Beliefs

Unbelizeable!

Sorry for the corny title but I’m still unable to resist substituting “Belize” for anything that even remotely rhymes.  The reason is because I recently got back from my second mission trip to Belize. To say it was amazing is an understatement. Lives were changed (including my own). There were way too many great things […]

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The Gift Of The Struggle

One day a man saw a butterfly shuddering on the sidewalk, locked in a seemingly hopeless struggle to free itself from it’s now useless cocoon. Feeling pity, he took out his pocket knife, carefully cut away the cocoon and set the butterfly free. To his dismay, it lay on the sidewalk, convulsed weakly for awhile, […]

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The Link Between Passion And Success

“Look at any person who is a recognized leader in any field of endeavor and you will see passion. Passion makes things happen which would otherwise be considered impossible. Passion overcomes obstacles which long ago would have killed mere interest or resolve. Those who are passionate about what they do have an advantage that is […]

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Why We Do What We Do – part 3 of 3

Whoohoo..we made it! This is the final installment of our three-part series that examines the reasons why we do what we do (which…if you think about it…is a pretty dang important thing to know) To recap what we’ve covered so far… We’ve introduced Six Human Needs Psychology (Part 1), went into some detail on what the […]

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Why We Do What We Do – part 2 of 3

In the first part of this series we introduced Six Human Needs Psychology. Even though we haven’t gone into much depth yet, I hope you can see how radical it’s impact can be on helping you understand the driving force behind your actions and behaviors. If you missed the article, you can read it HERE and get […]

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Why We Do What We Do – part 1 of 3

Rarely do I run across something that makes my head explode…which is probably a good thing because exploded brains are messy…but this is definitely one of them. It’s that impactful and it will completely change the way you look at things. I discovered it several years ago and it has transformed my ability to understand […]

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A Faith Section?

As you can probably guess, I’m really excited about the new site. It’s been a long time coming (gosh if you only knew!!!). What I love about it though is that with the new format, I no longer feel limited to just talking about bodybuilding, training, and nutrition. The chains have been released! I know…Ut oh!  I absolutely […]

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The Mexican Fisherman

An overworked American businessman reluctantly took a vacation to a small coastal Mexican village on doctor’s orders. He was on the verge of a massive heart attack and his health was suffering tremendously due to an extreme amount of stress, pressure and responsibility at work, and long hours at the office. The doctor’s orders were […]

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We Need More Heroes

This is a clip that I published on the old website quite a while ago, but I just watched it again and I actually got teary-eyed (again! lol) so I figured it would be worth sharing. Gosh I’m such a sap… I don’t know why I get emotional about stuff like this. I guess it’s […]

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Excuses vs. Priorities

So which one is the reason why I haven’t posted on this blog as regularly as I’ve wanted to? Honestly it’s probably a bit of both…hmm…wait…is that just an excuse? (Yes that’s my split personality talking back to me again. Shush brain. 😉 To make sure we’re on the same page, let’s first define what the difference […]

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