Should you exercise your right to stand in front?

concert stage
before long, I was at the edge of the stage

Rock concerts and personal wellness are similar. Who knew? When you believe in yourself and try things you normally don’t try – because you’ve been conditioned that it’s inappropriate or too difficult – you get amazingly different results than if you do the same old thing you’ve always done.

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Looking forward to a run?

exercise regularly
Run, walk, row, spin, ski, dance, it doesn't matter.

Traveling the past three days, including two intentional “rest days” means that I’m really looking forward to this morning’s run. Betcha you’re looking forward to exercising today too. Right?

Full disclosure: I sometimes have to force myself to exercise because I’m too tired, to demotivated, too busy, etc.

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Exercise and travel can work

exercise while traveling
Virtually everyone allows travel to be an excuse

Heading home to Disney World this morning. Up at 4am with an hour before the cab arrives to get me to a 6:19am flight to Memphis. Know what this means? No run, no exercise. There was none yesterday either. Professional speakers are usually the first in the classroom and the last to leave.

But we have to figure it out. If we don’t, we’ll quit. So I ran two days ago in the morning before flying from Orlando to Missouri, making yesterday and today “rest days”. Perfect, creative plan to keep moving forward. Got it?

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Everyone thinks I exercise to stay healthy

Balance mental activity with physical activity
Balance mental activity with physical activity
How you stay active is up to you
How you stay active is up to you

When I think about the answer to the question most people never ask me, it goes something like this…

To teach is to learn twice. And to teach children is perhaps the greatest privilege (and responsibility) an adult will ever know.

This is why I exercise, eat decently, and strive for adequate rest.

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