Blog 179 – Sporadic Consistency
So, I am learning about consistency. And, I am trying to build good habits and shed my old skin. These efforts have highlighted how difficult these things are to accomplish, for me. I have been consistent, consistently sporadic in pursuing such things. Which is not bad – in fact it’s been OK. Otherwise I would […]
Blog 178 – The Joy of Pull-ups
So far this week has been going well in terms of staying on track with my exercise habits. Today is back and bicep day which is founded on the basic body-weight movement of the pull-up. Pull-ups are not fun, but they are really useful for developing the kind of strength that helps you climb things […]
Blog 177 – What It’s About
The 365 Commitment is not for those who are concerned with changing other people, it is for those who wish to change themselves. Or, at least change yourself – successfully and for the better – before attempting to change others. It is borne of the realization that instant transformation, for the better, is rare and, […]
Blog 176 – Make it Happen
Woke up at 2:30 this morning and could not get back to sleep. So, I’m doing some laundry and planning my day. It’s nice having some daily good habits, like writing every morning, to add some consistency and structure to my day. Today I plan on spending some quality time with my kids at the […]
Blog 175 – Mental Hacks That Work
First Saturday of July and early this morning I added one more sprint to my regimen for a total of nine. My first few sprints were more in my mind than my body. My body was stiff and slow. Probably from the fried foods, hot dogs, and other unhealthy fare I ate on the 4th […]
Blog 174- Play
Make time for play. I think that play must be very important for well being because it is such a deep part of our makeup; we share the desire for play with animals. I have a polaroid picture, from when I was kid, of my rabbit inside my birds cage, with the bird in the […]
Blog 173 – Ride the Moment of Will
I’ve been lagging these last few days. As I woke up this morning I listened to that clear early morning voice that said “what if you got up and did 100 squats, 8 hill sprints, 100 pushups, and 50 pullups?” If I did all of these things I would “catch up’ my exercise commitments to […]
Blog 172 – Managing Media for Good
It started with cable news back in the 80/90s. Access to concerning or upsetting “news” 24/7. It’s even worse today with traditional and Internet based media companies relying on their ability to outrage an audience as a means to gain attention or clicks. I realized many moons ago that viewers are not the customer, our […]
Blog 171 – No Plateaus, Pulling in The Slack
This is the Monday morning blog. Yay Monday! Today is the day I do 100 pushups. I plateaued at 100 pushups after building up for a while and have maintained doing these twice a week for a while now. I justified leveling off at 100 for time considerations, and I was happy with the improvements […]
Blog 170 – Get Clear and Precise Each Day
The daily practice of considering what is most important and writing down specific tasks and activities that support and manifest “what is most important” in our lives has tremendous power! This is not simple or easy to do. It requires care and thought, and trust in ourselves to separate the wheat from the chaff and […]