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Mindless is your brain on energy save mode. This is most humans default setting. You see, friend, thinking requires more glucose than you know. So, your brain loves it when you don’t, think that is. You mindlessly, oftentimes, commute to your place of work and the same when you make the return trip home. Meetings … Continue reading Mindful…

We love the idea of practice. We don’t have sessions, at BTL. We don’t hold meetings. We do not do workshops or seminars either. We don’t hold retreats or events of any kind. We think all those things are fine, they just aren’t us. We practice. In fact, we practice what we preach. When we … Continue reading Practice…

Your body has two engines running in your central nervous system - the sympathetic (fight or flight) and parasympathetic. Whenever you engage your sympathetic nervous system and jolt your muscles with adrenaline you, temporarily, shut down your parasympathetic one - the one managing your immune system and fighting to keep you healthy and disease free. … Continue reading Mental toughness 101…

One day or day one. Everyday you and I choose our mindset. Is today our day to dream and do it, or will we simply go through the motions for another one. Day one is the mindset of those that get the right stuff done. Today is another day one for me. I’m going to … Continue reading 22,055…

Ever wonder why so few people author and live their opus, their labor of love? It’s just a little bit easier to get busy and tell ourselves - One day. One day I’ll take the time, just not today, ‘cause I’m too busy, too scared, too poor, too much, or too little. One day, we … Continue reading Day 36,526…

One of my deeply held beliefs is around learning. I believe we are meant to be life long learners. None of us is enlightened. Some of us have simply learned to keep seeking light. Modern man is learning stuff about the universe and uncovering incredible truths about artificial intelligence at an ever increasing rate. We … Continue reading Learning…

We’ve all memorized the Tiger narrative - Child prodigy to professional master - start young, deliberate practice for a bazillion hours, master your chosen craft, and find meaning as you win medals and make millions along the way. So, today, we start focusing our babies earlier and earlier to find their sport, instrument, or domain … Continue reading Roger that…

I have an abundance of overly responsible clients - Thank God. Can you imagine your system being run irresponsibly? Some of you can, sadly. Recently, a sleep deprived, problem saturated, and highly responsible client of mine greeted me at our crack of dawn practice with a cry for help. He told me his story. I … Continue reading Triple A…