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 […]
Productivity
The #1 Reason We Don’t Achieve Our Goals
Several weeks ago, we started talking about focusing on one thing we’d like to change in our lives this next year (instead of multiple resolutions). I asked, “Are you in?” Based on comments and emails, many of you said “yes.” On New Year’s Day, we focused more precisely on that question: “What one thing could […]
How To Fly To Paris
I recently had a conversation with a career pilot for a commercial airline. At least once a week, he makes a transatlantic flight to Paris, France. I asked the question I had always wondered: “So, that’s a really long flight. What, exactly, do you do in the cockpit for all those hours to make sure […]