The thinking behind everything we do at OC, one pillar at a time.

Sleep, nutrition, exercise, environment and goal setting. The research and reasoning behind what happens in the club.

The difference between a goal and an identity, and why one actually sticks

Chaz

Published on: 07/10/2026

"I want to lose weight" and "I'm someone who trains three times a week" sound similar. Behavioural research treats them as almost entirely different things.

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Why goals fail, and the one shift that fixes it

Chaz

Published on: 08/07/2026

Motivation isn't the problem. Here's what decades of behavioural research say about why goals fail, and the simple planning shift that fixes it.

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