Mayo Clinic

-Developed first-ever Community Health Worker role in oncology pain management research study
-Led team of 5 interventionalists (RNs, PTs, health coaches) to optimize workflows for patient care + replicability
-Selected by team to attend Mayo Clinic Health and Wellness Coach Training to develop behavior change facilitation skills

Health and Wellness Coach/Lead Clinical Research Coordinator

-Lead coordinator on electronic health record-based program facilitating patients'
discharge to their homes instead of to skilled nursing facilities
-Leveraged bedside manner and communication skills to enroll hospitalized patients in electronic questionnaire to determine patients’ activity needs-Communicated with hospital staff to ensure that patients were in appropriate state of mind to participate in intervention
-Maintained patient reports to ensure completeness and traceability of results
-Triaged cancer patients’ symptoms and called them to schedule phone calls with symptom care manager nurses

Clinical Research Coordinator

-Led workflow development for AI-based questionnaire to facilitate expedited discharge of hospitalized patients in the face of COVID-19 staffing shortages
-Worked directly with 1000+ hospitalized patients to calibrate adaptive electronic questionnaire to predict discharge location with 94% accuracy

Associate Clinical Research Coordinator

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Lahey Hospital & Medical Center

• Assessed trauma teams’ care for patients using NOTECHS framework, placing a strong emphasis on interpersonal skills
and teamwork in high-stress environment to optimize patient outcomes
• Presented findings at team meetings with trauma surgeons and nurses to facilitate discussion and practice improvements

Clinical Research Intern

Peace Corps Zambia

Mentorship: 
•	Build school’s capacity to offer quality education by participating in daily activities such as teaching English to classes of 25-30 students in Grades 5, 6, 8, and 9
•	Coach 87 students in Grades 6-9 in 12-week sexual health program, including HIV/AIDS prevention, resulting in average increases of over 20% in participants’ content knowledge 
•	Mentor and train staff members to develop skills in areas such as developing alternatives to corporal punishment, time management, and English teaching via monthly all-staff meetings 

Project Management:
•	Negotiate with community development team to establish budget, processes, procedures, and communication plans to construct two staff houses, resulting in 20% increase in staff housing 
•	Allocate United States Government grant funds exceeding $2,500 and manage construction of houses by 25 community members from conception to completion of project 
•	Ensure adherence to project owner’s 4-month completion deadline by leading twice-weekly meetings with team leaders and members to communicate expectations and address challenges such as resource allocation and time constraints

Rural Education Development Agent

•	Enrolled hospitalized patients in 100-question electronic survey study to develop a 10-item questionnaire that assigns appropriate physical therapy treatment plan upon hospitalization
•	Recognized for high enrollment numbers (successfully completed average of seven 30-minute surveys per day)
•	Facilitated communication between project team members and project owner to provide owner with updates and complete study on time
•	Maintained patient reports to ensure traceability of results and diversity of study participants

St. Olaf College

•	Assisted students of all academic backgrounds on a walk-in basis with vocational discernment via discussions of major and career exploration, job and internship searches, and establishing professional connections 
•	Critiqued resumes to emphasize each student’s unique strengths for experiential learning and job searches
•	Chosen to collaborate with a fellow Peer Advisor and a full-time staff member to coordinate Quo Vadis Sophomore Retreat to explore questions concerning vocational exploration for 80+ college sophomores

Career Advisor

CAMP MANITO-WISH YMCA

•	Co-led and supervised groups of 5-10 campers ages 10-12 to foster personal growth and self discovery through activities such as sailing, swimming, and nature exploration in a residential summer camp setting 
•	Solo led five 15-year-old campers on a weeklong overnight canoe camping trip to cultivate campers’ appreciation for nature, self confidence, and effective leadership skills
•	Adapted to trying backcountry situations such as severe weather and physical exhaustion by adjusting schedules and meal plans while maximizing utility of available resources to maintain group safety and morale 
•	Developed leadership skills among 10 potential first-generation college students in ninth grade via  ten-day leadership "boot camp" culminating in a three-night, solo-led canoe camping trip

Leadership Facilitator

Research leader @ Mayo Clinic | Follow me for insights on habits, productivity, and self-actualization | On a mission to normalize health

70% of American adults are overweight or obese. 
40% of cancers are preventable. 
72% of adults report health impacts due to stress.

I've worked with 300+ cancer patients as a health and wellness coach at the Mayo Clinic. 
And I've noticed a few things during this time:

-No one wants to be unhealthy
-Medications and procedures can keep you alive
-But it's lifestyle change that will help you build resilient health

And there's an unfortunate misconception out there that health is difficult to build. 
That "exercise" = self-imposed suffering
That "healthy foods" = kale smoothies
That joint pain is normal. 

