In the Spirit of Independence…

My longest race EVER is tomorrow morning at 8am in Santa Barbara! I registered for the Santa Barbara Semana Nautical 15K about three months ago hoping to find a midsummer race to keep me motivated through the season. It's my last mini-race (and by mini I mean magnitude AND cost) until September...which is pretty much … Continue reading In the Spirit of Independence… →

Recent Read: Born To Run

I started this book today waiting for the Metro to take me home from my just-completed 13 mile point-to-point run from my apartment to the ocean. It came highly recommended by a client who also happens to be a triathlete. I'm about halfway through it so far and I'm impressed -- it's linear insomuch that … Continue reading Recent Read: Born To Run →

A Few Observations From Today

On my run: I ran the Miles for Melanoma 5K this morning in Fullerton. Along the run route they had volunteers hold signs of people whom have passed from cancer. It was also very nice to see families and teams working together to fundraise for a cause that was so close to them. The run … Continue reading A Few Observations From Today →

The Victim vs. Survivor Mentality

Depending on how closely you stalk me on the interwebs, you have have gathered that I've been running a lot lately. I've been consistently running at least 5 days a week since the first week of February. In late March I ran my first 5K and this Sunday I will be running my first 10K. … Continue reading The Victim vs. Survivor Mentality →

4 Steps For Positive Change: Saying, Seeing, Feeling, Believing

This morning I sat down to a meeting in downtown LA with one of my most interesting clients. As a spiritual psychologist, she helps people recognize and reconcile the emotional underpinnings that keep them from achieving their full potential. With my recent "completion" of my 21-day health challenge, the SXSWAngels campaign, and with my personal … Continue reading 4 Steps For Positive Change: Saying, Seeing, Feeling, Believing →

The Power of Persuasion and Friendship…Starring YOU. Yeah, You.

All day today I had the pleasure of spending some 1-on-1 quality time with a few good friends. Over the past year I'd been more keen on widening this circle to include a multitude of my interests. I find that there is something very special about friendship -- you can never have too much of … Continue reading The Power of Persuasion and Friendship…Starring YOU. Yeah, You. →

Find The Best Enabler Within Yourself

Let me tell you, everything I've learned, I've learned from helping other people. I've been noticing a very interesting (and welcomed!) pattern emerging from my #postaday2011 habit -- I've been receiving more offline comments about my blog than online, via text messages, emails, phone calls, dinners, in person, private Twitter conversations, etc. Whenever someone reaches … Continue reading Find The Best Enabler Within Yourself →

4 Steps To Making Your Goals More Achievable

In my last post, I went at great lengths to detail exactly HOW to set goals. It might seem a bit self-explanatory but I've worked with a lot of people who are just plain overwhelmed and don't know where to start. If you are one of those people, hopefully my suggestions helped! So, we've established … Continue reading 4 Steps To Making Your Goals More Achievable →

The Only True Wealth Is Health

Steve Jobs is on indefinite medical leave again -- in an email to his staff on MLK Day he cited health reasons. As a quintessential icon of our contemporary culture -- to encompass business, technology, and influence -- it saddens me greatly to see someone as hardworking as he to have to struggle through so … Continue reading The Only True Wealth Is Health →