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Post-Japan Depression?, It’s Baseball Season!, What Am I Listening To
It’s been a whirlwind of a few weeks. International Travel, Domestic Travel, New Job…. I am back. Play ball 1 – Osaka/Tokyo Japan Trip I was fortunate enough to take a work trip over to Japan a couple of weeks ago. I was there a total of 7 days. 6 in Osaka and 1 in…
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World’s Hardest Race?, CrossFit Open 2026, What Am I Listening To
Play ball 1 – The Barkley Marathons I remember watching the Gravitas documentary on this race awhile back, but this 2026 video from SingleTrack popped in my feed this week and it doesn’t disappoint. Such a niche sport, but there is something interesting about watching people willing to be such an outlier in something most…
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Learn Over Earn – Building Your Career, Get Fit Without Blowing Your Budget, What Is Your Purpose?
Play ball 1 – Lessons from Wilson Sporting Goods CEO Joe Dudy Joe Dudy was the CEO at Wilson Sporting Goods while I worked there in my late twenties. He has recently retired and has been giving back by speaking with young professionals. He shares a lot of very good lessons he learned in his…
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New Dietary Guidelines for Americans, What Am I Reading, What Am I Listening To
Play ball 1 – Eat Real Food – New Nutrition Guideline Eat meats & vegetables, nuts & seeds, some fruit, little starch, no sugar. The recipe is simple, not easy. Crossfit has had this figured out for awhile. It’s changed my life and hopefully some people can hop on board and improve their life. https://www.usda.gov/about-usda/news/press-releases/2026/01/07/kennedy-rollins-unveil-historic-reset-us-nutrition-policy-put-real-food-back-center-health…
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Merry Christmas: ADHD in Kids, Life of Jesus, Poem to Kick Off 2026
Play ball Another late post due to spending some time around Christmas visiting family. Two twelve hour car rides gave me a lot of time to think and listen to podcasts. Here were my favorite – 1 – Diary of A CEO – Child Attachment Expert I can see how this episode can be viewed…
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Finish 2025 Strong and Prepare For 2026: Jesse Itzler, CrossFit Mayhem Athlete, Mel Robbins
Play ball I am a believer that motivational clips on Youtube and Instagram are not sustainable and discipline is really what drives success, but I still think taking in some good motivational content to get the energy flowing is ok. Here are three pieces of content I’ve watched over the past few weeks to build…
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Great Wolf Lodge, Take Your Vitamins, Parenting Reminder This Christmas
Play ball 1 – Great Wolf Lodge I am posting a little late this week because my family is at Great Wolf Lodge celebrating my daughter’s 5th birthday. This is the third year in a row we have done this and it brings a lot of joy to me. It’s been very fun watching her…
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Hanging = Pain Free Shoulders?, I Skied Down Mt Everest, Learn AI Before It’s Too Late
Play ball 1 – Ido Portal – 30 day Hanging Challenge Being super tall and lacking confidence as a youth led to a lot of slumping over. That bad posture led to poor range of motion & occasional shoulder discomfort. I am taking on one last challenge for 2025 and that is the Ido Portal…
