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Writing – Optimum Balance Series (Part 6)
Writing has become a big part of my journey. It has allowed me to get the thoughts, ideas and goals out of my head and into a journal. By writing down my thoughts, as sort of a brain dump, it clears out those thoughts and ideas and makes room for new thoughts and ideas to
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Reading – Optimum Balance Series (Part 5)
The power of reading is one of my favorite topics to discuss, although if you asked me a few years ago it was never something I thought I would spend time doing. Especially with all the self made distractions that I allowed into my life, worrying about the future or thinking about the past and
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Faith & Gratitude – Optimum Balance Series (Part 4)
This week I hit a major milestone in my journey — I planked for 17 minutes followed by 100 straight push-ups (video here). When I first started in July 2017, I was only able to plank for 2 minutes and 30 push-ups. As I reflect back on the start of my journey I think about
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Meditation & Music – Optimum Balance Series (Part 3)
My move toward meditation came about in the fall of 2017 thanks in part to my wife. My father’s birthday was on November 20th which always made the holidays even more emotional for me. What also didn’t help is earlier in the year there were layoffs announced at work that were not going to be
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Diet & Nutrition – Optimum Balance Series (Part 2)
In Part 1 of my Optimum Balance Series, I discussed the need to get my diet and lifestyle in check after a staph infection I developed due to my gluten and soy allergy. Similar to my exercise regime, I started with small changes to my diet and daily eating habits. The biggest issue I had
