Daily writing promptWhat are you passionate about?View all responses One of the cardinal principles in Cal Newport's book So Good They Can't Ignore You is that following your passion is bad advice. Instead, he posits, one should develop and cultivate a specific skill set and then see how that skill set fits into a career. … Continue reading One of the Most Important Things to Be Passionate About
Daily writing promptDescribe one of your favorite moments.View all responses It's tough to find any spare time in today's world. We are overscheduled and overloaded making us feel endlessly overwhelmed. Finding moments that will stick out, stand the test of time, and ultimately be branded firmly in the "favorites" file in our brains seems fewer … Continue reading What is a Good Moment in Life?
Sometimes we get inside our heads without even knowing we've spent too much time in there. We start innocently enough, but before long we are ruminating over the tiniest, trivial things that would make an onlooker justifiably cringe. It's easy to do and I'm just as guilty as the next person. Without fail, I tend … Continue reading Getting Out of Your Head
With technology proliferating every single aspect of our lives it seems as though we're on a bullet train unable to take in the view out the window. It's all-encompassing and impresses a feeling of obligation in our daily lives. If you're not on, doing, or using X, Y, or Z then you'll be left behind. … Continue reading Will There Be Any Geniuses in the Future?
Daily writing promptHow do you know when it’s time to unplug? What do you do to make it happen?View all responses A few years ago a friend of mine told me a story about his grandmother. She was a prolific cook and possessed several cookbooks which she prized. One year, as a gift, her family … Continue reading How I Know When to Unplug
I was a typical skinny kid who naturally wanted to build muscle and get stronger. At 14 I started with a basic iron barbell and dumbbell set in my backyard. I used my father's homemade freestanding picnic table bench to perform numerous exercises from Arnold's The Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. Armed with just those few … Continue reading The Overnight Transformation of Fitness
Burned out was an understatement. I had been writing for several websites in the health and fitness world along with a few magazines (remember those?). I was consistently churning out around 15 to 20 articles per month. it felt as though word count requirements kept creeping up, they wanted more cited sources, and an increasing … Continue reading The Moment I Knew I Had Written Enough
I haven't written on this blog in quite some time. I also haven't written for any of my clients in a while either. Is it writer's block? Too busy and have no time to write? Uninterested? I wish it were one of those. They are mostly quantifiable with solid fixes. Writer's block is an easy … Continue reading Why I Stopped Writing
Building muscle after 40 isn’t impossible. Everyone from professional athletes, to weekend warriors, and even bodybuilders is experiencing success and longevity well into their forties. Muscle is muscle no matter how old you are and if your training is dialed in, your diet is on point, and you’re taking the proper steps for rest and … Continue reading 7 Things No One Tells You About Building Muscle After 40
I've talked before about deleting and reducing the attention we give to social media, but it can actually go way beyond that in several ways. One is how we can expand our definition of digital media, and two, how it can affect our mental well-being. As reducing our digital footprint and use includes deleting apps … Continue reading When Too Much Media is Messing With Your Head (Reduce, Delete, Withdraw, Repeat)
Brad Borland 