The 37% Rule
Mathematicians suggest you use the 37% rule for the biggest decisions you make in your life. What is the 37% rule? Simply put, when faced with 100 different options, you should select and discard the first 37 then continue your selections stopping at the first…
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What is Up and What is Down?
Let me share a true story with you. A number of years back, I enrolled in a scuba class with a bunch of friends from work at a YMCA in the suburbs of Chicago. Our instructor was a former U.S. Navy Underwater Demotion Team (UDT)…
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Emotional CPR
As an athletic coach who is coaching middle distance and long distance runners, I am required to undergo CPR training and renew that training every two years. CardioPulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) is defined as “an emergency procedure consisting of chest compressions often combined with artificial ventilation in an effort to manually…
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Labor Day and 15 Minutes of Fame
Have you ever planned something fun or important and then decided not to follow through on your plans because of a change in circumstances? Are you able to follow through and finish what you start even if the change in circumstances if very challenging? Let…
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What Virtual Anchors are Weighing You Down?
Do you ever feel like you are being weighed down or anchored in place by your own life circumstances? Would you rather pull up your anchor and set sail to experience some new adventures? “A ship in port is safe, but that’s not what ships…
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