Triathlon Training and Six Life Lessons Learned
November 14th, 2008
I just wrote a guest post for Leo Babauta of Zen Habits discussing some of the life lessons that I learned (or re-learned) during a couple of months of triathlon training as I prepared for the Miami Man:
Six Life Lessons Learned from Triathlon Training
Highlights include:
- Get started (NOW!)
- You have to do the miles
- Some days it’s going to rain
- Put your head down and take it one step at a time
- Find sources of inspiration
If you find the post valuable, I’d really appreciate it if you helped spread the word by sharing it on StumbleUpon or Digg.
What is one thing you have always wanted to do in your life but have not done yet?
November 2nd, 2008
I have many things that I would still like to do and accomplish! And I assume you do too. Perhaps you would like to change the world, launch a new project, or do something as (seemingly) simple as attending a conference and vowing to make some new connections…
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This week I am heading to Miami to compete in the Miami Man International Distance Triathlon (swim .6 mile, bike 24 miles, and run 10k) on November 9th as part of my commitment to Train for Humanity.
Not many people actually know this about me, but I have wanted to do a triathlon ever since I watched Julie Moss (see video below- watch it!) collapse on T.V. at the Hawaii IronMan triathlon and then crawl across the finish line in 1982. Yikes that’s over 20 years ago…
While certainly not IronMan distance, the Olympic distance tri should give me a good feel for the event. Really, I would like to make it to, and compete in, the Hawaii IronMan event someday, but I am not sure that my knees necessarily agree with me.
Don’t Buy Seth Godin’s New Book Tribes
October 27th, 2008
Here’s the thing: I have never done a book review on this site before and probably won’t do another, however, as someone who has lived amongst, and worked with, actual tribes in Papua New Guinea who up until about twenty years ago were still practicing cannibalism, I had a lot of hesitancy when I first heard the title of the new book.
image: Village Big Man and Tribal Leader Erukai and family; Kakoro, Papua New Guinea
What could this marketing guy from New York possibly know about tribes? Does he know that in Papua New Guinea the tribal leaders are known as ‘Big Men’ or that in Samoa they call elders ‘Matai’ and they have different designations whether they are a village orator or in charge of land resources.
I have been a reader of Seth’s blog for quite some time now, and he has even been kind enough to answer simple business questions for me from time to time. But, for this book, “TRIBES,” I was not prepared to drink the Kool AId just because Mr. Godin wrote it.
Quite possibly, because the tribes I am most familiar with (literally) rely on each other for survival. Promoting products or trying to increase brand awareness could quite possibly be the furthest thing from their minds. If the tribes I know stop functioning or have a leadership breakdown, the reality is, they face life-threatening circumstances.
97 Remarkable Ways to Diversify Your Network in a Down Economy
October 15th, 2008
Are you looking to expand your network? Or, perhaps create some new connections to make yourself even more recession proof…?
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If I hear the words “down” and “economy” in the same sentence one more time I might just hurl my laptop out the window!! And, to be honest, this post could actually be titled, “97 Ways to Diversify Your Network in ANY Economy.”
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the value of using your indirect network and how you can capitalize on its potential to expand your business, or grow your ideas, by engaging the followers of your followers (who can be just as valuable).
Case in point, I came to know Sean Bohan of Core Performance via a Twitter message sent out by Chris Brogan and to date, Sean has been one of the most ardent supports of Train for Humanity.
Whether you are looking to start a small business, travel the globe, gain some traction with social media, or even maintain your current existence…creating a network of like-minded individuals can help to keep you focused, informed, and on task. As a small business owner myself, and someone who is attempting to launch a humanitarian initiative, I think it is paramount that we all assist each other in these times of uncertainty.
What I thought I would do today is list out 97 people that I follow on Twitter and whose blogs I happen to read. To help you to identify whom you might be interested in following or reading I have included everyone’s Twitter profile, blog link, and brief bio.
