Ever since I was a teenager, I have been pretty passionate about building the businesses I have owned. So much so that I have never been all that good at taking vacations. Managing stress was a strength of mine, and I only needed a good night’s sleep or a weekend to get recharged, so I…
All of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon – instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today. ~ Dale Carnegie
Thought I’d share the bedtime fun I had with my four year old this evening. All my years of good intentions, structure, discipline virtually out the window….
Jazz: (whispering) daddy.
Me: Yes
Jazz: (whispering) I need someping
Me: you have to go to sleep sweety
(…wondering what could she could possibly need since she has been lying in the dark…
Do you ever have those days when you feel dog tired and your brain is flatlining? That was me today. I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary or eat anything unusual yesterday and I got my normal amount of sleep. It’s just one of those things. When this happens it seems like even the…
Earlier this month I finished up the P90X exercise program. Despite being skeptical at first, because I thought the program had a body-building angle and a “skin deep” focus, I really enjoyed it on so many levels. The program involves weights, yoga, plyometrics, isometrics, cardio, and intervals. It’s a lot different than what I am…
Do you ever walk into a hotel room and think to yourself, ahhhh this is so relaxing? It is the same feeling you get when you walk into a house that is for sale and has been properly staged for viewing.
Clutter creates anxiety. De-cluttering is relaxing. Why? Because, clutter is chaos and when we are…
My daily meditation practice involves a 30-40 minute meditation every morning and for the longest time, I have used a timer on my iPhone to make sure that I sat still for the desired time. I like to keep my eyes closed during meditation, so checking my watch is problematic and, up until recently, I…
Rainy day today, but it’s all good. Thought I would make a list of all the things I am grateful for being able to do (probably forgot quite a few things I love but can’t think of at the moment):
Think
Share
Pursue my passions
See
Smell
Walk
Run
Dream
Eat
Laugh
Sweat
Hurt
Try
Succeed
Fail
Love
Cry
Create
Experience
Live
Sleep
Hear
Create wealth
Feel
Make choices
Travel
Achieve my potential
Make money
Help others
Taste
Smile
Remember things
Sing
Laugh
Be a husband
Travel
Read
Bathe
Parent
Speak
Have friends
Drive
Buy food
Be a son
Build…
Easily my most popular post, A Vegan Take on the Paleo Diet and My Latest Experiment in Clean Living, got another boost the other day when Lance Armstrong’s foundation, Livestrong published a post on the concept of vegan paleo. In my post I talked about how my raw, sugar-free, dairy-free, gluten-free, vegan diet was like…
A while back I wrote about How to be a Vegan Away from Home and since then my diet has become even more complex with the transition to a mostly raw and gluten-free diet. This complicates getting food pretty much anywhere when I am traveling, and now that I am traveling a bit…
I am a Husband, a Father, an Entrepreneur, a Vegan, a Rec Athlete, a Hockey Nut, a Blogger, an Author, and a Partner at Peak Sales Recruiting. Any day I wake up with air in my lungs, it's a good day. Life is good and I believe everyone can achieve more success in business and life by pursuing their passions and leading a balanced, healthy and full life. This blog shares insight and stories about how I achieve balance and success in my own life. To continue reading >> click here <<