1: On July 2nd, 1776, the Second Continental Congress voted unanimously to declare independence from Britain.

“That these United Colonies are, and of a right ought to be, free and independent states, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the state of Great Britain is, and ought to be, totally dissolved,” so read the motion.

But “there was … continue reading

1: “Monday, July 1st, 1776, began hot and steamy in Philadelphia, and before the morning was ended a full-scale summer storm would break,” David McCullough writes in his book John Adams.

John Adams, then one of Massachusetts’s delegates to the Second Continental Congress, was up before sunrise.

Early that morning, he wrote a long letter to Archibald Bulloch, the new president of Georgia: “This morning is assigned … continue reading

1: “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take,” legendary hockey player Wayne Gretzky once said.

And in most areas of life, this is true.

“It’s better to try and to fail than to not try at all,” Tynan writes in Superhuman by Habit

One area where Wayne’s statement is not true? Habit formation.

“If you are not going to follow through with a habit,” Tynan reasons, “it is … continue reading

1: Jennifer’s father was ill.
“The two things that he could do to improve his physical condition most significantly are to eat better and exercise,” she tells Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram, who write in their book The 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time.
And, “the two things he refuses to do are eat better and exercise,” she says.
Jennifer … continue reading

1: Question: What’s the first thing you do when you wake up each morning?

For many people, the answer is, “I check my email.”

“Do you catch yourself needing to ‘catch up on the day’ really fast before getting in the shower or getting dressed?”  Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram ask in their book The 5 Gears.

If this is you, “do you know what you are doing … continue reading

1: “Have you ever looked up at the clock after working intensely on a project and been amazed at how quickly the time has flown by?” Jeremie Kubicek and Steve Cockram ask in their book The 5 Gears: How to Be Present and Productive When There is Never Enough Time.

“That is 5th gear,” they note.

Also called “in the zone” or “in flow,” 5th gear is your ability … continue reading

1: This was no ordinary rental car.

Jeremie Kubicek sat on the right side of the car, staring at the steering wheel in front of him.

An American raised in Oklahoma, Jeremie had just moved to England, making every aspect of daily life—including driving—a new adventure.

“Learning to drive on what the English call the correct side of the road is one thing,” he writes in The 5 Gears: How … continue reading

1: What’s the difference between waking up early and being an early riser?

Or, eating a healthy meal and being a healthy eater?

What about getting some work done and being a productive person?

Waking up early, eating a healthy meal, and getting some work done are good things.  Certainly.

These are things you do.

Describing yourself as an early riser, a healthy eater, or a productive person shifts focus … continue reading

This week, we’ve focused on the accelerating breakthroughs transforming health and medicine.

“Within the next 10 years the world will rocket into new norms of aging, new population increases, new life spans, and new ways of living,”  Dr. Michael Roizen, Peter Linneman and Albert Ratner write in The Great Age Reboot.

Dr. Mike is the Chief Wellness Officer Emeritus at the Cleveland Clinic.

To benefit from what … continue reading

1: The Cleveland Clinic is a globally renowned academic medical center headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio. It self-insures over 100,000 team members and their dependents,

In 2008, under the leadership of Chief Wellness Officer Dr. Mike Roizen, the clinic began working to help team members get healthier while reducing both personal and organizational medical costs. Mike, Peter Linneman, and Albert Ratner describe this journey in their book The Great … continue reading