If You’re Gonna Be A Bear…

Be a Grizzly!!! A very long time ago a young un-wise teenager (me) honestly thought that self-development books and inspirational quotes were out there to help the simple minded find a way to reach mediocrity. Eventually I learned …

A Visit To The US Olympic Training Center and the NSCA Headquarters

Over Thanksgiving my family and I went to Colorado Springs to celebrate at my sister’s house. While there I couldn’t help but drag my family members on a tour of the US Olympic Training Center and the National Strength …

The Happiness Hypothesis

I recently read Tony Hsieh’s book, Delivering Happiness, for a good business read and it was a good one for sure. He has a fascinating story spanning from LinkExchange to Zappos so its a book I’d recommend for anyone interested in …

Thanks! Say What??

Gratitude is something that’s been on my mind a lot recently so I decided to do a little digging around to see how my own thoughts and experiences measured up to what’s out there. I attended a short presentation …

Self Assess This!

As this site is all about wellness, I’d be neglectful if I didn’t include at least one post with some advice on how you can help gauge where you are currently at in each of the wellness vectors. As …

A Martial Arts Family is…

… not one to mess with! Seriously though, I wanted to share a little of my experience with the martial arts and how they’ve helped shape my family. I started with Judo back when I was in 6th …

What the heck is Retinoschisis?

Yeah, that”s my right eye!  I was about 14 years old when that was taken and somehow I manage to have saved it all this time. XLRS stands for X-Linked Retinoschisis, a rare genetic eye disease that I was just lucky …

It’s a dog’s life…

I set out here to post about some of published results on the values of dog ownership and I guess I shouldn’t be surprised but I was just a little bit; there is tons of research out there on the …

If the gym is my church, what is my religion?

So I’ve seen the T-Shirts “Bodybuilding is my Religion and The Gym is My Church” or “I Belong to the Church of Iron” and yeah those are fun but this post is actually about looking for a more …