Optimal Health Daily - Fitness and Nutrition 3203: Check Your Ego at the Door by Jill Coleman of JillFit on Fitness Mindset
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Nov 27, 2025 Jill Coleman discusses the liberating effects of letting go of ego in the fitness world. She emphasizes the importance of not taking things personally, especially in competitive environments. By using examples like a gym partner's success, she illustrates how comparison can be detrimental. Drawing on insights from The Four Agreements, she encourages listeners to detach self-worth from others’ actions and to allow mutual authenticity. The conversation fosters a mindset shift toward empowerment and freedom from the narrative of victimhood.
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Don't Make Others' Actions About You
- Don Miguel Ruiz's agreement 'Don't take anything personally' frees you from ego-driven reactions in the physique world.
- Seeing others' actions as unrelated to your worth reduces emotional reactivity and victim narratives.
Give People The Benefit Of The Doubt
- Do literally take nothing personally and give others the benefit of the doubt when emotions flare.
- Assume people act for their own reasons and stop attaching personal meaning to their behavior.
Gym Buddy Who Outpaces You
- Jill describes urging a friend to join the gym and then being left behind when the friend progresses faster and wins a show.
- The story highlights how easily ego and comparison produce feelings of abandonment and resentment.
