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What My 12-Year-Old Taught Me About Health One of my favorite parts of being a parent is watching my boys discover they’re capable of doing things they never imagined. Sometimes all they need is a little encouragement… and maybe a little incentive. This week reminded me that creating healthy habits doesn’t always require more willpower. […]
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Track What Matters. Decide With Clarity. Get to Work. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about intentionality. We all have areas of our lives that matter—health, family, finances, relationships, work, fitness—but how often do we actually stop and measure whether our daily behaviors are moving those areas in the right direction? This week, I’m experimenting […]
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Trending Tuesday: A New Chapter for Aligned Life Every once in a while, there are weeks that feel like a turning point. This is one of those weeks. I’m excited to share two announcements that represent years of planning, hard work, and a vision for what Aligned Life can become. Big Announcement: Our Permanent Home […]
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This week, I pulled my old, rusty mountain bike out of retirement. The first stop wasn’t the trail—it was the bike shop! I had a new chain installed and asked them to make sure everything was safe before I attempted to ride it again. My motivation for getting back into mountain biking is actually pretty […]
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App I am using: Blinkist I often hear from many of you that you wish you had more time to read. If this sounds like you, then there is good news! This weekend on the drive up to Los Angeles for my son’s volleyball tournament my wife introduced me to a new app called Blinkist. The app allows […]
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Equipment I am using: 25 lbs. Ruck Weight Plate One of the most scalable forms of exercise is walking. You can manipulate the distance, incline, decline, and speed. You can also add resistance to your walks. This is accomplished through an action called “rucking” in which you wear a backpack loaded with weight while walking. The plate […]
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Dress shoes I am wearing: Cole Haan Grand Pro Rally Laser Cut Sneaker The nature of my job is very physical. I am always on my feet and moving throughout each day. At the beginning of my career, I wore clunky, uncomfortable dress shoes. My feet ached, my plantar fascia was tight, and it felt like I […]
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Nutritional practice I am trying: 48-hour fast For the first time in 42 years, I finally gave my body a chance to recover from all the food I had shoveled in my mouth. I was able to successfully fast for 2 days while only consuming water and decaffeinated tea. I was inspired to do this […]
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Zoom I am teaching: Creating Space To Thrive: The Mind Each year I create a theme for the Aligned Life Community. My goal is to help you focus on making each successive year the healthiest yet. This year our focus will be on creating space to thrive. Each quarter we will dive into a different space of […]
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Challenge I am completing: No Personal Purchases For One Year In January 2022 I mentioned on Trending Tuesday that I had set a goal of zero personal purchases for one year. This challenge was set in reaction to my belief that the world has become far too materialistic. Well, the final tally for the past […]