750. How to Make Meaningful Reading Time Happen

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Are you struggling to read physical books without instantly falling asleep? In this Friday mini-episode, Lesley Logan shares her real-life challenge of trying to find meaningful time to absorb, underline, and learn from nonfiction books despite a busy schedule. She also celebrates a massive milestone for the upLift Pilates teacher training program, officially announcing the upcoming January 2027 cohorts and expressing deep gratitude for the educators trusting the process. Wrapping up with inspiring community shoutouts and a powerful weekly mantra about the freedom of self-forgiveness, this quick dose of authenticity is exactly what you need today.


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In this episode you will learn about:

  • Why reading before bed usually puts you right to sleep.
  • The struggle of trying to underline and absorb nonfiction audiobooks.
  • Celebrating the new 2027 upLift Pilates instructor training cohorts.
  • Community shoutouts for completing the first 100 upLift training hours.
  • The mantra that creates total freedom in your everyday life.


Episode References/Links:

  • upLift Teacher Training - https://xxll.co/uws
  • @clasicapilates on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/clasicapilates/
  • @jenvfitness on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jennvfitness/
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Episode Transcript:

Lesley Logan 0:00  

It's Fuck Yeah Friday.


Lesley Logan 0:01  

Fuck yeah!


Lesley Logan 0:02  

Get ready for some wins. Welcome to the Be It Till You See It podcast where we talk about taking messy action, knowing that perfect is boring. I'm Lesley Logan, Pilates instructor and fitness business coach. I've trained thousands of people around the world and the number one thing I see stopping people from achieving anything is self-doubt. My friends, action brings clarity and it's the antidote to fear. Each week, my guest will bring bold, executable, intrinsic and targeted steps that you can use to put yourself first and Be It Till You See It. It's a practice, not a perfect. Let's get started.


Lesley Logan 0:48  

Happy Fuck Yeah, Friday! Welcome to the mini episode we have here on the Be It Till You See It podcast, where we actually just get to be humans together. We just get to share what wins are happening, I'll vent a little bit, and you can go, "Oh yeah, that's a problem I have too." And then we go, "Oh, but we have to celebrate." And they're fun, and it's a good time, and it's a good time for us to be together. And I don't know, break up whatever true crime slash political podcasts are filling you up. I mean, my goodness, there's an election in a couple weeks in the States, and we are probably all over whatever podcast we're listening to on the news. So hopefully, this is brightening your day and your life.


Lesley Logan 1:20  

So my little hype moment, I would like to just mention about there's way too many books I want to read and not enough time. And I have tried to read before I go to bed, and I'm just going to tell you right now, I get one page and I fall the fuck asleep. I'm grateful because it just puts me to sleep. And so on the nights I've booked it up and can't get back to sleep, I just read a book that I want to read. But the actual reality is, I want to read the book, and I love listening to my audio books. They're really, really great. But also, I want to read a book, especially the nonfiction ones that I'm trying to learn stuff from. I want to underline. I want to do this stuff. So I'm trying to figure out a way to actually make some meaningful reading time happen. I'll let you know how that goes.


Lesley Logan 1:52  

Anyways, my win for the week is that if you have been on our waitlist or you've been following along on socials, we have the first upLift cities, my teacher training program for people want to become a Pilates instructor, we have that kicking off in 2027, right? We'll announce the cities, and so if you want to see the cities that are going to have cohorts in, please check out our website where we have the upLift directory because I'm so, so excited. Right now, I'll just have names, and eventually we're going to have their start dates, right? So names and locations. Some of them will do some remote, but I'm just so proud. This has been a year-long program, just in the build-up, and it's going to take a couple more years to juice everything out. But I'm just so, so excited and grateful for what it is that we're doing and all that we've created. And I'm immensely grateful for the educators who raised their hand to be in the beginning parts of this, because the truth is, is that I can't do this without them, and I really appreciate their trusting the process and what I put together, and they're as excited as I am, and I'm really excited that we're gonna have cohort starting in January 2027. So if you want more information about upLift, you can go to xxll.co/uws. All right, that was my win. Now I need to do your win.


Lesley Logan 3:02  

This is from @clasicapilates. First 100 hours completed in upLift, and can now practice teach!" Oh, I love that! I drew that win right after this one. That was not. That was definitely magic. I just looked down, and that's the first one I read. So, @clasicapilates you've been doing so great by now. You're already more than a third through the program. So, I'm just proud of you for the effort that you've been putting together.


Lesley Logan 3:20  

Not easy to do what you do, especially when you have life and kids and all that stuff. And then, @jennvfitness "Morning pool workout with my aunt." How cool! How special that you get to do that. I love that you're working out with your aunt. I think that's so beautiful.


Lesley Logan 3:33  

All right. So here is your mantra: When I forgive myself, I free myself. When I forgive myself, I free myself. Be it, babe. When you forgive yourself, you free yourself. Thank you so much for being you. And until next time, Be It Till You See It.


Lesley Logan 3:48  

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Brad Crowell 4:30  

It's written, filmed, and recorded by your host, Lesley Logan, and me, Brad Crowell.


Lesley Logan 4:35  

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Brad Crowell 4:40  

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Lesley Logan 4:47  

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Brad Crowell 4:50  

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