The 9 to 5 Alternative

And poof, just like that, we’re already three months into 2011. Each quarter, I like to take a step back and reflect on my goals for the year. In January, I started a new goal-setting experiment by seeking out twelve month-long challenges. Three months in, so far so good. While January’s cooking challenge and February’s [...]

Next week, I kick off my 2011 travels with a trip to South America. I’ll start with a red-eye through Miami to Brazil, with a few nights in Sao Paulo, Manaus and Rio de Janeiro. I’ll then fly to Buenos Aires for five nights. When I finish my cost-of-living work in Argentina, I will ride [...]

Yep, that’s me. Bearded and sprightly, ready to tackle 2011 with the kind of boldness and gusto it deserves. This year, I’ll be seeking out 12 month-long challenges, as well as a few additional quarter-long and annual tasks. Care to join me? Pick a month, any month. Here are the first three. January: Put on the [...]

Well folks, this is it. The end of a year. A time to reflect, re-align and re-motivate. Like many of you ambitious readers out there, I’ve spent the last few weeks thinking hard about what transpired in 2010–my successes, my failures, world events–you know, the deep stuff. Before I get into my goals for 2011 [...]

It has been exactly 9 months since I outlined my goals for 2010. Time to review my progress! —FITNESS Completed Goals: Hold breath for at least 3 minutes. Be able to fall into a push up from standing position. Uncompleted Goals: 1 mile in under 5:30. Run a half-marathon. 200 squats in a row. 25 pull-ups [...]