Planning – Optimum Balance Series (Part 7)
As mentioned in my previous article, Writing – Optimum Balance Series (Part 6), daily planning sets the framework for my day. What I write down in my journal tends to be what I think about and begin taking steps towards accomplishing. So where I write my ideas as well as long and short term goals in…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Exercise – Optimum Balance Series (Part 1)
The examples and techniques I plan to discuss in this series are the 7 routines, starting with Exercise, I do on a daily basis to keep me at, what I call, my Optimum Balance Through this system of habits and rituals I created along my journey, I have been able to elevate my vibration and…
Goal Setting
In looking back over the first year of my journey, I realized one of the most important tools I used to accomplish my target body weight was this mindset writing technique to track my daily actions and habits. These daily goals and habits set the direction for my day and moved me forward towards achieving…
My Kryptonite
We all fall down. We all have a set back or two throughout our life. We can all get stuck. I think at one point or another in life we look at other people and have this voice in our head that says, “Boy, that person really has it all figured out!” all the while…
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Success isn’t always about greatness. It’s about consistency. Consistent, hard work gains success. Greatness will come. — Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
