Relentless Positivity
“Discipline makes things easier”
I look for inspiration for these e-mails anywhere I can find them. This one was based on a song by Dead Prez called Discipline. The song keeps repeating over and over that "Discipline makes things easier". That is so true! Now most people don't think of discipline...
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In a recent study from the ominous sounding group, The Global Burden of Diseases, it was recommended that the only safe level of drinking alcohol is zero drinks. We have seen all of the studies about red wine and how one drink per day is good for you. The study...
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Don’t do these exercises after 50!
Reader's Digest published an article recently that went through the exercises you shouldn't do after 50. I found it to be incredibly insulting and condescending to people over the age of 50. Telling them they shouldn't do things like squats with weights, pushups,...
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Are you a one day-er?
I was reading a devotion by Tim Tebow the other day and he talked about being around a lot of people who are one day-ers. People who are always saying "One day I will _______". One day I will go on a mission trip. One day I will tell my dad I love him. Those are two...
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Historical Racing Feat Accomplished In Huntsville, Alabama
Let the record show that on September 17, 2018 history was made. Huntsville, AL was host to the first ever Rocket City Microthon. Plenty of cities have marathons of 26.2 miles, but no one else has a race that is 0.12K (393 feet) long. It was such an amazing day!...
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Pyramid of Success For Weight Loss
John Wooden is widely considered the best basketball coach of all time. His teams won 10 national championships in 12 years, including an unbelievable 7 in a row. The closest any other team has come in Division 1 basketball, is Connecticut's women's team with 4 in a...
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A New Normal
A recent study found that when people are exposed to smaller portions of food that it can lead to them eating smaller portions later on, even when given the option to eat more. They learn to be satisfied and not feel deprived, even when eating the smaller amounts....
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Transform in 4 and Upcoming Boxing Workshop
Last week I told you a little more about the upcoming Transform in 4 program. This is an awesome program that gives you the tools to be successful not only for the 4 week program, but also for the rest of your life. You will learn the best way to lose weight, tone up,...
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Are you committed or just interested?
I wanted to follow up my post about FOCUS last week with a very important distinction. It is the difference between being committed and interested. There are a lot of people who are INTERESTED in losing weight and getting in shape, but are not COMMITTED. There is a...
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Dangers of Desk Jobs
Let's face it, desk jobs are killing us! We are not built to sit in the same position for 8-10 hours every day. Here are a few of the common dangers of desk jobs: Muscular Skeletal Disorders Diabetes Cancer Cardiovascular Disease Obesity Poor Posture Aches and Pains...
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Junk Food Costumes
We are driven by dopamine. If you notice that good feeling you feel when you drink, eat, or gamble. That is the Dope Man, dopamine. Food manufactures spend tons of money every year finding out what stimulates us poor humans to buy an digest more food than we intend...
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Be A Bucket Filler
Look through how the past few days went this week. How many interactions would you guess you had? Scientist Daniel Kahneman, who won the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, says we have up to 20,000 interactions every day! Even if they last for a few seconds, they...
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Attitude and Effort is really all you can control
It's my favorite time of year, football season! The kids going back to school is pretty awesome, but I love football. Especially since this will probably be the last year I will be able to coach my son. I coach the offensive and defensive line for a Pee Wee football...
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Changing your life with tiny habits
I had a lot of positive responses to my post on breaking down your habits into smaller goals. Today I want to go a little bit further on that subject and get into anchoring habits. Anchoring your habits, just means you tie them to something else you are already doing....
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Your body is the summary of your choices
I teach a middle school Sunday class made up of boys and girls 6th-8th grade. It is a pretty hilarious class most of the time and I learn more from them than what I teach them I'm sure. Our lesson last weekend was on choices. We have kids about to start high school,...
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