When I was writing my book, Do a Day, I had written a fairly long and, let’s just say, impassioned section on drinking alcohol. It was a bit of an aside that took the chapter down a path of less coherence and strength, and my editor rightly suggested taking it …
Read More »3 Secrets to Being Healthier & Staying Fit for Road Warriors
This article is a longer version of a piece I originally wrote for Inc. Magazine and on my blog. I have traveled a lot over my career–it is often an every-week situation with two to four flights, hours of driving, multiple hotels in the same week, early mornings and late …
Read More »3 Simple Secrets to Help You Get Fit While Traveling for Business
Think being a road warrior means you cannot be in shape? Follow these three principles to stay healthy no matter how much you travel. I’ve traveled a lot over my career. It’s often an every-week situation with two to four flights, hours of driving, multiple hotels, early mornings and late …
Read More »3 Lessons Marathon Training Taught Me About Success–And What You Can Learn, Too
Learn the key business lessons endurance running teaches about succeeding over the long term. Like a growing number of people, I have had the honor of running a marathon. I say “honor” because it has served me in so many different ways beyond the physical benefit I received from the …
Read More »4 Dangerous Mistakes to Avoid When Setting Goals (That Most People Overlook)
Learn the most detrimental mistakes in goal setting to make sure you set yourself up for success There is a lot of material out there on what you need to do to set a good goal. I’ve written some of it myself. In my book, Do a Day, and in …
Read More »The Value of Being Extremely Consistent
Last year, I trained for and completed the 2015 Chicago Marathon on behalf of St. Jude. It was an amazing experience, and the training did more than just get me ready for the race, but also conditioned my body in a way I never imagined possible while also allowing me to rack …
Read More »newbodies Don’t Forget on Test Day
You know that feeling when you’ve been studying for a test, and despite how well-prepared you may be, you’re still nervous because you never know what you might forget when you’re actually in the test, or what you didn’t study and have no tools to handle when the teacher throws …
Read More »4 Ways to be a Fit & Healthy Parent
So you’re a parent. You are in a shape rather than just in shape. And you can’t change that because you’re too busy between work and the kids. Sure, I get it. I’m a dad, and I’m busy with work, my kid, being a spouse and so much more throughout my day. But, …
Read More »Mill of Dread
For the first few months of my time as a runner, I only ran on the treadmill. As someone who had a bad history with running, I was afraid to go outside and get stuck somewhere, unable to run anymore. I liked the safety and predictability of running on a …
Read More »Don’t Fear the Tailor
I had to wear a suit recently. It’s a suit I bought after I had started newbodi.es, and was in pretty good shape. That said, I was 15-20 pounds heavier and a couple of inches wider around the waist than I am now. That’s not to say I was big …
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