[powerpress] This is the first episode in a brand new series where we take a deep dive into studying resilience. What exactly IS resilience? What does it take to become more resilient? Why are some people able to go through insane setbacks and problems, and keep pushing on well after the point where they "should have given up?" Here's a hint: it has nothing to do with "living on the edge of your comfort zone." Some Things You'll Learn in This ...
Archives for 2015
My New Podcast (And Why I’m Doing It Completely Different This Time Around)
I've had an on and off relationship with podcasting. I did one for a short period of time with Johnny B. Truant. I've done short stints for my own Impossible FM series, but nothing felt "right." So I took some time off and tried to figure out what was up. I realized that I like doing podcasts - I really do - but I have to have a focus with them. I didn't want to just talk to hear myself talk and I didn't just want to do another canned interview ...
The Salamander Principle
In Barcelona, there’s a beautiful park called Parc Guell. Inside the park is a special “monument area” - full of amazing mosaic tiles and designs. One of the most prominent ones is of a gecko or a “salamandra” as the locals call it. It’s definitely beautiful and many people take a photo of it, but you’d probably forget about it as soon as you leave... ...that is, until you walk outside: Salamanders ...
Be Honest: It’s Not THAT Important To You
You know that thing on your list that's been there since September? The one you keep planning on doing when the time is right? Today is the day. Today's the day it gets moved off the list. Let's face it. It's not that important to you. If it was, it would have been done in September (or whenever you first put it on the list). If it was important (or is important), then this is the kick in the butt that you need to get it done. If ...
A Quick and Simple Airport Mobility Workout
Greetings from Barcelona, I'm here for the next 2 weeks to speak for the #DCBCN conference this week put on by the Tropical MBA guys. I'll be doing a 2 part workshop on the paleo projects that I've been building over the past couple years. I'm finishing up the talk presentation today, so I should be ready to go this weekend and I'll try to record it if possible. I'm pretty excited about some of the things coming up that not very many people are ...
Why I Got An Office Between A Strip Club & A Porn Shop
That got your attention huh? Recently, I moved into an office and in the brief time I've been there, it's dramatically helped with my productivity, fitness and overall quality of life. But first, let's back up really quick. Since I quit my job in 2011, I've worked for myself - anywhere in the world. I'd consider myself a digital nomad (although that term doesn't make sense to anyone who isn't one). I typically worked from coffee shops or my house or ...
Floating in the Dark: Inside a Sensory Deprivation Tank
Lately, I’ve been experimenting with weird things that I’ve never heard of and that sound interesting. One week it was a cryotherapy chamber. The next it was a sensory deprivation tank. If it sounds like a torture device, that’s because it combines a lot of things I don’t like: Darkness, lots of nothing and a coffin-shaped object you get to lie in for an hour. Oh, and did I mention - worst of all - you DO NOTHING. Over the past couple of ...
Mobility For The Everyman: How 15 Minutes Could Improve Your Life
News Flash: Mobility work is here and it’s here to stay. Sure, it feels like a car is backing up over all your vital muscle groups, but it WORKS. I’ve written about ways to become a better athlete previously, but there’s a similar, simpler and even more effective way to improve your life - whether or not you’re an athlete. This is what it looks like: And there are a ton of benefits to mobility work, foam rolling, myofascial release ...
3 Minutes at Negative 100 Degrees Celsius: My Introduction To Cryotherapy
I walked by the Onnit booth at PaleoFx in Austin this year and stopped to chat. There were seemingly 100+ booths there this year, but I wanted to chat with Onnit. They’re endorsed by Joe Rogan and a bunch of other athletes. I knew about their supplements, but didn’t know much else. I don’t push supplements very much (if you’re eating right, you don’t need a ton of supplements. Supplements should be just that - supplementary - not replacements for ...
Writer’s Freedom
A lot of people talk about writer’s block. The idea that you either can’t come up with something to write or don’t know what to write about. I’ll cut to the chase on this topic - I think it’s bull. Most people don’t have writer’s block. They have writer’s fear. They’re scared to produce. They’re scared to create. But most of all, they’re scared to get judged. Seth points out most people don’t get “talker’s block.” It just doesn’t happen. So how do ...