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Lessons Learned Going From One Mile to an Ironman
A colleague once told me she'd completed an Ironman. I had to ask what that actually meant. A 2.4-mile swim, 112 miles on the bike, and then a marathon — [...]
Navigating Life’s Currents: One Important Lesson from Open Water Swimming
I'm training for my first Olympic-distance triathlon, and because I didn't swim growing up in NYC, I've been focusing on my swim technique in an indoor pool. Swimming in open [...]
How to Value Time Over Money
Smart people know that time is money. Wise people understand that time is more valuable than money and with the fast-paced world we're in, time is more valuable than ever. [...]
A Parent Talks to a Child Before the First Game (Poem)
As I'm reading about the famous UCLA basketball coach John Wooden in Wooden: A lifetime of observations and reflections on and off the court, I stumbled across the inspiring poem [...]
3 Ways to be a Smarter Risk Taker
In conversations with Fortune 100 senior executives, a common theme that came up was the importance of taking risks. Each executive credited much of their success to a series of [...]
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink
(click on book cover for more details) Extreme Ownership: How U.S Navy Seals Lead and Win Published: November 2017 ISBN-10: 1250183866 EP Rating: 4 out of [...]
The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John Maxwell
(click on book cover for more details) The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth: Live Them and Reach Their Full Potential by John Maxwell Published: September 2014 ISBN-10: [...]
Die Empty by Todd Henry
(click on book cover for more details) Die Empty: Unleash Your Best Work Every Day by Todd Henry Published: April 2015 ISBN-10: 1591846994 EP Rating: 5 [...]
Don’t miss out on life – you have less time than you think
We don't know how much time we have During the holidays, New York City is packed with people - on the sidewalks, inside stores and in the subway. [...]