How many of you have heard the phrase – “Do as I say, not as I do” Did your parents say this to you? Did you have a coach or teacher in high school that actually said this? Or better yet – did they effectively say this by their actions? Dissonance. […]
Read More Dissonance sucks. Here’s the code to break through…This post builds upon a summary of sleeping issues, and a sound / noise issues post that I authored awhile ago. This post is focused on how travel has impacted my sleep quality historically, and offers up 17 hacks aimed at improving travel impact on sleeping patterns. My sleep is less than world class historically, and […]
Read More Sleeping Issues – Travel ImpactsContinuing the sleeping issues thread from a few posts back – I’ve had some really horrible sleep quality over the years. At one point in my life, I lived close enough to a major highway to hear the traffic rolling by – constantly. More recently, I’ve had the mixed fortune of living nearby some neighbors […]
Read More Sleeping Issues – Sound Cocoon vs NoiseI’ve been investing a fair amount of time over the last few years driving towards increased clarity, greater energy, and driving intentionally forward with action …. As we go into this weekend, I’d like to share this truth with you. Many times – purpose is the fundamental ingredient that catalyzes the future. […]
Read More Fuel…I’ve been increasingly asked – How do I know that I’ve found my vision? Mission in life? My calling? My purpose? Invariably, this is a question posed by those that are convinced all of these are the same and the search for meaning and happiness is typically commingled into these concepts that are […]
Read More Why Fuel. Get some and get lit…For many men – this is the Dimension of Life – Professional – Career & Work – that has the most intense planning due to the management experienced at work via to produce. There are two key aspects to this DOL You are working for someone else, and you are getting paid for the work […]
Read More DOL Defined – Professional – Career & WorkKIT Definition Purpose This month’s KIT outlines my approach to water safety along with some forward looking statements as I continue to experiment with my water. I’ve been concerned about water safety since my childhood when my favorite dog was exposed to some toxic waste that was literally seeping into a nearby stream. She ended […]
Read More March, 2018 KIT – Drinking Water SafetyOne of my favorite Dave Matthews Band songs – as a title for this post, it seems appropriate…. In the last couple of weeks, the safety of water has come up again in my social feeds and in my social circles. Water safety and water purity goes back a couple of decades for me, and […]
Read More Don’t Drink The Water … There’s Blood In the Water…“I should have called you yesterday. Sorry.” “I should really get out of bed now…” “I should get to bed now…” “I should start working out.” “I should…should…should” I am not a linguist alright? I do know this though – the word should is a bullshit word. Those that use it are not dealing […]
Read More Are you using a Should Sword?Sleeping patterns, sleeping disorders, generally bad sleep – this is a topic I’ve been researching for some time as my sleep quality has deteriorated in the past 5 years especially – until the past six months. The second half of 2017 until the early part of 2018 – has been a time of huge breakthroughs […]
Read More Sleeping Issues – My Personal Nightmare That Wrecked My Sleeping For Years.<em> </em> Back in 2003 and 2004 – I was blessed to be working with a number of teammates including a couple of mentors that I still maintain contact with to this day. The entry into Starwood was set a couple years in advance as my first manager at Starwood recruited me into the shop based […]
Read More Surgient Innovation at Starwood HotelsI have historically been a very poor sleeper, and I have been accused more than once of burning the candle on both ends with a blow torch… In the past, those accusations were likely true, somedays burning with a match others with a flamethrower. Many times, the burning of the candle was a byproduct of […]
Read More My Sleeping Problems, Resulting Issues, and The Beginning of Digging Out…