Life, Fitness, and General Sillyness

I tend to do one of these types of blog posts a year and I just feel moved to do my 2015 edition. I'm completely transparent so I figured I might as well type this bad boy out to help quell some of the repeat questions and curiosity that gets generated in my day to day life. Did you really drop your sponsorships because of Isagenix? -Sure did. Don't get me wrong. The other companies treated me well and were well-meaning. They stood behind their product. The problem was that I hadn't used their stuff at all (due to it upsetting my stomach or in one case, causing massive heart palpitations due to the insane about of stimulants and other crap in it) or they were things I hadn't used in months/nearly a year. All the results I was having was because I was using Isagenix products, and they were night and day to what was regularly in my body before. Consequently, I chose to step down as being a sponsored athlete. I felt like I was lying to people and it was my own terror o...

Maybe it's because I was a swimmer for a decade, but I have found that I've always done well in sink-or-swim situations. As intimidating as they can be for people to face, you usually end up surprising yourself with a combination of your determination to thrive and your own fortitude. Think to your own life. For that matter... try to think about all of life in this way. In general, your choices go as follows: Sink Float Swim These are truly the ONLY options you have in water, and certainly this is no different in life (work, dating, friendships, family) if you have the right frame of mind. Sinking Can Suck. No doubt about it, this is what keeps everyone from taking the leap. What if the water is cold? What if you can't touch the bottom? What if there is gross seaweed? OH MY GOSH WHAT IF THERE ARE HUGE, GROSS FISH IN THERE AT BITE YOU?!?! These are all risks. And these are no different than the questions you ask entering ANYT...