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Top 10 Perfect Christmas Gifts for the Fitness Buff (From $7 to $7,000)

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NFL Replacement Refs and The High Price of Low Cost

You saw it. We all did. And we were aghast! Stunned. Horrified might be the best description. It was the perfect storm. The pinnacle moment we had to suffer to bring an end to the madness. You, I and millions of football loving fans witness the Green Bay Packers intercept a pass on the last play of the game, only to have a "good enough" replacement ref signal touchdown for the Seattle Seahawks. What a way t ...

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For the Millions of Americans Affected by Obesity

I caught this subtle but powerful use of language in a news story today: "news for the millions of Americans affected by obesity." Do you see it too? "affected by"... People are affected by the recession, by terrorism, by cancer... but to slip this message into the subconscious serves to..." Create rapport with the large group who struggle with obesity. There's some affinity in the relief implied. The news ...

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7 Things You’ll Never Hear a Guy in His 40’s Say First Thing in Morning

I was having that moment of brain drifting on as I was taking the kids to school this morning. And as happens now and then, funny things roll through my mind. Thought I'd share this mornings bit of humor with ya... imagine there's a block of guys out there who might actually "get" a few of them. Damn, wish I’d drank more last night. Sleep is overrated! I’m so gonna get up earlier tomorrow. So glad I don’t h ...

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Chasing the Dream vs. Living a Nightmare

"Livin' The Dream, baby!" Yep, living the dream. Seems it once was not just a popular phrase but a more common approach to life. This came up for me in a coaching session today. I was dealing out my list of crap that's not working in my life, the nice version of complaining, when my coach told me a story--as he's prone to do. He spoke of his own recent dance with the ridiculous, an exploration into things a ...

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When a Pterodactyl Flys in Your House

Problems. We all get 'em. But sometimes they seem to come in flocks. Problem with problems is they tend to build. We see one, we get hooked--emotionally triggered--then our radar (also known as the Reticular Activating System RAS) gets turned on. Now, you guessed it, we start spotting problems like a major league players spots fast balls. And with our emotional system in a mild-alarm state, each one (proble ...

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Why Am I Not Hungry [12 Day ReBOOT Q&A]

Here are the answers to a few questions I received on the LIVE Q&A Session for those on the 12-Day ReBOOT that started Monday. These are great questions and surprisingly common ones. There's two ways to share your questions (beginning immediately): 1. Visit the FullStrength Facebook page... [Like] it and ask away. 2. Post your Question in the comment field below. Here's one of the Questions I've received th ...

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Oh, to be a boy… Again?

[caption id="attachment_776" align="alignright" width="280" caption="The Joy of Fishing with my little Brother"][/caption]I want to be a boy who gets to play and run and jump. I want to be a boy who has more joys than worries, more freedom than responsibility, more love and compassion than punishment and consequences. At times, we all have romantic fantasies about times in our lives we’d like to revisit—the ...

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Life Shattered Wide Open

It’s truly a remarkable moment of clarity to bare witness to on this day, at this place in my life. Like you, I’ve had my ups and my downs—some brilliant high points and some devastating lows—but that’s the nature of life, the texture, right? All in all, even as my eyes continue to open, it’s been a truly... ...

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3-D Fat-Loss: The Avatar of Fitness

How can the #1 most successful box office movie in history help you shed fat, get fit and live the life of your dreams? Valid question. Allow me to explain… In 1997 movie maker James Cameron made Titanic, the #1 grossing movie of all time. Then he went quiet—resting on his success—most assumed. ...

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