Get Lively with Jan

I was reading “The Happiness Advantage” by Shawn Achor and came across this gem: We are not limited to how we think we were born. OUR BRAINS CAN CHANGE! It can be so easy to hold tight to these beliefs AND use them as excuses so that we don’t have to learn, change, or grow. […]

I was chatting with a client the other day about how over the last two years, among all the other crazy things that have gone on, we realized we have fallen into a place of just consuming. This hit me over the head like a 2 x 4 because I realized how much I am […]

Let’s talk about LETTING STUFF GO. The Daily Stoic delivered four passages in a row that led me to finding ways to LET STUFF GO and not let them affect us as much as they have the power to. Listen to this week’s episode as I share what these lessons are and how you can […]

I’m digging the monthly themes since we kicked off this new year (has anyone figured out how to say 2022 yet without tripping over the words?!) We started in January with thoughts and questions posed from The Daily Stoic. February gave us Ted Lasso and so many great thoughts and lessons to share from the […]

Let’s kick this week’s podcast off with a WOOOOOO HOOOOOO! Yes, that’s me shouting and celebrating the second anniversary of the Get Lively studio at 100 Parker Street here in Watertown. Listen in as I share about what I’ve learned, experienced, and recognized over the last two years. Offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes from right inside […]

And in the final part of our “Lessons from Ted Lasso” series, I bring you three more lessons I’ve learned from watching this show. Now I want to know… anybody else feel their lives have improved after watching the show or reading/listening to this weekly show? Listen to this week’s episode and then let me […]

In last week’s “Lessons from Ted Lasso” we talked about BEING happy and how Ted embraces it.  This week, we are going to touch on some of the “how”… So make sure to listen in to this week’s episode to find out what those lessons are! Offering LIVESTREAM virtual classes from right inside the Get […]

Yes, sometimes a TV show comes along and gives you EXACTLY what you need. And boy did I need Ted Lasso! Anybody else feel that way? So… looking back over the last several emails/podcasts and I have to say, the mood has been a bit somber. I do my best to keep things real here […]

How many times have you made a decision about something that YOU want to do or a path you are looking to follow, just to get tripped up within the first five minutes by: – Seeing someone else take a different path and thinking you need to follow that – Fear that you’ve chosen the […]

Another inspiration drawn from a passage from The Daily Stoic for this week’s episode, discussing the power of saying NO. Similar to last week, I found this to be a topic to be one that, at face value, I’ve heard so many times: Learn to say NO to things you don’t want to do. Don’t […]

The unwinnable battle. Damn that phrase strikes a chord. Now friends, before you think this is just another email about accepting the things we can’t control, I want you to think about this: Do you want to set your focus on a battle that will NEVER be won? Intellectually, of course you are saying: NO. […]

Last week I chatted about curveballs and having an Amazon box waiting to be opened… Hopefully filled with insight and wisdom to help carry me (and at times, you!) through the year. Well, that cardboard box did not disappoint. As I chat about in this week’s show, I’m tapping into two new daily readers that […]

You know I’m always talking about the trap of the ALL or NOTHING mindset… But what do the two have to do with each other? Well, they come crashing into each other when the start of the New Year comes and goes and your big plans to embrace that clean slate get totally derailed… Just […]

2022 is here! Happy New Year! I promise, this isn’t going to be another email about setting goals eating healthier in 2022… Rather, it’s a peek inside my head as I approach this new year (I know, terrifying! Ha ha!) In recording this week’s podcast on this very subject, I realized a few things and […]

Here we are at the last week in December – Happy upcoming New Year to you all! As I love to do at the end of each year, I’ve reflected on all that has transpired during 2021, and I wanted to share two reflections I had. The first is that small changes have the power […]

This time of year I love to watch all the news shows and programs that reflect on the “year in review” or the “best of…” Now sure, maybe not the most uplifting years to reflect back on these past two, but always valuable to look back and take note nonetheless. So that is exactly what […]

One of the great things about the work that I do is that I get to have conversations with people all the time. Conversations that reveal so much about how our mindset can both trap and free us. It made me realize that SO many people out there are stuck feeling like they can’t get […]

So much has happened this past year and it’s really got me holding on to many memories from my childhood. As we prance along into this holiday season, I started making a list of all the things that I want to do to make me feel more connected to the Christmas of my childhood. Listen […]

We tend to think of EVERYTHING as A or B. On or Off. Black or White. All or Nothing. But what about c, d, e, f, and g? We must continue to question ourselves and consider other options. I can’t just get excited about coming up with one new option and then not continue to […]

“Some days are diamonds, some days are stones.” This John Denver was one that played on repeat during my childhood. It was one of my dad’s favorites. And even as a young child, I got the sense that my dad struggled with the stones that I believe he saw piling up around him. Life is […]

The other night I was talking to a friend. He’d just returned from a work trip to Texas and was talking about going to this place during sunset and watching hundreds of bats fly from the cave as the sun dipped down. Sounded both terrifying and amazing. So I immediately said: show me the video! […]

Okay friends, it’s no secret that I’ve been a bit “up and down” as of late. I think the vast majority of us are going through this in some shape or form right now, but I’ve been fairly vocal about it in this weekly message and on the podcast. I’ve been sharing the stuff that […]

Truth: we forgot HOW FAR WE’VE come in life. We focus on where we THINK we should be or what we THINK we should have accomplished by now. Take a moment, like I’ve done, and remind yourself just how much you’ve already accomplished in this life. If you’re wondering why this matters… listen to this […]

Do you find yourself focusing on time and deadlines ALL the time: How am I going to get this all done? When do I have to have that done by? What time do I need to be there? We all do as we have responsibilities in life, but we can find ways to practice living […]

Somebody once said to me: how you live is how you eat. That really stuck with me. If you think about it, if you are whipping through your days with your pants on fire, you are likely eating super fast. If you are going through your days calm and grounded, you are probably eating much […]