Pass The Test: Zone Naps

As I was doing research the other day on sleeping and the effects of napping, I ran across an interesting post by Brad Issac over at Achieve-IT. The post was labeled “How To Take A Caffeine Nap” and was based on a short article he had found in Field and Stream magazine. I was immediately [...]

Core Performance Essentials

As I was looking through the latest exercise and fitness books at my local bookstore, one book stood out. The tag line said “Reshape your body in only 30 minutes a day”. The habit that I’m developing this month is exercise and I’ve set aside 30 minutes per day to get it accomplished. While I’ve [...]

Eleven Degrees of Blog Separation

As I was driving home yesterday I turned down a new road that had opened up in Town.. I decided to see where it went and was amazed that it went over a local hill and continued on for miles. I soon found myself deep in wine country and discovered that some new wineries had [...]

Live a Remarkable Life

Seth Godin has an interesting marketing concept that fills the pages of some of his popular books including “Purple Cow” and the “Big Moo”. Being remarkable in a predictable world is his thesis and it makes for a very interesting read. The dictionary defines “Remarkable” as..    1. Worthy of Notice: Worth noticing or commenting [...]

12 Habits Update: Month Five

Develop one new habit a month for a year. That has been my quest since October of 2005. As I come into the fifth month of my twelve month quest I have decided to bring in the exercise quotient. I want to develop a “doable” exercise program that is easy to track and record. For [...]

Lasik and the Five Second Challenge

The eye doctor finished up with my eye test and reached into his drawer and pulled out a full color brochure. As he handed it to me he said in his full doctor turned salesman voice… You are a good candidate for monovision lasik surgery. “Hmmm” I thought, I had wondered about lasik surgery before. [...]