We’ve been in the middle of a light rehab on a property,  And things are always coming up…  Bolts stuck, awkward positions, things too small or too big, thousands of custom cuts, hardware issues, figuring things out And in life, things are always coming up,  This family member needs help, that person asks a question, … Continue reading 171. Always something

Weather - it's something that always is happening  Rain, snow, shine, sleet, hail, hot, cold, wind… And what else is always happening? The days, coming and going… How many times do we hear, “ah I’m in a shitty mood because of the cold.” “It’s too hot to do anything”  At first, it may seem true  … Continue reading 170. It’s Too Hot Out

Knowledge is power But really it's only potential power Because it's what we do with what we learn  It’s what we do with what we know  That’s what matters  There’s a difference between someone who knows the game of football - a high football IQ, and another who can execute the game at a high … Continue reading 169. learning & doing

When we make a decision (which is thousands of times a day) it’s not just that decision we are making..  There are ramifications to every decision we make, second and third and fourth degree decisions….  If we make the decision to lose weight, the ramifications are we need to eat healthy and move regularly for … Continue reading 168. Degree Decisions

Everything has a dichotomy  A balance point  Or rather - a counter balancing act  Because life is dynamic and rarely - if ever - is anything “perfectly balanced”  And because of that, we have to determine which side were going to lean on and when  How much to learn vs do  How much time to … Continue reading 167. Dichotomy

Fears - we all have them. Most though are conquered by their fears  Their fear causes them to retract and become tense and tight.  And some don’t even know they fear things stating, “I fear nothing”  Yeah right.  But, it's not a zero sum game  It’s not “I’m fearful or I'm not.” It’s “I may … Continue reading 166. Tame the cobra of fear

Life is simply a collection of experiences.  And our goal should be to increase the frequency and the intensity of the good experiences we have.  So set a timeline: once a week, month, quarter, year  - and create an experience that has some memorable intensity.  Snowboarding, mountain biking, hiking, date to a new restaurant - … Continue reading 165. Life is experience

Growing up, I thought people who were together, they were just ‘meant for eachother’  Whatever that means…  Maybe that’s why the divorce rate is so high in America Because low and behold, relationships, especially romantic relationships, take work. This exercise that couples could do on a weekly basis takes about 15 minutes. Corie and I … Continue reading 164. Weekly Relationship Review

 We talk a lot about controlling what we can control  That’s ourselves and what we do and say, how we act, what we do  And that’s what is being touched on, what we do.  Things happen that we could have never planned for every day “Things come up”  But there’s something that happens everyday without … Continue reading 163. Morning and Night Routines

When we're attempting to break old bad habits, and create new ,healthier ones…  We must remember to not be so hard on ourselves.  Maybe we’ve spent 5, 10, 20, 40 years repeating the same behavior that we’re trying to change We’ve got to expect that there is going to be some level of difficulty in … Continue reading 162. Breaking old bad habits, creating new ,healthier ones…