If there’s ONE THING that I’ve learned in my life over the 42 years that I’ve been on this earth, it’s that the older I get, the less I realize I actually know. Over that time, though, I have accumulated some pretty important and significant lessons that have helped guide my life. So to celebrate
This past week I’ve been in Richfield, OH with my family as Rozanne attends a homeschooling conference to get her prepped for the upcoming school year. We’re here with some friends and rented a house just outside of Cleveland in a nice park and conservation area so the kids had room to get outdoors and
When I was a kid in elementary school, I was big into basketball. I used to think that I’d play in the NBA. (Apparently a 5’11” Asian-Canadian with average athleticism isn’t likely to make it to the league…who knew?) My elementary school was blessed with an outdoor basketball court. So before school, during recess, at
It’s been a bit of whirlwind travel for me these past couple of weeks. Last week I was in Orlando working with a client and friend who plays for the Orlando Magic NBA basketball team. I’ve been working with him for a few months now and his work ethic and dedication to his craft –
Today is my 38th Birthday. I’m sitting in the gazebo of our Costa Rican Beach/Jungle House (our home for the next 28 days) as Mikey, my 7 year old daughter, counts the grey hairs on my head. Nice. This is the first birthday that I’m spending in temperatures above freezing. ?Growing up, we never went
OK, no BS today. It’s the first Monday of 2015 and if you want to make 2015 your best year ever, then it’s imperative that you start the year off creating good habits. The first thing you need to do is create your code of conduct… …the rules you’ll live by …your own personal Ethos.
My Daily Shutdown Routine A lot of attention is paid to daily morning routines. After all, if you conquer the first few hours of the morning, you conquer your day. Taking control of those first few hours of the morning and sticking to a daily routine allows you to be proactive with your day and
We can all agree that sitting is the enemy, right? Some studies have shown that sitting for prolonged periods of time throughout your life (like if you work in a cubicle and don’t bother to get up) can increase your chance of death by up to 40%. In fact, the average sedentary person sits for
Her patience with me was wearing, but I knew it was around there somewhere. I could smell it! Finally, a lanky androgynous looking fellow wearing tight jeans, a plaid shirt and dark rimmed glasses – truth be told, I only knew he was a fellow because he had a beard – walked out with one
Every morning at 4:45am I wake up I head downstairs to turn my alarm clock off – I keep my alarm clock downstairs to make sure my butt gets out of bed in the morning (and because electronic devices in the room you sleep in aren’t healthy) – and get started on my Daily List.