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 […]
Someone asked me once why I liked hockey so much. This was way back, before I had the slightest idea what Zen was or had any idea at all about meditation or being one with the universe. What I told him was this: When I’m playing hockey, there’s no room for anything else in my […]
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with” I first heard that quote from motivational speaker Jim Rohn and took it as a warning to choose my friends wisely. There’s probably nothing that has more impact on our health, happiness and prosperity than the people we choose to surround […]
I get a lot of strange looks when I tell people that meditating is my favorite part of the day. In some folks’ mind, meditation is about one step removed from witchcraft, devil worship and communism all wrapped up in incense, magic carpets and flowing silk robes. Be one with this, fat boy! But the […]
Tom Petty was wrong. The waiting is not the hardest part. The hardest part is starting. Almost always. Whether it’s getting up out of bed to go for a run, writing a blog post or picking up the phone to cold call on new sales prospect, overcoming inertia and actually taking that first action is […]
I used to go out for a typical American lunch most days – Cheeseburger, Fries and a Coke. These days, I mostly spend lunch hour at home, on my deck doing Naked Yoga. Two things you need to know about Naked Yoga: I’m not actually naked and it’s not actually yoga. But Scantily Clad Stretching […]
Up and at ’em, Sunshine! Daylight’s burning. Just typing those words makes my skin crawl a little. I am not what you call a “morning person.” Never have been. I hate those people. Up before the crack of dawn, exercising, getting organized, being productive and, worst of all, being chipper before I’ve had my 7th […]
America is the most medicated civilization in the history of, well, civilization. Nearly 70% of Americans take at least one prescription drug regularly. 50% take two. A mind blowing 1 out of every 5 Americans is on 5 or more prescriptions. We take them for wide variety of reasons: High blood pressure (22%), High Cholesterol […]
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 […]
You’ve probably heard about the mud run/obstacle course craze. There’s the Warrior Dash and the Hero Run, the Muddy Buddy and Mud Runs of all sorts, from full on boot camp style to just plain silliness. Then there’s the FoamFest5k which was held today in Nashville. All the pictures on their web page were of […]
