Halftime Pep Talk!

By Amber White

LHC GameMaster & Coaching Goddess

Spectacular Shaklee Coordinator

Registered Yoga Teacher


Alright! Here we are in the locker room at halftime. 

Half Time Exercise: 

(Many thanks to Dawnelle Hyland for leading us through this exercise.) 

Halftime is the chance to be honest with ourselves about how we’ve played the first half of the game. We want to create clean slate and a clear space so we can win our game and keep winning in the game of life. So...

1) Why do we post points? 

2) Why do we look at results?


Results and points help us to see what our commitments are, as well as beliefs and our capabilities. They show us how we're playing our game. Once you realize, over and over, that you are NOT your results and they do not define you, then you can have an empowering relationship with results-- no matter what they are.

Think about one of your goals and how you've played the game so far. You may be outrageously excited about what you've done in the last 3 weeks, accomplishing  goals you didn't think were possible, accumulating lots of points, seeing results.  You are pumped up, excited and can’t wait to keep going!

Ok, so...why would we want to let go of that? Especially if we are happy with what we are achieving?

One reason is that once we start to achieve a rhythm, we create a comfort zone. Well, what if a team is on a winning streak and they only dwell on their last victory? How many times has a team seemed invincible and they get trounced by a less talented, scrappy underdog? Getting in a comfort zone, even when we're winning, can limit us and keep us from accomplishing a bigger goal. 

On the other hand, you might feel like you've hardly been playing at all. You had dreams and goals around your health that you haven’t accomplished, and you already feel like a gigantic loser. Those diminishing conversations are sapping your energy right now and keeping you from taking another step forward

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Here's the homework: Grab a piece of paper and a pen.

On one side of the paper let’s look at your WINS. What are your thoughts? "Wow, I’m great," or "Wow, I’m on a winning streak!" What are the feelings you have?

On the other side we'll look at your REGRETS. What are your thoughts? "I knew I couldn't do this," "Everybody else is winning, what's wrong with me?" "I guess I'll just stay like this forever." Or, how about my personal favorite: "It's just a dumb game." Sure, go ahead and blame the game! 

Why is it even important to confront this stuff?


Whether we realize it or not, we drag all of these conversations into the present and future all the time. We mess with our potential as limitless, divine beings that can create anything that can be imagined.

So it's important to really decide in this moment: It's not just some silly game exercise I'm doing for Little Healthy Competition. I am deciding that the past is the past. How I have played up until now is done, gone over. I have learned some valuable lessons which I will carry forward, and leave everything else behind. 
And right now, I commit to playing 100% in my game, and in my life!


Every notice how teams come roaring out of the locker room at halftime? Whether they're winning or losing, they arrive back on the field with a fresh energy. That's because the 1st half is over. It's a whole new ballgame now, baby!

You can also step into this fresh space by declaring a new start. Right now.

To help you stay on track, remember two things:

1) Any moment you hear or feel something say you're “not enough,” or you find yourself judging, comparing yourself, or experiencing regret or disappoint, catch yourself. Be present in the moment and call a halt to that conversation. Make a new choice.

2) From this new space to create, remember your results are simply neutral information. And rather then letting your results define who we are, use it as feedback.Your results do not define you. They just show how you've been playing.

I encourage you to  move forward joyfully, with childlike discovery, and let this game be your vehicle for lasting transformation.

A vitamin is a vitamin is a vitamin?

If you eat wild, fresh, non-genetically modified food grown in virgin mineral and nutrient-rich soils that has not been transported across vast distances and stored outside, if you breathe only fresh unpolluted air, drink only pure, clean water, sleep nine hours a night, move your body every day, and are free from chronic stressors and exposure to environmental toxins...then, perhaps you might not need supplements. 

~Dr. Mark Hyman. M.D. 

Ok, now that we've established that we don't live in the Garden of Eden and virtually everyone does need nutritional supplementation...

Is a vitamin a vitamin a vitamin?

Let's see. "Drugs" are chemicals that influence the functioning of our body. In this sense, vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals are in the same category as drugs. There is one big exception, however!

Unlike drugs, vitamins and minerals are the building blocks of our cells, and they are needed for repairing and rebuilding of body tissues. So, if we want to stay healthy and have youthful vigor as we age gracefully, we must know that our foods AND our vitamins deliver the quality of nutrients our body needs. (Ref: The 100 Year Lie by Randall Fitzgerald) 

“At the level of molecules seen under an electron microscope, synthetic and natural vitamins may look similar to some chemists, but they don’t assimilate the same way in the human body. Studies of both vitamin C and E show that the naturally occurring forms are more absorbable by the body and more biologically active than synthetics.” Matter of face, most synthetic vitamin E comes from an Eastman Kodak plant, where it is a by-product of an emulsification process used to manufacture film. After purification, it is sold to the supplements industry.”(Gross!)

Eeewww! My "vitamin" comes from what?!

According to a Rutgers University Study comparing organics and commercially grown vegetables, the amounts of vitamins and minerals in most fruits and vegetables have decreased over the years-- up to 38% fewer nutrients than just 50 years ago. Throw in the research which estimates that your average veggie travels 1500 miles before it reaches your plate, and the “loss of nutrients accelerates during food shipping, processing, storage and cooking.” The amount of nutrients left, if any, may be enough for short-term survival function, but not enough for long-term functions of repair and rebuilding. 

(By the way, did you know that between 60%and 90% of cancers, heart disease, and diabetes are preventable? Here's a 2 minutes video that explains why!)


This brings us to another question: Which type of supplement do we need, and how to choose?

For the Love of the Game!

Sometimes you got to cry a little, 
for the love of the game

Sometimes you got to die a little,
 for the love of the game

~Semisonic

How's that for a theme song...for the next 4 weeks, or the rest of your life?  

Because when you think about it, life is a game. There are wins and losses, goals and strategies, teams and teammates, and ultimately, the person you are being in order to win the game of life!

"She's not coming here to make herself a name

She only wants to play with me to see if she can win

And we both want it to happen"

For the love of the game

Sometimes you've gotta cry a little

For the love of the game

Maybe even gotta die a little

For the love of the game

I made a sacrifice I never thought I'd have to make"

We're 2 weeks into Little Healthy Competition. What have been your biggest revelations? Maybe you're discovering a freshness and the childlike spirit of play. Maybe you're tackling really big goals and it hasn't been easy. Maybe you've discovered you have cheerleaders all around you that you never saw before. Maybe you're realizing you've been winning games and you didn't even realize it!

In moments when you "lose" inspiration, think about it: For the love of the game.

In moments when you're winning big, think about it: For the love of the game.

LHC is about the next 4 weeks of your life, and it's not. Its about having a game that you can win for the rest of your life!