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Gotta figure out how to make it work. Non-negotiable.
A day in the life of a professional speaker…
Awaken in a hotel room I’ll never see again, totally aware it’s below freezing outside.
Bathroom. Pray. Make some coffee. Check emails. Read. Protein bar.
Practice presentation.
Write.
Practice presentation.
Dress for outdoor run.
Run.
We’ve covered mental and physical, now scoot over to emotional (spiritual), click go.
un-ladylike, unsportsman like – and so is the devil
Kiss our behind, devil. It’s the devil that temps us, and ultimately convinces us, to quit.
Hey devil, you lost another battle last night. Sorry. Not trying to rub it in, but I’m definitely hinting to you that you can kiss my butt and move on. You’re wasting your time here.
Ran five miles this morning (and it’s still morning as I write this). Got nine hours of sleep last night.
Life is good… when we refuse to quit and when we know what’s important in our life, and we consistently deliver on it.
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Running and blogging… this morning it’s one or the other. The choice was easy based on:
Remain amazed with all the choices in front of us. All day. Every day.
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…darkness on the departure from The Renaissance
…and light upon return to The Renaissance
Was forced into a rare choice this morning. Run or write. Usually, both are possible before heading out the door for work.
The odds of writing later in the day are much greater than the odds of running. I went with the odds.
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Insight: Do you have a priority-filtering system when you want to do it all but can’t?
a stunning metaphor for wellness and aging
a stunning metaphor for wellness and aging
Run, garden, gym, rest… in that order.
Things get out of control quickly. Weeds, health.
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Sunrise is not far away from the French Quarter
Royal Street near the Westin… just getting started
looking back provides insight on what we’ve accomplished so far
sun just popping up
eye catching color palates
Bourbon Street looking west toward Canal Street (on the far horizon)
space available for rent right on Bourbon Street
far left.. see the for rent sign?
Bourbon Street validation?
cleaning up Bourbon Street
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Ran one mile yesterday and this morning there’s no time to run. So can you be exceptionally healthy if you barely workout? No.
The point of this post is obvious. Life is remarkably challenging and it’s difficult to maintain a lifelong exercise habit. So take what you can get, and never quit.
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Just another day in paradise…
…6:45am appointment…
Annual blood work done eight months behind schedule… better late than never…
Daily life… one foot in front of the other. How long do we postpone important life tasks? The important but not urgent things. Usually, the important things don’t become important until they become urgent.
Insight: It’s possible to greatly reduce urgency in life.
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Founding the Montessori teaching system must have been exhausting… and inspiring…
How boring was yesterday’s post about foot pain? Our daily grind does one of two things:
Taking life one day at a time is so much more fun to learn from. Real life, in real time. That’s all we have.
Insight: Invest heavily in inspiration.
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Getting in racing shape?
What do you do when your exercise routine is severely impacted? Last month got to the gym five times, or every six days on average. Nine days was the longest stretch. Six days into the new month it’s the same… first workout.
Tomorrow, a kind-of-a-big-deal announcement.
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Mind, body, spirit, money, and hq...
You see four of them below. The fifth is the "box" the holds the other four...
America's unheralded work life balance expert. jeff noel, is a Servant, Husband, Dad, Boomer, speaker, author, runner. He believes work is only work if you'd rather be doing something else. Allergic to most pollens and mediocrity, he can't wait for the alarm clock to go off every morning.