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[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

💪 Why flexing feels so GOOD!
Your body and mood are connected! Research shows that adopting powerful postures (like flexing those muscles 💪) can boost feelings of confidence and positivity. While early studies suggested hormonal changes (like higher testosterone and lower cortisol), later research found the main benefit is how you feel—more powerful, upbeat, and ready to take on the world!

So, join me this #FlexFriday—strike a pose, flex those muscles, and lift your mood! Tag me in your flex vids! 🪞���

#MindBodyScience #PowerPose #HappyVibes

[Regroundd @regroundd]

210 million people worldwide show signs of social media addiction. that's more than the population of Brazil.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

@regroundd I just saw your profile and I love that you help people ditch screens and live life. I’m happy to meet you

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

Social media companies use slot machine tactics to keep you hooked. Like rats in Skinner's experiments, unpredictable rewards (likes, shares) lead to frantic, addictive behavior and burnout.
#SocialMedia #Addiction

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

@regroundd 100%.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

A few weeks ago I started sharing my story about planning to exit a profitable business.

The response has been overwhelming.

Dozens of messages from founders who thought they were alone. Who thought wanting more than just money made them ungrateful. Who thought feeling trapped by their own success made them weak.

You're not alone. You're not ungrateful. You're not weak.

You're human.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

Struggling to delegate? It might be a money block or ego. Hiring an editor freed up hours, and letting someone else referee in my production company removed emotional burdens. Check yourself – delegation is key to growth. #Delegation #BusinessTips #Mindset

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

@speedomanLucha @JezabelRomo @EvolvedFights We get to see you again this year right!?

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

Great advice for any type of planning. I can relate this to people who are starting wellness journeys. They want to optimize the perfect temperatures for their saunas and cold plunges before they have the basics of movement and nutrition. Of course it’s all great but sometimes keeping it simple when you’re starting out gets more done

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

“Must be nice.”

I’ve said it before.
And I’ve had it said to me.

What I know now is this:

Most people only meet you at the finish line. They don’t see the years you spent building it. The missed birthdays. The self-doubt. The failed launches. The 3am panic over money, decisions, and whether any of it would work.

So yes …it is nice now.
But it didn’t start that way.

The peace, freedom, confidence, stability : none of it appeared by luck. It was designed through pressure, sacrifice, repetition, and a lot of uncomfortable seasons nobody claps for.

“Must be nice” usually comes from seeing the outcome without respecting the process.

And to be fair, I understand both sides. I’ve looked at someone else’s life before and assumed it came easier than it did.

Now I know:
What looks effortless is often just practiced pain.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

@Marie_Pasolini I like what you said here : the imagined loss.
That’s exactly what it is
And the truth is if someone makes the changes in a way that’s congruent with themselves, they don’t lose anything. Things change but they aren’t lost, they’re just evolved.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

most people aren’t resisting the goal.

They’re resisting the feeling that they’re giving up everything they enjoy for the rest of their lives.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

Tell me a little more about that. Has that fear prevented you from getting certain goals?
As a parent myself, I understand the importance of being there for your children in their formative years.
That song cats in the cradle makes me cry nearly every time I hear it. Are you familiar with it?

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

@Not_Special66 Happy Tuesday!!!

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

The number you're afraid of.

You won't get your business valued because you're terrified it's worth less than you think.

But here's the question: Less than what?

Less than you paid in sweat equity? Less than you need to retire? Less than your ego requires? Less than you told your spouse it was worth?
Get specific about what 'too low' actually means. Because right now you're making decisions based on a fear of a number you've never actually seen.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

Most people don’t quit their goals because they’re weak. They quit because they tried to hold the whole thing in one hand.

You decide to get healthy, so you cut the cake, the wine, the late nights …….all of it, all at once, forever. For about three weeks it feels noble. Then it feels like punishment. Then you binge, because nobody can hold their breath that long.

Try this instead: put the goal in two containers.

The big one is the life you’re building ; the version of you who makes the healthier choice without thinking about it, because it’s just who you are now. That container has no deadline. You’re not racing toward it.

The small ones are how you actually live this week. No cake on weekdays. Cake on the weekend. The “cheat” isn’t you falling off the plan ; it’s the release valve that keeps you from blowing the whole thing up.

Yes, it’s slower. But think about the companies that scaled overnight and were gone inside a year …they grew faster than they could carry. You don’t want fast. You want a pace you can still keep after the motivation runs out.

Build the container before you fill it.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

@marcuswlefton Great observation. This is something that I see a lot. Most of us know what we should do, there’s usually some old form of protection we have excavated in a while. Removing that mental clutter is just one way to let them find their own answer.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

She had a 7-figure brand, a team of twelve, and a calendar she hated.
When I asked what she actually wanted, she laughed. "I don't even know anymore."
So we ran four questions. Same ones I use with every client who's built something real and still feels stuck.
What would happen if you restructured everything?She'd have her weekends back. She'd remember why she started.
What would happen if you didn't? "I'll burn out and make the decision anyway .... just from a worse position."
What won't happen if you restructure?She'd stop being the person who handles every fire. That identity would have to go.
What won't happen if you don't? The version of this business she actually wants to run will never exist.
Four questions. Twenty minutes. Three years of circular thinking ..... cracked open.
She didn't need more information. She needed a structure that wouldn't let her brain avoid the honest answer.
That's what I do. If you're stuck in a decision you keep circling .... link in bio.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

Your nervous system doesn’t care about your goals. It cares about safety.

That’s why logic alone rarely changes behavior.

You can consciously want:
• success
• love
• visibility
• money
• connection
• growth
…but if your nervous system associates those things with danger,
you’ll sabotage them without fully understanding why.
This is why people:
• procrastinate opportunities
• disappear when things start working
• stay in familiar suffering
• avoid healthy relationships
• shrink after praise
• freeze when attention increases
The nervous system asks one question before almost anything else:
“Will this keep me safe?”
Not:
“Will this make me fulfilled?”
Safety first.
Meaning second.

And sometimes survival patterns formed in childhood keep running long after the original danger is gone.
That’s why growth often feels uncomfortable.

You’re not just learning new skills.
You’re teaching your body that a new way of living is survivable.
That takes repetition.
Patience.
Evidence.
Not shame.

[coach crystal @evolvedcoach]

People often fail not because their goal was wrong, but because their strategy wasn’t sustainable.

[Daily Stoic @dailystoic]

Elite athletes increasingly follow a philosophy called “The Process”—ignore results; focus on doing the small things well. As Marcus Aurelius reminded himself: a life is built action by action. So just focus on completing the task at hand.