Day one is exciting.Day one is fresh.Day one is shiny, crisp and bold. Day one is dripping with energy. The kind of energy that makes the hair on your neck stand up, your heart race and feet as light as air.Day one is pure, unsoured and fresh-cut.Day one is a clean slate.Day one is a […]
YOU PAY FOR THE LAST ROUND
Yesterday was the first time, in a long time, that I almost puked at Metabolic. Yesterday James Wilson demanded beast mode on the kettlebells and it took every ounce of energy I had to meet his demands.See, the way I’ve always viewed Metabolic the last five years is this: YOU PAY FOR THE LAST ROUND.The last round is […]
REGRET
“If you aren’t in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret.” ~ Jim Carrey I was asked a couple of days ago if I thought I’d ever regret leaving the insurance industry. I spent 12 years in the insurance industry.It was my home. I built an admirable […]
ENVIRONMENT OF EXCELLENCE
“Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren’t used to an environment where excellence is expected.” ~ Steve Jobs I first came across this quote a year ago and it’s been sitting in my “Ideas” Google Doc every since…The concept of an ENVIRONMENT OF EXCELLENCE haunts me. Because rarely do we realize we’re operating […]
WE DON’T NEED MOTIVATION
Waiting to be motivated is bullshit. Not because motivation isn’t real, (it definitely is), but rather because motivation is fleeting.What we need instead is accountability.Ask yourself: Who are you the most afraid of disappointing?Your parents? A teacher?A mentor?A coach?Your spouse?Your kids?A friend?Your boss?What about disappointing yourself?I’ve disappointed myself so many times. Whether it was taking […]
THE WEIRD THING ABOUT BEING WEIRD
We all start off weird as kids.We don’t know any better. We believe, being weird is normal and some of us go so far as to think weird is cool.Each day, our kid-selves, loving life, operating uninhibited in our weirdness.Then something happens. Something terrible.We conform.This is the tragedy of maturity.Whether it’s our parents, peer pressure, […]