When I was very first starting out as a personal trainer, I used to run Black Friday deals in preparation for New Years. Eventually, I stopped, and if/when I have more services to offer, I won’t offer deals. Why? 1- Twice now I have been on the consumer end of “I just bought that a … Read more
I run cold. If I’m in a room with a lot of people and I’m comfortable, I assume that the majority of the people in the room are somewhere between a bit warm and uncomfortably warm. This is part of why living in Phoenix is a good choice for me (though the ridiculous amount of … Read more
When you are Other in your family—for whatever reason—holidays are stressful. I always felt trapped on Thanksgiving and Christmas, because “the holidays are about family” but my family was toxic. There was nowhere else to go when I was living at home, and it took me moving across the country to be able to set … Read more
Some of my healthy habits were in place before my ride on the cancer bus; some were a result of it. Not having cancer again is one of my motivations for many of the choices I make. “Everything gives you cancer, so why bother?” is common, and I hear you, and I understand your frustration. … Read more
People mark cancer-related anniversaries in different ways—diagnosis date, end of treatment date, “cure” date, etc. Today marks 11 years since I completed chemotherapy. I have written quite a bit about my cancer experience in my book fetus; I’ll share some of it here as we go. While I was going through treatment, I kept a … Read more
I have a love-hate relationship with birthdays. Not because of the aging part. I’m not worried about that much most days. I like to get positive attention. I can show you the roots for that—I know where it comes from—but that doesn’t change that it is true. I’ve accomplished quite a bit professionally, which has … Read more
As I’ve mentioned a couple of times, I’ve been reading and listening to a fair amount of Seth Godin lately. He ends his podcasts with “Go make a ruckus.” In other words, take what you have to offer, and offer it. Another piece of that, though, is that work that isn’t good won’t spread. (Lots … Read more
“If you don’t do this, I’m going to tell your parents all the bad things you do when I’m here.” There weren’t really any bad things, but we were allowed to bend the rules when the babysitter was there, and as it was, I was the scape goat for the family’s ills… So in 5th … Read more