66 pull ups in 20 minutes
It starts with attitude and discipline. The discipline is going twice or three times a week to the bar and lifting yourself up as many times as you can in twenty minutes. The attitude is believing that you can do…
Category mindset
Running and teaching part 2
When you drive a car you don’t feel the distance you cover just the comfort of a cushioned seat. You hear the engine roar but you don’t appreciate the effort needed to push forward because you have the car on…
Running and teaching
Today I ran a half marathon faster than I ever thought I could. It was quite remarkable how I managed it considering that running for me is a gateway from work and stress more than anything else. I think I…
Teacher ‘Going Live’
When I was growing up ‘going live’ was reserved for TV journalists, athletes and media personalities. It’s hard to believe that we’ve reached a moment in time where now you, me, anyone can press record and go live to the…
Total traffic jam
Traffic jams can be a good life lesson in how to stay calm, focused, and resilient in order to reach our destination or the goals we've set out to reach.
Lead by example
We all know what it means, and we’ve heard it many times before this one. We ignore it or pretend that it doesn’t apply to our situation in life, our work, our family, our friends, our hobbies and on and…
What is value?
It's an important question, and we should ask ourselves what we value because it shapes how we shop, our lifestyle, our work, our hobbies, our social circle, and well, everything really.
An unknown error has occurred
An unknown error has occurred Have you ever seen that message? On a computer? on a smartphone? tablet? or maybe a blinking RED light on your car panel? How do you react when you see it? Whenever I have car…
Leisure time
A fantasy In my first few years of being a teacher I was an avid fantasy sports player. I’d come back from work and spend a significant amount of my free time looking on the computer screen at player statistics,…
Getting picked (ignore the gatekeepers)
When I was in school in the 90’s I was always worried about getting picked. Worried I wouldn’t know the answer in class or even worse, that I would embarrass myself with my silly answer. In sports I was the…
The secrets to success
The secrets to success I love this poster. It says so much about how we perceive success and what actually success is all about. No matter the context you can apply this to your everyday life, professional work, studies and…
Personal Development
Personal Development criteria Is it unknown? Is it fearful? Is it difficult? If what you want to do hits those three points then go for it. I just heard that on a podcast and I think it is awesome. It’s…
Travel is the greatest form of education
Travel is more than just an all-inclusive hotel We discussed it last week with bank employees I teach. They agreed, that it’s a great form but not necessarily the greatest. You know when you book that holiday with the family…
The creativity switch doesn’t exist
You can’t just turn on your creativity I’ve been talking about creativity this week with my students. It’s a fantastic subject with a lot of intriguing subtopics and tangents that sprout out of the initial conversation. Surprisingly, most of them…
Discipline makes the man
‘Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment’ – Jim Rohn Applying discipline in our lives When you are growing up you are told to try new things. Experiment and discover. It’s a nice start and an introduction to many…