Month: November 2019

Look to the * for today’s advice.

BE A “10” DAY

MIND

Robert F. Kennedy 1925

https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/The-Kennedy-Family/Robert-F-Kennedy.aspx

When Robert Kennedy was murdered on June 5, 1968, he left behind 10 children and his wife, who was pregnant with the couple’s 11th child.

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/robert-kennedy-assassination-what-happened-rfk-children-after-was-killed/Nu7ndfLSIy7FHbE5tCCgTN/

https://www.history.com/news/remembering-robert-f-kennedy

Robert F. Kennedy was a true humanitarian and not at all like most politicians. He was profoundly moved by things he had witnessed and truly sought to make a difference. He also asked others who were privileged to do the same.

http://www.usnews.com/news/articles/2015/06/04/how-robert-f-kennedys-death-shattered-the-nation

*Don’t be like most of the people in your profession. Be better than them. Be profoundly moved by things and seek to make a difference. Ask others like you to do the same.

BODY

Bo Derek 1956

https://twitter.com/boderek?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Derek is still a 10, but says there is some relief in caring a little less about her looks. “I realize how artificial it is, beauty,” she told CBS News’ Ben Tracy. “I realize that it doesn’t last forever, that’s for damn sure.”

“But when you’re so well-known for how you look, is aging hard?” he asked.

“Aging is really hard,” she said. “Man, when it starts really happening to you, it’s opposite of what you imagine. It’s all the worst parts. And it’s tough. Bette Davis was right; it’s not for sissies, it really isn’t!”

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/bo-derek/

Despite being known for her Perfect 10 bikini body, Bo Derek shuns regimented workouts in favor of open-water, horseback riding and caring for her 110-acre ranch in Santa Ynez, California

http://www.celebrityhealthfitness.com/35786/bo-dereks-diet-workout-beauty-tips-bos-still-10-age-59/

https://www.amazon.com/10-Dudley-Moore/dp/B000NIDC90/ref=sr_1_1?s=movies-tv&ie=UTF8&qid=1539534339&sr=1-1&keywords=10+bo+derek

*Swim in open water, horseback ride, or simply take care of your house (inside and out) today.

SOUL

Joe Biden 1942

https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

In a startlingly candid and emotional interview with Late Show host Stephen Colbert, Vice President Joe Biden spoke about his deep faith and religion, and how it has helped him through the loss of his son. The interview was one of the first after the vice president lost his son to brain cancer in May.

The vice president also shared his deep sense of spirituality, and how it keeps him positive, attributing part of his to his wife, Jill. At one point he shared an anecdote about how his wife leaves inspirational notes for him, including a quote from philosopher Kierkegaard that read, “Faith sees best in the dark.”

https://www.bustle.com/articles/109865-joe-biden-beautifully-talks-about-faith-how-his-religion-helped-him-through-the-loss-of

*Let your faith, religion, and/or spirituality help you through any dark times today. Leave an inspirational note for a loved one.

MONEY

Chester Gould 1900

https://www.dicktracymuseum.com/biography/

When Chester retired at the age of 77, he’d spent forty-six years drawing Dick Tracy and saw his childhood dreams more than realized through the combined forces of talent and tenaciousness.

http://www.belleofallthingssouthern.com/chester-gould/

IT WAS ORIGINALLY CALLED PLAINCLOTHES TRACY.

After taking art correspondence courses as a teenager, Pawnee, Oklahoma native Chester Gould decided that one way to get rich would be to create a comic strip that would be syndicated all over the country. Drawing on his distaste for mob figure Al Capone, Gould created Plainclothes Tracy, about a detective disrupting the criminal underworld. Joe Patterson, who co-edited the Chicago Tribune, liked the idea but thought “Dick Tracy” would be a better name because “Dick” was what people called detectives. The strip debuted on October 4, 1931 and has been running ever since.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/532884/11-things-you-might-not-know-about-dick-tracy

*When you retire from your job, will you be able to say that you saw your childhood dreams more than realized? Combine your talent and tenacity to make sure the answer is “yes”.

ENTERTAINMENT

Mike D 1965 – listen to The Beastie Boys

https://www.facebook.com/MikeD2016/

http://blog.beastieboys.com/

“I’m interested in trying to do things that I feel like I have no business doing. Because that was part of what we did as a band. We weren’t afraid to try shit.”

https://www.nme.com/news/music/mike-d-reveals-dealt-passing-beastie-boys-adam-yauch-2273801

*You might not have any business listening to The Beastie Boys and that is why you must.

FOOD

Dierks Bentley  1975 – big steak salad

https://www.dierks.com/

If you want to come a little closer to eating like Dierks Bentley does when he’s touring, here’s what you’ll need to do:

1: Skip the big breakfast and lunch and scarf down the lion’s share of your calories after 5:30 p.m.

2: Make that big evening meal a giant, fully loaded salad, and go nuts on the protein.

3: Top that off, around 8:30 p.m., with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich — and (hang onto your backwards baseball cap) “a lot of alcohol to lock in the energy boost,”

https://www.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/news/2018/1/dierks-bentley_s-eating-habits-are-not-for-everyone

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ree-drummond/big-steak-salad-2170782

*Eat like Country superstar Dierks Bentley today – make your first meal this huge steak salad at 5:30. Eat a PB&J at 8:30 and finish the day with lots of alcohol.

SNUB – Future

Review –

• Be better than your coworkers
• Swim, ride on horseback, and/or clean the house
• Let your faith, religion, and/or spirituality help you through any dark times
• Is your current job making your childhood dreams come true?
• Listen to The Beastie Boys
• Eat like Dierks Bentley

Look for the * for today’s advice.

HAVE AN ORGASM WHILE EATING DAY

MIND

James Garfield 1831

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/james-garfield/

Q: Some presidential rankings don’t include him because he was only in office for a few months. But those that do typically rank him toward the bottom. Is that fair?

A: It’s unavoidable. He was in office for only four months, and I think that’s the reason for that.

But he was in Congress for almost 18 years. And what he accomplishes in four months is to defeat arguably the most powerful and most corrupt man in the country, Senator Roscoe Conkling, by sticking to his own ideals and believing in himself.

What makes him very rare was that he was his own man. I can’t think of another presidential candidate, at least in recent times, who didn’t hunger for the presidency. He didn’t have presidential fever.

At the Republican National Convention, he didn’t want to be a candidate but to give a nominating address for another man. He found himself thrust into this role, and never had to compromise his own values and ideals along the way. He was his own man as president, and that would have made him very powerful.

https://www.csmonitor.com/Books/chapter-and-verse/2012/0831/Garfield-America-s-most-obscure-president-may-also-have-been-one-of-its-best

Garfield moved to the Eclectic Institute, today the Hiram College, in Hiram, Ohio. While there, he taught some classes to help pay his way through school. One of his students was Lucretia Rudolph. They started dating in 1853 and married five years later on November 11, 1858. She would later be a reluctant First Lady for the short time that she occupied the White House.

https://www.thoughtco.com/things-to-know-about-james-garfield-104734

https://www.nps.gov/people/james-a-garfield.htm

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/10/this-is-the-brain-that-shot-president-james-garfield/454212/

*Stick to your own ideals and believe in yourself. Be your own man and don’t compromise your own values and ideals – this makes you a powerful man. And there is nothing wrong with marrying a former student.

