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First Multi-Day Fast

If you just want to watch a recap of my fast, skip ahead to the post-fast video. Introduction Starting now you can't eat for three days. How do you feel? crankyballisticehh... Is this what you look like after a few…

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WALL-E From The Pixar Movie Of The Same Name

How to Hack Your State

Introduction Are you comfortable being uncomfortable? Take a moment to answer that. I'll wait. --- Upgrading your physiological state quickly isn't comfortable, but exposing yourself regularly to healthy stress helps you perform better at work, at home, and in life.…

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How to Practice your Speech

Read earlier posts in the How to Create the Best-Speech-of-Your-Life series. Introduction Do you ever wonder why politicians, actors, and comedians nail their speeches every time? Why do we feel spell-bound at their mastery of the spoken word? --- Because…

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Sleep

Introduction I wrote a post a few years ago on good sleep habits. Then last year I gave a presentation on Timeless Health Habits - behaviors for eating, moving, and sleeping that stand the test of time. When I asked…

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How to Infuse Acting into Your Speech

Read earlier posts in the How to Create the Best-Speech-of-Your-Life series. Introduction You have a first draft.   You’re meeting with a mentor to gather feedback. Now what? ... Add a little acting flair to your speech. Do you ever…

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One Way to Achieve Normal Blood Sugar

Warning This post contains links to the sources that helped me dramatically improve my blood sugar control as measured by average glucose, standard deviation, and HbA1c. If you want to improve, you have more work to do after reading this…

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Paddington

Paddy died on September 5th, 2019. Born May 19th, 2008. We got him Labor Day weekend 2008. A month before we met him at a pet store in Springfield, PA. We couldn't afford him. We had two mortgages. A month…

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Amelia

The Beginning You are here. We are happy. Our world is better.  You have a beautiful mom. She will get older. Tell her how great she is. Even when I’m not there.  She is always right 90% of the time. That’s a pretty, pretty good batting…

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Communicate Quickly with One-Sticky-Note

Context This article describes how to communicate well with minimum preparation time when you have a quick update to provide or a request to make. Quick means you're speaking less than five minutes, although a subsequent discussion might last longer.…

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