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Collective Learning | Standing on the Shoulders of Giants
Isaac Newton once famously remarked, “…if I have seen a little further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants.” The statement has been generally accepted to mean that worthy pursuits are only...
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Happiness is a Choice
I know it is a cliché: happiness is a choice; but it’s a cliché backed by empirical evidence. In practice though, it isn’t always that easy. Speaking from my own experience it takes a lot of work to...
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An Argument for Optimism
When someone tells you to be realistic, what does that really mean anyway? I don’t want to sound like a hypocrite because I have blogged before about realizing, owning-up, and playing to your personal...
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Live Life Love | Volume Fifteen
Hello Everyone, First off, thanks for taking the time to check out this quarter’s newsletter. My invocation experiment last quarter was met with unintended results, none-the-less I’m filled with...
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Dr. Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi | Flow
Flow is a common word in the vernacular of anyone studying positive psychology. Intuitively most people get the general concept. A good working definition is having the feeling of fusion with an...
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Live Life Love | Volume Sixteen
Hello Everyone, I hope this latest edition finds you well and you’re in the process of wrapping up the end of a great summer. From the feedback I’ve received, or events I’ve been able to attend…...
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Live Life Love | Volume Seventeen
Hello Everyone, It’s the seventeenth edition of the Live Life Love newsletter, which finds us almost at the close of 2011. First, let me open by wishing you and yours the best holiday season possible!...
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Live Life Love | Volume Eighteen
Hello Everyone, I hope 2012 has been as exciting for you as it has been for me. As many of you know this month I welcomed the birth of my first child Sloane. The whole birthing process is simply...
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Live Life Love | Volume Nineteen
Hello Everyone, As always I hope this message finds you well. Here in California summer has kicked off in spectacular fashion but wherever you are in the world I hope the jovial spirit that summer...
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Live Life Love | Volume Twenty
Hello Everyone, This marks the end of the fifth year of the Live Life Love Project. I cannot believe five years have gone by already! Getting to meet and talk with so many fascinating people has been a...
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Live Life Love | Volume Twenty-One
Hello Everyone, Happy holidays! I usually do not start with my life experience but this quarter I’ve switched a couple things up. However, before I share I would like to express my gratitude for taking...
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Affordable Care Act Boosts Wellness Programs
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) introduced new provisions that promote wellness programs. These include implementing nondiscrimination programs (in other words, programs that can...
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McDonald’s Employee Wellness Portal is Taken Down
McDonald’s closed down their employee wellness portal last month, one that offered health resources for its workforce as well as other information through an intranet type offering. It has been...
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How the Affordable Care Act is Affecting the Health Club Industry
As the Affordable Care Act (ACA) continues to get implemented throughout 2014, certain aspects of the law will have a significant impact on the health club industry. One of the principal components of...
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The Role of Fitness in Medicine in 2014 and Beyond…
When experts try to elucidate the increase in global obesity the explanation is usually marred because they use a reductionist approach to explain the phenomena. Obesity has been blamed on the...
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Interview with Neville Medhora about Wantrepreneurs
Neville Medhora (AKA Nev) is an established copywriter and the trusted sidekick of Noah Kagan, as a partner of the entrepreneurial marketplace AppSumo. Nev made his mark creating one of the first...
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Interview with Apple about Health and Fitness Apps
Apple’s App Store is the go-to marketplace for all iOS device users, including iPhones and iPads. This digital distribution platform, maintained by Apple, allows users to browse and download a wide...
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Live Life Love | Volume Twenty-Six
Hello Everyone, I hope your 2014 is off to a great start. Mine has been a bit of a wild ride (the governor even had to get involved), but wild rides are for the most part fun. Digital health and...
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Wearables, Ethics, and the bizarre case of Sarah Slocum and Google Glass
It was inevitable that Google Glass and other wearables would be used for unsavory purposes. The wearable technology has been raising privacy concerns ever since Google started slowly rolling out the...
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Fitness and Health App Downloads Are On the Rise
If you have been following my stuff or just know tech you are already aware mobile app usage in skyrocketing. Health related apps make up a significant portion of this growth and are becoming more and...
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