BODY

Jodie Foster 1962

https://www.indiewire.com/2018/06/jodie-foster-regret-directing-hotel-artemis-1201972140/

Foster’s admission that she regrets not making more films — she’s made only four between 1991 to 2016, including “Little Man Tate” and “Money Monster” — came after being asked if there were any long-simmering dream projects she still hoped to make. The short answer was no; the long one had to do with a driving force behind it all. For Foster, it boiled down to making space in her life for stuff that wasn’t tied up in work, a tough choice for anyone, but an especially fraught one for someone who literally grew up under Hollywood’s glare.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/dec/10/jodie-foster-i-make-movies-to-figure-out-who-i-am

“I treat my body like it’s my job.” She says. “So I spend the day in the gym doing karate, yoga, weight lifting and then I go home and cook an organic meal.”

http://www.shedyourweight.com/jodie_fosters_diet_and_exercise_routine_decades_of_health_and_fitness.html

https://www.amazon.com/Accused-Kelly-McGillis/dp/B009NX5E2O

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/accused-oral-history-a-brutal-rape-scene-traumatized-actors-producers-fights-make-movie-952

http://www.organicitsworthit.org/make/scallops-cherry-tarragon-sauce

*Treat your body like it’s your job today. Take another karate class. Practice yoga. Lift weights. Go home and cook an organic meal. CROSSOVER: Food – scallops with cherry tarragon sauce

SOUL

Billy Sunday 1862

https://www.christianitytoday.com/history/people/evangelistsandapologists/billy-sunday.html

Shortly after being saved through the outreach of the Pacific Garden Mission in Chicago, Sunday turned down a $400 per month baseball salary (at a time when the average worker made $480 per year) for a $84 per month ministry position. Ball teams later offered $500/month and even $2000/month, but Sunday remained committed to his ministry for God. Later in life he was offered $1,000,000 to be in the movies, but again declined in order to continue the evangelistic ministry God had called him to.

http://www.billysunday.org/

*Don’t ignore what God has called you to do.

MONEY

Ted Turner 1938

https://www.cnn.com/2013/06/10/us/ted-turner-fast-facts/index.html

Jane Fonda, the actress and one of Turner’s three ex-wives, then took to the stage to sing a song written to honor him, then told him: “You are a good man, Ted Turner, and the world is a better place because of you.”

https://www.ajc.com/news/local/ted-turner-sings-his-80th-birthday-says-still-working-world/6jOUHi3TyQTBhjvvQvpRvJ/

https://www.tedturner.com/

Action Item #1: Decide You’ll Be a Success

Action Item #2: Never Quit

Action Item #3: Work Hard

http://www.evancarmichael.com/library/evan-carmichael2/Business-Ideas–3-Business-Lessons-From-Ted-Turner.html

*Hopefully you have already decided that you’ll be a success. If not, today’s the day. All it takes after that is to work hard and never quit.

ENTERTAINMENT

Adam Driver 1983 – watch Star Wars VII – The Force Awakens

https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/adam-driver-star-wars-the-last-jedi

If we did rewind ten years, we’d see why. Driver was a Gordian knot of clenched intensity. Enrolled at New York’s Juilliard performing arts school, he was so aggressive that his comments made fellow students cry. Every morning he would have six eggs for breakfast, then run five miles to the school from his home in Queens. He would eat a whole chicken for lunch and, during his day at the prestigious drama school, perform random feats, such as 1,000 push-ups.

https://www.starwars.com/news/category/star-wars-episode-vii-the-force-awakens

“The Force Awakens,” he told me, “is the only movie I’ve sat with an audience and watched.” Once, at J. J. Abrams’s offices, he saw it with an audience of three other organic life-forms—Carrie Fisher and her dog, Gary, and Daisy Ridley, who stars as Rey

https://www.esquire.com/entertainment/movies/a13587773/adam-driver-star-wars-the-last-jedi/

*We are getting close to the end of the year. Hopefully I have suggested every Star Wars movie by now.

CROSSOVER – Body – do 1,000 push-ups         Food – eat six eggs for breakfast

FOOD

Meg Ryan 1961 – Katz deli turkey sandwich (It’s what she’s having)

Sally ordered a simple turkey sandwich on white bread. The ordering itself is never shown in the movie, however, so how did she dress it? What exactly was she having? We contacted Katz’s, and owner Jake Dell told us the sandwich came with Russian dressing and slaw, but since Sally’s “picky… she wants everything separate or on the side.” And when she receives the sandwich, which comes with 3/4 lbs of turkey, she immediately deconstructs it by peeling off layers.

Dell tells us if you order the turkey sandwich, it “can come with whatever you want (lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard, Russian, coleslaw) but most people eat it plain.” While his uncle jokes, “If she only ordered the pastrami sandwich she wouldn’t have been faking it,”

http://gothamist.com/2014/07/31/have_what_shes_having_sallys_turkey.php

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-bsf2x-aeE

http://katzsdelicatessen.com/

https://www.facebook.com/RealMegRyan/

Katz’s Deli

205 E Houston Street, New York City, NY 10002-1098 (Lower East Side) 212-254-2246

The allure is Meg Ryan’s orgasm

This deli is the place where Meg Ryan was filmed having the fake orgasm. Matter of fact they have a sign over the exact spot that states “hope you are having what she had!”

https://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowUserReviews-g60763-d425787-r376809801-Katz_s_Deli-New_York_City_New_York.html

“People come in and do that scene all the time, particularly late at night, depending on how drunk they are,” manager Kevin Albinder told the New York Daily News at the time.

According to sexuality expert Debby Herbenick, Ph.D., a research scientist at Indiana University and author of Sex Made Easy, it’s scientifically possible that they aren’t faking it.

“We do have reports of women who have experienced orgasm from eating,” Herbenick confirmed in an email to Newsweek. “In a recent study, we have reports of people who have experienced orgasm from eating chocolate, tiramisu, tres leches cake, a tuna sandwich, and a perfectly ripe cherry tomato—among other foods.”

https://www.newsweek.com/twenty-five-years-later-people-still-wont-stop-faking-orgasms-katzs-deli-258596

The line “I’ll have what she’s having,” spoken by a woman at a nearby table (director Rob Reiner’s mother) following Sally’s fake orgasm, is one of the most famous lines in cinema. In the scene, Harry and Sally chow down—he has pastrami, she has turkey—and argue about sex, all as Sally takes apart her sandwich and puts it back together again in the way she prefers. Harry is certain the women he sleeps with have a good time, but Sally wonders if perhaps the women are faking it. And when Harry scoffs at the possibility, the usually uptight Sally proceeds to show him what a fake orgasm looks like, and how it is indistinguishable from the real thing.

https://www.epicurious.com/archive/entertaining/partiesevents/movie-menus-when-harry-met-sally

https://www.amazon.com/When-Harry-Met-Sally-Special/dp/B00003CXDC

*Really enjoy this turkey sandwich for lunch. You can have the organic scallops for dinner and 6 eggs for breakfast. For dessert have some chocolate, tiramisu, and tres leches cake.

SNUB – Rocco DiSpirito

Review –

• Stick to your ideals and believe in yourself
• Treat your body like its your job
• Don’t ignore what God has called you to do
• Decide that you’ll be a success
• Watch Star Wars: The Force Awakens
• Eat a Katz Deli turkey sandwich

Look to the * for today’s advice.

