Wellness gurus trying to sell you on the "perfect" morning ritual are selling it with a heaping helping of snake oil. Most expert morning rituals aren't sustainable or are designed for people who have the luxury of making their own schedule. In this episode, I reveal my personal morning ritual but also encourage the listener to develop their own.

Especially directed toward men, this episode is intended to inspire and encourage listeners to seek help for their mental health. I've struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts both now and in the past, and getting some help really helped me thwart those negative emotions when they creep in. If you're feeling some kind of way, disregard the stigma and reach out to a professional -- after all, a weakness is only a weakness if you can identify it and choose to do nothing about it.

Self-help books are a great way to get motivated or to build a new toolset that you can use on your path to success in life. There are so many great ones out there (and even more not-so-great ones) and I definitely think we should all keep them in rotation. However, what happens when we fall into the personal development trap? Where do we find ourselves when we're swimming in so much personal development information, we're neglecting to do anything with it?

Starting a new themed series that I'll touch on each month where I clear up some misconceptions in the wellness realm, starting with today's hot topic: Spot Reducing. So many people hit the gym and hit those crunches, sit-ups and planks super hard thinking that's going to make them skinny and reveal that mega six-pack ... and truthfully, it makes sense, right? If you want to shape something up, you'd surely need to focus intently on that muscle group, no?

Hate to say it but, not entirely. Humans do not have the ability to pick and choose which body part from which they want to burn fat. It isn't possible no matter what that magazine says. Listen in and I'll tell you more about how fat loss actually works.

One of the best pieces of advice I was ever given is "you are under no obligation to be who you were yesterday." Too many people allow their past mistakes, wrongdoings and general fuck-ups define them in the present. This causes them to move forward as a mistake, as a fuck-up. But the reality is we're under no obligation to allow that to define us! We have the ability to decide who we want to be TODAY in order to grow into the person we desire to be.

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Taking advantage of the here-and-now is one of the greatest skills we can acquire. Sure, we can plan for a better future and do things that set us up for success, but we only the current moment. The future doesn't matter unless we act today! This episode encourages the listener to take advantage of opportunities anytime they make themselves available.

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With my 40th birthday merely half a year away, I'm waxing philosophical on what it means to "get old." People have told me they can't do certain things because they're "too old" forever or informing I'll understand how difficult life is once I get to be their age. What I've learned is nearly all age-related excuses are pitiful attempts at justifying mediocrity. I hope this episode inspires you to leave your preconceived notions about age in the garbage where they belong.

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Part three in a three-part series on goal-setting, goal-pursuing, goal-achieving and the evolution of success. This specific goal-based program is based on my old Viking Army “Way” process where we work through Desire, Assess, Plot, Attack and Rule phases. Part 3 is all about the Attacking and Ruling steps. In this episode, we'll talk about taking action with our plan we've created in previous steps, how to handle road blocks, how to reroute if necessary and how to get -- and stay in -- the maintenance phase. This is the most involved step and it will take the longest, but it's also the time when we're most susceptible to relapse so we must take care to watch our step!

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Part two in a three-part series on goal-setting, goal-pursuing, goal-achieving and the evolution of success. This specific goal-based program is based on my old Viking Army “Way” process where we work through Desire, Assess, Plot, Attack and Rule phases. Part 2 is all about the Assess and Plot steps. We’ll chat about determining our weaknesses, strengths and common excuses, then figuring out exactly how we can utilize the strengths and circumvent the excuses. By the end of this step, your initial roadmap will be built, giving you a full view of exactly where you need to begin when going after your goals.

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The first in a three-part series on goal-setting, goal-pursuing, goal-achieving and the evolution of success. This specific goal-based program is based on my old Viking Army “Way” process where we work through Desire, Assess, Plot, Attack and Rule phases. Part 1 is all about the Desire step – determining what it is we want, specifying what that goal is, determining if it’s possible and defining why we want to achieve it. No matter what the goal is – fat loss, habit building, book-writing, dating, finance – this process can help you build a blueprint for everything you need to learn, everything you need to do and every victory you need to stack to reach that ultimate success.

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