As a community, we spend untold amounts of money on software and games to train our brains. We’ve long known that exercise helps various neurological functions; now science says perhaps all you need is a pill.Friends and loved ones often ask me about jogging. I tell everyone that if you want to look like a distance runner, jog. However, if you desire a muscular, toned or … [Read more…]

I’d like to try an all meat diet, eating nothing but the flesh of humanely raised and slaughtered animals. I have an inclination we’ve been fed a boatload of lies about what we need to survive. Vegetables? Psfffttt.What would happen if we ditched our fruit and veggies? Would we become unhealthy? What sort of risk would we encounter if we gave this experiment a try? It’s … [Read more…]

Grieving is highly variable process. There are no shoulds or shouldn’ts, there is no roadmap, and there are definitely no rules. Don’t ever let anyone tell you where you should be or how you should be dealing with your loss. From Jeff Olsen, author of The Slight Edge: Grieving is neither neat nor orderly. There is no clearly defined path or timetable to follow. Different … [Read more…]

If you’d like to be happier, savor your pleasurable moments with intensity.If you spend some time with me, you might get sick of hearing me talk about how much I appreciate wind.  I dig the sound it makes as it whips through the trees. I genuinely light up when I get to fall asleep listening to it. It’s music to me. Nauseous yet? Good. That means I’m on the right track. … [Read more…]

If you’re a leader of men and women looking for an easy way to improve your skills, examine your non-verbal communication. Elevating your body language can change the way your group responds to you and positively impact team performance.My 9th grader just completed his first start as his JV high school football team’s QB. His team was trounced to the tune of 40-0. Chase was … [Read more…]