Change is hard, and it’s near impossible if we are trying to change others. That’s saying a lot considering I have made a career out of helping people improve through change. With that said, here is what I have learned about change. We cannot change others, but what we can do is be there for them. In a world where likes, hearts, and smiles are emojis rather than shared emotions with people we care about, we are drawn ever more to be needed and known, and especially to fee

Let’s conduct a quick thought experiment. Society may be fragmenting deeper into tribal groups. Groups which isolate themselves from each other and play the blame game. We see it manifesting before us on social media and the news, towns and districts, commercials and sports teams. My concern with this fragmentation is that eventually, these groups will begin tearing each other apart. Tearing each other apart so much, that even the individuals in the groups aren’t safe fro

A Vigorous Life: A Guided Journey of Purpose and Fulfillment is finally here! This book steps away from sport and exercise science and dives into personal development. My mission is to improve the quality of life, and that entails helping people beyond sports and fitness. This time around I am empowering people to take responsability for their actions so they can steer life in the direction they deem fit. It is your life, and the advice in this book will help you make the

Excellence is the path to fulfillment.  Every day we are sold the guilty pleasures and material purchases of life under the notion, everything will be better with one more; one more vacation, one more shirt, drink, or upgrade. We can have meaning and fulfillment through excellence, and excellence will grant us most of the material things we desire, but the search for stuff and pleasure will not fill our soul.  It’s fleeting, impersonal, and a weak replacement. When Sir Earnes