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Witness Your Thoughts

In my last blog post I started with a relatively bold statement, that I was going to introduce some concepts and practices that will help gain clarity on your Purpose – what you are meant to do with your life.  Whoa!!  Writing that again feels almost like an overstep, but over the past few years …

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Focus on One Thing

I’d like to start a series of blogs focused on gaining clarity on who you are, and what your direction or purpose in life is.  If you know the answer to these questions, then your day-to-day life can be focused on achieving your personal mission, your true “One Thing.”  These are big questions, but the …

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In God’s Hands

I recently discovered a way to reduce the anxiety that I feel when a big event is looming in front of me, which seems like a regular occurrence these days (who keeps on signing me up for these things, anyway?)  It stemmed from an article that my mom sent me around feeling overwhelmed with day-to-day …

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Wolfpack Mentality

“Hello. How about that ride in? I guess that’s why they call it Sin City. Ha ha. You guys might not know this, but i consider myself a bit of a loner. I tend to think of myself as a one man wolf pack. But when my sister brought Doug home I knew he was …

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Sign Up for You, Show Up for Us

When I get introduced to someone for the first time, it usually goes something like this: My friend:  “This is Ryan, he owns a gym.” Me:  “Yeah, but a CrossFit gym.” New guy, confused as to why I would specify that: “Ok…..” Me:  “I guess what I meant was… it’s not just a gym.” New …

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Plan for Success

We have had a higher than average rate of members cancelling their class reservations lately, I think.  I can’t be sure, I don’t have historical data on this from our Wodify system.  But it just seems like there are a couple more names crossed off the list when I look at the class rosters.  And …

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Climb the Mountain

“Because in the end you won’t remember the time spent working in the office or mowing your lawn.  Climb the goddamn mountain.” – Jack Kerouac I haven’t read Kerouac’s On The Road (but kind of want to) and I know that he lived a life that was not wholly worth celebrating, but I came across …

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Reading with a Purpose

“Books are door-shaped portals carrying me across oceans and centuries, helping me feel less alone.” – Margarita Engle, Tula (“Books are door-shaped”) Just about a year ago in August 2022, I established a personal goal of reading more – specifically one book per month.  This was a way for me to refocus on personal development, …

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Give $80, Get $80

First of all, I wanted to personally thank you all for being loyal members at CrossFit Kent Island.  Myself and all of our amazing coaches are committed to helping you achieve your health and fitness goals. We appreciate you supporting our small, local business, and we have an exciting announcement to share. We’ve previously had a …

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Kokoro – Leading From the Heart

“What could be more futile, more insane, than to create inner resistance to what already is? What could be more insane than to oppose life itself?”  — Eckhart Tolle If you’ve followed along with my blog or know my background of training with the SEALFIT and Unbeatable Mind programs, you might know that I attended an …

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