MOON RIVER DAY

MIND

Alan Shepard 1923

https://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/shepard-alan.html

I think first of all you have to be there for the right reason. You have to be there not for fame and glory and recognition and being a page in a history book, but you have to be there because you believe your talent and ability can be applied effectively.

http://www.achievement.org/achiever/admiral-alan-shepard-jr/

Located at the East End of State Road 520
Shepard Park is a 5-acre, ocean-front park providing picnic, shower, and restroom facilities for guests. The park was named after astronaut Alan Shepard and provides an excellent view of space launches.

https://www.cityofcocoabeach.com/facilities/facility/details/Alan-Shepard-Park-21

*Believe that your talent and ability can be applied effectively today. 

BODY

Tirumalai Krishnamacharya 1888

https://www.yogajournal.com/yoga-101/krishnamacharya-s-legacy

Yamaniyamadi Samadhi yukta – the practice of all the eight limbs must be undertaken with mental restraint (vritti nirodha).  As we all know, yoga practice is not merely asana practice. All the nuances of the practice should be learned from a right guru. Practicing without knowing theses nuances will not lead to the desired result. It can also result in injuries.

http://krishnamacharya.net/

The Yoga for You

Find the right yoga poses for you. Discover step-by-step pose instruction, expert advice from top teachers, and asanas curated for your needs—all to enhance your practice.

https://www.yogajournal.com/poses/yoga-for

*Find the right poses for your needs and practice them today. Go to your nearest yoga studio for help and further training.

SOUL

Nate Parker 1979

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/nate-parker-christians-birth-of-a-nation_n_57adff23e4b007c36e4e6e90

Parker, who grew up in a Christian church, went on to add that he hopes the film helps fellow Christian viewers “at a crossroads” by posing the question of “where is the line” drawn when it comes to justifying religion and oppression.

 

*Watch Nate Parker in The Birth of a Nation (2016). Afterwards, ask yourself if you are Christlike or not.

MONEY

Johnny Mercer 1909

https://www.songhall.org/profile/Johnny_Mercer

Under Johnny’s leadership, Capitol was uncompromisingly dedicated to musical excellence, a policy that reflected Mercer’s approach to all his work.

http://www.johnnymercerfoundation.org/johnny-mercer/capitol-records/

Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer had impeccable track records. The former had been responsible for the Pink Panther theme, the latter had provided the words for Hooray for Hollywood, One for My Baby and a dozen others.

Mancini and Mercer were eventually awarded four Oscars each, including one, in 1962, for best movie song with Moon River, from Breakfast at Tiffany’s.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/3561782/The-story-behind-the-song-Moon-River.html

https://www.amazon.com/Breakfast-at-Tiffanys-Audrey-Hepburn/dp/6305537321

*Be uncompromisingly dedicated to the excellence of your work, and your company will reflect it. Watch Breakfast at Tiffany’s for motivation.

ENTERTAINMENT

Owen Wilson 1968 – watch Midnight in Paris

https://www.factinate.com/people/42-facts-owen-wilson-hot-right-now/

Renowned for almost always declining to discuss his nose, Wilson once spoke out about his trademark snout, saying: “You know, probably my nose wouldn’t have been that great even if it hadn’t been broken.”

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/owen-wilsons-nose-4-hollywood-imperfections-explained/

https://www.amazon.com/Midnight-Paris-Carla-Bruni/dp/B005MYEQ4U

In the end he discovers that longing for a “golden past” is a recurring theme of any time period, as some prefer to be nostalgic about a romanticized past rather than accepting the messy present and uncertain future.

https://36525daystolive.com/2011/06/14/the-lesson-from-the-movie-midnight-in-paris/

*You may have just watched Wedding Crashers again yesterday for Rachel McAdams’ birthday so make time for Owen Wilson and McAdams again, in Midnight in Paris today.

FOOD

David Ortiz 1975 – Big Papi Burger

https://people.com/sports/david-ortiz-first-interview-since-being-shot/

David Ortiz is opening up about his recovery, months after being shot in the Dominican Republic.

In his first interview since the incident, Ortiz, 43, emotionally recalled details of the night he was shot and explained the difficulties he’s faced during his recovery.

“I almost died, man,” Ortiz said while tearing up, during his Univision interview, according to a translation by CNN. “I was in a coma. People were criticizing me as if I deserved to be killed.”

http://www.bigpapiskitchen.com/

https://wahlburgersrestaurant.com/

Over the duration of his career, David earned 10 All Star Game selections and 7 AL Silver Slugger Awards. His name will forever be in the history books as one of only 27 players in baseball history to hit 500 career home runs. At the designated hitter position, David holds the all-time MLB record for hits, runs batted in, games, plate appearances, at-bats, runs, doubles, total bases, extra-base hits and walks. And most importantly, he led the Red Sox to two more World Series championships in 2007 and 2013, when he also won the World Series MVP.

https://davidortiz.com/

https://twitter.com/davidortiz?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Consisting of a 6-ounce beef patty with red and green peppers, crispy red onions, Big Papi’s Kitchen brand salsa and chirri sauce, the burger sounds plenty appealing.

http://www.boston.com/sports/boston-red-sox/2015/01/08/wahlburgers-creates-big-papi-burger-for-season-premiere

*If you don’t live close enough to a Wahlburgers, try to create your own Big Papi burger. David Ortiz was shot during the production of this. Big Papi has survived though!

SNUB – Cloe Sevigny

Review –

• Apply your talent and ability
• Yoga
• Watch The Birth of a Nation
• Be uncompromisingly dedicated to the excellence of your work
• Watch Midnight in Paris
• Eat a Big Papi burger

Look to the * for today’s advice.

SHAKE AND BAKE DAY

MIND

Lorne Michaels 1944

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/credit/season-43/lorne-michaels

Lily Tomlin changed Michaels’ life
When working as a writer in California in the early 1970s, he met with the character actor about doing a special together. Michaels confesses to feeling a bit lost and wondering “if I could do the things I wanted to do.” Tomlin, whom he calls “a braver spirit than I was,” not only picks him to help with the special, but vouches for him as a producer. Once the show won an Emmy, Michaels says the credibility helped him when creating the show with NBC.

http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/news/10-things-we-learned-from-lorne-michaels-wtf-interview-20151109

*Don’t wonder if you can do the things that you want to do. Have a brave spirit and know that you can accomplish anything. If you can’t, ask a friend for help.

BODY

Rachel McAdams 1978

https://rachelmcadams.org/

You’re looking at storyboards and you see that Rachel Weisz is going to spit in your mouth. What was your reaction to that?
MCADAMS: [Laughs] I was excited that Sebastián was doing something new. It’s provocative and brings the audience into something intimate…. The makeup department tested out different flavors of lube the night before to use as the spit. We settled on lychee-flavored!

https://ew.com/movies/2018/04/24/rachel-mcadams-rachel-weisz-sex-scene-disobedience/

“We found a way to work out every day, even if we had to do it at 4 a.m.”

http://www.shape.com/celebrities/celebrity-workouts/rachel-mcadams-high-intensity-workout-routine

http://spotlightthefilm.com/

*Wake up at 4 am and do this Rachel McAdams high intensity workout. Later this afternoon, go on a bike ride to the beach with someone other than your boyfriend. Watch McAdams in Disobedience, Spotlight, and/or Wedding Crashers for motivation. Just don’t be a Mean Girl today.

