Today I’m going to trip the wire in your head that you likely did not even know was there, unless you are in PR, marketing, or some other field where you seek to influence the target of your communications in a professional manner. I am writing this post to call your attention and mindfulness […]
Read More A Trip Wire in Your Head – Semiotics…The title of this post is a quote from my father. He has a standard catalog of quotes that he’s issued as refrains many times on my way up through. This is one that he tends to invoke when we are discussing a big meeting or a big transition that is upcoming. I am […]
Read More Tales From The Dinner Table – Be Humble, Be HungryOne of the daily habits I have cultivated in the past few years is that of practicing <em>active</em> gratitude. I emphasize the word active as this is the key to actually getting the benefits that this daily practice promises. Let me start by explaining the mechanics of this daily habit. Each morning as part of […]
Read More Gratitudinal CapacityOver the course of the past week, a few amazing coincidences have erupted in my life. I knew that when I started to cultivate this daily writing practice, that all sorts of things would erupt into my life. I knew that more clarity would arrive for me in my life. I knew that […]
Read More Eruption of Unexpected… If you exercise, do you take any supplements? Have you heard of precursor type supplements? Synthetics? This stuff almost ruined me a few years back, and it has taken many months to return and surpass the point I was at when I started dabbling in this junk. Unless there is a clinical study […]
Read More Grey Market Supplements – My JourneyNever be sore after a workout. This is the way I roll nowadays. My number one rule when I lift and exercise is to avoid injury. This supports my overarching guiding principle that has me lifting every day. I’ll outwork and outgain you with my consistency. This applies to the gym, and increasingly […]
Read More Never be sore after a workout…If you have any kids in your life, read this. I recently uncovered an amazing study from the mid 1990’s from the CDC and Kaiser Permanente that discovered an exposure that dramatically increases the risk of 7 of the 10 top causes of death. In high doses – it affects the way that our […]
Read More A risk that raises 7 of the top 10 causes of death that you likely are carrying as an American adult…I bet you have never heard of this…To quote a buddy of mine – ‘You lika da sauce?’ Tomatoes are a secret weapon for time management purposes. Before I get into this, let me go back in time… In elementary school, I was a master procrastinator. I drove my mother NUTS more than one time with a request to […]
Read More A Secret Weapon – Tomato Techniques…Today’s post has been a long time coming. The question is simple – What is the greatest gift that you can give? Originally, I was considering this as the greatest gift I could give to my sons, as they are a huge part of my life and of my legacy. More recently, […]
Read More The greatest gift you can give?We all seemingly have the same amount of time in the day, and the same amount of days in a week. 168 hours in a week. How are you spending your time? How are you investing your time? Are you investing your time at all? Let’s take a typical scenario and […]
Read More 168 HoursI have recently changed my coffee habits quite a bit, and my first cup in the morning has undergone a radical change in the last few months. To set the stage a bit, anyone that knows me – truly knows how much I enjoy coffee, and that I’m a bit of a coffee geek. Nearly […]
Read More Morning cocktail – My CoffeeAttitude. How do you manage yours? Do you even manage yours or are you generally whipped around by the attitude that you woke up with depending upon the side of the bed? I recently received an email from a management consultant coach, Kevin Eikenberry, and in there he hit upon attitude. This came […]
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