Under the various topic headings I have not listed people in any particular order…just how they happened to fall while I was researching this post.
Please NOTE - this is NOT a popularity contest! These are people that I happen to follow. I am not stating that they are the most popular, but to me they add value to what I am trying to accomplish.
This is how we help each other…we meet, we connect, and we exchange ideas! Some folks below you will recognize and others you won’t. Truthfully, I don’t want to see ANYBODY fail, sink, or go down with the ship!! (Myself included.) So, let’s expand our networks, join forces, be proactive, and kick some ass.
Happy connection making!
image source: www.FinancialAidPodcast.com and www.ChristopherSPenn.com
YOU Have the Power to Change the World!
October 8th, 2008
Do certain local or global issues affect you deeply? Would you like to take action and help?
In my continuing efforts to help promote Train for Humanity, I just wrote a guest post for Liz Strauss and her very popular Successful Blog titled, Kindness in Action - You have the power to change the world.
You have the POWER to change the world! Sounds cliché, but please read those words again and think about what is important to you, to society. In this blogging and social media age you don’t have to be associated with a huge humanitarian organization or educational foundation in order to take action.
In fact, if you would like to create your own non-profit group to assist a particular cause, opportunities abound for you to make a positive and lasting change. The best part, most of the technology needed to help spread the word is available for free or at a minimal charge.
Head on over to the Successful Blog to read the rest: Kindness in Action - You have the power to change the world.
If you find the guest post valuable, I’d really appreciate it if you helped spread the word by sharing it on StumbleUpon or Digg.
Better Than Smackin’ a Fish off Your Forehead: How to get yourself out of a rut
September 24th, 2008
Are you in a rut? Do you feel like you are swimming through chilled molasses with cinder blocks for flippers?
I have been in ruts before and I am sure (positive!) that I will find myself in one again…however, right now, with running the guesthouse and the launch of Train for Humanity, I feel like I am in the opposite state of a rut, whatever that is?
I can’t speak for you, but for me, I get caught in a rut when I am inactive. Specifically when I am not taking action on any new ideas, goals, or working to get a project off the ground.
Let’s call it a state of sedentary creativeness! (Probably grammatically incorrect but I don’t care.)
What happens?
You have an idea. No, you have a GREAT idea but you are not taking the requisite action or the steps that are required to get this “thing” going.
I know that sometimes we are just hanging in there and waiting for something better to come along. You’re kind of cruising and that’s okay.
However, if you find yourself in a good old-fashioned rut and would like to do something about it, you need to:
MAKE YOURSELF UNCOMFORTABLE
What are your goals for this week? And Surprise Pre-Launch Announcement
September 8th, 2008
I hope that you all had a very nice weekend! Last week’s post on “goals for the week” seemed to resonate fairly well with some of you and it drew a pretty good response and discussion, so I thought that I would do it again this week.
However, before we go any further, I wanted to mention, if your goals for this week (or anytime in the future) include “self-branding” or online reputation management, then you need to get yourself over to Chris Brogan’s website. Chris, who just happens to be a Boston guy, is a social media guru and all around super nice person and he has just released an eBook, “Personal Branding for the Business Professional” that is well worth your time. It’s available for FREE so do yourself a favor and go download it now!! OK back to the post. :)
Today I actually have two questions for you:
- What are your goals for the coming week?
- Beyond this week, what are you really working towards in your life?
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What are my goals for the week and what am I working towards?
How Did You Do With Your Goals Last Week? And an Announcement
September 6th, 2008
Hey Everyone - on Monday I put up a post asking, “What are your goals for the week?” The natural follow-up question at the end of the week is, how did you do?
The following people dropped by and posted some of their goals: Brian Monahan, Expert in the Rough, kelly, kazari, Glen Allsopp, Diana, Jarkko Laine, Ulla Hennig, Becky, Kelly@SHE-POWER, Success Professor, Susan, Cath Lawson and Al at 7P.
Did you complete all of the tasks and goals you listed?
