kwintkemp (2026)

15/02/2026

What are you, what am I, reaching for?

Been contemplating this question for a while now.

Starting with our adventure abroad in 2025 to now especially, this question pervades my consciousness.

Life has this interesting tension between embracing what is, in the now, and reaching for what can be, in the future.

Somewhere in that space joy and appreciation grow, as well as the excitement of discovery.

Becoming committed to the vision of not only continuing to become a better person and better coach, the important shift to TRAINING cohorts of amazing up and coming coaches crystalized.

Why? Because I know coaching as a profession is immensely impactful. I see it in the faces of my clients. I feel it in my own life, having been coached by many stellar coaches myself.

Here's the thing, raw talent can get you moving. Proper training will add power and effectiveness to your momentum.

As a fellow helper or coach, what is ONE SKILL you would like to level up?

Drop it in the comments.🙏👇

-Coach Kwinten

15/02/2026

Just rolling along under a bright blue sky with the amazing Gina McDaniel Kemp

13/02/2026

But the scenery is mo betta!

In Japanese there is a term 恥ずかしい (hazukashii) which gives the vibe of shy, embarrassed, hesitation around certain situations.

Honestly? That been me with photos (写真, shashin) in Japanese.

I come from a long line of camera shy people. My parents have always dodged cameras. My siblings too. Even our kids and some nieces and nephews seem to have inherited our camera shyness.

BAH! I say. Why limit ourselves? Break out of those self imposed limitations.

Many friends in the coaching world have encouraged me to get in front of the camera. So I'm starting to try it out. The hilarious irony is that I always remember when I'm on a ride so it looks like I'm hiding behind sunglasses and a helmet. 😂 Oh well it's a start.

So then I'm talking with the Lead Cleaning Crew Doctor Sabine O'Laughlin the other day and she finally got through to me. So I took the plunge and started showing my face. After all it is FACE book not SCENERY book. Ha.

What's the point of this?!

STOP limiting yourself. Embrace your whole being. Be real and raw and open. Show up authentically and people will just connect to you because you're you. And people are amazing.

What is one limiting behavior you have that you want to break out of? Take the plunge, share it in the comments. Be brave.

-Coach Kwinten, your hazukashii coach.

13/02/2026

Just biking along...then, bam!

Ashley Paulson, the pro Ultra Marathoner and Ifit Trainer come running by.

She was gracious enough to chat for a couple of minutes. Super positive energy.

You see, it's all about vision.

Hear me out. Years ago Gina and I started talking about making it to Japan. Deep in me it had been a life long desire. But I had largely talked myself out of it. "Too expensive." "Too far." "Not enough time". "Hard language."

However Gina and I talked, she is so flipping amazing, she said "let's make it happen!"

Vision. We have a Nordic track cycling trainer with Ifit on it. I started doing any and all rides that were in Japan. I had to start seeing us there. That's where we saw Ashley Paulson. Her positive energy and pink hair carried us through miles on our trainer, thinking about Japan (she did a cycling series in Japan on Ifit).

Vision. We talked, we imagined, we hoped, we planned. We studied. Over some years the vision became more realistic.

There were many setbacks. Challenges. Obstacles. One doesn't just randomly pick up and go to Japan for three months.

Vision. Grit. Adaptation.

Then we did it. The window of opportunity opened, the preparations were in place, and the efforts manifested in Gina and I being able to make it to Japan.

The first pic there is with Ashley on trail, totally bumped into her randomly during my morning ride. I told her she was part of our vision to stay fit and be able to ride bikes in Japan. We did it.

The second pic there is our last full day in Wakayama Japan at a beautiful Zen Garden. While in Japan our main mode of transportation was...bikes! Yes, trains and busses as well, but bikes were the daily driver.

Our vision became a reality. Our tutors, Ellie Epperson, Kitty Vogt, Björn Vogt, Amber Smith helped us understand the language and culture enough to make the dream a reality.

Kaeleb Kemp and Alanna Linford made it possible to leave the dojo and the house in their extremely capable hands.

The vision took work and a small army of help, for which we are deeply grateful for.

Vision!

What is your vision?

Drop a line here for what you are envisioning.

12/02/2026

Skill building requires grit.

I have some great friends that are excellent cyclists. They podium on big races. They accomplish amazing things on two wheels. They inspire younger riders. Adam Pulley and Scott Preston are a couple of these examples. They give a lot to develop other riders and they also put in the pedaling to become faster, stronger, and more skilled. They inspire me to keep rolling along.

One of the great characteristics these cyclists have is grit: the ability to push through adversity, difficulty, and obstacles.

As a professional Positive Psychology Coach myself I LOVE grit. It's a learnable, developable skill. It's a mindset. It's a heartset. It's a powerful tool to help you get deeper into your success, whatever you're aiming for.

I want coaches to not only BE gritty, I want them to know how to teach their clients how to be gritty too.

Interested in developing your grit?

If so, drop GRIT in the comments. Or DM me.

-Coach Kwinten

11/02/2026

The games we play...

"That doesn't apply to me..."

"I can figure this out on my own."

"I don't need help".

Those are just a few.

