The problem with labeling your diet is that the moment you label it, this is the very same moment in which you draw a line in the sand. A line which you cannot cross, unless, you want to ‘break’ your label. Your body, wants, needs, desires, and positions are always changing. As a result, it muchContinue reading “Breaking Health Labels”
Monthly Archives: December 2017
The Key to Screen Time
I grew up playing video games for hours on end. It seems this only progresses more each generation. My kids get plenty of screen time, and we play video games together. After the thousands of hours I logged, I can teach them one important lesson: how to know when to stop. There are signs toContinue reading “The Key to Screen Time”
Investing In Home Cooking
Cooking is one of the oldest traditions we (humans) have. It is, literally, baked into our DNA. (That’s a non-scientific statement.) It brings us together in so many ways. If you aren’t investing any of your time into home-cooking, give a couple of hours a week a shot this year. The dividends might bring unforeseen returns.
Filling The Emptiness
There might be absolutely nothing inside of you. No self, no soul, no personality. If that’s true, don’t despair. Because if, at our core, we are all made up of the same nothingness, what we have while where are here is something beautiful. We have the chance to fill our emptiness up with anything thatContinue reading “Filling The Emptiness”
Yes, I Do Have a Coach.
Some people are surprised to hear that I have a Strength Coach. Sure, I know a little bit about strength training. But even after almost ten years of training, practicing, and learning, it only becomes more and more apparent how little that is. There is no one person who ‘knows it all’. There are simplyContinue reading “Yes, I Do Have a Coach.”
No Health Lectures Here.
You know exactly what you’re doing that’s not good for your health. But it doesn’t do you much good for me to tell you that. Something inside of you has to want to change, first. Something unhealthy that you’re doing is filling a need. What is that need? What is it that you really want?Continue reading “No Health Lectures Here.”
True Learning
Traditional schools don’t tell you how important practice is. Is it important to study? Of course. But that’s only one side of the coin. If you never coach that client, give that lecture, sell that product, or implement that change, then everything you’ve read is useless. True learning occurs with two things: knowledge of whatContinue reading “True Learning”
Having Enough Time
For many years, I operated (mostly) as if there wasn’t enough time. I was wrong. There’s always enough time. In fact, if you focus correctly, you’ll find that you always have just enough time to complete everything you really needed to … and, a little bit extra.
Balance & Circularity
Balance in your life is fundamental to being in good health, but, it’s not a see-saw. Balance is circular. If you take the see-saw approach, as I did for many years, you’ll constantly be running back and forth from one side of the see-saw (work) to the other (family). This might be fine for awhile,Continue reading “Balance & Circularity”
Becoming The Strongest You
It’s true that I drag a weighted sled, made up of an old spare tire and some plywood, up and down my block, sometimes at 5 AM, other times at 10 PM, which, most people and neighbors think is nuts. It’s not true that you have to do that in order to be the strongestContinue reading “Becoming The Strongest You”
Matt Fried 