One of my gifts this Christmas was the book, The 4-Hour Workweek, which my Na-Na gave to me.  I began reading the book the next day and am on Chapter 9 currently.  I realized while we were on our “vacation” (I’ll explain my sarcasm in a moment) up in Michigan, that I needed to start doing the work that is outlined by the author Tim Ferriss.  I realized that I need  to ask myself the hard questions, be brutally honest with my answers and make changes to achieve the life that I want and that I want to provide my family.   So begins my introspective and journey.

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Tang Soo Do

Regular width Push-ups: 3 Sets of push-ups (8, 7, 6)

In tonight’s two, 1 hour classes, we concentrated on stances, blocks, and perfecting the power of our kicks.  We also worked on forms and Master Marsh really stressed how important the basics are.  It really hit home how simply the practice of many of the  fundamentals of Tang Soo Do can be practiced in small ways at the office, home,  and school for myself and for the boys.

I’m really looking forward to improving in Tang Soo Do and other sports as I get ripped and build muscle and developing explosive power!

Day 2  Walked/Ran with Kelly.  She improved her time by 1 second.  I did 6 sets of push-ups (20,12,7) in regular and wide positions.  Also did 100 crunches.

Day 3

• Leg raises 6 inches off the floor (3 sets – one minute each)
• 5 sets of frog stand for 30 or more seconds
• Standing Dumb-bell curls: 3 sets of 15 @20lbs
• Pull-ups:  3 sets of 5 (parallel, wide, close)

“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”  Stephen A. Brennan

Ok, it’s the evening of September 13th and I looking at the clock as I type this.  There are 15 minutes left in this day before we roll into September 14th.  The kids are back in school, we are in our “routine” of getting them up and out the door, and I haven’t been “vigorously” acting on my plan to gain muscle mass and improving my over-all health. More »

Well for me, this next week marks the start of the kick-off to the fall tv shows.  Yes, I know that many shows have already started but my anticipation for one particular show’s return, that started last fall, is very high.  I am counting down the days until Fringe returns!

Now if you have been living under a rock and haven’t watched Fringe, you don’t know what you are missing!  Go program it into your dvr now.  And then come back and read why you just did that.  What are you doing…go program it, NOW! More »

Shortly after investing in the tools of ProfitLance (a blogging and marketing toolbox I have found extremely helpful) and while I was in the midst of building my blog I quickly learned that traffic is king.  Now mind you, this wasn’t anything different from what John Chow, Michael Dunlop, Darren Rowse, Yaro Starak, Perry Belcher, and David Risley were saying but when you are starting out getting traffic is difficult.  This is especially true if you are doing what everyone else is doing and are telling you to do!  So I set out to find a way to get traffic that followed many of the principles that the experts were talking about but in a proven and unique way. More »

Some of you all may know already about the loss of a little life in our extended family.  In this trying time I wanted to start this post of Cool Videos with some inspiring music, music that has lifted my spirits and the spirits of many others.  Also, my wife, was given the link to a video that I feel should be seen by every adult that owns a cell phone with text capabilities, has a teen that owns such a cell or knows of someone who does.

This first video, performed by Chris Tomlin, needs no less of an introduction suffice to say this is his version of Amazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone).  Enjoy

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Race to Witch Mountain was a fun family film that I watched with the kids this past weekend, which also happened to be the last weekend before they headed off to school.  It combined adventure, humor, and suspense that appealed to our kids and to the kid in me. More »