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So far Joline Atkins has created 968 blog entries.

Don’t be a jerk – a “no, thank you” will suffice

I was the jerk referred to in the title. And when I realized what I had done, I made an intentional decision to make amends. Quickly. Sometimes I forget. I forget that for 10 years (next month, 11) I have used social media to build my personal business. And Since 2018, I've supported small businesses through the adventure over at Underground Events. So, what the heck happened? I got snarky. I have learned a LOT about social media since my earliest days of making black & white statements or passive-aggressive remarks to competitors. In the beginning, I cared a ton [...]

By |2021-02-26T12:37:40-05:00February 26, 2021|
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Talk about what you love, not what you don’t

Remember the game "Telephone"? The game where someone would whisper a phrase in their neighbor's ear which would then be passed quietly around the "neighborhood", hopefully emerging at the end of the circle unscathed? Inevitably, the phrase went awry at some point. Or, a participant who was just trying to be funny altered it for dramatic effect. Either way, the message got screwed, right? This is what happens when we talk about what we dislike, rather than focusing on what we love. I know firsthand. Years ago, not realizing the majority of my professional livelihood would depend on free social [...]

By |2021-02-19T12:39:54-05:00February 19, 2021|
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Forget the Fad Diet

Allow me to begin by stepping on my soap-box. (Wow. Nothing like a super inviting way to begin a post about nutrition!) Not being an R.D.N., I'm always super duper, perhaps, even hyper-careful, to speak within my scope of practice, because, frankly, so many in the fitness/nutrition industry do NOT. Come on, you know of what I speak. Browse Facebook or Instagram tags like "lose weight fast" or "weight-loss" and you'll be sold the Brooklyn Bridge.  I'm not here to do that. (Stepping down from my soap-box.) What am I here to offer? 2B Mindset, the nutrition course I exclusively [...]

By |2021-02-18T12:49:49-05:00February 18, 2021|
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New site. Who this?

I literally don't know where to begin. But excuse me if I simply start by . . . starting. Instead of trying to figure it all out before beginning. My blog took a major back-seat to everything else in life in 2019 when I abandoned a personal project affectionately known as "50-Before-50". Not only did I NOT finish 50 activities before my 50th birthday on July 23 of that year, but I haven't written a blog post since that time. Social media posts? Oh, heck yeah. I've become quite the content writer. A new follow-up book to "Confessions of a [...]

By |2021-02-14T13:28:21-05:00February 14, 2021|
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50 Before 50: #8 Flight 93 Memorial

A beautiful day, not unlike September 11, 2001. Blue skies. A beautiful friend who chose to accompany me to the Flight 93 Memorial on that Sunday afternoon.  One of my favorite days of the year.  Flight 93 is a beautiful testament to the lives of the passengers and crew of Flight 93. While the entire museum serves to honor all the lives lost on that unforgettable day, to stand on the specific site of Flight 93’s fateful demise was sobering. The park rangers shared stories, without adding shock and awe, rightfully committed to reminding us of the ordinary-ness of passengers [...]

By |2019-04-27T14:41:02-04:00April 27, 2019|
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