tasks and share how I almost lost control and power over my life and the things that I value the mo...2022-02-0309 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesTurn Fleeting Motivation Into a Lasting ImpactIn the era of instant gratification, it’s easier to cling to things that bring you fleeting motivation instead of looking at the big picture.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share my thoughts on why people face challenges finding their lasting motivation to achieve their goals. I also reveal some ways that you can find them based on my experience as a Division I Athlete.In this episode Listen to learn more about my journey in finding lasting motivation and how you can st...2022-01-2710 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesCreating a New Workout Routine After a Period of RestAs a former athlete, you may have a hard time finding a healthy relationship between your body and exercise. Many former athletes find that creating habits and routines after a long rest from working out feels like starting from scratch. With this, I believe that changing your mindset could be beneficial, especially when you're at the lowest point of your sports career or just in the transition of prioritizing other opportunities in your life.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I read the first chapter of my book Elite to...2022-01-2016 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesHolistic Approach to Health - Juicing, Sustainability, and Other Quick SwitchesImagine a world where our grandchildren and great-grandchildren can still live and enjoy its resources. With all that's happening right now in the world, it's time for us to take charge and lead some initiatives to protect the place we're living in. What's more, it's also healthier for our bodies!In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I discuss some of my new year's resolutions on being more sustainable while becoming healthier this 2022. Aside from this, I also reveal some of the products that I'll be maximizing to achieve my sustainability...2022-01-1319 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former Athletes3 Steps to Making Changes Stick - Week One Reset Day 4After you’ve built the confidence to go after your goals, it's now time to make a plan!In this fourth episode of Week One Reset, I share 3 quick tips on how to make your changes stick throughout the year to keep making progress even after the initial “new”ness wears off. Get the exclusive podcast episode here:#1 Reason Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail Episode: https://www.weekonereset.com/goals Episode Timeline[3:08] Emily shares the first step, which is to dream b...2022-01-0615 min
The Female Athlete MissionEp. 103 - Life After Sport - with Author Emily CoffmanI love when I see young athletes or retired athletes using their story to encourage and support others going through the same thing. That is exactly what I experienced in today’s episode. I am joined by author Emily Coffman and we talk all about thriving after your sport. Emily is the creator of the top health and fitness podcast entitled “Live Your Personal Best” which has over a quarter of a million downloads. She is also the author of Elite to Everyday Athlete. Our conversation was so beneficial and I know you’re going to love i...2022-01-0645 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesPushing Through the Doubt and Raising Your Confidence - Week One Reset Day 3What if I told you many people don’t go after their resolutions because they haven’t built the confidence to? Making the goal is one thing but then it takes a lot of grit and strength to keeping working towards it. Aside from listing down and narrowing down the resolutions you desire to attain, it's also crucial to have the momentum to transform these into your new realities. Many former and current athletes fail to make their aspirations come to fruition, but that should not be the case this year for you, personal besti...2022-01-0516 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesHow to Narrow Down Your Vision to Fit Into a Year - Week One Reset Day 2Now that you have determined the goals you want to achieve, it's time to narrow down and select which one to work on this year!For day two of the Week One Reset, I share some tips on how you can decide what goal to work towards and how the year should look like. I also share some inspiration from the book Dedicated: The Case for Commitment in an Age of Infinite Browsing by Pete Davis.#1 Reason Why New Year’s Resolutions Fail Episode: https://www.weekonereset.com/goals 2022-01-0421 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesLive Like Your Best Self in 2022 - Week One Reset Day 1Welcome to the first Monday of the first week of a new year!I like looking at the New Year as a way to reset. Even if I’m working towards the same goals, a new year gives me a fresh start and a burst of energy to make sure I’m on the right track. I like to spend the first week of the year taking the time to evaluate my goals, come up with a plan, and prepping my mind with the right attitude and focus going into the next season.2022-01-0315 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesChanging Your Mindset Going Into the New YearAre you having trouble reflecting on your year when there’s not something within your reach? How about when you feel like you weren't able to achieve your targets and goals this year?In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I shared my goals and achievements this year and how I am hopeful for a great 2022. I also shared some things that I'm looking forward to in the year and what you should expect from me in the coming year.Episode Timeline[2:05] Emily shared he...2021-12-2716 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesDoing What Makes Me Happy this Holiday SeasonIt’s Thanksgiving! And I am doing what makes me happy, are you? Holiday traditions surrounding Thanksgiving is about eating and family time, which might confuse your fitness routine. Even with many opinions about how you should plan and handle your holiday, I say you choose happiness without judgment or trying to impress others. In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I explain why it is important that you set your intentions right and choose happiness this Thanksgiving. Listen in to learn what I’ve planned out for my Thanksgiving and why I’m not com...2021-11-2413 min
