Make it a Habit

Make it a Habit

I set my alarm for all-kinds-of-early today so I could try again at one habit I can’t seem to stick with consistently: running. If you’ve read this blog for long, you know that I am an on-again-off-again runner. I do well for weeks (even months), and then...
Make it a Habit

I’m Not Ready Means It Doesn’t Hurt Enough

The words in the title of this post come from a tweet last night from my friend Dan Rockwell, @LeadershipFreak. I retweeted them because they seared into my thoughts. I retweeted them because I have seen them demonstrated in my own life, countless times. Here’s...
I Stopped Drinking Coke

I Stopped Drinking Coke

A few weeks ago, I went to the doctor. We moved nearly two and a half years ago, and I hadn’t really gotten set up with a new doctor here. Truth be told, I hadn’t really had a doctor in Chicago either — unless you count the OB/GYN who took care of me...