I just read an article in the November 2010 issue of “Self” magazine called “20 Sizzling Sex Secrets”. One piece of information really caught my attention. According to Celeo Crewell, author of Mathematics and Sex, twelve exes seems to be the magic number. She goes on to say that “Mathematics is the study of patterns, [...]

My workout yesterday was rough. It was my first day back in the gym. I did really well for the first 40 minutes and then I got very nauseous. When I got back, I ate a banana. I think that I just didn’t eat enough before the workout. I think that a couple of smoothies [...]

“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.”
- Leonardo Da Vinci
I just read this quote in a book about minimalism and then I saw it again on a poster in the airport for an advertisement for the Hyatt. I just can’t stop thinking about it.

I know what you’re all thinking that the answer to this is “I’ve overeaten when I feel painfully full and bloated.”. That’s what happens when we eat too much but sometimes we eat more than we should but not to the point where we feel we’re going to burst. I’m reading a book called Mind [...]

Here is a raw chocolate recipe that a friend of mine gave me. Feel free to experiment an add more or less of the ingredients. You can get very creative with this. Add peanut butter, almond butter, etc for a peanut butter cup type of chocolate or try adding orange zest. I just love chocolate [...]

One problem that people often have a tough time with is clutter. Clutter seems to have a way of making us feel down in the dumps. I had the problem for a very long time myself. The only thing that seems to be left over from this is that I always have piles of papers [...]

People seem to be taken aback when I ask this question. The usual response that I get is “I don’t have a dream” which is then followed by a nervous laugh. People really hate to be asked this question. When we reach a certain age, we tend to think that pursuing a dream or even [...]

This is from Yahoo.
Exercise immediately improves your ability to learn.
Fact.
It sounds unbelievable, but it’s true. In a study at the University of Muenster in Germany, participants who ran sprints learned new words 20 percent faster than those who did nothing. Other research has tied physical activity to improve attention and memory as well.
“Exercise is the [...]

This is from the article “Boost Your Energy” from the June 2010 issue of Health magazine. I want to put this out there because it’s a great example of two coaching tips that I’ve discussed before. The first is the idea of gratitude. As corny as it sounds, thinking about what you’re grateful for (writing [...]

Today I went to my second grief support group meeting. My father passed away in January. This isn’t the first time I’ve been through this. My mother passed away in 2004. It’s hard to know what to say to a grieving person and, believe me, a lot of people said things to me that were [...]