12 Tasty Substitutions When Cutting Carbs
January 10, 2011 Leave a comment
Another useful Men’s Health Article:
First Step to Getting Lean- Stop Drinking Calories
January 10, 2011 1 Comment
Spring is around the corner. Believe me, it is. And if you want to look good in your shorts or that summer dress or be able to finally have fun at that pool party, then listen up. If you want to finally have a tummy you can be proud of, then you can’t wait until March to start thinking about what you can and should do to get in shape. Unfortunately, after the Holiday get-togethers, the Super Bowl Parties, and the Valentine’s Day Chocolates, it’ll take some time to get rid of that spare tire you found. If you start exercising and eating healthy when the sun starts coming out, then you’ll be getting in decent shape, uh, right about the time football season starts again, when it’s time to start bundling up again. So, take my advice. Start thinking about and planning for it now. And start working on it soon. As soon as you can.
Don’t let one loss turn into two (or more)
January 9, 2011 Leave a comment
For those of you who don’t follow college football or particularly care for sports, please bear with me. The cautionary tale that follows begins with a sports reference, but is a life-lesson, nonetheless.
Earlier this week, Stanford University spanked Virginia Tech in the Discover Orange Bowl. For those of you less sports-inclined, “spanked” means “beat really, really badly”. Okay, where was I? O yeah, so Stanford whooped Virginia Tech 40-12 and honestly the game wasn’t that close. They beat them so bad, in fact, that Andrew Luck, Stanford’s quarterback, solidified himself as the #1 prospect for the NFL Draft (he decided a few days later that he’d stay in school) and their head coach, Jim Harbaugh, parlayed what amounted to the culmination of a pretty remarkable stint, albeit short, at Stanford into a head coaching position at one of the most storied franchises in all of sports, the San Francisco 49ers. Read more of this post
Trimmed Mean
January 8, 2011 1 Comment
Companies are always looking for trends. One common statistic is average. What is the average monthly expenditure for travel and entertainment? On average, how many units of each SKU are sold? How many calls per day, on average, does our Call Center receive? All these are common questions and present a picture for management to look at in an attempt to better understand the business.
But just taking the average can be misleading and problematic. What if there was a trade show in July and the entire Sales and Management Teams went to Phoenix, Arizona for a week? That would obviously skew the travel and entertainment numbers. During the Holidays, mainly because it’s the end of the year, your company sells twice as many calendars as it does the rest of the year. So forecasting for February based on the annual average would be a mistake. And let’s take the example of the Call Center. Read more of this post
Life is Hard
January 7, 2011 1 Comment
Life is hard. Work. Deadlines. Commutes. Health. Weight Gain. (Attempted) Weight Loss. Kids. Bills. Layoffs. The Economy. Death. Relationships. Life, we can all agree, has its share of challenges, its ups and its downs. But, you should be thankful for that. For one, it helps weed out those among us who really don’t want success, don’t want to go through the bumps and cracks that lie on any road to ultimate achievement. But, as I will show you, the more important thing to remember is that Life is Hard because we who want to grow, who want to learn, who want to get the most out of life, need for it to be hard. Read more of this post
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