Month: May 2020

AF DAY

MIND

Salvador Dali 1904

To transcend his shyness, his uncle told him to become an actor in his relations with the people around him, and to pretend he was an extrovert with every soul, including his closest friends.

*Act today. Act the part of who you want to be.

BODY

Cam Newton 1989

Newton and his teammates end their workout with a Competitive Row Relay, a finisher that not only works their conditioning but also builds mental toughness. 

*Get on that rowing machine at the gym and challenge someone to out row you.

SOUL

Louis Farrakhan 1933

“I am hoping that in this year of the family we will go into our families and reconcile differences.”

*Go into your family today and reconcile difference.

MONEY

Robert Jarvik 1946

Inventor of the artificial heart

“What matters is if something is successfully created that really fills an important need. I’m trying to do that.”

*What can you successfully create that really fills an important need? Do that.

ENTERTAINMENT

Natasha Richardson 1963 – watch Cabaret

*Watch Natasha Richardson win a Tony for best actress in a musical.

FOOD

Amanda Freitag 1972 – Terrific Turkey Burger

*Make this  guilty pleasure turkey burger. It’s satisfying AF.

SNUB – Valentino 1932

Review –

• Act the part of who you want to be
• Competitive rowing
• Reconcile family differences
• Create what fills an important need
• Watch Cabaret
• Make a Terrific Turkey Burger

YOU’VE GOTTA HAVE GUINNESS DAY

MIND

Miuccia Prada 1949

“Women always try to tame themselves as they get older, but the ones who look best are often a bit wilder.”

*Just because every day you are getting older, don’t feel like you have to stop acting like a wild child.

BODY

Halston Sage 1993

“My favorite weekend activity is riding bikes to breakfast.”

*Ride your bike to breakfast this morning.

SOUL

Lauren Potter 1990

“I know that people can be wrong when they judge someone else just because they are different. We are all different. And that isn’t bad, it’s just, well, different!”

*If you judge people, stop. Right now. Don’t do it anymore, starting today.

MONEY

Missy Franklin 1995

“It took me a long time to say the words, “I am retiring.” A long, long time. But now I’m ready.”

“I’m ready to not be in pain every day. I’m ready to become a wife and, one day, a mother. I’m ready to continue growing each and every day to be the best person and role model I can be. I’m ready for the rest of my life.”

*Know when it is time to retire. You are working to live. Not living to work.

ENTERTAINMENT

Bono 1960

*Listen to U2 and be inspired to improve the world.

FOOD

Kenan Thompson 1978 – good burger

*Listen to U2 while making this Good Burger and then watch the movie that inspired it.

“You’ve gotta have Guinness.” – Bono

*You’ve got to have Guinness to wash down the Good Burger

SNUB – John Wilkes Booth 1838 and Mark David Chapman 1955 (If you are going to be an assassin, make sure you are going by all 3 of your names)

Review –

• Act like a wild child
• Ride your bike to breakfast
• Don’t judge people
• Know when to retire
• Listen to U2
• Make a Good Burger 

PIANO MAN DAY

MIND

Billy Joel 1949

“Don’t be afraid of mistakes, because the only original thing we ever do is make mistakes,”

“You can be taught how to do something perfectly right, but only you can screw it up in your own inimitable way.”

*If you make a mistake today, you’re doing something right.

BODY

Prince Fielder 1984

Fielder’s workout is an exercise in which he swings a metal rod like a baseball bat into a punching bag over and over.

http://sportsday.dallasnews.com/texas-rangers/rangersheadlines/2014/02/13/prince-fielder-reveals-unique-off-season-workout-regimen-to-eliminate-fear

*This one may be tough to do. If you can’t find available punching bags to swing metal rods at, get to the batting cages and swing away.

SOUL

John Brown 1800

“His soul goes marching on inside every American.”

*Imagine being so passionate about something that you would gladly give not only your life, but the lives of your sons as well. This passion from John Brown would cost him his life and a song about his body would go on to be a rallying cry for the Union. Who will your soul go marching on inside of?

MONEY

JM Barrie 1860

“It is not in doing what you like, but in liking what you do that is the secret of happiness.”

*The closer we get to the end of the school year, the more I like being a teacher. I need to take this advice into the beginning of next school year in August.

ENTERTAINMENT

Glenda Jackson 1934 – watch Women in Love

*Watch Glenda Jackson win her first of two Oscars in Women in Love.

FOOD

Rosario Dawson 1979 – coconut rice with pork chops

“Whether I crave fresh vegetables or foie gras, nothing makes me feel better than having something I really enjoy,”

Rosario eats three to five meals a day, depending on her schedule

“I’m great at salads because I love chopping things up,” “but I also enjoy making dishes like coconut rice with pork chops.”

