Chasing Excellence Asking Better Questions, Getting Better Results: The 5 Enemies Blocking Your Progress
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Aug 19, 2025 In a lively chat, EC Synkowski, founder of Optimize Me Nutrition and creator of the 800-Gram Challenge, shares insights on the power of asking better questions to transform health journeys. She delves into the five barriers that block progress, like fear and bias, and emphasizes the role of mindset in healthy eating. With practical tips, she illustrates how small, incremental changes can build trust in dietary habits. EC encourages listeners to prioritize progress over perfection, pushing for manageable steps toward lasting results in fitness.
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Metrics Are Means Not Ends
- Chasing a precise metric often misses the real outcome you want, like appearance or performance.
- Use measurements as correlates and focus on markers that directly reflect your goal over time.
Track Trends, Not Day-to-Day Noise
- Track long-term trends, not daily fluctuations that fall within measurement error.
- Pick a few meaningful metrics and consistently monitor them over months to see real change.
Build Agency With Tiny Wins
- Lower the bar to ensure success and build trust in your ability to follow through.
- Use tiny wins repeatedly to shift identity from failure to competent doer.
