Foundational Writings
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The Foundational Writings bring together the articles that shaped my work on identity, self-leadership, purpose, resilience, and personal growth.
While my work has evolved toward identity-based self-leadership and sustainable performance, these articles remain a valuable resource for understanding the psychological and philosophical foundations behind that evolution.
“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training… what a disgrace it is for a man to grow old without ever seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” – Socrates What Is Functional Training? Functional training has exploded in recent years owing to the …
“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” – Paulo Coelho The Experience Often Precedes the Lesson Over the past few weeks I’ve had the most interesting experiences with Mother Nature. On numerous occasions birds have flown straight at me, at times narrowly missing me. It happened just the …
“Efforts and courage are not enough without purpose and direction.” – John F. Kennedy Ask the Right Questions Are you getting the results you deserve in relation to your health and fitness goals? If not, WHY? Observing my work environment the other day, I noted members who I see infrequently. They either train immediately after …
“Self-awareness is not self-centeredness, and spirituality is not narcissism. ‘Know thyself’ is not a narcissistic pursuit.” – Marianne Williamson In previous blog posts we examined the various dimensions of health to include: emotions, stress and raising your consciousness. Let’s now examine spirituality as a basis for awakening your authentic self. To recap, the three components …
Sometimes It can Be Too Much “Show me someone who has done something worthwhile, and I’ll show you someone who has overcome adversity.”– Lou Holtz You’ve heard the saying: “It was meant to be.” But what does it really mean? Is it implying the role of destiny, fate or dharma? (our place within the universe). …
“Faith consists in believing when it is beyond the power of reason to believe.” – Voltaire Every now and again, a passage resonates with me enough to warrant a blog post. This is one worthy of mention. Please read and contemplate its meaning. If it strikes a chord, feel free to repost knowing the right …