All of my seminars and workshops are experiential and interactive. Because I have people interact in pairs or small groups, they scale with number of people. In other words, I can do them with a few people in a room to hundreds. Audiences range from CEOs and executives to undergraduate students and everything between. People love my workshops and seminars because they find them engaging, educational, and fun, and they[…] Keep reading →

Speaking of running, as I did yesterday — “More benefits of burpees” — I’ve been meaning to post something I expect will get me in trouble, but I’ll post anyway. If you run a lot in Central Park you see a lot of five-kilometer run/walks — usually charity events to get people donating for some type of medical research. With all the regalia, I wonder how much money makes it[…] Keep reading →

[This post is part of a series on my daily exercise and starting and keeping challenging habits. If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Emotionally, I don’t want to do burpees nearly every single time I do them. As you probably know, I do twenty twice-daily. Starting is never easy.[…] Keep reading →

People complain about pain and exhaustion like they’re bad, but I find them sometimes the best feelings I know. As you know, I’m registered for this year’s marathon. A couple months ago I hurt my ankle and couldn’t run for a while. Yesterday I decided to run four or five miles for the first time. I felt great. So great I decided to run along the Hudson River all the[…] Keep reading →

[This post is part of a series on my daily exercise and starting and keeping challenging habits. If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Today’s post combines a few key things that result from and help create a great life. Having good friends who challenge you Sharing your passions Exercising[…] Keep reading →

[This post is part of a series on “Mental models and beliefs: an exercise to identify yours.” If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Today’s belief counteracts a common trend I see about exercise. I forget if I’ve written about my impressions of seeing five-kilometer walks in Central Park with[…] Keep reading →

[This post is part of a series on “Mental models and beliefs: an exercise to identify yours.” If you don’t see a Table of Contents to the left, click here to view the series, where you’ll get more value than reading just this post.] Do you have trouble keeping a habit going? Today’s model is my model for maintaining my daily habits. A model for consistency: If you miss one[…] Keep reading →