Author Archives: bestopspro

Get up and move! This is for those of you that don’t already have a regular exercise practice. If you’re waiting to ‘feel like it’, it’s never going to happen. You’re waiting for someone to save you? Well here I am. You must do something for exercise every day. If you are just coming offContinue reading “Your Exercise Assignment”

You see it too much these days. ‘Why is this idiot driving so slow/fast?’ ‘How can they believe that about vaccines?’ ‘How can they think that about the homeless situation?’ We have these opinions and we’ve been told that we need to loath that other side. It define our identity and we think it identifiesContinue reading “‘Othering’”

Have you ever found yourself at a work social, kid’s t-ball game, or family reunion struggling to come up with positive, useful, or interesting topics? It can be crippling and can hold you back from all kinds of personal and professional growth. What if there were a simple method to not only break you freeContinue reading “Be Socially Magnetic”

I’m always looking for ways to improve mind, body, and soul. In 2022 I counted the days I was able to stay sober. I achieved 40 days over the course of 365. To some of you that might not sound like that much. For me it was the most I’ve abstained in my adult life.Continue reading “Temperance in 2023”

It’s important to take stock periodically to give yourself credit for the work you have put in. Every day we wake up and hopefully we’re a tiny bit better than we were the day before. But that difference can be imperceptible on a day to day basis. You have to think back further. Think backContinue reading “Taking Stock”

“We live on an island surrounded by a sea of ignorance. As our island of knowledge grows, so does the shore of our ignorance.” – John Archibald Wheeler What is it you want to be good at? I want to be good at living well. Generally I think of living well as: ReadingRunningWriting I’ve gottenContinue reading “What’s Your Blind Spot?”

In all your interactions start with love. Treat others as you would like to be treated. Treat others as you would them to treat each other. How would you want your child to approach a situation? Better yet, how would you like someone to approach your child? Be that way with everyone you encounter. AndContinue reading “Start with Love”

After injuring my elbow from excessive strain in January of 2022 at the peak of my P90X journey I needed an alternative physical outlet. All I had done for years was P90X and an occasional bike ride or lackluster jog. Then my Whoop band arrived in the mail. I strapped it on January 22, 2022Continue reading “The Controversy of Running”