But if you've got a demanding professional life, you need to implement low-friction habits and routines to preserve your health. 90 minutes at the gym 5x/week is not an option. 

This is the stuff I help people with. 
Simple health that will last a lifetime. 
So you can back to  your mission. 

Over the course of 12 weeks, we’ll develop habits and routines that will help you lose the weight, dissolve the stress, and reclaim your health. 
Should we talk?
DM me. 

About me

I’m a Returned Peace Corps Volunteer (Zambia) and Mayo Clinic-certified health and wellness coach.

I’m the author of the twice-weekly email newsletter 66.1 (66point1.com), which merges science and common sense to help you live healthier, for longer.

Marcus Frick

Talked with a gentleman the other day. 96 years old. #1 Rotarian in his state 3 years running. Still works full-time selling insurance. He’s got heart disease, cancer, bad knees. Daughter says, “Dad, you’ve got to slow down or you’re going to die!” He says, “I've got to keep going or I’m going to die!” 

So far, he’s right. 
Doesn’t it make you wonder…

If retirement is overrated?
How many lives he's touched over the course of a 74 year career?
If longevity is correlated with how often you make other people smile?

Building healthy founders, people, and companies

Had a "New Year's Resolution" conversation today. 
Raised a few questions. 

If you're...

Overweight.
Stressed out.
Struggling to sleep.

And looking at the calendar, deciding what kind of resolution you want to make come the New Year.
Wondering if, before the New Year, the holidays are just going to make all these problems even worse...

Is there anything you could do today to set yourself up for success come January 1?
Does improving your life have to wait until the calendar reads "2026"?

Care to have a conversation? 
I'm crowdsourcing some wisdom gathering.
5 minute interview on 1-3 things you can do in the final 6 weeks of 2025 to make sure you hit the ground running in 2026. 
Send a DM and we'll find a time. 

Or maybe you'd prefer to share your thoughts in the comments?

Overdid it on Thanksgiving stuffing?

7 ways to lose 1 pound this week: 

1. Walk additional 7000 steps/day
2. Skip dessert every day for the next week
3. Don’t eat for 1 whole day (ask your doctor)
4. Don’t drink anything for 1 whole day (not recommended!)
5. Replace Coke with Olipop
6. Replace 2 beers after work with a walk
7. Turn every “touchpoint” into a walking meeting

Is there one in here that might work for you?
Or something that didn’t make the list that might be your ticket to 1 pound?

Doctor (or spouse?!) told you you’d do well to lose a pound this week?
Send a DM.

Rules, rules, rules!
Yuck.

Sleep 8 hours/night. 

But why, then, are there nights when you sleep for 5 hours and feel great?
Or others when you sleep for 9 hours and feel like you got hit by a train?

Drink 3 Liters of water/day. 

But what if you’re not thirsty?
Why would you drink water if you’re not thirsty?
If you’re eating a whole foods diet, do you need to drink the same amount of water as if you were eating a diet full of processed foods?

Eat 2,000 calories per day. 

What if you’re a super athlete?
What if you have a sedentary job?
Spent the day traveling?
What foods should make up these 2,000 calories anyway?

Who makes these rules?
Are they working?

Want to figure out what works for you?
DMs are open.

Talked to a CEO + founder client this afternoon. He called to say thanks. His people are losing weight, more productive, happier, less stressed. 

I reminded him that he’s the one who connected his people with their health guy. And he’s good at picking high-potential people. 

His sales guy was expecting to have a down quarter (“Q4 is always slow”). He’s on track to have his second-best month in the 5 years he’s been at the company. What happened?

“I’ve got more energy so I’ve been reaching out to prospects more.”
 
I asked the founder why he invested in this kind of support for his people. What sort of ROI was he hoping to see?

His answer, “Not really worried about ROI. Not everyone has access to this kind of thing and I figured it could help them.”

Can doing the right thing for your people really help your bottom line???

Client texted today to cancel this afternoon’s call. She’s sick, Thanksgiving is coming, the works. 

No sweat. Same day + time next week? 

Yep. 

I went to change the calendar invite immediately. 
Client had already sent a new invitation with updated day and time. 

What if we all operated like this client?
Wouldn’t the world be a better place?

A couple weeks back, a friend sent a piece about his friend who used AI as his health coach. Helped him with some technical stuff like suggesting he ask his doctor about a new medication because the current one was messing up his hormones. Smart.

Another friend told me he wouldn’t hire a health coach because all the information is available online. True. And fine, because he doesn’t need a health coach. 

So, what’s left? Is AI coming for everyone’s job? Are you going to ChatGPT your way to losing 50 pounds? Is knowing what you need to do enough?

