Happy New Year – Are You Ready to Start Changing into Your Next Self?
On the first day of the New Year I like to think about what the coming year might look like. Generally, late in the year I reflect on how far […]
Preparing for the New Year – How to Turn Your New Year’s Resolutions into a Solid Action Plan You Will Actually Achieve
Have you ever made ambitious New Year’s Resolutions only to find that three months in they have fallen by the wayside for whatever reason? Part of the reason that we […]
Personal Growth – Why breaking things down into systems helps us learn new and difficult skills
I am at Taekwondo training. My instructor has two hand mitts held up in front of me. We are practicing sparring and I have no idea what to do. My […]
Operation Flight – My first hand experience of the dreaded ‘Keto Flu’
My last post was about beginning a journey of weight loss in order to achieve some of my martial arts goals more easily, specifically jumping high so I can kick […]
The Year of Transformation – Courage and the Road to Black Belt
When I started on this journey of a Year of Transformation back at the beginning of 2020 I had no idea how far it would take me. Initially, I was […]
Lean Reflections – Why Looking Back can be Key to Looking Forwards
Every three years the Lean Certification granted to me by the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) comes up for re-certification. Part of the certification process involves recording the lean and […]
Halfway through the Year of Transformation – Why ‘Being Tougher’ is What’s Next
‘If you want to be tougher mentally, it is simple: be tougher. Don’t meditate on it.’ – Jocko Willink So at the beginning of this year I decided that by […]
Navigating the Roadblocks to Progress – How my Herniated Disc Will Not Stop Me from Moving Forwards
And so, last week the inevitable happened. If you’ve been reading my blog for a while you will know that the main motivator behind my ongoing and relentless quest for […]
I’m Tired, I’m Sore and I’m Bored. Learn the Secret of Why I Won’t Quit
‘The greatest threat to success is not failure but boredom’ – James Clear My back hurts, my feet hurt and I’m tired in a muscle fatigue kind of way. I […]
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