“The stress you put yourself through for having a treat is probably a thousand times worse for you than the sugar you just had.”

https://www.howsweeteats.com/2017/08/thai-pork-chops-coconut-rice/

*Eat 3 to 5 meals today. Have fresh vegetables, foie gras, a salad, and make this coconut rice with pork chops. If you want a glass of wine or dessert, no problem.

SNUB – Candice Bergen 1946

Review –

• Embrace making mistakes
• Prince Fielder workout
• Who will your soul go marching on in?
• Like what you do
• Watch Women in Love
• Make coconut rice with pork chops

THE BUCK STOPS HERE DAY

MIND

Harry S. Truman 1884

“All my life, whenever it comes to me to make a decision, I make it and forget about it. As President of the United States, you never have time to stop. You’ve got to keep going because there’s always a decision ahead of you that you’ve got to make, and you don’t want to look back. If you make a mistake in one of those decisions, correct it by another decision and go ahead. That’s all you can do.”

*Make a decision right now and then forget about it. If it’s a mistake, correct it later by another decision. The buck stops with you! Give ‘em hell!

BODY

Olivia Culpo 1992

“I eat small, healthy meals every two to three hours, and stay away from liquid calories,”

“Juice is a killer. The sugar will go straight to your butt.”

*Eat small, healthy meals every two to three hours today. And NO juice

SOUL

Kemba Walker 1990

“Life has been great. Just being able to live my dream, play basketball for a living, being able to take care of my family; it’s been everything I expected.”

*A lot of people doubted if the undersized Walker could make it in the NBA. His heart and soul has led him to living his dream.

MONEY

Bill Cowher 1957

“There’s balance in my life here that I’ve never had before and that’s pretty special . . . I never say never about things, but it’s highly unlikely that I will coach again. I did it at a time, and I never looked back. I have no regrets whatsoever. I feel very good about that.”

*Strive to have work-life balance.

ENTERTAINMENT

Enrique Iglesias 1975

*Listen to the Grammy winning Enrique Iglesias. He could be your hero, baby.

FOOD

Candace Nelson 1974 – peanut butter cupcakes

Candace’s sophisticated take on the classic American cupcake made Sprinkles an overnight bakery sensation.

https://bakingbandit.wordpress.com/2014/02/12/sprinkles-chocolate-peanut-butter-cupcakes/

*To reward yourself for eating small, healthy meals all day, enjoy one of these cupcakes tonight while listening to Enrique Iglesias. Take the rest of them to your coworkers tomorrow.

SNUB – Don Rickles 1926

Review –

• Make a decision and forget about it
• Eat small, healthy meals every 2-3 hours
• Live your dream life
• Have work-life balance
• Listen to Enrique Iglesias
• Make peanut butter cupcakes

TCHAIKOVSKY DAY

MIND

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky 1840

“Truly there would be reason to go mad were it not for music.”

*Listen to Tchaikovsky – it’s good for your MIND.

BODY

Sydney Leroux 1990

She has a mania for motivational spin classes like SoulCycle and Flywheel.

“It’s not a spin class, it’s a party.”

*Have a mania for a spin class today.

SOUL

Tim Russert 1950

Tim Russert was a man raised and steeped in faith — a faith that focused on service, a faith that is confident in God’s plan, and a faith dedicated to the love of peace and the work of justice.

*Have a faith that focuses on service, a faith that is confident in God’s plan, and a faith dedicated to the love of peace and the work of justice

MONEY

Chiara Ferragni 1987

She’s the co-founder and editor-in-chief of fashion blog-turned-lifestyle-website, “The Blonde Salad.” She founded it in 2009 — for $10

“When I started… I was doing it just to share,”

The Blonde Salad now brings in more than $1.5 million in advertising and referred sales.

“My secret has always been to be true to myself,”

“I’ve never tried too hard.”

*Get started. Don’t quit. Be true to yourself.

ENTERTAINMENT

Gary Cooper 1901 – Watch High Noon

*Watch Gary Cooper win 1 of his 2 Oscars in High Noon.

FOOD

Eva Peron 1919

The Eva Peron features baby greens, plancha style veggies (carrots, beets and fennel), cotija cheese, grilled citrus chicken topped with a homemade Chimichurri Vinaigrette.

https://www.madgreens.com/madnews/chefs-inspiration-eva-peron

*Make your own Eva Peron seasonal salad.

SNUB – Johnny Unitas 1933

Review –

• Listen to Tchaikovsky
• Spin class
• Have a faith that is confident in God’s plan
• Be true to yourself
• Watch High Noon
• Eva Peron salad

SAY HEY DAY

MIND

Sigmund Freud 1856

“We are what we are because we have been what we have been”

*You are not chained to your past. It is not your future. Get rid of your past and start tracing the life that you want today.