SOUL

Danny Devito 1944

https://twitter.com/DannyDeVito?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

As for his height, far from being a disadvantage among Hollywood’s beautiful people, DeVito feels it helped him stand out. “Because I wasn’t so average. Early on, when I’d go in for a part, people would go, ‘Oh’. [Interested stare.] Later, when they rewind that meeting, it would be, ‘We’ve seen 20 actors for the role of the servant in The Merry Wives of Windsor, but wait a minute, we’ve done this already with this guy, so let’s try this Danny guy.’ I got two Shakespeare parts like that.”

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2012/apr/15/danny-devito-interview-sunshine-boys

https://www.brockovich.com/the-movie/

He’s become something of a national treasure, beloved by all, frowned upon by none. Even when he showed up drunk on The View in 2006, calling George Bush a “numbnuts” and blabbing on about having sex with wife-of-33-years Rhea Perlman in the Lincoln Bedroom at the White House, the ladies in charge couldn’t have been more tickled. And, in 2013, not even the hardcore gossip rags could bring themselves to delve too deeply into DeVito’s five-month separation from Perlman (herself a national treasure, for her role as Carla on Cheers).

https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/danny-devito-at-70-a-national-treasure-on-sex-drugs-and-family-232135/

*What makes you not so average? Use that today to your advantage. Be proud of who you are and use your uniqueness today. Watch Danny DeVito almost win an Oscar in Erin Brockovich or in his TV show It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia for motivation.

MONEY

Dr. Heavenly 1970

https://twitter.com/Dr_Heavenly?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

She says education, preparedness and an equally ambitious and supportive partner has been her key to having it all.

http://www.blackenterprise.com/career/black-dentists-heavenly-kimes-interview-dentistry-atlanta/

A leading Atlanta dentist, Dr. Heavenly Kimes is an author, inspirational speaker, business powerhouse, and relationship expert. Affectionately known as Dr. Heavenly, she has become one of the most sought after dentists in the nation. Specializing in cosmetic dentistry, veneers, implants, invisalign and more, Dr. Heavenly is the founder and CEO of her own successful practice, Smiles by Dr. Heavenly, in Metro Atlanta.

http://www.bravotv.com/people/heavenly-kimes

*If your not happy with your education, preparedness, and partner – take today to see how you can improve upon all three so you can have it all. Use today to go to the dentist – make the appointment for 2:30.

ENTERTAINMENT

Martin Scorsese 1942 – watch The Departed

https://www.facebook.com/scorsese

https://www.warnerbros.com/departed

It Got Scorsese His Only Oscar Scorsese, one of the all-time greatest filmmakers, has won only one Academy Award in his six-decade career — for directing “The Departed.”

https://www.thewrap.com/10-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-departed/

IN THE DEPARTED, X MARKS THE SPOT.

Whenever anybody is killed onscreen or talks about murder, Scorsese had a hidden “X” positioned somewhere in the frame as an homage to the 1932 version of Scarface (another of Scorsese’s favorite movies) which does the same thing.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/63962/15-fascinating-facts-about-departed

*Watch Martin Scorsese direct an all-star cast and win his only Oscar in The Departed.

FOOD

Leslie Bibb 1974 – Shake and Bake unfried chicken with a Bibb salad

https://twitter.com/mslesliebibb

SHE PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE SHAKE AND BAKE MAGIC OF ‘TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY’

Bibb played Ricky Bobby’s (Will Ferrell) wife, Carley, who left him for Cal Naughton Jr. (John C. Reilly). We don’t know what to do with our hands.

https://www.purewow.com/news/leslie-bibb-sam-rockwell

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/products/shake-n-bake.aspx

http://www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/simple-southern-style-unfried-chicken-90604.aspx

https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/blooming-bibb-lettuce-salad

https://www.amazon.com/Talladega-Nights-Ballad-Unrated-Widescreen/dp/B000J4P9P8

*Enjoy this Shake and Bake chicken and Blooming Bibb lettuce salad while watching Talladega Nights.

SNUB(S) – Rock Hudson and RuPaul

Review –

• Have a brave spirit
• 4 am Rachel McAdams workout
• Use your uniqueness to your advantage
• Look to improve your education, preparedness, and partner
• Watch The Departed
• Make Shake and Bake chicken and a Leslie Bibb Salad

Look for the * for today’s advice.

EAT LIGHTNING AND CRAP THUNDER DAY

MIND

Tiberius 42 BC

https://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/tiberius.html

And yet, when he died, Rome was secure and solvent, no small achievement. He had also been highly respected as a military commander in his younger years, expanding and securing the boundaries of the Roman Empire. And throughout his life, he was fascinated by Greek art and culture, deeply immersed in philosophy and literature. So there’s more to him than the monstrous figure that emerges from Tacitus and Suetonius.

http://blogs.getty.edu/iris/has-history-got-roman-emperor-tiberius-all-wrong/

Proof of one’s existence is not to be found in the three-dimensional world (by tapping one’s forehead, for example) but in the very fact that one is pondering that existence: You think, therefore you are.

https://www.realsimple.com/work-life/life-strategies/inspiration-motivation/philosophy-101

*Make it so “there is more to you”, than your critics think. Be fascinated with art and culture. Immerse yourself in philosophy and literature. (for example)

BODY

Maggie Gyllenhaal 1977

https://twitter.com/mgyllenhaal?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

Together, they covered everything from the “lots of times” she’s been told she’s not pretty enough for certain roles (“They tell young actresses crazy shit.”) to how her Crazy Heart supporting actress Oscar nomination didn’t change much (“I still was fighting for the things that I wanted. It didn’t, like, all of a sudden open every door.”) to why she didn’t know how to truly “work” until hitting age 35 (“I learned [doing The Honourable Woman] how to use my mind and what I am as a person right now and [to] use the fiction of the piece that I’m doing to make my heart and my brain bigger.”).

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/maggie-gyllenhaal-explains-why-she-s-tired-having-sex-deuce-1113556

http://www.foxsearchlight.com/crazyheart/

Always Eat, Stay Organized, Find a Workout You Love

https://www.self.com/story/maggie-gyllenhaals-top-3-healt

*Plan out all 5 of your meals today and do the workout that you’ve enjoyed the most over these last 10 months. Watch Maggie almost win an Oscar in Crazy Heart for motivation.

SOUL

Mirza Nazir Ahmad 1909

https://www.revolvy.com/page/Mirza-Nasir-Ahmad

‘Love for All, Hatred for None’

http://whyahmadi.org/why-i-am-an-ahmadi/khalifatul-masih-iii-Hazrat-mirza-nasir-ahmad.html

*This simple message, from the one time head of the Muslim community, is your mantra for today.

MONEY

Shigeru Miyamoto 1952

https://twitter.com/shigerumlyamoto?lang=en

Even as he has become the world’s most famous and influential video-game designer — the father of Donkey Kong, Mario, Zelda and, most recently, the Wii — Mr. Miyamoto still approaches his work like a humble craftsman, not as the celebrity he is to gamers around the world.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/25/arts/television/25schi.html?_r=0

*Treat your work like a humble craftsman today. And in your free time, play classic video games like Donkey Kong.

ENTERTAINMENT

Burgess Meredith 1907 – watch Rocky

https://www.amazon.com/Rocky-Sylvester-Stallone/dp/B0017VT5E8

Find teachers you can learn from and stick with them.

