jeff noel works for a creative genius and applies those strategies to his health goals

There is an art to life, in staying motivated, in living with few, if any, regrets. Boomer jeff noel has discovered life’s secrets to staying motivated. He shares them as a free, how to, Internet resource on his five daily, different-themed Mid Life Celebration blogs.

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"Squirrel", trivial reference from Disney Pixar "UP"

Boomers, Mid Life Celebration’s five differently-themed blogs contain nearly 1,000 posts each. This is a bit hard to comprehend. No worries though. Boomers aren’t used to having a free Internet resource that looks at work life balance is such a compellingly different, and profoundly simple light.

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Check It Each Time You See These Machines

Free health Resource from Everyday Health.  This link will provide an easy way to search for drug descriptions and even has an “Ask a Pharmacist” option.

Yesterday was National Prayer Day in the United States, a reminder from a Facebook friend. Wasn’t even aware. So my reply to her was, “Crazy notion, but I start every day on my knees – sort of like Nat’l prayer day, everyday. ”

There are two ways to think about our health.  Every single day.  Once a year.

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In watching these two videos, it’s clear where my mind was. It was on motivation. Everyday our minds should be on motivation.  Everyday.

Many of you will never be runners. That’s ok.  Never want you to feel like you should be a runner. But I absolutely want you to feel you should do something. Walk, bike, dance, roll, swim, stairs, yoga, gym, ski…. it doesn’t matter, unless it matters to you.

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Lane 8 @ 2009 World Championships

Lane 8 at 2009 World Championships in Lahti, Finland.

That’s “Jack”, my son’s Teddy Bear. He has three exactly alike. He got them as gifts years ago.  The collar is actually inscribed “Jack”.

Our son was born in August 2000.  My Dad, Jack Noel, passed on, April 2001.

My Father, and our son, never met.  We were two months away from our trip to Pennsylvania when the phone call came, “They’re giving your dad three days”.

So, “Jack” the bear, has traveled extensively. He’s the one with two torn ears.  The other “Jacks” are in near perfect condition.  Our son was gracious enough to let the “tug-o-war with our yellow Lab” Jack travel.

Find a million ways, gimmicks, tricks – whatever it takes – to stay motivated.  Jack is simply one of them.

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• Youth – the full pressure of job, Family, mortgages is unknown
• Mating season – (once we’ve mated, what’s the motivation?)
• Wake up calls – motivating because of glaring consequences

The reality?  In the big scheme of life, youth lasts say 20 years, then fades quickly.

Humans are born to mate, like all living creatures.  Wake up calls may take a lifetime before they start arriving.

It’s all the other times in our lives that are the real challenge, the real key. Look around people.

Like I suggested a while back, “If aliens found Earth and gave us a pass/fail health grade, what would we get”?

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All the children participated, even the first timers.  Our son eagerly lined up.  Surprisingly, two of his friends are members there and graciously welcomed him into the atmosphere.

Off to a great start and then somewhere in the middle it got more intense and he felt uncomfortable with his skill level, and returned to the audience with me.

I could not have been more proud.  He tried something.  He did his best.  I didn’t push him, even though I could have.  He’s nine.  How hard do you push yourself?  He’ll get were he needs to go.  Will you?

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Body?  Well, he has a keen understanding of nutrition for a nine-year old. Much better than most adults.

Yesterday, after we pulled away from Twistee Treat, he asked me to call a number.  He said the first ten callers get a free t-shirt.

He passed the flyer up to me in the driver’s seat.  At the stoplight I quickly scanned it.

We were the fourth caller.  So today we go to Victory Martial Arts for a children’s safety demonstration, a t-shirt, and maybe something else.

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This is why I pray without ceasing that someday soon, we can all live in Peace.

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1. The chicken or the egg
2. The ostrich or the chicken
3. Stick your head in the sand
4. Chickensh!t

Does it even matter?  It does if you want to be an example instead of a warning.

“I don’t want to run unless I know I’ve done my best.  And the only way I know how to do that is to run flat out until I have nothing left. Running any other way is Chickenshit”! — Steve Prefontaine

Same goes for life.

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