My fiancée has informed me that when we have one of our rare disagreements she gets a little flustered with me when I say “I love you” at any point in our discussions. I chuckled because I can totally see why that would bug someone. As we continued to talk out different things to strengthen our relationships she also informed me that my go-to statement when I’m upset with someone is “I’m not happy with you.”
Read MoreAfter a certain point I stopped appreciating math. When my math teacher started introducing letters and a lower case i and stated it was an imaginary number, I threw my hands up and thought, I’m over this. Imaginary numbers, what I’m learning doesn’t even exist.
Read MoreAfter two weeks of not eating anything other then applesauce, soup, oatmeal, pudding, and milkshakes I was eagerly awaiting the Doctor to give me the ok to eat solid food. I did manage to drop 12 pounds in a two-week span but I was completely prepared to put 6 pounds back on this weekend. I had planned on going to lunch on Friday and heading right to Taco Bell and getting a chicken quesadilla with a soft shell taco. I might have even pushed it and had a mountain dew, a drink I gave up 3 years ago because pop is so unbelievably bad for you.
Read MoreI look into a mirror and the view staring back at me is a 31 year old man who has lost is hair, can still grow an incredible red beard with a couple of gray strands, a body that can still play basketball, work out and run with the young crowd. I also see a man who gets up at 5am to email people about my talk and work out before I head to my profession.
Read MoreI asked my fiancée's mom to write my blog this week as I was on the mend from surgery on my teeth this weekend.
Read MoreI was struggling what to write about this week. Nothing was hitting me as I weaved my way through a tough workweek, locking down the Risky Business Conference and preparing for my talk in Osage later today. It happens from time to time when nothing hits me as a great subject. I do actively search out topics and some of them are easy to write about, other topics inspire me but are difficult to write. Coming up with content that makes you want to read and share with others is my goal.
Read MoreIn last week’s post, I mentioned being the wild card in my family.
Read MoreThe theme that weaves through every presentation I give
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