I am an animal behavior nerd. I always want to know why animals do the thing they do. Why do dolphins pop their jaws, making… Continue reading Why Diets Don’t Work
Category: Training Positive
A while ago, I shared some of the basics of operant conditioning, the learning/teaching method animal trainers use to teach the critters all those amazing… Continue reading No Good or Bad
Normally, animal trainers don’t seem like the rocket scientist types. We are your average joe playing with animals and getting them to do amazing things.… Continue reading Behavior Science is Real (Just Like Climate Change)
March 18 is World Recycling Day, which may just be my second favorite holiday after Earth Day. To celebrate our commitment to reduce, reuse, and… Continue reading World Recycling Day Recycled Circuit Workout
I didn’t get this year off to the most heroic or kick-ass starts. Not that I haven’t been productive, I totally have. But I didn’t… Continue reading Embracing My Feminine Seasons
Condensing my thoughts into several big ideas I’ve learned the past two years as an Optimize Coach has been difficult. Especially when I love to… Continue reading ZooFit 101- Changing Behavior to Change the World
Dear ZooFit readers, Since I’ve been pretty busy with ZooFit Safari, I asked a fellow Optimize Coach to help a sister out. Thankfully, Chris Loper,… Continue reading Celebrate Yourself to Build Healthy Habits
Let me tell you how rocky last month was for me. Late nights, uncontrollable snacking, lack of motivation to do my exercises, and lack of… Continue reading Going Back to Kindergarten: Start Again Without Starting Over
Last week I discussed the difference between a goal as a Desired Outcome (which we don’t have control over) and putting systems into place which… Continue reading Creating Systems
So, you have your Big Why—your purpose and reason to get up in the morning. Maybe it’s saving rhinos, or being a rhino keeper. Or… Continue reading Making SMART Goals a Little Smarter