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Sports Massage — What Is It, and What Are The Benefits?

Athletes have always tried to harness the power of massage therapy to boost their performance on the field. And yes, a proper sports massage can help bring in front a huge array of benefits. Used properly, sports massage can help reduce pain, boost focus and it will also prevent injuries. Being able to get all of that is outstanding, and it goes to show the true benefit that you can get from a…

How Do You Give The Best Massage?

A good massage can lead to some outstanding benefits for a person. From dealing with pain to boosting a person’s health and helping with recovery, it’s safe to say that a good massage can be very helpful and it will surely bring in front some outstanding benefits. With that in mind, here are some of the ways you can learn how to massage a person. These massage techniques will help you learn how…

Will My New Year’s Resolutions Survive?

New Year’s Resolutions are great. Right? It’s February 5th. Can I give up already?

I haven’t thought that. Not really.

I began the new year with a bit of a jot. Yes, it was a new year, and it was the “normal” time to “start over” and change behaviors. However, it was also a time of me facing down several inner demons that had been with me all of my life. I came face to face with the…

How to Go To Sleep — Tips For Getting Good Sleep

Why Does Sleep Matter?

“Get Better Sleep.”

That’s a phrase that pretty much everyonehas heard, but no one knows quite how to do it. Sleep is one of those things that is also largely misunderstood. People — especially in the more developed countries — don’t get enough of it. Those who try don’t set themselves up for a successful night. Hence….they may in bed for 7+ hours, but they toss/turn…

Why Massage?

Nowadays, more and more people are dealing with stress and a variety of health issues. Eliminating this type of problems from your life is extremely important. Not only can it help you become a healthier person, but in the end, you can achieve that complete relaxation you always wanted. Massage can come in handy here, and it does provide you with an outstanding set of benefits as…

Book Review: The 10X Rule

The 10x Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure by Grant Cardone My rating: 5 of 5 stars I appreciate Grant Cardone’s style. He is in-your-face, yet passionate. He kicks your butt, but in an encouraging way. The point of “The 10X Rule” is that most people either (1) retreat from life’s situations, (2) do nothing, or (3) do barely enough to get by. On the surface, doing “just enough”…

Book Review: The Automatic Millionaire

The Automatic Millionaire: A Powerful One-Step Plan to Live and Finish Rich by David Bach My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Automatic Millionaire does not give you any earth-shattering information. It does not give you “new” information, as in, “I never would have thought of this before!” It’s a pretty down-to-earth, common sense book. It’s a good book for people who are new to investing, and for those…

Book Review: All The Leader You Can Be

All the Leader You Can Be: The Science of Achieving Extraordinary Executive Presence by Suzanne Bates My rating: 4 of 5 stars I admit that I was a little apprehensive about reading this book because of some of the reviews; some reviews stated that this book seemed like a type of “advertisement” for the Bates Executive Presence Assessment. However, I pushed forward because a Vice President at my…

Welcome to my 2019 Reading Challenge blog post!

2019 Reading Challenge: It’s “put up or shut up” time! I want to learn, grow, and improve myself in all areas of life. Plus, I’ve run across a few articles — and books — that state that the average CEO reads 50 – 60 books per year. As such, this is what I would like to do: read 60 books in 2019. The “Goodreads Reading Challenge” inspired me to…

Save Your Sanity — Turn off the News

“Save your sanity.” On the surface, that phrase may sound like a joke. People might laugh. People may brush it off. However, your sanity is very important, especially in a world of business, craziness, and news.

If you don’t read the newspaper, you’re uninformed. If you read the newspaper, you’re misinformed.

Mark Twain

News Isn’t What It Used To Be

In the past, news was meant purely to…

When I began this journey a few months ago, I was asked a simple question: “Why not?”

The situation was this: my now-former supervisor was scrolling through the list of internal job postings at my company. She was listing several that she thought would be interesting to me.

She asked, “Have you applied for any of these?”

I replied, “No, I haven’t.”

She followed that up with,…

Brewster’s Rum Cake

Rum Cake Ingredients

1 cup chopped pecans 1 (520 g) package yellow cake mix (You just use the cake mix as is, do not add other ingredients listed on cake box.) 1 (92 g) package french vanilla instant pudding mix 4 eggs 1⁄2 cup cold milk 1⁄2 cup cooking oil 1⁄2 cup Myers’ Dark Rum or Parrot Bay Coconut Rum

Directions – Cake

Sprinkle nuts over bottom of greased 10 inch tube pan or 12 cup bundt…

How Much Time Is TV Really Costing You?

How much TV does the average American watch? Does it matter? We’ll explore how much time is spent watching TV — not just daily, but over time. The results may surprise you!

Articles That I’ve Referenced:

When Did TV Watching Peak? https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2018/05/when-did-tv-watching-peak/561464/

Surviv…