BODY

Chris Paul 1985

“If you want to live a healthy lifestyle, it really takes planning—and I mean we plan everything else in our life, so you have to plan your food. If not, when you get hungry you’re just gonna stop at the fast food joint.”

*Plan your healthy lifestyle. Meal prep for the entire week.

SOUL

Rubin Carter 1937

“Rubin, my Christian name, comes from the Book of Genesis, chapter 29, verse 32, of the Holy Scriptures. Other than both of us being black, that’s about the only thing the Bible and I ever had in common.”

*Watch the movie The Hurricane and see why Carter feels this way.

BONUS: Meek Mill 1987 – after watching The Hurricane, watch Free Meek and see how much these two have in common – besides a birthday.

MONEY

Willie Mays 1931

Mays had to finance his retirement by hiring on (at a $100,000 salary) as a “greeter” at a gambling casino.

*How will you have to finance your retirement? Hopefully with proper planning, you won’t have to finance your retirement at all – just enjoy it.

ENTERTAINMENT

George Clooney 1961 – watch Syriana

*Watch George Clooney win an Oscar in Syriana.

FOOD

Naomi Scott 1993

In the morning, I would have buckwheat pancakes

For lunch, I would have a roast dinner – a proper English roast, stuffing, the whole lot.

For dessert I would have to have bread and butter pudding.

For dinner, I probably would go for my mum’s chicken curry, spinach curry and dahl, and homemade chapatis.

For dessert, I’m gonna go with a banoffee pie.

*The above is an ideal day of eating for Naomi Scott. Take Chris Paul’s advice and plan all of this food out for the entire week.

SNUB – Cam Heyward 1989

Review –

• Get rid of your past
• Plan your healthy lifestyle
• Watch The Hurricane
• Plan for retirement
• Watch Syriana
• Eat like Princess Jasmine

CINCO DE MAYO

MIND

Karl Marx 1818

“Capitalism is exploitative, self-destructive and a dictatorship of the bourgeoisie”

*Like it or not, you live in a capitalist nation. You can complain about it or become a capitalist yourself, make money, and create jobs.

BODY

Henry Cavill 1983

https://www.menshealth.com/uk/fitness/a27005721/henry-cavill-the-witcher-superman-justice-league/

*Try this Man of Steel workout to look like Superman at your Cinco de Mayo outing.

SOUL

James Conner 1995

“The doctor told me I had about a week left,”

“The hardest part about the whole thing was telling my bros, how would they feel if their youngest brother died?”

Conner was declared cancer-free in May 2016, returned to Pitt for his senior season and was drafted by the Steelers

*Imagine hearing those words – “You have a week left.” What would you do with your life, if given a second chance?

MONEY

Chris Brown 1989

Chris Brown announced to his 89 million followers that he would be selling “significantly marked-down, high end designer items” at his gated home in Tarzana, listing the address and hours.

*You don’t need to have a yard sale like Chris Brown did, but take today to round up things to sell online or donate to a worthy cause.

ENTERTAINMENT

Adele 1988

*Hello. Listen to Adele all day.

FOOD

James Beard 1903 – tacos al pastor

http://www.jamesbeard.org/recipes/tacos-al-pastor

*Become one of the best culinary minds in the world and make these tacos on Cinco De Mayo from the one and only James Beard.

SNUB – Hannah Jeter 1990

Review –

• Be a capitalist
• Man of Steel workout
• What if you had a week to live?
• Have a yard sale
• Listen to Adele
• Make tacos al pastor

MAY THE 4^th BE WITH YOU DAY

MIND

Will Arnett 1970

“I had some difficult times, but really, let’s keep it in perspective, nobody died. I’m lucky, I’ve got great kids who are healthy and happy, and as far as I’m concerned, the rest is gravy.”

*Keep things in perspective today.

BODY

Rory McIlroy 1989

It may have only lasted around 35 minutes in total but the intensity was enough to make even Rory breathe a little harder.

http://www.golf-monthly.co.uk/news/tour-news/rory-mcilroy-gym-routine-117027

*Build stability, strength, flexibility, and speed with this workout in just 35 minutes. This workout will get you breathing harder and ready to play like Rory. (Or as my mom calls him – Roy)

SOUL

Keith Haring 1958

He worked with children in schools to paint large murals with them, and he made paintings and sculptures for schools and hospitals in many places.

http://www.haringkids.com/

*Buy a Haring t-shirt and wear it proudly on this day, knowing that the money went to helping kids.

MONEY

Erin Andrews 1978

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews was awarded $55 million in her lawsuit against the owners of the Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt University and a hotel guest who used a hacksaw to tamper with her room’s peephole and record a naked video of her.

*With fame, comes opportunities to be exploited. With owning a business, comes opportunities to be sued for something that one of your employees or customers have done. Solidify your workplace expectations and culture before even opening.

