Routines & Rituals
A sequence of actions regularly followed; a fixed program or system. A routine is the system through which goals are achieved.
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My Eulogy and Morning Routines

I started writing my eulogy this morning. No, I don’t have a terminal illness. No, I’m not planning on exiting stage left any time soon. I’m writing my eulogy, not based on the life I’ve lived, but based on the life I want to have lived. If I died today, they would basically say that Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Curt Tomasevicz
“One of my favorite Olympic moments occurred just before the final run. As my team was preparing for the last of four runs at the 2010 Olympics, I remember taking a brief moment to really ‘trust my talent’. We had a significant lead after the first day (two runs) and an even bigger lead after Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Henry David Thoreau
“As a single footstep will not make a path on the earth, so a single thought will not make a pathway in the mind. To make a deep physical path, we walk again and again. To make a deep mental path, we must think over and over the kind of thoughts we wish to dominate Continue reading
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How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big
How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big: Kind of the Story of My Life, by Scott Adams “Failure always brings something valuable with it. I don’t let it leave until I extract that value.” As many of you know, and if you don’t, Scott Adams is the creator of the comic strip, Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Dr. Gary Hall Sr.
“The two most important parts of setting goals are that you write them down and that you put them someplace where you can see them every day. I usually recommend the bathroom mirror or refrigerator door, two places I know you will always look. When I was 16 years old, training for my first Olympic Continue reading
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Oldtime Strongman’s 15-Minute Morning Routine

Editor’s Note: This is a great morning routine and good for those rest days. | An AOM Repost Odd Exercises for Physical Vigor: An Oldtime Strongman’s 15-Minute Morning Routine Adrian Peter Schmidt was born in the Alsace-Lorraine region of what is now France in 1872. His genetics and circumstances did not point to a future Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~Georges St-Pierre
“When I go to sleep at night I’m a better martial artist then when I woke up in the morning.” ~Georges St-Pierre Continue reading
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Quote To Ponder ~United States Olympic Committee
“It’s not every four years. It’s every day.” ~Motto of the United States Olympic Committee Continue reading

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