Category Archives: Setting Goals

3.4 miles, 33 minutes

My run today was great. I wandered off the Greenway’s a ways, and followed a dirt trail for about 10 minutes. There is something to be said for running trails. Besides the feeling being alone with your thoughts, the uncertainty … Continue reading

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Spam for the New Year

New Year’s Resolutions are like spam, dreams of financial gain or weight loss without form to re-enforce their promises. In writing a previous post I had the above epiphany. It was to be my closure, but it struck a chord. … Continue reading

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Timing your Resolutions

I hate the first of the year. Okay, that’s a bit harsh. What I hate is how many people set themselves up for failure. Sometime after the holiday ham and before the midnight bubbly, the average American takes this long … Continue reading

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Conscious Acts, part 2

So you have taken those first steps: Catching your habits, Drinking water instead of soda, Exercising 30 minutes everyday, Saving 50 dollars every paycheck into your 401k. And you are seeing progress! Slimming of the waist or interest earned, it … Continue reading

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Shift your paradigm – “my body is a bank”

I want a new scale. My wife and I went to Bed Bath & Beyond and looked at scales.  Of course, the one I want is $100 and appeals to my geekier side – it gives % body fat via … Continue reading

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