Several years ago, I walked across America. I started on the pier in Santa Monica, California and ended up at an oceanside bed-and-breakfast in Provincetown, Massachusetts – a distance of 3,108 miles. I took 7.5 million steps and burned 310,800 calories – the equivalent of 89 pounds. And I did it within a few miles […]
Perspective
The Difference Between “Simple” and “Easy”
Losing weight is simple. Just eat less calories than you burn. But it’s not easy. It’s simple to quit smoking. Just don’t buy any cigarettes. But it’s not easy. Financial freedom is simple. Just spend less than you make. But it’s not easy. Because things are simple, we think they shouldn’t take any work. Our […]
How To Thrive After an Election
In any election, someone wins – and someone loses. If your candidate wins, you’re happy. If your candidate loses, you’re disappointed. Before an election, we’re surrounded by opposing opinions. People feel strongly about issues, candidates and propositions. Campaigns spend millions of dollars to convince us that they’re right and the other side is wrong. The […]