Another major reason that Rocky can rise as high as he does in the first movie is that he finally meets a trainer with whom he works well: Mickey (Burgess Meredith). This lesson, however, isn’t as boxing-specific as you might initially think. In any situation, your potential for success vastly increases if find someone who can teach you in a way you understand – give you the advice you need in a way that sticks with you. We should all be so lucky to find our respective Mickeys in life.

https://people.com/awards/10-life-lessons-we-can-learn-from-rocky-balboa/

*Watch Rocky through Rocky 3 to learn from the best motivator in the business – Mickey – “You’re gonna eat thunder and crap lightning!”

FOOD

Pete Davidson 1993

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/credits/credit/season-44/pete-davidson

https://variety.com/2018/tv/features/pete-davidson-saturday-night-live-ariana-grande-proposal-1202917927/

Pete Davidson recently confessed that being engaged to Ariana Grande made his ‘dick forever hard.’

Well, thankfully for the sake of his stomach, he appears to have got it all under control long enough to head out for a romantic pizza dinner with his (now ex) fiancé.

Sex can wait when there’s a double pepperoni with mushrooms and extra cheese on offer.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/08/28/pete-davidson-replaces-sex-with-food-as-he-grabs-pizza-with-ariana-grande-7890818/

*Take your sweety to your favorite pizza place and enjoy a nice romantic pizza date. Then go home and enjoy each other. Hopefully it works out better for you than it did for Pete Davidson.

SNUB – Amare Stoudamire

Review –

• Make it so “there is more to you”
• Meal plan
• “Love for all, hatred for none”
• Treat your work like a humble craftsman
• Watch Rocky
• Go on a pizza date

Look for the * for today’s advice.

WET SANDWICH DAY

MIND

Georgia O’Keeffe 1887

https://www.georgiaokeeffe.net/

In the 1950s, O’Keeffe began to travel internationally. She created paintings that evoked a sense of the spectacular places she visited, including the mountain peaks of Peru and Japan’s Mount Fuji. At the age of seventy-three she embarked on a new series focused on the clouds in the sky and the rivers below.

https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/about-georgia-okeeffe/

Paris

#1 in World’s Best Places to Visit

Every day, the magnetic City of Light draws visitors who travel from around the globe to see iconic attractions like the Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Notre Dame in real life. But what travelers really fall in love with are the city’s quaint cafes, vibrant markets, trendy shopping districts and unmistakable je ne sais quoi charm.

https://travel.usnews.com/rankings/worlds-best-vacations/

*Make plans today to travel internationally. Even if you’re 73, get out and see the world.

BODY

Karl-Anthony Towns 1995

https://twitter.com/KarlTowns?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

The first cue you should take from Towns is to focus on movement quality, not quantity—and definitely not on how much weight you can move. “People in high school get hung up on lifting heavy weights and all this stuff,” Towns says. “Don’t do that. Make sure you do your exercises with purpose and great technique.”

http://www.stack.com/a/karl-anthony-towns-workout

*Lift lighter weights today with purpose and great technique. Play some hoops and dominate inside and out.

SOUL

Shailene Woodley 1991

https://www.hbo.com/big-little-lies

https://twitter.com/shailenewoodley?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

“My religion is the Earth, man. I believe in trees,” Shailene told The Hollywood Reporter in March 2014. It is safe to assume that she isn’t super religious and that she is more spiritual.

http://www.celebritybeliefs.com/shailene-woodley/

Care . Action . Change

Real Change happens when we question and seek truth and care so much to take action that yields the change we want to see. Activism is your everyday habits. The Shailene Woodley Foundation strives to empower, encourage and train people of all ages, backgrounds to choose activism as a lifestyle.

https://shailenewoodleyfoundation-jeannieduendev.nationbuilder.com/

All It Takes was founded in 2010 by Lori and Shailene as a global call to action. We believe that each of us has a responsibility to humanity and our planet to be a part of sustainable positive change and that happiness comes from participating in ways we are individually passionate about.

https://allittakes.org/

*Have a religion. The Earth as a religion is fine. It’s OK to be more spiritual than religious. Activism as a lifestyle is a noble endeavor and happiness comes from participating in ways that you are passionate about.

MONEY

Jimmy Choo 1948

https://us.jimmychoo.com/en/home

Identify your spending style. Tackle your spending triggers.

http://www.moneycrashers.com/shoo-jimmy-choo-book-review/

https://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2017/08/16/quiz-spending-style_a_23039519/

*Take the above quiz from Huffington Post to identify your spending style.

Understand Your Spending Triggers

In many cases, knowing how to stop spending money has to do with identifying the emotional and psychological triggers that cause us to spend. If you remove those triggers, you’ll remove the temptation and opportunity to overspend. So the next time you head out the door, keep these in mind:

Time of Day

Do you find that you have more energy during certain periods of the day? If so, shop during times when you have more energy and feel less stressed. You’ll make wiser spending choices and think more rationally when you’re relaxed and less pressured.

Environment

Are there certain environments that make you want to spend, or make you feel obligated to spend just because you’re there? Craft fairs, shopping malls, home shows, and even when you’re on holidays are all prime examples of times when you’re more likely to spend impulsively. So, take away the temptation by either steering clear of such environments, or only taking a few dollars with you.

Mood

What’s important is that you identify the moods that affect your spending behaviour, and to find ways to avoid shopping during moods that will cause you to impulse buy.

Peer Pressure

Don’t be scared to let your friends know that you’re trying to spend less; perhaps they’ll help you on your journey, and some may even follow suite! What’s important is that you surround yourself with friends who will support you as you work toward your financial goals.

Lifestyle

If you’re accustomed to a certain lifestyle, it could be difficult to give up when you suddenly encounter a financial hardship. But, if your lifestyle ends up becoming bigger than your budget and you don’t know how to stop overspending your budget, you could end up in worse shape.

https://www.mymoneycoach.ca/blog/how-to-stop-spending-money-7-tips.html#Spending%20Triggers

*Now that you know your spending style, you can start to eliminate your spending triggers.

ENTERTAINMENT

Sam Waterston 1940 – Watch The Killing Fields

https://www.notablebiographies.com/newsmakers2/2006-Ra-Z/Waterston-Sam.html

Sam Waterston was warned early and often that acting was an “unreliable” profession.

“I mean, the truth is that at any time in this business you could fall off the edge of the world,” he said.

But then, on the NBC series “Law & Order,” he stumbled on the rarest thing in his business: A steady job

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/holding-court-with-sam-waterston/

https://www.amazon.com/Killing-Fields-Sam-Waterston/dp/B00004RF82

Critics Consensus: Artfully composed, powerfully acted, and fueled by a powerful blend of anger and empathy, The Killing Fields is a career-defining triumph for director Roland Joffé and a masterpiece of American cinema.

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/killing_fields/

*Watch Sam Waterston almost win an Oscar in The Killing Fields.

FOOD

Beverly D’Angelo 1951 – wet sandwiches

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/fried-pepper-wet-sandwich-recipe.html

D’Angelo has continued to act steadily since the release of “Vacation”, but she’s been more focused in recent years in her role as a mother. She was in a turbulent relationship with Al Pacino from 1996-2003 and the couple had twins Olivia and Anton in 2001.

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/national-lampoons-vacation-where-are-they-now/5/

http://mentalfloss.com/article/66686/14-road-worthy-facts-about-national-lampoons-vacation

Rusty Griswold:
Mom, my sandwich is all wet.

Ellen Griswold:
They’re all wet… Oh God!… The dog wet on the picnic basket.

https://www.quotes.net/mquote/101184

*Dance with this sandwich. Kiss this sandwich. Then enjoy your wet sandwich.

