I’m back into running. I didn’t exactly remember (but now do) that running hurts. Not when running necessarily, but afterwards. I also didn’t think that at 50 years old, running may tend to tax the body – just a little. Yesterday I was in Chicago and they had free HBO...
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. ~ Jimmy Johnson Last week we took Andrew to Iowa City for testing for a learning disability and he was diagnosed with dyslexia. It wasn’t a huge surprise as it is what we had suspected but what we should do...
Awesome, awesome party Friday night! If you missed it, you missed a great time. At Iowa Specialty Hospitals & Clinics, we are so incredibly blessed to have fantastic providers (who know how to throw a shin-dig!). YAY!!! So today, yesterday, and going forward, my focus in on mindfulness. “Really, Steve,...
We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are. ~ Bill Watterson I had the opportunity to spend the day with my kids today and enjoy some free time. We didn’t do anything too special, but at the...
Today for me is about fixing life’s problems. I heard a speaker years ago talk about a situation by the river. A person sees a baby floating down the river and jumps in to retrieve the baby. Then another baby and another … soon a bunch of babies are floating...
There was a period in my life when I was running a lot and was, for lack of a better term, whacked on endorphins. For some reason I felt calm … and boring. If something was egregious and warranted judgment in the form of a comment from me – be...
I have the heat cranked up in my office. I have the heat cranked up in my house … I was never cold when I was 70 pounds heavier. “Really? Are you actually complaining because you’ve lost weight? SHAME!” I am not complaining, I am stating a fact. My four-inch...
Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough. ~ Oprah Winfrey Although it is that point in the winter when we all get a little squirrelly and ready for spring and sunshine, there...
Three newer leaders and I went to cold, rainy Orlando to a Disney “resort”* for Studer training. Since you’ve all been to orientation, you are all aware of the strong foundation we’ve built with a dozen plus years of working with Quint and his great coaches. So, just a few...
With my new weight loss I thought, “Time for new clothes.” I went to this fancy-dancy men’s store in Des Moines last week and tried on some stuff. Everyone was waving at me like I was the Queen of England the second I stepped in the door, and I thought,...
