Posts tagged motivation

Be a Badass Warrior Princess: 5 Reasons Women Should Lift Weights

Summer is quickly approaching and for many women, it means heading to the gym to get into bikini shape.  For most, this translates to lacing up their running shoes and hitting the streets/treadmill.   Weight loss guarantees from magazines and online blogs’ bombard women promising mind blowing results in a short time. 

Women often overlook or completely disregard the premise of lifting weights.  In contrast to cardio, strength training is by far a better investment of time.

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Kevin Spacey and the 1% Rule

If you read my previous post, you know that I once aspired to become the next Hollywood star.  If you asked me to name one actor whom my generation of men revered more than any other, it would be Kevin Spacey.  Mr. Spacey owned every character whose shoes he stepped in.  His performances, still to this day, grab you by your balls and demand unfaltering attention.

His career has been full of awards and accolades not to mention inspiring many of the men I knew in college to pursue a career in acting.  This year he won his first Golden Globe for his portrayal of Frank Underwood in the Netflix series House of Cards.  At his acceptance speech, Kevin said something that took me by surprise. And no, it is not his use of the “F” word.

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From a Certain Point of View

Obi-Wan Kenobi tells Luke Skywalker in A New Hope that Darth Vader betrayed and murdered his father.  After Vader reveals to Luke that he is in fact his father Luke confronts Obi-Wan in Return of the Jedi and tells Obi-Wan that he lied to him. Obi-Wan explains that Anakin Skywalker ceased to be and became Darth Vader and the good man inside him died when he turned to the dark side.  Obi-Wan comments that his explanation of Luke’s father’s death was true from “a certain point of view”. 

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