Weekend Roundup…(including The Denali Climb by 5 Wounded Warriors with 4 Good Legs Between Them…)

WEEKEND ROUNDUPHere’s some noteworthy leading, learning & living articles that I came across this week …

Forbes: Intelligence Is Overrated: What You Really Need To Succeed. “Albert Einstein’s was estimated at 160, Madonna’s is 140, and John F. Kennedy’s was only 119, but as it turns out, your IQ score pales in comparison with your EQ, MQ, and BQ scores when it comes to predicting your success and professional achievement.”

(((Note to Tom Hood: Thanks for sharing.  Thank goodness Intelligence research is moving in my direction. Smile )))


WSJ: Mom Was Right: Go Outside. “Children spend more than 4 hours a day with technology and there’s no longer time for nature…latest research – untamed landscapes have a restorative effect, calming our frazzled nerves…after a brief exposure to the outdoors, people are more creative, happier and better able to focus.” 

(((Note: And here I sit, inside, banging away on keyboard.  Hmmmmm.)))

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Missed your work out yesterday? (this week? this month?) Forgetaboutit…

Nick Crocker, a personal coach who helps people lead more active lives, had an excellent post in the HBR Blog Network called Find Exercise in Life’s Margins.  Here’s a few excerpts:

exercise has no lower limit“You consider yourself a fit, active person. But, like most busy professionals, you want to exercise more…And then time and again, life just gets in the way. You’re too busy.  You work too late…You book a breakfast meeting. You have work and social commitments that you just can’t miss. And in all the chaos, exercise gets squeezed out. This, in reality, is most people’s experience of exercise.

The reality is, those spare hours in the week are not going to materialize. We need to come up with a different solution. The key is to find exercise in the daily flow of your life. Doing so will boost your productivity, performance and job satisfaction.”

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Saturday Morning Work-Out Inspiration: From 50 pounds overweight to…

  • From 50 pounds overweight
  • 43 years old
  • 80 hour work weeks
  • To…


Source:  Thank you FourHourWorkWeek.com

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Like IT.

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LOVE IT.

Wish I could do it…(without being in traction for 6 months)



Source: Thank you James Altucher

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Like Father, Like Son? Not!

Darien High School held its awards ceremony last night.  The Art Department Photography Award was presented to two senior students who excelled in Photography – – and, guess who won!  So, his Proud Daddy has to show and tell.  Not sure where he picked up the skill, because his Dad wouldn’t know which end of the camera to point and shoot.  Here are five of my favorite shots:

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