How to Fail in the New Year
December 31st, . How did I fail again this year? Hmmm. Let me think... Day 1 - I wrote a long list of goals. Day 2 - I created the perfect plan. Day 3 - I prepped all my…
Why shouldn’t you ‘Follow Your Passion’?
Introduction I had the opportunity to speak to 8th - 12th graders about careers and life last month at Master Charter’s Career Day and Upper Darby High’s Java Programming class. I wasn’t sure the young men and women in the…
Journey Through the CrossFit Open Competition (Week 3, Week 4, Week 5)
Note - If you haven't read the previous post, you will not have the full context, so you may want to check it out. Then again, this is a long post, so you may want to dive right in. Week…
My 1st Black Belt Test
Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do. - John Wooden Lifting heavy weights my skinny, teenage arms gave out and a 40 pound dumbbell dropped itself full force onto the tip of my…
Distance Yourself
I read a great article a few weeks ago that I'd like to simplify. You can read the article first or read the condensed version below. The concept the article relates is "psychological distance". To understand this idea, you need…