Sometimes You Need a Different Shovel-
Are you spending all your time shoveling? Let me tell you another true story. A friend of mine, who I will call Tom, took a summer job with a company that was an asphalt paving contractor. Asphalt is a black tar-like substance that is used to…
Podcast: Back to the Edge
Episode 110 – There is a new show on the National Geographic channel entitled: Edge of the Unknown with Jimmy Chin The tag line for the show is: “The world’s greatest adventurers share stories of confronting the unknown.” My blog post and podcast channel is: Out…
Podcast: The 37% Rule
Episode 109 – 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…
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…
Podcast: Can You Pull the Silver Handle?
Episode 103 – Let me tell you another true story. Some friends of mine decided to try skydiving a short while ago for the first time. The skydiving school my friends went to offers static line jumps. Unlike tandem jumps where you are strapped to…