Motivation without the HypeEmily Coffman: Staying Motivated as an Everyday AthleteIn today's episode, you will discover key insights:+ Why motivation is useful+ Health priorities + Steps to overcome the burnouts, anxiety and stressesOur guest is Emily Coffman and she is the fastest growing advocate for athlete wellness in life after sport. She is a former NCAA Division I Athlete at the University of Oklahoma in rowing.Now, she is the creator of the top 1% health and fitness podcast, Live Your Personal Best which has over quarter of a million downloads and best-selling author of Elite to Everyday Athlete. Her research and...2021-11-1921 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesFinding Your New Athletic Identity After Sports Retirement [Elite to Everyday Athlete Book Reading Part 3]Would you like to retain your athletic identity even after retiring from competitive sport? Life after sports doesn’t mean you have to lose your identity; you can become an everyday athlete who enjoys the sport less competitively or does something similar but different. Ready to read the full book?? https://amzn.to/3ysSbqW In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share a chapter from my book Elite to Everyday Athlete on how to nurture a new athletic identity. Insights from former NFL quarterback Tony Romo, Olympic Bobsledder Bethany Hart Gerry, sport...2021-11-1817 min
Be It Till You See ItTake action before you overthink it (ft. Emily Coffman) - Ep49Are you a competitive athlete? Were you? How do you transition from being the top of your game to… something else entirely? Meet Emily Coffman, author, podcaster, former elite athlete. She and Lesley break down what it’s like to hurdle that transition, helping bring that competitive spirit to other aspects of your life.If you have any questions about this episode or want to get some of the resources we mentioned, head over to LesleyLogan.co/podcast. If you have any comments or questions about the Be It pod shoot us a message at b...2021-11-1533 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesKick Seasonal Depression/Sadness in the Butt. How to Stay Motivated During Winter MonthsIt’s that time of the year again when the cold starts kicking in, making us lose a lot of the motivation that we’ve been building all year. The truth is that you don’t want to just survive waiting for the next season to come by, you need to form habits that will keep you living and thriving. How then do you improve the seasonal depression that comes with winter?In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share some motivational hacks to help you overcome the seasonal depression that comes with winter...2021-11-0819 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesI quit.Have you ever worked hard and hit a goal only to be disappointed with the lack that comes with it? Is it time to quit if you don’t see the result after getting to a goal you’ve worked hard to get to? It is normal to feel disappointed with the results of a goal or lack thereof after working so hard to get there, and that is where I have been after achieving a goal and not the result of it.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about why I’m...2021-10-1117 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesAlign with Your Goals and Accomplish Them Efficiently - The 3 Step Plan When Starting a New GoalDo you have a new goal that you need to get closer to in the near future? Or maybe you just have a vague idea about what you need to be doing to get your life to the next level? To arrive at your desired goal, you need to have a solid plan that will help get there quickly and efficiently. In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about how to utilize the PAL plan to help you accomplish your goals. I also share one of the biggest goals I want to a...2021-10-0716 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesWhat is a “Normal” Life After Sports Anyways? [Elite to Everyday Athlete Book Reading Part 2]Are you a college or a former athlete struggling to transition from whom you’ve always been to an everyday person? It is no secret that most former athletes find it very hard to transition from competitive sports to a “normal” life after retirement. I found it hard transitioning from a division 1 college athlete to an everyday one who cared about my health and nutrition. But I overcame it, and that’s why I wrote my book Elite to Everyday Athlete. Read Elite to Everyday Athlete out now: https://amzn.to/3ysSbqWI...2021-09-3014 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesHow to Look Past Today and Tomorrow and Make Choices for Long Term ImpactAre you making the right choices knowing that they have a long-lasting impact on your life? Sometimes when we are making choices for today, we don’t necessarily think of the impact they will have on us for the rest of our lives. I learned this lesson the hard way just this week during a visit to the dentist when I realized that my not doing anything when I should have, led to more teeth cavities.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share the story of my visit to th...2021-09-2015 min
Master ItMaster Your Personal Best | How to maximize life after sport with Emily CoffmanGrowing up playing sports - you never think about the day that it will come to an end, that statement seems so distant and far.. there’s no need to think about that.
Well fast forward to senior year of high school or college and for most, our athletic career comes to an end here.
While the select few move on - what happens to the rest of us who are left without our sport and community for the first time?
This can be an extremely difficult transitions to make which is why I’...2021-09-1626 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesWhat's the Rush? Getting Rid of the Self Imposed TimelineDo you often find yourself rushing to get to your goals even though there’s no need to? I have found myself self-imposing deadlines and comparing my journey to others, which has done me more harm than good. It is important that you understand that everyone’s timeframe is different and stop stressing because, with consistency, you’ll get there.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I share my experiences with setting self-imposing deadlines and why you should avoid that trap. Listen in to learn the importance of enjoying the journey towards your goals...2021-09-1612 minLive Your Personal Best - Workout Motivation and Routine Building For Current and Former AthletesIs LAZINESS Getting in the Way of Your Goals? 3 Steps to Cure Your Lazy FeelingsHave you been feeling too lazy to even perform your everyday tasks? Sometimes laziness goes beyond just having a lazy day and we all experience it in one way or the other. I have had my experiences with laziness before, and the best way to cure it is by first recognizing where it’s coming from and then taking the action steps to help overcome it.In this episode of the Live Your Personal Best podcast, I talk about laziness, my recent experience with it, and the three steps to help cure it. Listen in...2021-09-0916 min