Get Lively with Jan

I guess it's fitting that 10 years into Get Lively, I'm podcasting about something that I chat about often… how I often struggle replaying useless stories over and over in my head. The second guessing, the fear, and blah, blah, blah. In my latest loop with these doubts and fears, I was able to hit the internal pause button and say:  Jan, you are doing it again.  You know this doesn't help you at A...

Sometimes we get to turn the tables, and that's what is going on this week as I get to be a guest on the Little Local Conversations Podcast! Opportunities like this are such a gift, to experience something you do all the time - but from a different perspective. Listen in to hear more! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE.  Through tra...

So I broke up with my fitness tracker. And I know, in the grand scheme of the world and life, this is about as minor as it gets. But given I observe lots of people with lots of fitness trackers, I thought this was worth sharing. Listen to this week's episode as I talk more about it! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE.  Through train...

Every now and then I meet someone and as we start talking we keep saying:  I can relate. Oh my gosh, YES! Same, here. That's exactly what happened when I met Meghan Moran, owner of Alainn Salon (here in Watertown!) at a community holiday party last December. Now she's joining us on the podcast this week! Tune in to listen now. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a m...

Ever find yourself saying OVER and OVER that you want something for your life but you just can't seem to get traction? Yup, that was me at the start of the year as I was losing energy like a leaky faucet and couldn't seem to get myself focused on working in the way I wanted - with focus, with a plan, and enthusiasm. And this is how I got there, how I got some traction, and how you can too… I expla...

Yes, the identity conversation on the podcast continues!  I wonder if it will take us all the way through to the daffodils blooming… So this week's conversation on IDENTITY is brought to you by an experience that I had being interviewed for a podcast.  Tune in to find out what happened! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE.  Through t...

Another week and another aspect of "our identity" to explore. Now that I'm on to this topic, I keep having all these moments where I realize: wow, you are doing this because you identify that way… or in this week's case, because I DON'T. So here's what happened, and I'm going to kick this off by saying that I'm not proud of my reaction, but I'm calling it out anyway. I explain more in this week's...

"More people need a place to feel good about themselves, to co-exist, to feel worthy of having a seat at the table." That is what I found in a notebook that I picked up the other day to write some things down.  It was a notebook I haven't picked up in some time (yes, I have tons and they are all over the place) and after I wrote down what I didn't want to forget, I leafed back to see what I had pr...

You know I love sharing snippets and concepts from books that I'm reading… and the book this time around is: The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday. This book has been on my list for awhile (thank you, Jay!) and I've read others by this author, but as usual, this one is striking at just the right time. The concept of this book is not new - but it rarely is - rather, it's being open to receiving t...

It's February, my friends! That happened quickly! So as I was recording this week's show, I was having all kinds of revelations at the moment.   Realizing so many things about myself at this point in my life and what's going on with me right now. And here's the long and the short of it: Apparently I'm having an identity crisis. Listen to this week's episode as I talk more about that. There are so...

Over the holiday break, I read a book about why small businesses fail.  Sounds dreadful, I know, but it was EXACTLY what I needed to be reading and in fact, it was quite inspiring. In this week's episode, I share a story that the author told and what I learned from it! Tune in and let me know what you think. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU...

I took time over the Christmas break to take a closer look at the functions of Get Lively and how to grow as a business so that we can continue to be everything WE need to be for our community. And with that, taking a hard look at what I've been doing and asking if I should be doing them just because "that's how I've been doing it for years." I went through many aspects of the business and found m...

Happy 2024! Oh, all those even numbers make me so happy!   As we take our first steps into this new year, I've got TWO things that I've decided to focus on this year.  And I'm boiling this down to a simple message… Listen to this week's episode to find out. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE.  Through training, group fitness, virtua...

Happy Holidays! As 2023 comes to a close, there are two things that I'm reflecting on and I invite you to do the same. Tune into this episode as I share what they are. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE.  Through training, group fitness, virtual classes, celebratory life events and more, we are your one stop shop for living a health...

And just like that, we are more than halfway through December… I'm going to keep this message short, and hopefully (somewhat) sweet this week. Here's the thing… I'm feeling ALL of the emotions lately.   Yes, the fun and festive ones, but honestly, also the nostalgic and melancholy ones too. I'm sure you are, too. Listen to this episode as I talk more about it. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY....

I've been getting quite reflective lately, as I often do in December, and thought… hmm… why don't I take a look back at the six years worth of podcast episodes to see which themes and topics have consistently bubbled up?! And so, without further ado, six years of the Get Lively with Jan Show themes are covered in this episode. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a m...

Happy December!  Here. We. Go. As I was thinking about this month and the holiday season - and how this can so often lead to a surrender to food, booze, shopping, and getting WAY out of our routines - and I wanted to remind all of you (and MYSELF!) that this does not have to be the case. WE are in the driver's seat. Listen to this episode as I share more. There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We...

Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! And now with December upon us, the season of giving has officially arrived… I don't know about you, but several years ago, I realized that I did NOT want to spend the month of December stressing about shopping and buying gifts for people just to check it off the list. For me, it had started to lose meaning... and so, Fran and I started to shift our gi...

There are a lot of things out there right now that are dark and hard to hear…  So in the spirit of this Thanksgiving week, I decided that I would focus on the things that are bringing me the most joy right now.  Listen to this episode to find out what they are! There are so many ways to GET LIVELY.  We are a Lifestyle Studio on a mission to help YOU smile MORE.  Through training, group fitness, vi...

"Just keep swimming, just keep swimming!" Little did I know that when I watched Finding Nemo with my niece and nephews all those years ago, that Dory's mantra would become a touchstone for me as a business owner years later. Today's message and show is a tribute to all my fellow business owners out there… to those who have taken on their own business, a side gig, or trying to get something started...

Well this is a special week!  It's the 6th anniversary of the Get Lively with Jan Show! It's so fitting that this week we welcome a special guest, former Simmons colleague and friend, Allyson Irish. Allyson and I started working together in 2003 at Simmons College and 20 years later, we've got some stories to tell! Tune in to this week's show as we chat about all the good stuff: life, career, star...

As a health and fitness coach, it is probably no surprise that I've recently received many inquiries about Ozempic and the new weight loss drugs that many people are now using. I've listened to many podcasts about this class of drugs, but I needed to sit down and do more research.  So I did.  I googled many of the drugs and how they are being used.   And after that, I did what I often do, picked u...

Earlier this year, I had gotten into the practice of writing down one thing each morning that I was 100% committed to doing and would make happen no matter what. Simple tasks - I'm not talking about "redesign my website" but perhaps the task would be: Make a list of things that need to be changed/updated. But then summer came... And like so many of you, my routine slipped away. Now, I'm leaving my...

I was listening to a podcast this morning and the woman was talking about how she built her business while working full-time as an elementary school teacher.  She talked about working before work, after work, late at night, weekends, and every space in between while she was building her business. I used to be the same with my business, but now I've changed. Tune into this episode as I talk about t...

After almost a decade in business, there are catch phrases that seem to have popped up at Get Lively. Things that I say all the time, and honestly, in some cases, things I didn't even REALIZE I was saying all the time until it was pointed out to me. "If it's not fun, what's the point?!" Yes, that is one of them. Tune into this week's episode as I chat about applying this idea to being a business o...