Me Effort vs. We Effort

If everything you do for your health is ME effort, learn how WE effort can help you achieve your health goals.

Keeping your goals and ambitions silent can affect how successful you are. This week Jenn talks about ME vs WE effort, and how bringing a community on board to help you stay accountable is the best way to hit those goals. She talks about the impact of loneliness on our health and the power of sharing our celebrations. Jenn then breaks down the spheres of support, describing the four different sections of the bullseye and what each of the rings can bring to your life. She then explains how to keep the rings balanced to ensure you are not leaving yourself last. Tune in today to learn what gaps you have in your support circle and how to fix them. 

The Salad With a Side of Fries podcast is hosted by Jenn Trepeck, discussing wellness and weight loss for real life, clearing up the myths, misinformation, bad science & marketing surrounding our nutrition knowledge and the food industry. Let’s dive into wellness and weight loss for real life, including drinking, eating out, and skipping the grocery store. 

IN THIS EPISODE:

●   [5:32] What is ME vs. WE effort and when to bring people into your journey?

●   [10:04] Jenn gives tips on how to bring a partner on board with WE effort. 

●   [13:53] What if you are doing this alone? The Impact of loneliness on our health.

●   [17:05] The power of sharing our celebrations!

●   [18:53] How do we find or make wellness friends?

●   [19:51] How do you manage expectations around what support means to you?

●   [26:50] Jenn explains the framework of ongoing support/spheres of support.

●   [36:37] If everything you do is ME effort, consider how you can make it WE effort.

KEY TAKEAWAYS:

●   The critical piece is telling other people how to be supportive, what support looks like, what you need from them. 

The sphere of support:

●   Center = you

●   Paid Friends = Coach, Therapist, Mentor, Personal Trainer

●   Growth Friends = Friends you can talk to about your journey, who may offer guidance. Those who encourage us to be better and do more.

●   Friends for Joy - dinner and movie friends, we love them, their friends and easy, but not necessarily sharing our hopes and dreams. 

●   All the People We Support - kids, parents, job, your business, your staff, your clients. Giving more than you receive from the people in that ring.

●   It’s a sign of strength to have paid friends. Look at the areas of your life that you want to change and that are important to you, and hire the team of support that you desire.

QUOTES: 

“It is you. No one can do this for you. I'll have clients who say to me, oh, you know, thank you so much. Or they give me credit for these things. And the truth is, I didn't do it, you did it. You're the one getting up and working out, or choosing what you're eating or choosing what you're not eating.” - Jenn Trepeck

“Accountability replenishes will power. Sharing the data with people. Public information has a different weight to it than private information. Yes, if we share with other people that we’re focused on this, it helps us stay accountable even to ourselves, but it helps us keep going.” - Jenn Trepeck

“What's going out and what's coming back in aren't necessarily from the same people. And if we’re relying on somebody to be giving to us and we’re not getting that, it can leave us feeling more alone and more frustrated and more isolated. So recognize that the “WE Effort” includes the community that you build of paid friends and growth friends, and there is nothing wrong with making sure you have a stable of paid friends.” - Jenn Trepeck

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