[2026 Prep Season] Fitness and Wellness Journal
My two big goals for this month are to complete a 12-core workout challenge and to increase my step count. 16 Weeks Out Core Challenge: 12 Workouts 8-10K step challenge SF 5K? Pushing myself harder in the gym. Lacking motivation. YouTube is helping me I am back and forth on the SF 5K. It feels ... read more >
[Prep Season] Week 3 – Find Joy in the Snow
Last week, I enjoyed watching portions of the opening of President Obama’s Presidential library. Of course, Michelle Obama was the epitome of dignity, class, style, and intellect as she gave beautiful remarks in tribute to her husband. The entertainment was top-notch with appearances by Bono and the Edge, Common and John Legend, Bruce Springsteen, Christina ... read more >
Five Tips To Navigate the Void During Life Transitions
Unemployment, career transitions, life transitions, and grief change our worlds in ways so few are willing to discuss because of the uncertainty they entail. We are no longer who we were, and we are not sure who we will be. When going through a season of transition, it is tempting to put our lives on ... read more >
[June 2026] Prep Season Week 2 – Small Deposits for Big Gains
We are officially two weeks into Prep Season for the Fall Acceleration! I am now in a season that I call “The Void.” It’s a space full of uncertainty and incompleteness. I know that I have moved on from my old life, but the new life is not yet in view. In the New York ... read more >
[June 2026] It’s Prep Season! Week 1 – Headed Toward Fall Acceleration
The Fall Push is my annual period of intense focus on my goals. I have heard experts say that fall is a great time to make progress toward goals because most of us are conditioned for Back to School, and, seasonally, it feels like a time of new beginnings with the harvest. This year, I ... read more >
The race for California governor symbolizes everything wrong with the current political landscape
For weeks, I have gone back and forth about who I was voting for in the California Governor’s race. Usually, before an election, my mind is made up pretty early on, but this time, I kept going back and forth because I wasn’t hot on any of the candidates. Most people I talked to were ... read more >
