Jan 10, 2020 | Shot in the Arm
If you were to ask my boys… “Denton boys what are the three things you need to do every day?” They would reply… “Get stronger, kinder, and smarter. (they may also add “fill somebody’s bucket”). Are you getting stronger,...
Jan 9, 2020 | Shot in the Arm, Uncategorized
Landmark Worldwide (a personal development company that I am a proponent of) asks you to consider that language is what brings our world into being. Language is what allows us to communicate and articulate our world. It allows us to live in a way not possible in its...
Jan 8, 2020 | Shot in the Arm
Overwhelm, anxiety, stress, and frustration seem to be staples of our fast-moving always-on culture. Maybe it has always been that way, but it seems worse now than ever with technological advances and the sheer number of options available. These feelings often creep...
Jan 7, 2020 | Shot in the Arm
Remodeling one’s body is akin to remodeling one’s house. We are getting our marketing materials together for our Kvell Eagle promotion. Part of this promotion is the use of before and after pictures to show that what we do works The thing about before and...
Jan 6, 2020 | Shot in the Arm
On Christmas, my kids played legos all day. Hours and hours of Legoing and when they finished their kits they wanted more. They never once said they were burned out. Eventually, they will likely lose interest in Legos, but they will not be burned out. Burnout would...
Jan 3, 2020 | Shot in the Arm
Burnout – a state of emotional, mental, and often physical exhaustion brought on by prolonged or repeated stress. (www.psychologytoday.com)Most often burnout is an internal issue of how you are reacting to and dealing with external stressors. When you’re...
Jan 2, 2020 | Shot in the Arm
As a youngster, I was impatient and always looking for immediate results and payoffs. For example, as a college football player, I wanted to be a starter this year, not next year or the year after, now. Forget the fact that I hadn’t put in the time and reps of...
Jan 1, 2020 | Shot in the Arm
The first day of the year and even more the first day of a decade. Today is a magical day. The penultimate “fresh start” day. The only thing better would be the first day of the century. What are you going to do over the next 10 years? How much are you...
Dec 31, 2019 | Shot in the Arm
I love to ask the question “If you were to be cast in a movie what movie would it be and who would you play and why?” If you want to get to know somebody better ask them this question. I would play William Wallace in Braveheart because I believe in...
Dec 30, 2019 | Shot in the Arm
It’s the end of the decade and there’s a decent amount of “finish strong” going around. Which is good and all, but what exactly are we finishing? I plan to be here well past January 1, 2020 and I hope you do as well. I like the “finish...