Thinking About Basketball & My Dad’s Advice
I’ve never been what you’d call a “great athlete” although I’ve been into many different sports in my life. From team sports to individual sports, I’ve tried – and got hooked on – lots of them. The one that stands out above the rest though is basketball.
Continue Reading Thinking About Basketball & My Dad’s AdviceI Want To Work Out But I Don’t Want To Get Too Buff
Have you ever heard anyone say this? The most recent occurrence for me was last year when my wife and I were discussing joining CrossFit. She wanted to get in shape, but not too much. She didn’t want to wake up one morning finding herself unable to fit into her shirt on account of her huge lats.
Continue Reading I Want To Work Out But I Don’t Want To Get Too BuffFrom The Archives: MySpace Blog
You may think that I’m new to the blogging scene, but I have news: I’ve been a blogger since 2005 when I first got on MySpace
Continue Reading From The Archives: MySpace BlogYou Know What You Need? A Nap.
Last Saturday on our every-other-weekly trip to the acupuncturist in Santa Monica, Candace and I had an interesting conversation. (This is what happens when you sit in a car for 2+ hours in awesome LA traffic). We were talking about how certain things can affect your state of mind.
Continue Reading You Know What You Need? A Nap.I Like A Little Bravado
I was watching this video where Prince, God rest his soul, shredded on his guitar for over three minutes and then threw it into the audience. After watching it a few or dozen times, I realized something I think I always knew: I like a little bravado. I like it when people who are good at something, know they’re good, and – in small doses – let us know that they know.
Continue Reading I Like A Little BravadoKeep Looking Forward – But Measure Where You Came From
I was just reading back on a journal of mine from 1999 and noticed I was obsessed with how far away I was from where I thought I should be on the piano. I had an ideal – to have enough competency to become a touring musician. I knew I was far from that milestone and reminded myself every night when I wrote.
Continue Reading Keep Looking Forward – But Measure Where You Came FromGo At Your Own Speed
I am slow. I mean it. Everything I do is slow. I think slow, I act slow, I read slow, I work out slow. I even burp slow. I’m just slow and everything I do is slow (except eat food).
Continue Reading Go At Your Own SpeedWhat You Do Matters, Self
Why am I doing what I’m doing? Oh yeah – it was 2001 and I had nowhere else to go. As a substitute teacher I had the summer off and as an aspiring musician I was drifting about aimlessly. Aimless and nothing to do: that’s how I got into the insurance business.
Continue Reading What You Do Matters, SelfA Toast To Toastmasters
