Category: Personal

  • The Morning Routine

    A day begun [hastily], on the plane of self-indulgence, will continue on that plane. Weakness in little things is a moral gangrene, which slowly destroys the will. – William Muldoon The morning is the best time for everything. If you really want to get your exercise in, and a healthy start to the day, begin…

  • Parenthood: How a new father has stayed healthy and strong

    I’m a no excuses kind of person. I’m quick to blame myself and if I catch myself trying to blame something else, I am usually quick to realize I’m full of shit. If you really want to stay healthy and strong, even if you’re a parent working a full time job, there are ways to…

  • Thirty-Five

    This year I turned 35. The 30s is a decade of life where a lot happens. For me it’s been marriage, mortgage, and baby. I think it’s important to consciously reflect on who you are, what you are doing, where you are spending your time, who you are spending your time with, and more, at…

  • John Tilden Took a Tough View on Health and Wellness, One that is Needed Today

    He focused heavily on diet, but his writings on diet bled into morality and constituted an overall way of being. He didn’t mince his words and created many enemies, but his writings and logic are sound.

  • Thoughts while on a cleanse

    I’m on a cleanse right now. While I restrict my diet, I am observing closely the diets of others. We have very low standards when it comes to what we put into our mouth and take into our bodies. (The same low standards apply to what we take into our mind, but that subject is…

  • People who say they don’t have time are liars

    Let’s get right into this, shall we? Here are some lack-of-time lies you’ll hear: “I don’t have enough time to plant a garden.” “I don’t have enough time to exercise.” ++ Most popular “I don’t have enough time to cook home made meals.” “I don’t have enough time to learn Spanish.” The list goes on,…

  • What I’ve Learned from Steve Maxwell

    If you don’t know who Steve Maxwell is, I implore you to look at his site and find out. He’s an amazing man. I met Steve in 2003 at Dragon Door’s Russian Kettlebell Certification. I travelled out to Philadelphia in 2006 and took a one hour training session from him. Later, in 2010, I started…

  • Shut Your Mouth and Stop Talking About How Old You’re Getting

    Hardly a day goes by without hearing the phrase, “I’m getting old” being said by a young person. This is pathetic. And wrong. And frankly, there is no age where “I’m getting old” is an acceptable assertion. You’re not getting old, you’re slowing down/getting inactive—and Old Man Gravity is sucking you into his orbit. You’re…

  • Are you addicted to stimulation?

    Want some hidden knowledge that nobody else knows? Of course you do. That’s why titles with “secret” in them lure our attention like they do. I mean, if you have secret knowledge, then you have an advantage—and an advantage means more of all the things you want! Neo-Tech Advantages Years ago, I was at a…

  • The Goal

    Recently I finished reading this business best seller, The Goal. Read really isn’t the right word—I devoured this work by Eliyahu M. Goldratt and Jeff Cox. I really enjoy reading narrative form business books. What I particularly enjoyed are the main character’s conversations with a man named Jonah. Jonah is a clear thinker, and quickly…