I have been there, done that. The wrestling within, with our own ego, can be fierce.

Then I realized another truth if humanity taught to me by some very neat and dear mentors, friends, and colleagues:

"We are only as strong as our connections to others are."

Oh boy when I started to realize that it caused a lot of introspection that led to change. Ginger Sorensen - Business Strategist in particular helped open my eyes to the importance of building connections with others. Then recently Max Weltman sent that message deep into my being through some key conversations.

So, let's connect!

Tell me one thing about yourself that makes you uniquely you! I will start the ball rolling in the comments.

-Coach Kwinten

lifecoaching

10/02/2026

It was 2007.

We had been working in private practice for 2 years already, but we were ready to make the leap.

We wanted more freedom. We wanted more impact. We had a vision we wanted to share. To do our part to help the world in the areas of coaching, counseling, training, and well-being.

We faced intense fear, that fear you face when you stop working for someone else and start building your vision.

We persevered.

TGY (The Greater You, Inc) was born.

Over the years we continued and still continue our own learning. Certifications in fitness, nutrition, eating disorders, addictions, family work, burnout prevention, and so on.

Even now I just wrapped up work to certify in Internal Family Systems theory. Gina is completing a Corrective Exercise Certification.

However we found the backbone of our work to be Positive Psychology. We obtained a certificate in this fascinating field, have taken any class we can find on it, and read many books.

From positive psychology we built our platform for guiding both our own clients and the Life Coaches we train.

And it just keeps getting better!

What leap are you feeling you REALLY want to make?

Take courage. Take the leap into growth.

-Coach Kwinten

08/02/2026

Climbing mountains and looking ahead.

This pic of my son exploring yesterday encapsulates so much of what life is all about.

Family, adventure, friendship, conquering mountains and boulders, great views, curiosity, learning, and growth.

He inspires all of this and more in me and our family.

At the core of what I do is that same curiosity. Back in my late teens I became very curious about people.

It all came into focus when serving a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: I had the honor to talk with people about their deeply held beliefs and curiosities. Those heartfelt conversations ignited the desire to connect with and support people in this crazy journey called life.

Now, all these years later, I am realizing that the bonds we make and cultivate with our fellow sojourners, our fellow human beings, is what it's all about.

Get curious about people and stay curious. We are stronger together than we ever are when divided. Strive to see the humanity in others and show genuine care and love to people, they are amazing.

What connections have you recently made that have enriched your life?

-Coach Kwinten

coachingskills

07/02/2026

Limits are illusionary.

"I'm too old, too tired, not smart enough, not strong enough, not educated enough, not capable enough, not rich enough...."

The list of self imposed limitations is exhaustive.

Recently, I have been healing up from a muscle strain in my lower back. Gina is a talented and well studied personal trainer. She studies her field constantly. She shared that recent research has been moving people towards movement much sooner after injury (depending on the injury) than before.

So I iced the injury for the first day and did gentle mobility.

Day two I did mobility and a chill ride and walk.

Day three another ride and a chill hike.

I noticed that my brain was trying to tell me to stop, but my body was telling me otherwise, and the more I moved, mindfully, the better my back felt. I am healing faster from this injury than previous similar injuries that I rested longer. Interesting.

Don't get me wrong, I know we all have moments or challenges that are severe and limiting. However, most limitations are self created and are therefore an illusion.

Pushing past limitations is exactly the point of life coaching, particularly Positive Psychology Coaching.

We help people, including ourselves (as I just did) get out of their own way and move towards solution.

What limitations are you seeking solutions for?

Drop it in the comments. Let's work together to break through those.

-Coach Kwinten

06/02/2026

Well...I joined the Cleaning Crew! (Hence the shovel, gotta start digging in y'all)

What in the world is that all about?

Being a member of many helping communities and coaching communities online has been eye opening.

Firstly, there are many extremely talented coaches, mentors, healers, helpers, counselors, and so forth out there. I had the honor to connect with two of them this very day! Max Weltman and Sabine O'Laughlin, thank you both!

Secondly, there is also a lot of crap that clogs up the online coaching and helping communities. Mostly bots or desperate marketers manipulating or pushing for the sale, not genuinely giving a care for the people they are pestering.

My goal is to be an authentic source of assistance, education, certification, and information for all helpers, especially coaches. So I'm committed to digging through the BS to find the nuggets of gold...or diamonds in the rough that just need the TOOLS to become GENUINELY skilled coaches.

Are you ready to join the Cleaning Crew!? We have work to do and people to assist.

All caps welcome, drop SHOVEL in the comments if your game to level up and clean this place up.

-Coach Kwinten

(Sabine, thank you for this challenge!)

06/02/2026

What's your plan?

Been working on a tough bouldering problem recently.

I need a plan. Sure, sometimes you can wing it. You can just do it. However as things get harder having a plan in place is essential.

I learned early on as a coach that having a plan in place with clients and a strategy around my approach helped clients get to goal with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction.

Helpers, coaches, friends, what strategies do you use to get your people across the finish line?

This photo is part of my planning to attack a hard problem with an awkward crux (main) move in it. My plan helped me get the crux move this very day.

-Coach Kwinten

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