SNUB – Erwin Rommel

Review –

• Make plans to travel internationally
• Lift lighter weights
• Activism could be your religion
• Identify your spending style
• Watch The Killing Fields
• Make wet sandwiches

Look for the * for today’s advice.

TALK LIKE A CARTOON CHARACTER DAY

MIND

Charles, Prince of Wales 1948

https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/biographies/hrh-prince-wales

Prince Charles will break with the Queen’s habit of discretion when he becomes King and continue to speak out on issues close to his heart, it was claimed today.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2841679/Charles-speak-mind-s-King-claims-source.html

*What is something that your family has always done, so by default you do it? Think about something that you want to change about your life regardless of family tradition, and do it.

BODY

Josh Duhamel 1972

https://twitter.com/joshduhamel?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

For Fergie and Josh Duhamel, there’s nothing like a little rivalry to keep things lively – at the gym.

http://people.com/celebrity/josh-duhamel-and-fergie-are-workout-rivals/

Actor and WildAid ambassador for the US

Josh Duhamel is an American actor and former fashion model, appearing in the Transformers film series, When in Rome, New Year’s Eve, and Safe Haven. He received three Daytime Emmy Award nominations for his role on the soap opera All My Children, winning the award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in 2003. Duhamel was honored with a Wildlife Champion Award at WildAid’s November 2017 gala evening.

https://wildaid.org/ambassadors/josh-duhamel/

*They are now divorced but still, find someone who you can compete with and let your rivalry make things lively at the gym today.

SOUL

Joseph Simmons 1964

https://twitter.com/revrunwisdom

Records sales weren’t as high as they was. I was a little unhappy with what was going on so I started going to church. And when I started going to church I started to feel better. Things were starting to look brighter for me. I started to see that learning the principles of God was helping to shape my life better.

http://www.npr.org/2012/12/19/167623728/reverend-run-from-rapper-to-preacher

http://www.rundmc.com/

*Go to church. You will start to feel better. Things will start to feel brighter. The principles of God will help you shape your life better. Listen to Rev. Run and Run DMC for inspiration. Walk this way.

MONEY

Patrick Warburton 1964

https://twitter.com/paddywarbucks?lang=en

My first job was as a box boy in a grocery store. Then I went from the first year of college to being on the road with (psychedelic ’60s band) The Electric Prunes.

http://www.bankrate.com/finance/celebrity-money/qa-patrick-warburton-1.aspx#slide=1

https://www.fox.com/family-guy/

“I actually tried to avoid him (Jerry) when we did Seinfeld. The reason being I just didn’t want to stick my foot in mouth or say something stupid. I wanted to hit my marks, I wanted to get the laughs and I wanted him to say, ‘I like that Puddy character, let’s bring him back’.

https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/tv/flashback/why-seinfeld-actor-patrick-warburton-tried-to-avoid-jerry-seinfeld-on-set/news-story/e30143b1b10e2424bcf8ac5bf8a0254b

https://www.sonypictures.com/tv/seinfeld/

*I hope that you have a story like Patrick Warburton. Reflect on a time when you were just surviving but having fun doing it. Find a way to thrive while having a good time too.

ENTERTAINMENT

Yanni 1954

http://www.yanni.com/

https://twitter.com/Yanni?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

In 1972 at the age of 18, Yanni left his home in Kalamata, Greece to come to America. Once in the United States he enrolled at the University of Minnesota to study psychology. In 1976 he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and started on a PhD. In 1978 he dropped out short of getting his PhD when he came to the realization that doing this day-in and day-out was not for him. As he put it years later in an interview with People he said, “to have a Ph.D. at 24 and go into practice and have children and do the same thing over and over again–it would drive me crazy.”

https://www.axs.com/five-things-you-didn-t-know-about-yanni-52193

*Sit back. Relax. And listen to Yanni. Focus on what you want to do – day to day.

FOOD

Condoleezza Rice 1954 – Condoleezza Rice pudding with berries of mass destruction

https://twitter.com/condoleezzarice?lang=en

From January 2005-2009, Rice served as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States, the second woman and first African American woman to hold the post. Rice also served as President George W. Bush’s Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor) from January 2001-2005, the first woman to hold the position.

https://tec.fsi.stanford.edu/people/condoleezza_rice

“Those berries look dangerous,” warns Condoleezza. “Perhaps we should inspect them.”

She begins plucking them out of my bowl.

“Hey!” “I’m the National Security Advisor, ok?” she says, chewing away. “These berries could be dangerous.”

http://www.amateurgourmet.com/2004/05/is_my_blog_burn.html

*The key to eating this dessert is to keep looking for those berries until you find them all.

SNUB – Joseph McCarthy

Review –

• Change a family tradition
• Compete with someone at the gym
• Go to church
• Thrive while having a good time
• Listen to Yanni
• Make rice pudding with berries

Look for the * for today’s advice.

BIG DAY

MIND

Robert Louis Stevenson 1850

http://robert-louis-stevenson.org/

RLS is not just the author of Treasure Island and Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Search the site, and you’ll find he’s also a poet, a playwright, a Gothicist, a historian, an anthropologist, a Victorian, and a Postmodernist. In short, an outstanding modern writer, constantly experimenting.

https://www.amazon.com/Treasure-Island-Robert-Louis-Stevenson/dp/0684171600

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/robert-louis-stevenson

*Even if you’ve become outstanding in your field, keep experimenting to improve yourself. Read Treasure Island for motivation.

BODY

Chris Noth 1954

https://twitter.com/realnoth?lang=en

He wasn’t into skincare. “I paid no attention to it before. I used anything and nothing.” Now he regards a regimen as part of his routine. “It’s kinda like working out. You do it not just because it helps your body, but it also makes you feel clarity, grounded,” he said. “You’re on this earth and have to deal with gravity.”

https://imabeautygeek.com/2010/03/16/work-out-actor-chris-noth-likens-face-care-to-fitness/

Your Daytime Regimen

The morning routine is all about protection from the sun, pollution and the elements, according to Dr. Rogers, so leave your peel pads and treatment products, like retinol, for night.

STEP 1: CLEANSER

STEP 2: TONER

STEP 3: ANTIOXIDANT SERUM

STEP 4: EYE CREAM

STEP 5: SPOT TREATMENT

STEP 6: MOISTURIZER 

Step 7: SUNSCREEN

Your Nighttime Regimen

As your skin naturally repairs itself at night, your nighttime routine should be all about treatment and giving your skin what it needs, says Dr. Rogers. “If your skin is looking dull, exfoliate. If it is irritated, hydrate and protect.” Here’s the best order of skin care products to make sure you get the most out of them:

STEP 1: (DOUBLE) CLEANSER

STEP 2: TONERS, ESSENCES AND BOOSTERS

STEP 3: EYE CREAM

STEP 4: TREATMENT SERUMS, CREAMS AND PADS

https://www.dermstore.com/blog/in-what-order-do-i-apply-my-skin-care-products-infographic/

*Be like “Big” and use today to focus on skincare. Hopefully it becomes a daily routine for you.

