"Challenging the Fitness Between Your Ears!"™
Episodes
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
Tuesday Jul 28, 2020
If you listen to the media long enough, you will begin to allow the negativity to permeate your thought life. Indeed, your soul. And if the negativity doesn’t petition your mind, the fallout of fear will paralyze your heart. One sensational story after another until most retreat into their small corner of the world overwhelmed by the imagery; too angry and emotionally spent to do anything but lodge one complaint after another to anyone who will listen on social media. Yet no one hears anyone else because each voice finds itself lost in a cacophony of helplessness. So today, the Covid-19 virus (better known as the novel corona virus-19) dominates the news cycle. We are continuously being told that the Covid-19 virus is a worldwide pandemic. And most likely it is. But so too is heart disease, cancer, diabetes, homicide.
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Tuesday Jul 21, 2020
Here are some basic facts about viruses that you may or may not know. Viruses are microscopic parasites----Yes, they are parasitic. And they are generally much smaller than bacteria about 10,000 times smaller than a grain of salt. They cannot also thrive and reproduce outside of a host body. Remember, Polio is a virus; hepatitis is a virus; measles is a virus — So, what’s my point? My point is to simply inform you that viruses take on many forms and levels of severity. Viruses teeter on the boundaries of what is considered life. Nonetheless, if you listen to the media long enough, you will begin to allow the negativity, misinformation, and fear to permeate your thought life. Indeed, your soul. And if the negativity doesn’t petition your mind, the fallout of panic will paralyze your heart. One sensational story after another until most retreat into their small corner of the world overwhelmed by the imagery; too angry and emotionally spent to do anything but lodge one complaint after another to anyone who will listen on social media. Yet no one hears anyone else because each voice finds itself lost in a cacophony of helplessness. So today, the Covid-19 virus dominates the news cycle. We are continuously being told that the Covid-19 virus is an existential threat. And most likely it is. But so too is heart disease, cancer, diabetes, homicide, and the “common” influenza virus.
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
Tuesday Jul 14, 2020
There are life lessons we should have learned before COVID-19 but didn’t. Perhaps we didn’t want to learn them out of sheer ignorance or arrogance. Or maybe, we failed to learn these lessons because to do so meant we would have to change something about ourselves, in particular our beliefs. Undoubtedly, the most difficult mechanism to change is one’s belief system. Why? Because our beliefs shape our worldview and our worldview defines who we are— At least that’s what most seem to believe. However, if we allow ourselves to be solely defined by what we believe, then what happens when the world challenges those beliefs? Or, deeper still, when we confront or change them? What happens to our self-concept then? Indeed, what happens to our view of the world?
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
Tuesday Jul 07, 2020
The world is moving at a phenomenal rate. And no, I am not talking about the planet itself. Every day your knowledge base and skill set are being modified or replaced by innovation. It's like the ground is shifting beneath your feet, and it is. The seismic shifts are constant and can be overwhelming. The moment you gain a modicum of confidence regarding the direction your life is heading--- the goal post moves. Little wonder why it's so difficult to change direction, let alone change our minds. Change is formidable. It is hard. To many, it is scary. Trust me, I get it. I've been a life coach/Master Trainer for decades, and I can assure you the only mountain standing in the way of every client's results was the mountain called change. There are lessons we should have learned before COVID-19 but did not.
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Tuesday Jun 30, 2020
Here in the S.F. Bay Area, I am noticing more traffic on the roads. Indeed, there are more people everywhere. Perhaps that is good news for the nation, but not so much for nature. You might have heard that one of the silver linings of this crisis has been the return of nature. That is the resurgence of both flora and fauna in a dramatic way. There have been more bird and bee sightings, and that is a good thing, wouldn’t you agree? But what now? What will happen when the humans return. And more importantly when they return to their old habits of indifference towards nature and each other?
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
Tuesday Jun 23, 2020
There are lessons we should have learned before COVID-19 but didn’t. I do not politically say this. I have ZERO interest in the politics of this pandemic. My only interest is in the people, the populations the politics affect. Which is to say, my interest is in how people are reacting to the political narrative, and the subsequent choices they are forced to make as a consequence. Last week, I talked candidly about the power of choice we wield as human beings, and how that power distinguishes us from other animals. This is the forgotten miracle. That each of us has within our possession the power to choose our destiny; that we may not have the power to prevent the storms of life, but we do have the power to choose how we go through them. I want to prove to you that you are more important than you think.
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Tuesday Jun 16, 2020
Spring has always been my favorite time of year— the only season that even affectionately comes close is Fall. I suppose I am a change romantic at heart. That is someone who is captivated by the power and possibility of transformation. Change is inevitable. But transformation? Well, both Spring and Fall represent that to me. They symbolize the need for change— that for life to continue unabated change must occur. Think about that for a minute. Change is necessary. One of the life lessons we should have learned before COVID-19 is that change is a requirement for the continuance of life. We human beings go through seasonal changes as well— That, too, is inevitable. However, we have within us the power to not only master the seasons of our lives but also to co-create the landscape.
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Tuesday Jun 09, 2020
Every day now, we hear rumors and speculation regarding the reopening of American society. There is even a government task force that has laid out a detailed plan in phases relative to reopening society, while still being ever mindful of social distancing and large group gathering. According to many experts, the arc of the virus has indeed peaked and is now in its predictable trajectory of decline. Yet, as many consider what life will be like after society reopens, one thing most haven’t given much thought to, and that is what life was like before COVID-19.
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Tuesday Jun 02, 2020
Today, we are inundated with information, yet we do not seem to have the wisdom to process it all nor render it useful for school, work, or life, in general. We have been trained to devalue learning by reducing it to the processing of bits and pieces of information in exchange for a letter grade in school or a promotion at work. But life doesn’t work that way. It cannot be processed in bits and pieces. It must be inhaled and exhaled in its totality— in its wholeness. Sure, some events and experiences happen to us which seem disconnected. Nevertheless, once we can step back and gain a greater perspective, we get a glimpse of the relative connectedness of all things. These are some of the things we had forgotten before COVID-19.
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Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
We often get requests to re-air popular episodes. So today, it is my honor to replay of an earlier episode in the Life Lessons series. I hope that you will listen as intently as if hearing it for the first time. Happy Memorial Day!