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Bloody Elbows, Steep Cliffs, & Passing the Test
“Will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! 98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed. Kid, you’ll move mountains.” – Dr Seuss I looked out over the valley. Nothing but mountains out to the horizon. I reached for the tree branch. My 4 … Continue reading
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Obstacles, Hashtags, & What I Learned…
“What stands in the way becomes the way.” – Marcus Aurelius My grandmom had a saying each time I complained about something. She would hear me out. Then she would look at me and say, “It’s what you make of it.” … Continue reading
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Tagged ACL, ACL surgery, attitude, average, balance studios, bjj, blog, books, cadaver, Carol S. Dweck, Christopher Dodson MD, Dresher physical therapy, exercise, Goals, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, grand mom, grand parents, gratitude, Hashtags, health, healthy eating, homework, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, learn, life, Life Unbalanced, Marchese Family, Marcus Aurelius, mindset, Move, nutrition, obstacle, Phil Migliarese, Philadelphia, Physical Therapy, preparation, remarkable, Ricardo Migliarese, Rothman Institute, Sleep, success, TeamBalance, The Obstacle is the way, training, trust, wordpress
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The Art of Consistency
“It’s not what we do once and a while that shapes our lives. It is what we do consistently.” – Tony Robbins If you forgot I wrote a blog, no offense taken. So did I. It’s been 2 months since … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Health, Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, ACL, ACL rehabilitation, ACL surgery, allograft ACL reconstruction, Anthony Robbins, anti-bucket list, Apple, attitude, average, balance studios, Best of Philly, blog, BOSU, bucket list, challenge, Consistency, declutter, Dresher physical therapy, Energy, flexibility, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, halloween, Jim Rohn, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, Knee Surgery, Life Unbalanced, Mac Book Pro, medicine ball, Philadelphia, philly, PT, remarkable, Rickson Gracie, Rothman Institute, strenght, success, surgery, target, Tony Robbins, wordpress, work out, writing
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The First 10 Minutes
“Each morning we are born again. What we do today, is what matters most.” – Buddha There is something special about the stillness and potential of a new day. Get your morning right, the rest of the day follows. I … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged 2016, arrested, attitude, average, bathing, blog, books, brew, Buddha, cafe, coffee, create, creative, Energy, family, focus, French Press, java, Jeffrey Gitomer, Jim Rohn, Joe Ciccarone, Joe's blog, La Colombe, Life Unbalanced, Local News, morning ritual, news, Philadelphia, positive attitude, preparation, remarkable, vibe, wordpress, writing
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Body, Mind, & Believing
“Believing is half the cure.” – Toba Beta It was 3 days after ACL surgery. I’m on crutches, limping down my driveway. My neighbor yelled at me. “No way you’re still 100% Italian. Zero chance that guy was a paisan.” … Continue reading
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Sunsets, The Karate Kid & Adapting
“All failure is failure to adapt. All success is successful adaptation.” – Max McKeown This was a bad idea. My 3 year old daughter & I were sitting on top of a sliding board. As we started to slide, I … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 2016, ACL, ACL surgery, active, adapt, attitude, average, balance studios, beach, bjj, blog, Blog Star, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, Cape May, challenge, change, children activities, courage, elliptical machine, engaged, exercise, experience, family bonding, fire hydrant, focus, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, gratitude, high tide, irrelevant, Joe Ciccarone, kids, Life Unbalanced, light, Max McKeown, Move, movie, New Jersey, new year's resolutions, Open Mat BJJ, opportunity, Philadelphia, pull ups, Ralph Macchio, remarkable, Rothman Institute, Sleep, Street Week, Success Magazine, summer, sunset, surgery, teacher, The Karate Kid, Torn ACL, waves, wordpress, work
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Class Trip
“The difference between school and life? In school, you’re taught a lesson then given a test. In life, you’re given a test that teaches you a lesson.” – Tom Bodett No force on earth is as loud as a bus … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, Academy of Natural Sciences, attitude, average, blog, busy, career, class trip, conference calls, decisions, dinosours, emails, family, focus, games, health, Joe Ciccarone, life, Life Unbalanced, Maple Glen Elementary, Maya Angelou, meetings, Philadelphia, Quotes, remarkable, respect, rude, second grade, students, time, Tom Bodett, unfocused, wordpress
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Attitude of Gratitude
“Be thankful for what you have; you’ll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.” —Oprah Winfrey We do not appreciate what we have. We do a fantastic job of … Continue reading
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Time Zone
“My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.” – John Bryant It was 6am. The rain was SMACKING me in the face. My sneakers were soaked. I was … Continue reading
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Tagged attitude, Austin Powers, body, Early Morning, Elevation, Gung Ho, Joe Ciccarone, John Bryant, Liam Neeson, meetings, mind, Mojo, mountain lions, Rosie O'Donnell, running, Time Zones, U2
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