Chip Eichelberger – The Subtlety of Failure
This week’s show is a slug fest. Sit down, buckle up, and hang on! I chat with best-selling author and motivational speaker, Chip Eichelberger. Chip was recently named one of the top 5 motivational speakers in the country having earned his chops as a point man and number one salesperson for Tony Robbins. His book, The Smart […]
Nice Guys On Business
TEDX, BEER LEAGUE ICE HOCKEY, MEDITATION AND QUITTING DRINKING. We cover all of this and more on the Nice Guys on Business Podcast
The Big Lie Fat People Tell Ourselves
Losing weight isn’t like quitting smoking or drinking or heroin or anything else, we say. People can quit smoking cold turkey. You can stop drinking and never have to touch another glass of alcohol. Once you’re off the needle, you’re off the needle. You don’t have to smoke, drink or sniff glue, but I’m addicted […]
Quit Trying To Get Into Shape And Just Be The Shape You’re In, Better
Marathoners and other endurance athletes talk about “hitting the wall,” when their body has done all it can do, burned up all its energy and just gives up. For a fine tuned athlete that could happen 15-20 miles into a 26 mile race. For most people I hang out with “The Wall” happens somewhere between […]
DIET is a 4 Letter Word
Two years ago, I was a couple of Krispy Kreme donuts shy of 300 pounds. As of today, I’ve lost weight for 8 consecutive quarters. Two years. That’s a winning streak I’m pretty proud of. Yay me. Now I wish I could say that’s the heaviest I’ve ever been, but it’s not. This ain’t my […]
How to Cut Down On Late Night Snacking
Your grandmother probably told you not to eat late at night because you didn’t burn off as many calories and it made you fat. Today, nutritionists disagree on whether late night eating in and of itself can cause weight gain, but recent studies at Northwestern University show that mice that ate when they should have […]
How To Save Money, Save Time, Save The Planet, Eat Healthier and Lose Weight . . . . . In 3 Words or Less
I was driving home the other night from an after work function, around 8 o’clock or so and I was starving. Not starving in the third world country sense of the word, but starving in a middle aged, chubby suburban kind of way. I hadn’t eaten since lunchtime and I was seriously ready for a […]
Your Brain Is a Zombie for Sugar
Americans love sugar more than a fat kid loves cake.. actually pretty much exactly the same as a fat kid loves cake. Which is to say… a whole, whole lot. We eat about 100 pounds of sugar each every year. When Hostess filed for bankruptcy last year, we went into a national state of crisis […]
3 Reasons You Didn’t Keep Last Year’s Resolutions and This Year’s Are Looking Iffy
You had the best of intentions, didn’t you? You were going to lose weight. You were going make more money. You were going to be nicer to animals and small children. In 2012 you were, finally, at long last, going to get back in shape, turn your life around and be a plain, all around […]