(all around kind of guy)

Find It

2014-12-10T22:50:00.003-08:00

"Either I will find a way, or I will make one." - Philip Sidney

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Quality of Life

2013-05-11T13:42:00.005-07:00

"The quality of a person's life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor." - Vince Lombardi

Keep the fire lit even on those weekend days where motivation may lack!

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Lansing Marathon

2013-04-05T12:42:00.004-07:00

Running is still a huge passion of mine, and I am gearing up for my sixth half marathon in just a couple of weeks, the Lansing Marathon. If you are in half marathon shape and live in the mid-Michigan area, I highly recommend this race. I did it in 2012 and really enjoyed the course and thought it was well put together. Happy running!

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Funny Enough to Post

2013-04-05T12:34:00.003-07:00

Updates

2013-02-04T12:45:00.000-08:00

While school, a moderately interesting social life, working out and other hobbies have kept me quite busy, I plan on updating my blog more frequently than I did in the year 2012. Nothing to do with a new year, just hoping to keep on top of things. Cheers!

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Brick Walls

2012-12-24T19:30:00.000-08:00

"The brick walls are there for a reason. Right? The brick walls are not there to keep us out, the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something. Because the brick walls are there to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

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Closing Shop

2012-05-28T14:26:00.000-07:00

This photo really struck me. I took this in Vienna, Austria when I was there recently for my MBA program's Study Abroad. It's a merchant pushing his trailer of inventory off to temporary storage after he decided to close up shop for the day at the public market. He was really struggling and a random stranger chose to assist him. Lots of symbolism with the unintentional hand on the the dollar symbol.

Packed House

2012-03-04T18:52:00.001-08:00

Great crowd and atmosphere today at the Breslin Center at MSU. Unfortunately, the #5 Spartans fell to #11 Ohio State 72-70.

New Semester

2012-01-07T20:31:00.000-08:00

Well, Monday brings the start of the second semester of my MBA program at Michigan State University. As I jammed out to my Spotify playlist today, cleaning out old papers, doing laundry, and generally just getting everything situated, I found myself aware of a strange feeling: excitement. Now, I won't say that I ever feared or even was very anxious about a new semester when I was getting my undergraduate degree, but I definitely cannot ever remember being so excited. Excited to see friends and football games, and for a couple of classes on my schedule for sure, but not for the whole academic experience. It's definitely a new feeling but one that I am going to springboard into a successful start to the semester. I plan to sharpen my focus even more this semester to ensure that I really am squeezing every last bit of knowledge I can out of this tremendous opportunity I have. Onward and upward!

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Focused Intentions

2011-12-17T13:07:00.000-08:00

"A bold onset is half the battle." - Giuseppe Garibaldi

Happy Thanksgiving!

2011-11-24T14:10:00.001-08:00

Never a shortage of humorous Thanksgiving pictures. I am thankful for all my family, friends, and wonderful opportunities I have had up to this point in my life!

Weathering the Storm

2011-11-02T09:29:00.000-07:00

"Skillful pilots gain their reputation from storms and tempest." - Epicurus

It's easy to get frustrated, dejected, overwhelmed and lose motivation when things don't go as expected or when you keep running into obstacles. I've definitely had my share of difficulties thus far in my first semester at MSU, but I know that in the long run this will all help me grow as a person!

Washington State University - Football

2011-10-21T10:45:00.000-07:00

This is a cool read for any WSU football fans!

Washington State University - Football

School First

2011-09-23T19:28:00.000-07:00

"There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning." -Christopher Morley

Time Online

2011-07-10T16:05:00.001-07:00

Where has the time went, where does the time go?

Math

2011-05-10T20:54:00.000-07:00

Missteps

2011-03-20T09:00:00.000-07:00

"I've missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I've lost almost 300 games. 26 times, I've been trusted to take the game winning shot and missed. I've failed over and over and over again in my life. And that is why I succeed." - Michael Jordan

I Knew It...

2011-03-13T17:01:00.000-07:00

I'm Back!

2011-03-06T22:54:00.000-08:00

"The energy of the mind is the essence of life." - Aristotle

Now that things have started to settle down, I am going to be posting a lot of new material. Starting off, you'll see a bunch more of my Project 365 photos coming soon!

Break and Prepare

2011-02-14T21:35:00.000-08:00

I really appreciate all the new followers I have obtained in the past couple weeks and I apologize for my lack of posts. I am currently very busy finishing up grad school applications, studying to re-take the GMAT, training for my half marathon, and taking on additional personal training clients, in addition to the workload at my full time job.

On that note, I am going to take a two week hiatus from the blog to finish up the application process, tie up loose ends, and get prepared for this next stage of my life. I have a lot of great posts currently drafted that I will be posting in earnest after March 1st. Again I apologize, and this doesn't mean I'll be completely off the blog. I may still post a couple of times here and there, and I'll be available for questions. But for now, I need to "lock in" and focus:

"Unless a man has trained himself for his chance, the chance will only make him look ridiculous." - J. B. Matthews

Stay Happy

2011-02-04T06:30:00.000-08:00

"You live longer once you realize that any time spent being unhappy is wasted." -Ruth E. Renkl

Have a great, productive Friday and a great weekend!

Pace Calculator

2011-02-02T07:30:00.000-08:00

So if you have gotten off to an awesome start with my 7 week half marathon plan, you are probably about at the point where you need to figure out what pace you are running at. Having a good idea of your pace will help to keep you in a safe and effective heart rate zone, which is very important for an endurance race. My favorite calculator to determine pace is the easy to use one over at Runner's World. Just enter any two values and you'll get the third.

You can also calculate pace with a more advanced Heart Rate Monitor, such as the Garmin Forerunner 405. This will be my next investment; I currently have the excellent Polar FT7, but it doesn't have GPS and therefore lacks the ability to determine pace like the Garmin. Happy running!

Deadlines Always Loom

2011-02-01T08:35:00.000-08:00

"The difference between a goal and a dream is a deadline." -Steve Smith

The Pursuit

2011-01-29T23:14:00.000-08:00

I had been feeling pretty bad as with all of the stuff I have going on I had not been spending much time with friends. A Saturday night game of Trivial Pursuit helped get things back in order, even if at times it was quite crass. Where do they come up with these ridiculously obscure questions?!?

Exciting Times

2011-01-28T23:10:00.000-08:00

Friday night sometimes begins (and who am I kidding, sometimes ends) as just a laundry/clean up/catch up night. I feel like I am perpetually doing laundry, but it is understandable given two different jobs (and two types of attire) and a very active lifestyle.