Inspiration & Motivation

The other day I was browsing Netflix movies and one by the name of Ip Man caught my eye. I guessed correctly that Ip Man was referring to a person who I had always known as Yip Man—Bruce Lee’s martial arts instructor. Full disclosure: I’ve never studied Yip Man’s life. Knowing full well that biographical [...]

The mind is powerful beyond belief. A day of negative thoughts can absolutely destroy my strength and endurance levels. Worry, fear—all weak emotions that serve no useful purpose—quickly deteriorate performance. It makes you wonder what type of performance decline corporate America has experienced with the glut of negativity these days. Yet, despite obvious negative side [...]

In a college meditation class, I learned a concept that I thought was very sensible–preya vs. shreya. Preya: What we like, what pleases us, what makes us feel good, not worrying about the consequences to actions. Shreya: Keeping the consequences in mind, forgoing a momentary pleasure to attain a lasting benefit. Source In what category [...]

I was listening to a local Milwaukee, WI radio station on the way home from work yesterday. Ryan Seacrest was being syndicated and he was interviewing Mark-Paul Gosselaar. “Wow, you’re looking good!” Ryan told Mark. “What are you doing to stay in shape, how old are you?” “Well, I’m 37 and I’m not a gym [...]