Talking to a friend back in June. He’s in his early 70s, got a new hip a couple years ago. 

When it was time for a new hip, his doctor said hold on, not so fast, you’ve gotta lose some weight first. In August, his doctor said he’d schedule the surgery tentatively for February, on the condition that my friend had to be 20 lbs lighter by then. 

He’s a pretty focused guy, plus he was tired of not being able to do the stuff he wanted to, sick of the pain. Had lost the weight in the past, had a plan, was confident he could do it again. 

He got it done. Lost the 20 lbs in 10 weeks. Then, starting in mid-October, he called his doctor every day (focused, remember?).
“Any cancellations?” No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, yes. Got the new hip the day before Thanksgiving. Had a whole new life by February. 

But what if you’re not like my friend?
Don’t have a plan, haven’t lost the weight before?
But still need a new hip/knee/etc.?

Drinking coffee, reading 4,000 Weeks by Oliver Burkeman. There's some stuff in the epilogue about self-help. 

The question, "If telling someone what to do was enough, wouldn't we know it already?" came up. 

Reminded me of a friend who sent a DM a couple weeks ago. Said something like, "I know you charge for this stuff, but maybe you can share a few free tips with a friend? Please? I need to lose weight." 

4,000 weeks. This guy is in his early 30s. 30x52 = 1560 weeks gone, 40% of life is in the rearview. 

Doesn't it make you wonder?

Is another podcast episode, another free tip going to get you from where you are to where you want to be? 
How long has it been this way? 
How long are you going to tolerate it?

3 things I heard this week: 

-"I'm walking 12,000 steps/day."
-"My clothes aren't so tight anymore!"
-"My girlfriend told me she's proud of the progress I'm making."

You have the support you need to get where you want to go?
Going to lone wolf it? 
Got a plan?

Say you lose 10 pounds by 12/31/2025...who's the first person to notice?

Talked to a guy today:

He's lost weight before. That time around, he started 75 Hard and stopped eating at the same time. If it’s all about CICO, he was a model student.

But it sucked!
Energy was low, he was injured a few weeks in.
Made it 25% of the way to his weight loss goal.
3 months later he had gained it all back +20 lbs.

Doing it differently this time around.
More exercise, but not so extreme.
Eating plenty, and it's all real stuff.
Doesn’t count calories, macros, etc.
And? 

He’s down 10 pounds in the last 6 weeks. 
Shooting for 15 by Thanksgiving. 
Family telling him he’s got more energy. 

Can it really be simple, pain-free, maybe even fun?!?!

What's your biggest obstacle to losing weight?

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Follow for posts about habits, productivity & personal development.⚡️ 

I'm a scientist-turned-writer and coach who sets up executives, entrepreneurs and leaders in high-stress environments for long-term success. 

I was ranked #1 German LinkedIn Creator in Productivity & Personal Growth by Favikon. My forthcoming book Ultraproductive — co-authored with Eric Partaker — will be published in 2026 by Portfolio Penguin. 

Here are 3 ways I can help you:

1) BEYOND PRODUCTIVITY [NEWSLETTER] 📩 

Most people don't know how to build habits for sustainable peak performance. That’s why I write a monthly newsletter that teaches these habits. With 2 minutes of reading time, you’ll get one simple tip to go "Beyond Productivity" — and learn both why it works and how to implement it.
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I used to think productivity meant doing more.

Then I realized: it's about doing less, but better.

That's when the 80/20 rule changed everything for me.

Here are 10 ways to apply it:

1) Tasks ✅
↳ Pick the one task that will make your day a success.
↳ Do it first before anything else (including email).

2) Strengths 💪
↳ Use the skills that give you the biggest return.
↳ Delegate or outsource what drains you.

3) Activities ⏳
↳ Cut the 20% that waste most of your time.
↳ Do more of what brings real progress.

4) Decisions 🎯
↳ Make the choices that shape your long term path.
↳ Simplify or skip decisions with little impact.

5) Learning 📚
↳ Study the ideas that matter most to your goals.
↳ Review often so the lessons stick.

6) Habits 🔄
↳ Build routines that boost energy and clarity.
↳ Drop habits that limit your potential.

7) Relationships 🤝
↳ Spend time with people who lift you higher.
↳ Reduce time with those who drain you.

8) Wardrobe 👕
↳ Choose clothes you love and wear often.
↳ Remove pieces you never reach for.

9) Health 🧘
↳ Prioritize sleep, good food, and movement.
↳ These create most of your daily energy.

10) Possessions 📦
↳ Keep items you use often and value.
↳ Clear the rest to free space and mind.

- - - -

Want to see real progress in your life?

