Two living beings helped me run my way back into health last year. David Goggins and my dog, Bam Bam. At the time I got started last May, I was in the worst shape of my life. The dog would pull me like a sled as we shuffled along in those early days. The good… Continue reading Winter Running With David Goggins and My Dog
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I Married Into a Family With Psychotic (in a good way) Thanksgiving Traditions
When it comes to Thanksgiving, my wife’s family is pretty much psychotic. While I now have many years of experience and I know how it goes, it’s still kind of a beating. It starts on Wednesday, with the opening party at my in-laws. In the past this used to be a rather rowdy affair, but… Continue reading I Married Into a Family With Psychotic (in a good way) Thanksgiving Traditions
The Power of Full Engagement – The Most Important Element
Yesterday I wrote about how The Power of Full Engagement was one of the best things I read in business school. The biggest reason was because reading this book reminded me that pretty much everything begins and ends with our health. At the time, I was nowhere near the unhealthy monster that I found myself… Continue reading The Power of Full Engagement – The Most Important Element
Exercise IS Medicine
Earlier today, I was feeling a bit under the weather (thanks to my previously sick kids and wife, whom I love very, very much). It was a gorgeous day, the sky full of lazy clouds and radiant sunshine. The baby was home since his daycare was closed for the day. The wife started a new… Continue reading Exercise IS Medicine
Lose the Excuses and Find Inner Strength You Never Knew Existed
It sucks to suck. Yesterday I wrote about being unhealthy and then reaching a personal reckoning that sent me on a path back to good health. In the time since, the last year has been the most challenging and fulfilling time of my life. I got healthy again and lost 55 pounds. Then my mother… Continue reading Lose the Excuses and Find Inner Strength You Never Knew Existed
Adventures Being the Only American in a Portuguese Study Abroad Program
From day one, I was a bit of an anomaly. Being the only American in a program of hundreds of other international students will do that for you. Where we left off, wildfires surrounded the city, and I was beginning to make new friends. The international office set up nightly “coffee time” which took place… Continue reading Adventures Being the Only American in a Portuguese Study Abroad Program
Running in the Sand
I spent a weekend away with my wife (left the kids with grandparents – thank y’all so much) in Fort Lauderdale. It was a wild weekend to say the least. We have two young children. We had great meals and talked about our kids the entire time. Then we took naps. I suppose we also… Continue reading Running in the Sand
It Sucks to Suck. So I Got Better.
Last year I found myself at an unhealthy crossroads. I had turned 37. It had occurred to me that if I did not like this unhealthy condition I was in, it was on me to change it. Don’t like it? Get better. So being basic, I wrote down 37 goals. Some would be minor stretches.… Continue reading It Sucks to Suck. So I Got Better.
How I Lost 60 Lbs Feeding the Good Wolf
One day last May, I sharply scolded my son. His crime? Knocking over some blocks. He was two. Luckily, it was also just the “oh shit” moment I needed. Have you ever realized you are on your way to becoming the worst version of yourself? My second child was the on the way. I’d grown… Continue reading How I Lost 60 Lbs Feeding the Good Wolf
Don’t Fight the Intro
For years I found every reason to not get started. I fought the intro. Don’t wait to get started on things. Start today. Don’t fight the intro. 350 days ago, I was blessed to finally be disgusted with myself enough to change, precisely as the world was coming apart at the seams. I was overweight,… Continue reading Don’t Fight the Intro
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