
Stop Negotiating, Seriously.
Imagine this: You set your alarm the night before to get up and meet the group at 6:00am. Then you stay up a little later than usual to watch just one more episode of that hot new show on Netflix. You start thinking about the texts a few hours earlier where you were making swim …
The Critic Who Counts
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who …
Out of the Rabbit Hole: A Follow-up to “The Critic Who Counts”
The most important thing to remember is that no one is perfect. I love a good over the top, knee jerk reaction. The kind where you go down the petty rabbit hole as deep as you can. Sometimes, instead of diving down that hole of despair, you launch onto the fools battleground and take on …
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Stranded in Bakersfield
It’s 9:00am Monday. My swim is 9:00pm Wednesday. I’m 2.5 hours from home and 3.5 hours from Monterey. My car broke down. The mechanic won’t get the part until tomorrow and my knee is so incredibly painful I can hardly walk. I can barely stand – where is the nearest chair? My knee won’t …
I’m Tired – Now What?
The day is Friday. I was sitting in my friends living room in Laguna Beach high up on Temple Hills Drive looking out one of her two big windows, I just felt tired. It was a semi clear day and I could almost see straight out to Catalina Island. The channel between the island and …
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