Yesterday a fellow athlete and overall amazing person, Vaughn Ripley, introduced me to a new word, a new concept, one that I instinctively learned by racing Ironman – Kaisen. Kaisen is a philosophy about continuous improvement or self-changing for the best… Read More »Kaisen
It’s a Happy Monday. Admittedly at some point everyone has faced this day with dread. Maybe the weekend sapped your energy, or your workload is chaotic and overwhelming the senses to paralysis. No matter the reason way, to make this… Read More »On Making Monday Happy
Just got back from interviewing Greta Andersen, an 87-year old swimming instructor who is also a gold and silver medal winner from the 1948 London Olympics, and who also won 13 world championships and set 72 amateur competitive swimming records… Read More »The Amazing, Thriving Greta Andersen
You have this one lifetime to achieve happiness. You’re a fool if you don’t go for it! ~ Pascal Finette Truth be told, I’m not sure Pascal authored the above quote, but since he sent it to me I’ll give… Read More »Pascal Finette – The Heretic
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. ~Confucius
No matter the day or the race, it feels great to end it feeling positive and productive. To be productive is easy. Just create a simple plan and take action.
Here are a few tips to get you started.Read More »Ways to be productive
Having spent the last few months training for the 1/2 Ironman distance HITS Napa triathlon, I found the double-talk amazing. Fear of failure mixed with wishing for a better life, i.e., be healthy, learn a language, travel abroad, strengthen family… Read More »It’s Okay To Fail
During this 100 Days To Tri challenge I’ve been reminded of how critical it is to be 100% committed to your life and dreams, to explore options that enable your life to thrive. Along the way people and society might… Read More »Day 37 – Make a commitment to you
http://youtu.be/QMYqSBgXo34 The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence – regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. ~ Vince Lombardi Vince Lombardi is considered to be one of the best and most successful… Read More »Day 36 – Quality of Commitment
Hard to believe the HITS Napa triathlon is two months away. That reflection reminds me of all that needs to be done and of how I have not balanced training with family, friends, work. Life. It’s a work in progress.… Read More »Day 28 – Find balance