by David | Jan 15, 2021 | blog
When I first started training for my first IRONMAN Triathlon with its 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, and 26.2-mile run, the distances seemed overwhelming. One of the best pieces of advice that I ever received was to do a continuous check-in with my body and my...
by David | Jan 14, 2021 | blog
Peter Positive. That’s what Peter’s friends call him. The glass always seems to be half full to Peter. When I talk to him, I believe that he actually looks at the world this way because he exudes his positivity through his words and actions. He doesn’t complain. When...
by David | Jan 13, 2021 | blog
With everything going on in the world today and instant access to “news” (I use that term loosely these days), “What else might be true?” is a question worth asking because we appear to live in a world of many different realities. Truthfully,...
by David | Jan 12, 2021 | blog
One of the key principles of Daoism is the principle of wu wei, which can be loosely translated as effortless action; doing by not doing; doing without goals or desire; or spontaneous doing. In martial arts training, for example, instead of meeting an attacker’s force...
by David | Jan 11, 2021 | blog
Do you take the red pill or the blue pill? In the movie The Matrix (1999), Morpheus offers Neo a choice to learn about what the matrix—the nature of reality—really is: This is your last chance. After this, there is no turning back. You take the blue pill—the story...
by David | Jan 10, 2021 | blog
In this moment in the world, there is much darkness, complexity, ambiguity, and injustice with sharp political divides. I feel a sense of urgency to wake up, grow up and show up fully in this all-hands-on-deck moment that we appear to be living in. Even without this...
