111 – The Victor
A friend can really inspire you. My friend Tyler called me yesterday and truly inspired me. He was in the middle of a tough run really pushing himself ascending a steep grade and enduring some suffering in the cause of great benefit. It was cool and inspiring. This is something that 365 members do, we […]
Blog 110 – Sometimes Smaller Increments
Are there some goals on your list that you are avoiding? It’s on your list but it somehow remains unchecked, stubbornly undone? First, do a gut check, is this still important to you? Will the effort, the “pain” if you will, result in a significant benefit? Don’t fake yourself out here. You know the answer […]
109 – Elasticity of Human Performance
We have no shortage of knowledge available to us. Experts are at our fingertips on YouTube, we can look anything up instantly and compare multiple sources. Lack of knowledge is not the issue. Applying knowledge in our lives is the hard part. This is where the 365 Commitment comes in. The tenets of the 365 […]
Blog 108 – Fasting to Launch Into Keto Diet
April is beginning to run out, so it’s time for my monthly 72 hour fast. I have committed to incorporating this into my cadre of 365 habits because a recent study at USC found significant benefits to the immune system. Researchers found that regular 72 hour fasts can rebuild the immune system. Here is a […]
Blog 107 – Good Pain vs Bad Pain?
Good habits are so powerful because they do two things at once. First, they steadily move us toward our goals by simply promoting beneficial action consistently and often. Good habits are the autopilot of goal attainment. Second, they are prophylactic, good habits prevent disasters, avoid inefficiencies, and banish lost opportunity. Bad habits cause a […]
Blog 106 – How Best to Live?
The 365 Commitment asks us to think about what is most important in life and begin consciously acting on that. For me, this brings up the question of how should I live the rest of my life, what should I do with my time and effort? I was watching a talk show many years ago […]
Blog 105 – Trust Yourself, Plan and Engage
Thinking about what is most important is hard. It’s not something you want to be ruminating on throughout the day, that will just wear you out mentally. The best practice, when dealing with difficult things, is to set aside a specific amount of time each day to think it through, plan, and make decisions. Then […]
Blog 104 – That Same Old Jam
Underlying the 365 Commitment is the premise that you can get better, you can improve, you can succeed in setting and reaching goals. Like me, you might have tried many times to change, and failed; begun exercising and then dropped it, started eating healthy and then returned to that bag of nasty chips. Robert Plant […]
103 – Take it With You
Habits go with you. I’m in the desert at a conference and have not let the fact that I’m away from home interfere with keeping up with my commitments. All day I told myself that I’m going to get my pushups in before the day is through. As it got later and later I began […]
Blog 102- Tenacity
Tenacious. A good word to contemplate when it comes to making changes for the better that are easier said than done. So, my aspirations of Bob Ross and Mr. Rogers like demeanor held up for a bit, then crumbled in the face of stiff opposition. But, Rome was not built in a day, and new […]