Shift from "do more" to "do less, better".

What's one 80/20 tweak you'd add to this list?

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I've coached hundreds of high performers.

7 patterns that separate the good from the great:

1) Disciplined
↳ Hard choices, easy life. Easy choices, hard life.
↳ Follow the plan even when it stretches you.

2) Growth minded
↳ Treat feedback as fuel rather than a final judgment.
↳ Action creates clarity far more than overthinking.

3) Opportunity seekers
↳ Stress is practice for the next level, not a punishment.
↳ Ask yourself: What lesson is this challenge giving me?

4) Laser-focused
↳ Carve out one deep work block of 60-90 mins a day.
↳ Protect your attention (your most valuable resource).

5) Emotionally intelligent
↳ Label emotions to reduce their power over you.
↳ Slow down, breathe, and choose your response.

6) Self-confident
↳ Speak to yourself the way a good friend would.
↳ Use journaling to reinforce progress and identity.

7) Eternal learners
↳ Each misstep holds a lesson that can level you up.
↳ Replace “I can’t” with “I am not there yet.”

- - - -

The people who rise to the top share three traits:

→ Clarity about what they want
→ Calm in the face of chaos
→ Habits that compound

Success does not appear out of nowhere.

It is built,
one day at a time,
one choice at a time.

What would you add to the list?

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In leadership, the words you choose are everything.

8 phrases that distinguish leaders from bosses:

1/ “I trust your judgment” 🤝
↳ Builds confidence and ownership.
↳ A boss says: “Do it my way.”

2/ “Let’s learn from this” 📘
↳ Turns mistakes into momentum.
↳ A boss says: “Don’t mess up again.”

3/ “How can I support you?” 🛠️
↳ Shows commitment to your team’s success.
↳ A boss says: “You’re on your own.”

4/ “Thank you for your efforts” 👏
↳ Makes people feel seen and valued.
↳ A boss says: “That’s what you’re paid for.”

5/ “I believe in you” 🔥
↳ Sparks confidence and motivation.
↳ A boss says: “You need to prove yourself.”

6/ “Let’s solve this together” 🤝
↳ Fosters teamwork and shared accountability.
↳ A boss says: “Figure it out yourself.”

7/ “What are your thoughts?” 💡
↳ Invites input and genuine collaboration.
↳ A boss says: “This is how we’ll do it.”

8/ “Great job on that” 🎉
↳ Boosts morale and reinforces progress.
↳ A boss says: “We need to do more.”

- - - -

What separates leaders from bosses?

Bosses push people down.
Leaders lift them up. 

Agree? Disagree?

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I used to fall for all of these every single day.

6 habits quietly holding you back:

(and how to break them):

1) 24/7 availability 📱
↳ Always being available guarantees burnout.
↳ End your day with Cal Newport’s shutdown ritual.

2) Hustle culture 🏃‍♂️
↳ Busyness does not equal results.
↳ Protect your sleep and take real breaks to recharge.

3) Multitasking 🚫
↳ Task switching cuts efficiency in half.
↳ Timebox everything, including focus and breaks.

4) Perfectionism 🎯
↳ Done is ten times better than perfect.
↳ Set three major goals each week and pursue them with focus.

5) Constant distractions 🔔
↳ Social media and notifications destroy deep work.
↳ Use our 30-3-11 rule to work with your natural rhythm.

6) Overcommitting 📊
↳ Saying yes to everything destroys your impact.
↳ Follow Derek Sivers’ "Hell Yeah or No" rule.

- - - -

Productivity is not about doing everything.

It's doing the right things and dropping the rest.

Which of the six do you need to break most?

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Sometimes you don't need more advice.

You need a better lens.

7 visuals that will shift your perspective:

1) Self-care isn't selfish
↳ You can't pour from an empty cup.
↳ Protecting your energy isn't optional. It's essential.

2) Silence the inner critic
↳ Fear weighs more than failure ever will.
↳ Courage builds with practice, not permission.

3) Progress isn't linear
↳ Nobody operates at peak capacity every day.
↳ Consistency is about returning, not perfection.

4) Integrity outlasts charm
↳ A smile may open a door, but character keeps it open.
↳ Reputation is slow to build and quick to lose.

5) Clarity comes from action
↳ The path reveals itself only when you start walking.
↳ Start messy. Refine as you go.

6) Authenticity beats performance
↳ The world doesn't need another mask.
↳ People remember real voices, not polished ones.

7) Resentment is a chain you forge yourself
↳ Blame ties you to yesterday.
↳ Forgive, learn, and walk forward lighter.

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That first one is my favorite.

Which one resonates most with you?

Visuals by visual_minimalist (give him a follow on IG).

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