Resilience is key in adapting to the things that happen in our day to day life. So what’s it mean to be resilient?

Resilience is our ability to:

Spring back, to rebound, its our capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness, it’s our ability to return to balance after being bent, compressed or stretched out of shape, our ability to recover readily from illness, depression and adversity – it’s how buoyant we are.

Other ways to think of our resiliency is to think about our flexibility – mental, emotional and physical flexibility, our pliability and suppleness to adapt to any and all changes, it’s about how supple we are, our “give” and how well we bounce.

Now think about those words – flexible, pliable, suppleness, springiness, give, bounce…don’t they all sound like words of fun and play?

What's the secret to having more fun and playfulness in your life when you're flat out busy with unmovable deadlines...

Happy days are skating days.....sway, glide, push....such a mesmerizing mantra!

I have'nt been practicing my skating as much as I want, the last time was 2 months ago. But even with a 2 month gap between my 1st & 2nd go I noticed an incredible difference in my balance and technique. And oh the joy of it all! I wasn't planning on taking a photo of me at the end, I was knackered after rolling along the amazing Brissy river and Howard Smith Wharf for 3.5km, but a lady walked past and commented on how pink my face was, so I thought I better have a look. It's true, pink really is the colour of happiness Mind you, I went in the middle of the day and the temp was about 32 degrees...but if I don't go when I can, I don't go, so better to be skating in the heat of the day then not skating at all is now my new philosophy.

#rollerskating #fun #summer #brisbane #howardsmithwharf #pink #happiness #katiegordon

We had a lot of fun working out how to use this new app, I'd love to know what you think of our first short video! If you have a second will you reply with a couple of words if you liked it or not?

If you want to get more help with this just book in for a private session and let's just get it done this week because life is for living. 

An ounce of adjustment is always easier to implement than a pound of change™.

Enjoy the life you’ve been looking for™.

Have you ever wondered what the secrets to overcoming obstacles and living a happy life are? In this episode James Knight shares all of them as we talked about all things leadership; how to get yourself through everything from an iron man event to the challenges in work, home and health.

James has an incredible history in leadership including 16 years as a Royal Marines Commando Officer. He’s traveled extensively and operated in some of the most demanding and challenging environments on earth and you only have to spend a little time with James to know he lives his values of honesty, integrity, learning and humility.

And what does leadership and losing weight really have in common? Watch this episode and find out.

Listen to James words of wisdom and watch this great episode of Dietless Living 360 Degrees on YouTube or listen to it on Spotify, iTunes, Google or Amazon Music and find out.

#overcomingobstacles #leadership #ironman #dietlessliving360degrees #katiegordon...

When I began my Dietless Living® weight loss journey and developing my Personal Health Leadership™ skills I began noticing how happiness, playfulness and relaxation were the cornerstone ingredients to my success.

I had to learn the skills of being happy every day though because for me happiness was something I thought I could only have if I had a worry free life.

But I discovered that happiness is something that only each person can actively create for themselves, whether there are things to worry about or not, because happiness is really is a skill we have to learn and build like everything else.

Happiness is more than just an emotion; it’s something that mostly comes from creating an intentional lifestyle and a healthy, forward focused mindset. And while happiness alone cannot save us from disease, poverty or tragedy, living a happy life and developing our Personal Health Leadership™ skills can make it much easier to cope with the difficulties we all face...

Anxiety and panic have a massive impact on all areas of our health and our weight and Tammy Rolfe suffered with GAD and social phobia from the age of 14 until she finally had a breakthrough at age 37.

Anxiety, overthinking and excessive worry are exhausting and they rob you of the happiness of life.

Listen to Tammy’s experiences and watch this great episode of Dietless Living 360 Degrees on YouTube or listen to it on Spotify, iTunes, Google or Amazon Music and find out.

#overcomingobstacles #dietlessliving360degrees #katiegordon #6simplesteps #ichoosetochange #anxiety #phobias #overcominghardthings #takebackmylife #takingaction #rewritemystory

Changing our lifestyle isn’t always easy, but it can be done with the right approach, strategy, and mindset. When we’re able to maintain a change in our lifestyle we feel more confident, experience less stress, sleep better and have better relationships with ourselves and others.

And the most effective way to maintain a change is to develop your Personal Health Leadership™ skills.

We all know that we should eat better, exercise more, and sleep well. But we can't seem to find the time or motivation to make those changes happen and keep up the maintenance of them so they become part of our ongoing life.

The reality is that true weight loss comes from improving the health of our mind and body and changing our choices in food and keeping our bodies strong and flexible has a profound impact on that. But it’s through developing our Personal Health Leadership™ skills that will ultimately lead us to making and maintaining those changes for the rest of our life....

How do you overcome the obstacles of having your leg so broken that it needs 2 plates & 22 screws after being hit by a car to getting your life back together and cycling 360km in 5 days?

Watch this great episode of Dietless Living 360 Degrees on YouTube or listen to it on Spotify, iTunes, Google or Amazon Music and find out.

#overcomingobstacles #dietlessliving360degrees #katiegordon #6simplesteps #doint itmyway #ichoosetochange #thingswelearn #overcominghardthings #takebackmylife #screwthecomfortzone

This week I'm talking about the old habits.

One of my greatest obstacles and long standing habits that I consistently have to overcome, is being a workaholic.

I've had this pattern of behaviour since I first started working at age 15. It's something I easily fall into, but In the beginning it showed itself simply as a high work ethic and I worked diligently at whatever task I was given, always eager to please!

But over the years and jobs that simply developed into being a workaholic, working long hours and working hard at my jobs.

At least these days working for myself, I can say I do truly enjoy the time I spend working. But hey, my business isn't called Dietless Working, it's called Dietless Living® and it's time to hold the mirror up to myself again and get back to doing the living part.

I love walking but I never know where to find the great walking tracks, but recently I found a great app called All Trails - so problem solved!

Last weekend for our long weekend in...

Learning to work with animals can teach us so much about learning how to work with the other people in our life as well as with ourselves. What animals sense in us and react to is no different to how we interact with other humans.

This week I’m talking to Joanne Watson about her biggest obstacle in her life working with horses and the lessons we can all learn from it.

Watch this great episode of Dietless Living 360 Degrees on YouTube or listen to it on Spotify, iTunes, Google, or Amazon Music.

#overcomingobstacles #dietlessliving360degrees #katiegordon #6simplesteps #sheerplease #horses #naughtypets #thingswelearn #rescuepets