Category: Challenging Yourself
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Interview: Videodancescapes, Intention, And What Scares The Pants Off Of Me
Olga Moritz of Full Circle Healing Arts posed these interesting questions after previewing my Sunscreen Song Tribute the night before the release. I hesitated on answering the questions immediately, thinking interviews were something more akin to celebrities, but after a number of readers asked me similar questions, I thought I’d share it with everyone. What…
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How To Get Younger As You Grow Older And Other Advice From Someone Who Hasn’t Quite Made It Yet
Mary Schmich penned the article “Advice, Like Youth, Probably Just Wasted on the Young” many years ago to which my Sunscreen Song Tribute is derived from. Following the release of my video on Timothy Ferriss’ blog, a lot of people asked me for some life advice. The truth is, just like Tim wrote about himself…
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Real Resolutions Aren’t Made Today, So I Only Resolve To Stop Getting Parking Tickets And Losing Umbrellas
This year, I only have two New Year’s resolutions: avoid getting parking tickets and stop losing so many umbrellas. That’s it. They’re simple because my true goals are not made on the first day of every year. It’s going to be the busiest time of the year for all fitness gyms as they sign on…
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The Sunscreen Song – My 10 Year Tribute (Everybody’s Free)
I’ve been sidetracked on my other projects because I really wanted to put this video out there before the year end. I’m really happy to have the freedom to work on a creative project with no real purpose other than to put some good energy out into the universe. It’s a video I’ve compiled from…
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A Week Of Adventurous Living
This is the text of my speech I delivered a few weeks ago as the meeting’s Toastmaster. Last week during table topics, I recanted a story about rock climbing at night in Mexico that led to my choice of today’s theme: Adventure. Although the climb I described sounded incredibly dangerous and high – if this…
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Give Up The News Now! (Part 1)
News Keeps You Informed, Right? When I was a little tike, my dad thought the same thing, and he introduced me to the daily newspaper. I began with the comics (minus Doonesbury because I didn’t understand the humor) and the front page. Soon I was devouring the entire first section. By the time I finished…
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Give Up TV Now! (Part 2 – Tips)
In my previous article, Give Up TV Now, I introduced the concept of freeing yourself from the clutches of TV. Here are some practical tips to help get you on your way. 1. Remove the TV From Your Room The TV really serves no purpose in your room. When I was young, sure, it was…
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Give Up TV Now! (Part 1)
“Where’d all the good people go? I’ve been changing channels I don’t see them on the TV shows“ – Jack Johnson TV In Our Culture Somehow, our culture has evolved so that the main room in the house is the entertainment room (aka The Living Space Formely Known as The Family Room). Rather than being…
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Climb Your King Line
One of my favorite climbing films of all times is King Lines. It features renowned climber Chris Sharma, where after over 100 scary attempts on a route hovering over crashing waves, he finally ascends his project route (unclimbed, unfinished, and spectacularly difficult) . What’s really compelling about this film is just seeing Sharma’s focus and…