SOUL

Whoopi Goldberg 1955

https://twitter.com/whoopigoldberg

As Whoopi reflected her on her past, she was glad that she made the choice to be different. Even though she experienced more difficulties than if she were to take the common route, it turned out to be a much more enriching journey than what she would have gone through, adding a unique flavor to her performances, letting her stand out amongst the crowd.

http://www.goal-setting-college.com/inspiration/whoopi-goldberg/

https://www.amazon.com/Ghost-Patrick-Swayze/dp/B001B2CPH2

https://www.amazon.com/Sister-Act-Whoopi-Goldberg/dp/B00005KAQP

*You want an enriching journey through life. One that will let you stand out among the crowd. Watch her win an Oscar in Ghost or not win an Oscar in Sister Act for motivation.

MONEY

Garry Marshall 1934

https://www.garrymarshalltheatre.org/

Lori: May I point out that when I was a child living in your house I didn’t get an allowance.

Garry: And that, my child, is the biggest mistake of my life. The biggest regret. The biggest lament. The biggest disappointment.

Lori: All right, all right. I get it. But why?

Garry: Because you and your sister and brother don’t understand the value of a dollar.

http://www.grandparents.com/money-and-work/kids-and-money/marshalls-on-allowance

https://www.amazon.com/Pretty-Woman-Richard-Gere/dp/B006RXQ3GO

The original plot of Pretty Woman (directed by Gerry Marshall) was a little more disturbing, it was called 3,000 – the amount Vivian earned for the week she spends with her client – and that part of Edward’s deal with her is that she stay off the cocaine she’s addicted to for the week they’re together.

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2015/03/pretty-woman-original-ending

*Give your kids an allowance (and nothing else) so they understand the value of a dollar.

ENTERTAINMENT

Gerard Butler 1969 – watch 300

https://twitter.com/GerardButler?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://www.amazon.com/300-Two-Disc-Special-Gianni-Nunnari/dp/B00005JPLW

Did the Spartans really discard their unfit offspring?

Yes. In the movie, we see a government official holding King Leonidas’ (Gerard Butler) newborn son above a cliff. The official is inspecting the newborn to decide if it should be discarded. Greek historian Plutarch (46 A.D. – 127 A.D.) spoke of the Spartan practice of eugenics in his writings:

“If after examination the baby proved well-built and sturdy they [the state] instructed the father to bring it up, and assigned it one of the 9,000 lots of land. But if it was puny and deformed, they dispatched it to what was called ‘the place of rejection’, a precipitous spot by Mount Taygetus, considering it better both for itself and the state that the child should die if right from its birth it was poorly endowed for health or strength.”

http://www.historyvshollywood.com/reelfaces/300spartans.php

*Watch 300 today. If nothing else, it will inspire you to hit the gym for an ab workout later.

FOOD

Jimmy Kimmel 1967 – nachos, wings, and meatball heroes

https://abc.go.com/shows/jimmy-kimmel-live

https://twitter.com/jimmykimmel?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

For the Jimmy Kimmel, throwing the ultimate Super Bowl party means hot nachos, frozen margaritas, and a TV as big as a football field

Killer Nachos: “Tostitos, black beans, cheese, salsa, olives, sour cream, chicken if I’m motivated. I always keep an extra plate in the oven so guests can eat them hot.”

Smoked Wings: “Sauce ’em, smoke ’em, sauce ’em again, then throw them on the grill till they crisp up.”

Meatball Heroes: “I buy meatballs, good rolls, and Parmesan, and people make their own.”

http://www.bonappetit.com/people/celebrities/article/jimmy-kimmel-super-bowl-party

*It will only be about halfway through the NFL season on Jimmy Kimmel’s birthday. A perfect opportunity to practice a Super Bowl party. Maybe make it a “300” Party.

SNUB – Metta World Peace

Review –

• Keep experimenting to improve yourself
• Focus on skincare
• Have an enriching journey through life
• Give your kids an allowance
• Watch 300
• Jimmy Kimmel Super Bowl Party

Look to the * for today’s advice.

BE A THINKER DAY

MIND

Auguste Rodin 1840

http://www.rodinmuseum.org/collections/collectiontheme/6.html

“What makes my thinker think is that he thinks not only with his brain, with his knitted brow, his distended nostrils and compressed lips,” Rodin noted, “but with every muscle of his arms, back, and legs, with his clenched fist and gripping toes.” The statue no longer communicated the attitude of a poet presiding over a collection of literary fancies; instead, it captured an introspective moment of any human being – a poet, a leader, a scholar, an everyday working man, or even the artist himself.

http://www.biography.com/news/rodin-the-thinker-analysis

Introspection and reflection are all about getting to know yourself at the core, uncovering your values and then deciding for yourself what the best action to take is. You take the power away from the way you’ve been conditioned, away from the systems that try to hold you in place and bring your focus of control back to where it belongs, within you.

https://expertenough.com/2990/the-lost-art-of-introspection-why-you-must-master-yourself

*Have an introspective moment today where you think with not just your brain but with every muscle, a clenched fist, and gripping toes. Get to know yourself at the core. Be a thinker.

BODY

Anne Hathaway 1982

https://www.instagram.com/annehathaway/

To get in shape for her Catwoman role, Anne did stunt training five days a week and danced for an hour and a half daily. She also lifted weights and practiced martial arts and yoga. Her intense regimen helped her realize that even in Hollywood, it’s not always about your dress size. “I’ve always thought that skinny was the goal, but with this job, I also have to be strong,” she told Harper’s Bazaar in 2011.

http://superherojacked.com/2017/11/17/anne-hathaway-workout/

https://blackbeltwiki.com/martial-arts-styles

http://www.thedarkknightrises.com/dvd/

*Dance for an hour and a half, practice martial arts (you could get a free first class), and/or yoga today. Watch Ann Hathaway as Catwoman in The Dark Knight Rises for motivation.

SOUL

Elizabeth Cady Stanton 1815

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/elizabeth-cady-stanton

“The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls.”

http://www.americanswhotellthetruth.org/portraits/elizabeth-cady-stanton

https://www.nps.gov/wori/learn/historyculture/elizabeth-cady-stanton.htm

*Don’t fear the opinions of others or hesitate to tell the truth. Don’t be silent when you should speak today – it’s bad for your soul.

MONEY

Grace Kelly 1929

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Grace-Kelly

She was her family’s ‘least likely to succeed’

But Grace, the middle daughter, was different. She was the only Kelly who couldn’t command a room, a shy, glasses-wearing girl who avoided competitive sports. The only thing Grace liked was the stage. Up there, she had a defined role besides being the clan’s least likely to succeed, a label that stuck even after her singular 18-month Hollywood triumph during which she made nine films, won an Oscar, married a prince, and retired. When a reporter asked Jack Kelly if he was proud, he suggested they write about her older sister Peggy instead, shrugging, “Anything that Grace could do, Peggy could always do better.” Grace Kelly was the family failure.

http://www.bbc.com/culture/story/20171220-grace-kelly-was-the-family-failure

https://www.amazon.com/Country-Girl-Bing-Crosby/dp/B0002ERWZ0

*Some times winning an Oscar and marrying a prince won’t be enough to please your family. Remember that you measure your success. No one else. Watch her win said Oscar in The Country Girl for inspiration.

