I’m constantly challenging myself physically and mentally to be the best leader and all around person I can be. This is where I share what I have been reading, doing, and thinking about to improve my life and mind. Common subjects include bicycling, running, and how to keep a positive mental attitude.
CLAVICLE INJURY RECOVERY PART 2: Collarbone Fracture Rehabilitation Begins
This is a follow-up to my Clavicle Injury – Part 1 post describing my bicycle accident that led to the surgical repair of my collarbone fracture. The point of this post is to provide access to the secret photos to basic physical rehabilitation movements to maintain your range of motion. Collarbone Fracture Rehabilitation Begins The […]
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Total Immersion – RIP Terry Laughlin
Last week while listening to my favorite podcast Tim Ferris, I was surprised and saddened to learn that Terry Laughlin, founder and developer of the Total Immersion swimming method had passed. The cause of Terry’s early demise: prostate cancer – metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer – a nasty cancer with a bad prognosis. Tim Ferris’s own […]
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CLAVICLE INJURY PART 1: Collarbone Fracture Recovery from Death-Defying Bike Accident
The purpose of this blog is to document the recovery of a broken clavicle that occurred after a nasty bike accident. In researching treatment options for a broken clavicle (i.e. collar bone), I found tons of information about the injury. However, when it came to recovery, and particularly from a surgical repair and implant, I […]
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#9 Innovating Life Podcast Interview with Outdoors Enthusiast and Financial Executive C.H. Maguire
On this podcast, I talk with CH Maguire, a man with many interests beyond his career as Director of Financial Institutions Services Group at Merrill Lynch. Among CH’s interests is a passion for leadership and the great outdoors. This passion led CH to a twenty-five-year involvement with Outward Bound, a wonderful outdoor leadership program for youth […]
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#7 Innovating Life Podcast Interview with NBA Veteran Carl Landry
On this podcast channel we interview NBA veteran Carl Landry about his life and philosophy as he looks back on nine years as a professional basketball player and his future endeavors. Jon Sabes: Ok, welcome to another installation of the Innovating Life podcast with Jon Sabes. Here with me today is Carl Landry. Carl is […]
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#3 Innovating Life Podcast with Scott Olson
On this podcast I talk with my best pal Scott Olson about how innovation happens. Scott is best known for creating Rollerblades. More recently its SkyRide, Rowbike, Kong Pong, the Crusher, and many many more. When Scott is not innovating he is engaging in fitness and the great outdoors. Scott and I have shared so […]
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11 Ways to Be a Better Person in 2017 – The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/12/28/style/100000004842690.app.html?nytapp=iphone If these 11 Ways to Be a Better Person don’t make sense, then further self examination is required. What a great place to start and end your search for your 2017 New Years resolutions.
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NYTimes: Running as the Thinking Person’s Sport
The New York Times recently published a great article about running. I have always said I do my best thinking while running. The article talks about other endurance sport activities—biking and swimming—which also work for me but not as well. Why? I speculate that the brain needs to compute a number of other factors while […]
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Mt. Assiniboine Explore Backcountry Skiing
Backcountry skiing is among the greatest outdoor pleasures in the world. And when you get to experience backcountry skiing in the Canadian Rockies near Mt. Assiniboine, you can count yourself among the lucky. The peak is among one of the greats in North America, and the area is home to some of the first downhill […]
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