Day 4: Seattle Downtown
Climbing Mount WhitneyAt various times today I thought about how to fit my P90X routine given the crappy room, sucking out the motivation from my very being. I finally decided to forego it today and...
View ArticleDays 5-7: Back Home and Walking
Climbing Mount WhitneyI made it back home on Thursday. On the plane, I finished reading the appendices to the Tribal Leadership book I reviewed earlier this week. I didn’t get a chance to read my...
View ArticleDay 8: Rocky Starts are Good
Climbing Mount WhitneyToday was a fantastic day! My food intake was right on target, eating every 2 to 3 hours and taking in just the right stuff, with no simple carbs. Loved it.Day 8 also means Day...
View ArticleDay 17: Where Does the Time Go
Climbing Mount WhitneyWhoa! Where does the time go?It's been over two weeks since I decided to hike Mount Whitney in 2012 and climb it in 2013. I've already started a routine to walk two to three times...
View ArticleDay 17: Where Does the Time Go
Climbing Mount WhitneyWhoa! Where does the time go?It's been over two weeks since I decided to hike Mount Whitney in 2012 and climb it in 2013. I've already started a routine to walk two to three times...
View ArticleWeek 5: Official Kickoff After Time Off
Climbing Mount WhitneyHaving spent the last couple of weeks on the road, I didn't walk much. However, I had plenty of opportunity to think, espcially while vacationing on a cruise to Alaska. Though the...
View ArticleWeek 7: Getting with the (New) Program
Climbing Mount WhitneySo, we’re at the top of Week 7, but there’s already a need to change the program. I’m not terribly surprised. The beauty of sharing ideas is that friends, fellow bloggers and...
View ArticleA Bully Breed Outrage
Random ThoughtsRecently I read a blog post on the Bad Rap site about a pit bull, Dusty, caught in the clutches of our legal system and slated for destruction. Given our family lives with a tabby cat...
View ArticleWeeks 8 and 9: Equipment Check
Climbing Mount WhitneyYou recall I’d originally written in the first of these posts that I would write about Mount Whitney daily. Clearly that hasn’t happened. I’m back to the original method of...
View ArticleBusiness Lessons from Hiking
Business StrategiesAs you may know from the posts about Climbing Mount Whitney, I’m preparing for a single day, 21 mile round trip hike to summit Mount Whitney next year. I’m now 10 weeks into a 16...
View ArticleWeeks 10-14: One Hundred and Ten Miles Later
Climbing Mount WhitneyIt’s been five weeks since my last post about training for the hike to Mount Whitney, what I lovingly refer to as the Big Mother Hike (BMH). I’ve learned quite a lot in these...
View ArticleFirst Long Hike Complete
Climbing Mount WhitneyThat’s right! Christopher T. and I hiked to the top of Santiago Peak, the highest mountain in Orange County at 5,687 ft. on November 19, 2011. This was the first of three big...
View ArticleEnjoy Bootstrapping
Business StartupYou’ve started a new business, job search, project, and you put all of your effort to insure its success. For various reasons, you close the business doors, stop searching for a job,...
View ArticleSantiago Peak Calling…Our Readers!
Climbing Mount WhitneyYou may recall from the First Long Hike Complete post that a friend and I hiked up to the highest point in Orange County, Santiago Peak, in November of 2011 . The post created...
View ArticleHike to Santiago Peak
Climbing Mt. WhitneyBelow’s a guest blog post from René Rosendahl to whom I referred in the previous post on Santiago Peak Calling...Our Readers! as the source of the questions that lead to that post....
View ArticleHow to Prepare a Pumpkin Mix for Your Pets
RecommendationsAs many of you know, my partners and I started CanvasPet.com in the last year, where we provide products that are aimed at improving your pet’s health, while donating our profits to...
View ArticleWho Cares What You Do for a Living
Business StartupDo you care about what you do for a living? Do you pursue it passionately enough to want to spend every living moment thinking and doing something about it? Are you doing something...
View ArticleConstruction Work Ahead–Part 1 of 4
GuestEditor’s Note: The following guest blog post is the first in a series from a dear friend, A. Scot Tedisco. Scot is one of those rare breeds of professional who believes in long-term commitment to...
View ArticleConstruction Work Ahead–Part 2 of 4
GuestEditor’s Note: This is part 2 of a guest post series by a dear friend, A. Scot Tedisco. See Part I for a full introduction.You recall where we left off? I’d shot a message to Erik thanking him...
View ArticleConstruction Work Ahead–Part 3 of 4
GuestEditor’s Note: This is part 3 of a guest post series by a dear friend, A. Scot Tedisco. See Part 1 and Part 2 to get the full story.You recall, I was doing Randy a favor by walking a job site,...
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