GUEST: Find your Best Self on the Trail in 2025
“You look like an experienced hiker, how far are you hiking?” one group asked as I made my way up the Colorado Trail. “Another 10 miles today,” I say, “but I’ve…
Ten Ways the Million Words Challenge Made Me a Better Writer
“It takes 10,000 hours of intensive practice to achieve mastery of complex skills and materials.” Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers Tweet "Your first 10,000 photographs are your worst." Photographer Henri…
My Dentist First Got Me High
If I had to thank someone for my ongoing quest to get high, it’d probably be my dentist in 1975.Inclined and bibbed with a mouth full of cotton, I remember squinting at the…
Funny Muscle Podcast: Comedian Lenny Schmidt
Lenny Schmidt stops by the Funny Muscle Podcast to teach us about the logistics of planning comedy material for 5 nights in a row on a cruise ship (hint: you…
Confession: I Joined the HairClub For a Week
First time I noticed I was losing my hair happened two years after I graduated high school. It was the spring of 1985. The Terminator with Arnold Schwarzenegger was still a big…
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The Creative POV [6]: While standing among strangers at a party…
A friend may be waiting behind a stranger's face. - Maya Angelou Never floss with a stranger. - Joan Rivers Hello Modern Human!Welcome to the Creative POV, where every week…
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JOY STRATEGY [5]: Three Critical Shout Outs
Synergy - the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously. — Mark Twain Welcome to The Joy Strategy, where our goal is to use the universal Law of…
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POPS McGRUMPYFACE [3]: Free First Date Advice
The Glass is Half Empty and Pops is Full of Advice 5/14/21 Dear Pops, Apologies if my words sound a little giddy today – it’s only because I’ve fallen in…