We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is not an act, but a habit. – Aristotle
I’m an engineer. We break down complicated problems into smaller parts to make solving each small problem simpler. This is how I see health. If your life is a bag of bad habits, it’s complicated. You can’t fix that all at once. Break it down into smaller parts. Add one good habit or replace one bad habit with a better habit. Rinse and repeat.
Health can be complicated, but adding one small, easy, new habit is simpler. If adding new habits is hard for you, check out this Health Habits workshop video post to make the process easier.
While health can be complicated this part is simple: health is growth. “If you’re not growing, you dying”. Use the habits below to kickstart a new journey down the rabbit-hole of life.
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Read the whole book or just the chapters below posted on the web.
- Diabetes – resources on low-carb, keto, fasting
- Speech: Five Actions to Reduce Diabetes Risk
- Summary: Watch why I learned to use low-carb, fasting, walking, and strength training to reduce your diabetes risk and why these are my top recommendation for anyone obese or at-risk of diabetes.
- First Multi-Day Fast
- Eat Less Sugar –Story and Habit
- Eat Clean – Story and Habit
- Eat More Veg – Story and Habit
- Eat More Fat – Story and Habit
- Slow Lift Low-Carb + Fasting – Habit
- Remodel Labeling Foods Good or Bad – Habit
- Speech: Eat More Fruit, Vegetables, and Fat
- Summary: Fat does not make you fat. More carbs require more insulin, which can promote fat storage in excess. Vegetables and fruits are harder to overeat than sugars, starches, and grains.
- Random Workout Generator
- Bodyweight Exercises – Story and Habit
- Mobility
- Walking – Story and Habit
- Burpees to Start Day – Story and Habit
- Sprints – Habit
- Tabata – Story and Habit
- Slow Lifting – Story and Habit
- Drop Sets – Habit
- Maximize Lifetime Results – Post
- Speech: Lessons in Life from a Journey through the Ring
- Summary: Hear a Rocky-like tale of a young man battling demons and growing his humility, self-awareness, and perseverance through fight training.
- Anchor Events
- Sleep – Story, Habit, and Top Five Tips and Resources
- Physiological State Hacks
- Meditate – Story and Habit
- Journal – Story and Habit
- Cold Shower – Story and Habit
- Tech Diet – Story and Habit
- Mitigate Lift Complexity – Habit
- Feel Better, Battle Depression – Habit
- Speech: Eyes on the Situation (Depression)
- Listen Better – Habit
- Read More Deeply – Habit
- Examine Your Information Sources – Habit
- Daily Idea Practice – Story and Habit
- Negative Visualization and Stoicism Resources – Post
- The Craftsman Mindset – Post
- Speech: Create the Space (Listening)
- Summary: Enjoy an entertaining story on how listening better and creating space for your favorite humans makes the best moments in life possible. This is a professional-quality recording and one of my best speeches.
- Speech: Dig Deeper
- Summary: Watch a story inside a story about my friend oversimplifying preexisting conditions and COVID and me oversimplifying diabetes and weight loss. Recognize assumptions. Keep an open mind. It’s okay to be wrong. Learn to learn.
- Speech: The Mindful Mark of Stoicism
- Summary: Learn about Stoic habits like practicing misfortune, turning obstacles into opportunities, and seeing the world clearly.
- Public Speaking – Create the Best-Speech-of-Your-Life
- Team Communication with One-Sticky-Note
- Leadership Speech Handout
- Best Self Vision – Story or Exercise
- Daily Habits Visuals – Post
- J-Curve of Habit Change – Post
- ‘Follow Your Passion’ or Practice a Craft? – Post
- Create a Growth Mindset – Habit
- How to Fail with New Year’s Resolutions – Post
- How to Attack a New Goal – Post
- Speech/Workshop – Create an Easy Healthy Habit
- Summary: Answer a few questions before building a new habit to make it simpler, easier, and automatic.
- Speech – Rise Above
- Summary – The importance of role models and my story of diabetes, martial arts, introversion, and rising above your circumstances.
- A Story link describes my experience with a specific habit.
- A Habit or Exercise link provides implementation details.
- A Post describes a broader concept, not a specific habit.
- A Speech is a video typically 5-7 minutes long.