What are the odds of your being here? Of your specific, conscious conglomeration of dancing stardust, making your unique dent in the universe? At precisely this moment in time? One in 400 trillion is a number I’ve heard. Which is a rather mind-numbingly inconceivable number. I prefer the Buddhist explanation, which is something like… [More…]
Three Workout Options for the Time-Challenged
The seasons of life, my friend – they’ll sometimes punch you right in the mouth. There will be times when, against all your best efforts otherwise, you’ll be robbed of precious workout time. It happens; I’ve been there. In fact, I’m weathering the trailing bands of one of those storms now. So you find yourself… [More…]
Balance -the 70/20/10 Rule
70% of the time, I train at 70% of my available maximal effort. Punching the clock, so to speak. Chopping wood; carrying water. 20% of the time, I go for broke. I blow the carbon out; unleash the inner beast. Lay it on the line; shooting for PRs. 10% of the time, I simply move…. [More…]
The OODA Loop
This comes right out of my military and sports training. The OODA Loop forces you out of your thinking mind, and directly into action. You’ve got your goal set, and a system and process in place to support that goal. Now, you need to act on it. Because otherwise it’s just another beautiful plan… [More…]
What’s Real
I’m not above learning from people who speak only from theory. I always assume I’m the dumbest guy in the room. Everyone has something to teach, and it’s up to me to pan for the gold. Or just let it remain in the river flow, unused. It’s all up to me. A walk through the… [More…]
The Drug War
In Portugal, the country where drug use has been decriminalized since 2001, addiction, according to the locals, is a non-issue. No drug addicted zombies in the streets. No drug-associated turf wars. No societal chaos. No fear; no drug war to fight. To them, legalization just makes common sense. Chew on that for a moment. I… [More…]
The Centipede’s Dilemma
The antithesis to flow is thinking too much. Consider the centipede’s plight: A centipede was happy – quite!Until a toad in funSaid, “Pray, which leg comes after which?”Which threw her mind in such a pitch,She laid bewildered in the ditchConsidering how to run. Early in my coaching career I wondered why it was that… [More…]
Accumulate overwhelming evidence for who you are
Who I am. What I do. How I do it. These are “north star” statements I affirm by my daily actions. The comprise the vision of myself to which every string of goals I set are ultimately affixed. But before they were the vision and the statements (mantra) they are today, they were the questions… [More…]
Tools vs Feels
Although this is an extreme example, it’s still a good representation of why you can’t rely solely on technology to make decisions on how to act. This is my morning HRV reading from this past Sunday. Looks pretty damn impressive right? I mean, this dude’s gotta be ready to rock the fuckin’ house! Except, I’m… [More…]
The Compounding Effect
AKA, “the Aggregation of Marginal Gains”. AKA, “the 1% Rule”. AKA, building a castle, one block at a time. Call it what you will, it just works. Albert Einstein purportedly said of the matter: Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it,earns it … he who doesn’t … pays it. Compound… [More…]
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