Cross-eyed Bear Podcast

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Welcome to the Cross-eyed Bear Podcast with your hosts' Coach Eric T. Parent and Joe Grieman. Every Wednesday, Coach Eric and Joe dive into some “coaching conversations” around positivity, fitness, finance, and having a healthy mindset. You’re guaranteed to walk away each week with some easy ways to become a better YOU! Follow the Cross-eyed Bear Podcast for your weekly dose of Joy, Laughter, and a Healthy Mindset!

055 Hitting the Pause Button
#55
05/25/2022

Eric and Joe have decided to hit the pause button on this podcast to evaluate what we've learned over this past year. We captured the good, bad, and ugly and now we want to take a look and see where we can tweak things to make this podcast a little better and provide more value to your lives.  We thank you all for taking the ride with us so far and we look forward to coming back to you with a new and improved feel. Peace & Love!


054 Five Things to Sustain Endurance w/Debbie Larson
#54
05/18/2022

This week, along with Coach Debbie Larson, we frame our coaching conversation around the topic of endurance. While you may never want to run a marathon anytime soon, sometimes life’s journey can begin to feel like one. Maybe you’re someone who’s struggling to lose weight and that in itself is starting to feel like a never-ending loop. 

So here are FIVE THINGS that we feel will help you along the way:

Proper planning. Inspect what you expect at the beginning and make sure you plan accordingly. When do you expect to lose the next fi...


053 Big Rocks & Glass Balls
#53
05/11/2022

Outside of sounding like a bad rock band, this week’s title is a combination of metaphors about making our health a priority, we hope simply having the discussion will paint a different picture this time around. Most people are well intended and most people don’t intend on one day waking up and finding themselves overwhelmed with little to no wiggle room for error. 

As the responsibilities begin to pile on, as we continue to say “yes” to events, tasks, and projects for ourselves and our families, the tendency is to let some of the important variables...


052 Gratitude - 52 Weeks a Year
#52
05/04/2022

Podcast #52! THANK YOU for a great year of coaching conversations with the Cross-eyed Bear Podcast! Our intention from the start was to bring weekly inspiration, conversation, and hopefully, some tried and true strategies to not only enhance your life but those around you. 

The first step to any process is understanding. Without understanding, even the most well-intended person will lose some steam, and over time what was once a really good strategy begins to feel like a chore.

So, ask yourself, and maybe anyone sitting near you, why it would actually be beneficial to practice “gra...


051 When To Take Recovery
#51
04/27/2022

This week we center our discussion on the topic of recovery, its need, and when we should actually be looking to take it. In a culture where “hard work” is glorified, “beast mode” is amplified, and the notion that harder will get you there faster is something worth having a conversation around. 

While most people bristle at answering a question with another question, there is one that we MUST answer before we can get to work, what are we actually recovering from? 

It’s important to note because different pain points will require something different. The true pro...


050 How To Manage Your Fitness Portfolio
#50
04/20/2022

Training and investments have a lot of similarities, and this week we have a chat about the changing landscape of investing, and the parallels to our overall health and fitness. 

Depending on what you believe in, how you were raised, and the experiences we collect along the way, putting money away is either an expense (can’t take it with you) or an investment (security) for down the line. 

This is also true about managing your health, making mindful nutritional decisions, and training. We set aside time, we allocate resources, and we do it because we w...


049 So You’ve Lost the Weight… Now What? With Debbie Larson
#49
04/13/2022

For so many people the idea of health and wellness gets lost in the conversation of “weight loss,” and in a country where so many people are struggling to find balance with their weight, it’s almost as if the concept of losing weight becomes the “event.” 

So what happens after? After what? After you achieve your weight loss goal, what happens next? Most people struggle with transitioning from the idea of losing weight to finding their ideal livable range, one that accounts for life in its imperfection, not one that has you counting calories until you’re 83. 


048 Myths Your Trainer Needs You To Let Go
#48
04/06/2022


047 Three Roadblocks To Success
#47
03/30/2022

“A wolf who chases two rabbits goes hungry.”

It’s a pretty visual quote, isn’t it? The point, if you want to get “fed” you need to pick a “rabbit.” Oh, and yes, you’re the wolf. The rabbits represent our goals and objectives, and even with opportunities available, many of us can struggle because by the middle of the week we find ourselves off-path chasing something else. Habit hopping is the perfect way to stay active, but not necessarily a productive way to achieve objectives.  

This week we discuss three possible roadblocks to your success: 

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046 What Are You Passing Down
#46
03/23/2022

Proof that inspiration can come from anywhere. This week's topic and question was inspired after hearing of a tradition that included topping graham crackers with butter. Yes, you read that correctly, and when asked where they learned that from, they responded that they’re just always grown up with it. 

Traditions, experiences, our stories, our thoughts, and beliefs are often passed down from anyone in our proximity of influence. This is also one of the primary reasons we suggest daily management of those very things. 

What are you passing down to those you influence? Confidence, or...