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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
Posted in Health, Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Travel
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The Grind
“It is often the small victories that define the big moments.” – Chris Burkmenn My 4 day oxycontin experiment was over. I was a week out of ACL surgery. My surgeon cleared me to drive. After a few attempts, I … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Health, Life, Mind Set, Uncategorized
Tagged ACL, ACL surgery, ACL tear, allograft ACL reconstruction, average, balance studios, battle, bjj, blog, BOSU, challenge, Chris Burkmenn, confidence, courage, create, Dresher physical therapy, Energy, family, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, graciejiujitsu, gym, health, high school, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, jogging, Keyser Soze, life, Life Unbalanced, mind, opportunity, pain, Philadelphia, philly, Physical Therapy, PT, race, range of motion, remarkable, Rothman Institute, running, strength, success, The Grind, the usual suspects, treadmill, trust the process, UDHS, upper dublin, usual suspects, wordpress
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The Ultimate Decision
“It is in your moments of decision that your destiny is shaped.” – Tony Robbins Each new year is a gift. The year gives us 365 opportunities to DECIDE who we will become. We have another opportunity to: Get it … Continue reading
Posted in Mind Set, New Beginnings, Transitions
Tagged 2015, action, average, baby, blog, books, career, cook, courage, debt, decision, Deepak Chopra, faith, family, forgiveness, Joe Ciccarone, legacy, marriage, mind, mindset, new direction, opportunities, plan, remarkable, serendipity, succeed, The Ultimate Decision, Tony Robbins, universe, weight loss, wordpress, write
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Apple a Day
“What is consistent in your life; is your life” –Abdul Rauf Slow steady progress crushes occasional flashes of brilliance. CONSISTENCY creates a “Wow!” factor. CONSISTENCY will be one of my 3 words for 2015. I will be more consistent with my: Empathy. Gratitude. Writing. … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Mind Set
Tagged 2015, Abdul Rauf, Apple, average, bank account, blog, body, books, career, Consistency, cramming, Darren Hardy, doctor, empathy, family, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, gratitude, health, influence, Joe Ciccarone, legacy, marriage, mind, momentum, reading, relationships, relevance, remarkable, reputation, separation, word press, Wow!, writing
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Kill Clutter
“The more things you own, the more they own you.” – Anonymous Clutter slows you down. Clutter clouds your judgement. Clutter drives me crazy. DECLUTTER will be one of my “3 words” for 2015. The idea of decluttering resonates so much that … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings
Tagged 2015, average, blog, books, clutter, donate, Energy, espresso, family, Goals, home, Jeffrey Gitomer, Joe Ciccarone, journal, Kill, Local News, magazines, mind, news, phone, recycle, remarkable, sales bible, schedule, space, subscription, time, vengeance
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Walk Through the Valley
“In wine, there is truth.” ― Pliny the Elder High quality wine comes from grapes that experience tough conditions. The same is true in life. I was a blue belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu for over 6 years. It was … Continue reading
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Tagged adversity, average, balance studios, blog, blue belt, body, change, competition, ego, experience, flexibility, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, grapes, humbling, Joe Ciccarone, Lessons, life, mind, Pliny the Elder, progress, quality, remarkable, respect, risk, struggle, truth, uncomfortable, valley, vineyard, wine
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The Path
“All truly great thoughts are conceived while walking.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche PICTURE THIS: It’s EARLY morning. You can feel the calm of being the only person awake. Then . . . BOOM! A door SLAMS open. Foot steps run down … Continue reading
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Tagged average, benefits, chaos, clark kent, college, Criss Angel, customers, Energy, family, focus, Friedrich Nietzsche, Jeff Goins, Joe Ciccarone, Jonathan Papelban, las vegas, mind, rave, remarkable, reset, superman, The middle, The path, transitions, walk, work, zen
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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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Life Unbalanced 