A couple of weeks ago I wrote about a calf injury that came up while I was running. Since then it’s been difficult to get back to that place of healing so that I can go run the way I want too… or simply put… I’ve grown impatient with my progress and am trying to [...]
04/25/2011
How Traveling Changed My Worldview By Jeff Goins
Here you go friends. My first guest post comes from my new friend, Jeff Goins. Jeff and I share a love for travel and adventure so I asked him to write ‘How Traveling Changed My Worldview”… or his worldview actually. Something else I really like about Jeff is his ability to write and engage people [...]
04/21/2011
What Tutoring Gave Me As A Teenager
In JR High and High School I had a tutor. I never felt like I didn’t understand what I was learning in school, I just didn’t apply myself like I should which sometimes resulted in lower grades. As it turns out, my tutors where a pivotal influence in my life. Here’s why. In JR High [...]
04/20/2011
What Does The American Flag Mean To You?
I’m a fairly patriotic guy. I love my country and everything that makes it unique. I love our heartland and all the things that make America a melting pot of a wide variety of cultures. I’m thankful this country was founded on principles of freedom. I love the word liberty and I love the colors [...]
04/19/2011
Why Learning From Others Is Easier Than Ever
As a society, we have never had the resources and opportunity to learn like we have today. I have always felt that college is very important and valuable. But… now that I’m past my college years and am applying myself to new ways of thinking, I’m realizing how much more there is to learn. The [...]
04/15/2011
Four Steps To Running Injury Free
I often get asked about how to work through the different aches and pains of running. So I’m going to give you what has worked for me. I am not a doctor or a professional trainer of any kind so please… Anything I say here is strictly my opinion. I’ve had several running injuries. IT [...]
04/12/2011
What Is The Heartland Of America?
I’m trying to figure something out and I need your help in answering this question… What is the heartland of America? No… I don’t really need to know where it is exactly as much as What it is… What does it mean to you? Is it baseball and apple pies? American flags and Chevrolet? Ford [...]
04/11/2011
Living A Better Story
Last year my friend Lindsey Nobles kept telling me I should read Donald Miller’s book A Million Miles In A Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life. Well, I finally did… and I loved it. But before I get into why I loved it, I should tell you a couple of things about [...]
04/08/2011
Three Reasons To Have A Running Partner
I’ve been running for years now. I love to run but I never started out loving it. In triathlon it’s my worst of the three sports. I’ve had to grow into loving it the way I do. But just know, my relationship with running is sometimes a love/hate relationship. However… I improve the most when [...]
04/07/2011
How Engaging Online Is A Two-Way Street
When I engage someone in conversation, I’m expecting to have a… conversation. I say something… the other person responds… I say something again… the other person responds… you get the picture. Sometimes if a person is a master of conversation, I will hear… WOW so-and-so is such an engaging person; I love how they bring [...]
04/06/2011
Social Media – Shallow Enough To Play In, Deep Enough To Drown In
I spend a lot of time in the social media world. Getting to know people, learning about new technologies and trying to figure out effective ways to market to people by engaging them online. It’s pretty fun… especially when I know there’s always something new around the corner waiting to show itself as the cool [...]
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04/26/2011
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