Somewhere in the middle of a 14-hour train ride from Haridwar, India to Agra my daughter and I killed time watching a downloaded copy of the comedy “We are the Millers.” It’s about bungling drug dealer David Clark (Jason Sudeikis) who enlists three others (including...
Is it just me, or have you noticed the day before you leave for a trip is a frantic, run-off-your-feet, freak-out? Everything you’ve procrastinated about (plus 9 more must-do’s) now conspires to overload any free time you thought you had. It’s nasty and it leaves you...
It’s that time of year again—not quite finished, too early for fireworks—and I have a question for you. How’re you doing? At this time of year I’m looking at a long list of projects that still need my attention. Sigh. There’s the new team member we still haven’t...
This week, I had three speaking engagements, back-to-back, in different cities. I've learned (the hard way) that travelling drains my willpower and then I make bad decisions. Like the serving of pecan pie a la mode, no less, I just wolfed down. We’ve all done it -...
I was a chubby kid. No question about it - I was always last on the pick list for team sports. In my twenty's I took up running, cycling, triathlons, and Ironman competitions. I burned lots of calories, lost weight, but still had that winter/summer waist belt yo-yo...
I grew up in a family of nine kids. Maybe you saw the TV remake? It was called “Survivor.” I’m kidding - sort of. Our parents worked hard to give us everything we needed - but we did learn to fend for ourselves. That’s where confidence comes in. I learned pretty early...
We all know drive-through indulgences are typically bad news for our health. To burn off the 750 fat dripping calories in a quarter-pound double cheeseburger the average adult would have to walk for about two hours. And that’s a fast walk. In a recent study,...