Since Charlotte and I recently moved out to Boulder a few weeks ago, we've had to hit up a new grocery store. While it may sound like a trivial part of the move, it's huge in my eyes. Few things can derail a good nutrition plan than switching … [Read more]
5 Strategies to Avoid Dying in Your Office Chair
As many of you know, I recently switched from personal training (which is by and large one of the most active career fields in existence assuming you're good and not just sitting at the smoothie bar) to a primarily seated job working in digital … [Read more]
What Writing Webs Taught Me About Business and Networking
Remember back in middle school or high school when the teacher made you create a writing web during class for an assignment? You likely sat in your seat and stared at the blank piece of paper with a big circle enclosing your main idea plopped in the … [Read more]
Why I Hired Professional Help (And You Should Too)
The other day, I finally broke down and hired professional help. Relax. I'm not some sort of drug addict or junkie itching for my next fix. I'm just a guy that doesn't know how to ski. Charlotte and I took our first ski trip together a few weeks … [Read more]
How Apple Sold Me a MacBook Pro 6 Months Ahead of Time
Listen, I'm just as big a Mac fan as the next person in line. Hell, I waited up all night for the iPhone 4 to finally come to Verizon and ended up placing my order at 2AM after sleeping on my couch with my computer propped open on my lap for the … [Read more]
Is Personal Training the Best Start for Your Future Career?
A few weeks ago, I announced that I was leaving personal training as a full-time career. It was a tough decision, and frankly, I'll never really know whether it was the best choice. Having worked in the industry for quite a while and spending my … [Read more]
A Farewell Letter to My Clients
For a few years now, I wasn't sure this day would ever really come - a day when I stop personal training for a full-time career. Even when it did, I truly believed I would switch to something else in the field, still being involved heavily in … [Read more]
One Year and Two Days Later
It's been exactly one year and two days since I had my first article published online. Jon Goodman, the mastermind behind the Personal Training Development Center, agreed to publish a piece I had initially written for my own blog detailing things I … [Read more]
Why I’m Dropping Personal Training in Favor of Digital Media
For those that don't know, I'm on the verge of making a meteoric shift in my career path. I'm going to drop personal training as a full-time career in favor of spending more time facing the computer working in the digital media space. I'm ditching … [Read more]