“I drag my chains, they don’t drag me”

This line from the song, “Screaming at the Moon”, by the band Modern Life is War I found particularly suited for ringing in the new year.  It motivated the hell out of me.  And I find motivation in lots of different places....

Step 3: Understanding everything you can about your goal.

I’ll be honest with you.  Step 3 can be the most challenging part of this process.  Equipping yourself with enough knowledge to make substantial change in an area that you may know absolutely nothing about is dau...

Step 2:  Establish your rituals.  

A ritual can be defined as a solemn ceremony consisting of actions that are performed in a specific, predetermined order.  Why do you need to establish rituals in order to develop habitual sustainability?  The reason is chaos...

At this point I was merely along for the ride.  The needle swept past 140 mph and I found myself unsure of what to do other than hold on and do my best to not death grip the handlebars.  God decided he wasn’t taking me that day.  So I stayed in it.  I wanted to hit 150...

Most folks join a gym for one of several, commonly stated reasons.  They want to drop a few extra pounds, run their first 5k, or complete a marathon.  Others are looking to get strong,  develop their speed, or just reclaim the health and fitness from days gone by. Stil...

The world is easy to classify and divide.  Religion, politics, sports teams, geography, coke or pepsi, ski or snowboard, toilet paper roll up or toilet paper roll down.  There is no end to the manner in which people choose to be grouped. Humans, with all of our social...

Im sitting at my dining room table, if you can call it that.  It is not so much a dining room table as it is the table.  As in, this table is the one and only table in a house that totals less than 1400 square feet.  Our dining room is the living room and vice-versa....

I was a coward and a quitter.  Some may find that a harsh critique of a young kid still finding his way.  The facts remain, I was yellow.  It seemed when the chips were down, my instinct was to run.  Lies became an easy out, turning tail was a road I traveled far too o...