ENTERTAINMENT

Ryan Gosling 1980 – watch La La Land

http://www.lalaland.movie/

https://twitter.com/ryangosling

Gosling can sing — who knew? We already knew that the actor can dance, thanks to his adorable performances back in his Mickey Mouse Club days, but La La Land showed a different side to the actor, with the musical showing off Gosling’s adaptability. He might spend most of the movie mansplaining jazz to his co-star Emma Stone, but their relationship throughout is totally believable – and it bagged him his second Oscar nomination.

https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/film/ryan-goslings-10-greatest-ever-performances-a3960686.html

https://www.amazon.com/Half-Nelson-Ryan-Gosling/dp/B000KX0IOK

*Watch Ryan Gosling almost win the Oscar in La La Land. As a teacher though, I think I’m going to watch him in his other Oscar nominated movie – Half Nelson.

FOOD

Russell Westbrook 1988 – peanut butter and jelly sandwich

https://twitter.com/russwest44?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

In terms of his pregame meal, Westbrook actually likes to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. He believes the peanut butter is just what my body needs in terms of protein, and the carbs from the jelly give him the energy needed to play most of the game.

https://www.muscleprodigy.com/russell-westbrook-workout/

Growing up, food writer Priya Krishna ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich at every school lunch for eleven years, and in that time she (and her mother) refined the recipe to its ideal, such an ideal that she still eats them. Krishna has five tips for the perfect PB&J:

• Spread the condiments evenly over the entire surface of the bread.
• Use preserves, which have chunks of fruit, instead of jam or jelly.
• Stick to strawberry and raspberry, not blueberry or anything funky.
• Cut the sandwich diagonally.
• Wrap it in foil, not plastic wrap, so it’s less sticky.

https://lifehacker.com/how-to-make-the-perfect-pb-j-sandwich-1796890899

*The guy averaged a triple-double for an entire NBA season. I’m going to trust his opinion on a pregame meal. Make it your pre-day meal – for what will be a busy day.

SNUB – Charles Manson

Review –

• Be a thinker
• Dance, martial arts, and yoga
• Don’t fear the opinions of others
• You measure your own success
• Watch La La Land
• Peanut butter and Jelly sandwich

Look for the * for today’s advice.

YOU HAVE BUT ONE LIFE DAY

MIND

George Patton 1885

https://www.generalpatton.com/

“By perseverance, study, and eternal desire, any man can become great.”

“Never stop being ambitious. You have but one life, live it to the fullest of glory and be willing to pay any price.”

https://www.artofmanliness.com/articles/maxims-general-george-s-patton/

*On this Veterans Day, listen to the words of General Patton to become great.

BODY

Demi Moore 1962

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/demi_moore/

The Demi Moore workout and diet are what she used to become G.I Jane. Transforming into Lieutenant Jordan O’Neil, the first female Navy SEAL, was not an easy task. The Demi Moore workout included real Navy SEAL training, combined with a lot of strength, cardio, and martial arts.

For G.I. Jane, the Demi Moore workout would start at 4:00 am.

• 1 hour cardio on Treadmill (@2% Incline) with Abs Intervals
• 1-2 hours weightlifting: Chest / Shoulders

https://www.popworkouts.com/demi-moore-workout-gi-jane/

https://www.amazon.com/G-I-Jane-Demi-Moore/dp/1558908315

*Get up at 4 am and try this Demi Moore – GI Jane workout. Watch the movie for motivation.

SOUL

Abigail Adams 1744

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/first-ladies/abigail-smith-adams/

While Abigail was committed to her husband’s role in the new government, she wasn’t shy about her desires for the new nation either, asking her husband to “remember the ladies” in a letter writ-ten to John during the First Continental Congress:

http://mentalfloss.com/article/66600/john-and-abigail-adams-americas-first-power-couple

*Support your souse but don’t be shy about your own desires today.

MONEY

Leonardo DiCaprio 1974 – watch The Wolf of Wall Street

http://leonardodicaprio.com/

Know What You Want
More than setting goals, look to the future and really figure out exactly what it is you want and how you can get there. Have a vision, an outcome in mind and let that steer your decisions. Belfort didn’t get rich “by accident” – he got rich “on purpose”.

https://www.srpl.net/8-business-lessons-from-the-wolf-of-wall-street/

*Know what you want.  Look to the future and figure out what you want and how you’re going to get there. Get rich “on purpose” – watch Leonardo DiCaprio win an Oscar in The Wolf of Wall Street for motivation.

Leonardo is a guy that we could have used for all the topics today. Check out his website for motivation for your mind, body, and soul.

ENTERTAINMENT

Kurt Vonnegut 1922 – Read Slaughterhouse Five

https://twitter.com/Kurt_Vonnegut?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor

https://d3jc3ahdjad7x7.cloudfront.net/Yl23Al9Pz9PA3NJvumF35vHcWw2IHEtwhFknsYdWWNVjovdc.pdf

https://www.vonnegut.com/

HE GRADED ALL HIS BOOKS.

In an interview with Charlie Rose, Vonnegut discussed his grading system for his books (he also wrote about this system in Palm Sunday, a collection of his works published in 1981). He gave himself an A+ for his writing in Cat’s Cradle and Slaughterhouse-Five but wasn’t as generous with Happy Birthday, Wanda June or Slapstick, which both received Ds.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/88215/13-humanizing-facts-about-kurt-vonnegut

https://www.amazon.com/Slaughterhouse-Five-Novel-Modern-Library-Novels/dp/0385333846

https://www.amazon.com/Slaughterhouse-Five-Michael-Sacks/dp/B0001FVDGY

*This is my favorite book, so I intend to start rereading it every year on this day. You can watch the movie along with Lovely Bones,  GI Jane, and The Wolf of Wall Street. Good thing your day is starting at 4 am.

FOOD

Stanley Tucci 1960 – Pan-Seared Loin of Venison with Red Wine, Juniper, and Redcurrant

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/stanley_tucci/

Deer can be so plentiful, but people are still wary of eating venison. If you are one of those people, you can substitute beef tenderloin here, but I would argue that venison has a richer, deeper flavor, not to mention being much leaner.

In The Tucci Table Stanley Tucci and his wife Felicity Blunt pay homage to his Italian heritage and her British roots as they share the recipes that have become staples in their own home.

https://www.kitchentales.co.uk/recipe/pan-seared-loin-of-venison-with-red-wine-juniper-and-redcurrant/

Stanley Tucci and his wife Felicity Blunt couldn’t help but reveal some exciting news during a screening of Final Portrait in New York Thursday — they’re expecting!

Tucci, 57, has three other children from his previous marriage to social worker Kate Tucci: twins Nicolo and Isabel, 18, and Camilla, 15.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2018/03/23/stanley-tucci-57-expecting-his-second-child-wife-felicity-blunt/453433002/

https://www.amazon.com/Lovely-Bones-Mark-Wahlberg/dp/B003IBAWZ6

*Growing up in Western PA, I ate a lot of deer meat. I don’t think we called it venison much. Anyways, enjoy Stanley Tucci’s pan seared loin of venison while watching him almost win an Oscar in Lovely Bones.

THE WOLF OF WALL STREET

DRINKING GAME

The Wolf of Wall Street drinking game had to exist. There might not be another movie in existence that inspires it’s audience to want nothing more than to be rich as f*ck, living a life of luxury where you consume drugs and alcohol virtually all day, every day. Lets drink!

https://drinkinggamezone.com/movies/the-wolf-of-wall-street/

*Wash this whole day down with The Wolf of Wall Street Drinking Game.

SNUB – Calista Flockhart

Review –

• Be inspired by George Patton
• 4 am G.I. Jane workout
• Don’t be shy about your own desires
• Get rich “on purpose”
• Start reading Slaughterhouse Five
• Make Pan-Seared Loin of Venison