2023 and the future
The world doesn’t care about you – I’m not special or amazing. Just an ordinary nobody, really. That might be harsh but it’s better that way. Isn’t it amazing, how so many times we are told the opposite? The repetition…
Tag life learning
The final stretch – Athens authentic marathon 2022
It’s now the final week before the race in Athens. The training is complete, the squats, the chin-ups, the speed runs, the threshold runs the lunges and on and on. Paradoxically the final week is a waiting game. A resting…
Obliterating heat – running in Athens,Greece
People can tell you what running in 30+ degree celcius heat is like. They can describe it in detail, and give you some tips even, but none of that will help you. Just breath Ever been in a sauna? If…
The anti-GOAL
I heard about it recently and thought it an interesting concept. What does it mean? We always have been told to have goals and try to strive to reach them. Pursue new ones after and keep them within the realm…
Replay – Can I get another chance?
Many of us wish we could get a do-over! That we could replay that night, that performance, that date, that trip, that relationship. When our youth passes us, we wish we could have it back, once more or….forever. If we…
What I know for sure
I got this post idea after listening to a review of Oprah Winfrey’s book with the same title. It seems that this simple sentence carries a lot of weight and can even help us as a guide for our future…
My attention
is precious and I have a certain amount of it per day. There are certain things that require my attention and there are others who pay for it. Then there are those choices I make on what or who to…
What you write matters
I came to this realization fairly recently, with COVID frenzy still surrounding me I was reading a book and the authors made a passing mention of the importance of writing. I focused and read slower. If you’re ever hiring someone…
Making small talk
My Polish students really have very little to say regarding the topic and even less to say when attempting to make small talk. There’s apparently a reason for this. They find it ‘fake’ and a waste of time, that it…
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…
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…
You are your own boss
When I was toward the end of my High school days, life was quite spectacular. I mean, I had no responsibilities except to pass my final exams and attend class. Other than that, I did whatever I wanted. I went…
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,…
The hardest task
Running When I decided to start running, I put on my sneakers, stretched, and went for it. I tried hard that first day to go further then I had gone before which was run for 58 minutes instead of 57.…
Ep.45 Soft skills rant
This rant I went on is on soft skills. Unfortunately they are lacking nowadays and they’re actually pretty damn important. It seems that in Poland students and in general people, don’t value them as much as knowledge. So I had…