Battling the Status Quo I could feel the fire billowing behind her eyes. Chest high. Shoulders back. Her eyes burning with the ferocity of a thousand suns; her strike landed—hard. “Robbie, I don’t think you’re really…
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Through Hell and High Water: A Tale of Adventure from Georgia to Austin
The sky turned a vile yellow, a sign that Mother Nature was about to vomit a torrent of destruction. Rain fell on our rental car with the ferocity of an angry God. And like the…
How Your Favorite Hero Can Help You Conquer Your Goals
I Need a Hero The first question that I ask any of my clients is: “Who is your favorite Hero?” Whether from a movie, comic book, novel, or video game we’ve all had a fictional,…
How to Maximize Your Time With Less Payne
Tell me if this story sounds familiar. A young hard-nosed cop, the brightest new star in the NYPD, returns to his home across the river in NJ after a long day on the beat. Extending…
Self-Talk, The Power of Thoughts, & Why I Would Die on a Deserted Island
Never Have I Ever…. Watched a single episode of the television phenomenon Lost. Lost premiered while I was in college. That place where I was too busy crushing Yuengling, playing poker, and smoking myself…
Free Fitness: A Zero Dollar Solution to Fitness
A Lesson Learned from My Grandfather I’ve been a big fan of the Tim Ferriss podcast for the last two years. Whether he is interviewing successful CEOs, scientists, Hollywood writers or directors, Tim…
The Most Important Front in Your Battle for Fat Loss (or Gaming)
Battlefront: Fat Loss Star Wars: Battlefront is officially out today! via GIPHY As a rabid fan of the original Battlefront games, I dreamed for years that someone would make a new iteration of this franchise….
A How To Guide for Escaping The Dead Marshes of Motivation
“I don’t feel motivated”
When those words seep into your brain you have entered what I call “The Dead Marshes”.
Like Frodo and Sam in Lord of the Rings, we all find ourselves trodding through the Dead Marshes of Motivation at some point.
We Can Be Heroes (The Fascinating Reason Why Heroes Matter)
Heroes connect us with the humane powers inside ourselves, guiding us to through the trials of perseverance and leaving us with the understanding that anything is possible; so long as you decide to commit to one-hundred percent self-responsibility in this moment in time
We are all looking for a power, a power to overcome our greatest obstacles, that will provide us the strength to live a better life.
Things I Learned Over 50 Podcast Episodes
You will have to make sacrifices, i.e. time, food, Netflix marathons, money, etc. Unlike trying to fly a space ship to Mars if you are looking to lose fat, add muscle, get in better shape, or eat better your biggest obstacle is going to be you. So you have to hustle harder than your inner negativity. Hustle so hard that you leave the negativity in the past. If you can hustle and make this a real commitment for 6 months and give it the majority of your attention, you can turn your life around completely.