ENTERTAINMENT

Audrey Hepburn 1929 – watch Roman Holiday

*Watch Audrey Hepburn win an Oscar in Roman Holiday.

FOOD

Lance Bass 1979 – pan fried large mouth bass

What food item are you splurging on? “It’s definitely got to be seafood. I love crab legs and any kind of sushi. Fresh tuna is one of my favorites. And if you put truffle on anything, it makes it fancy.”

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/pan-fried-largemouth-bass-with-lemon-garlic-herb-butter-sauce-recipe.html

*Listen to some N’Sync while making this pan fried large mouth Lance Bass. Put truffle on it to make it fancy. Enjoy it while watching Roman Holiday.

SNUB – Kimora Lee Simmons 1975

Review –

• Keep things in perspective
• Rory McIlroy workout
• Buy a Keith Haring t-shirt
• Solidify your workplace expectations
• Watch Roman Holiday
• Make pan-fried large mouth Lance bass

CHRISTINA HENDRICKS APPRECIATION DAY

MIND

Niccolo Machiavelli 1469

“There is such a gap between how one lives and how one should live that he who neglects what is being done for what should be done will learn his destruction rather than his preservation.”

*Take today to compare how you are living to how you should be living.

BODY

Cheryl Burke 1984

“Dancing is the best exercise,”

“Not only is it great cardio, but it works everything, strengthening your whole body.”

*Take your better half dancing tonight. Dance like James Brown!

SOUL

James Brown 1933 – The Godfather of Soul

What became known as soul music in the Sixties, funk music in the Seventies and rap music in the Eighties is directly attributable to James Brown.

*Listen to the Godfather of Soul James Brown, until you can scream – “I feel good!”

MONEY

Damon Dash 1971

“I’m mad at y’all for having the same job for 25 years…I can’t imagine doing the same shit every day having to be told what to do every day…and ask to go on vacation.”

*As I type this, I’m in my 25th year of teaching. I wish I would’ve seen the above quote 26 years ago.

ENTERTAINMENT

Christina Hendricks 1975 – watch Mad Men

Actress Christina Hendricks, named the sexiest woman alive by Esquire magazine, is known for playing Joan Holloway on the TV series Mad Men.

*Watch as many episodes of Mad Men as you can today.

FOOD

Ann B. Davis 1926 – pork chops and apple sauce

http://greatideas.people.com/2014/06/02/alice-brady-bunch-ann-b-davis-recipes-pork-chop-applesauce/

*Just like the Brady Bunch – eat your pork chops with apple sauce – while watching Mad Men. 

SNUB – Bing Crosby 1903

Review  –

• How should you be living?
• Dance
• Listen to The Godfather of Soul
• Create your own job
• Watch Mad Men
• Make pork chops and applesauce

NET WORTH DAY

MIND

Donatella Versace 1955

“Be brave and fearless in everything that you do, always, with no compromise, ever.”

*Be fearless in everything that you do today. Make it a habit.

BODY

Shaun T 1978

https://shauntfitness.com/

You don’t need a gym membership to get your best body back! Tone your belly, butt, arms and legs in only 15 minutes with this miracle workout from fitness guru Shaun T.

http://www.doctoroz.com/videos/shaun-ts-miracle-15-minute-workout

*Try this 15 minute workout while watching the video. This almost killed me.

SOUL

Saint Catherine Laboure 1806

The Miraculous Medal is the most popular religious medal in the world, and for good reason: it comes from Heaven!

The Miraculous Medal originated in Paris, France, in the year 1830, after St. Catherine Labouré experienced an apparition of the Virgin Mary. “God wishes to charge you with a mission,” Our Lady said to Catherine.

https://www.catholicshop.com/miraculous-medals/

*God wishes to charge you with a mission today – buy a Miraculous Medal to wear.

MONEY

James Dyson 1947

“I became obsessed. It took five years of doing nothing but making and testing prototypes. My wife supported us by teaching art. She was wonderful. But most other people thought I was mad.”

*The success of your business will be determined by your obsession with it and the support received towards it. Don’t worry about what people think. 

ENTERTAINMENT

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson 1972 watch Moana

*The Rock could represent every category – especially the BODY. Maybe get an extra weight room workout in in his honor. Check out his sevenbucks.com website and realize that at one point he was down to 7 bucks – good for MONEY and SOUL. At some point, watch him (hear him) in Moana.

FOOD

David Beckham 1975 – risotto

The F Word segment is supposed to be about the pair competing to make a risotto but mostly consists of the two of them exchanging verbal barbs.

https://www.foodandwine.com/news/gordon-ramsay-david-beckham-risotto-cook-off

http://www.celebsnow.co.uk/celebrity-news/masterchef-david-beckham-shows-off-the-risotto-he-cooked-for-victoria-and-his-kids-110798

*He’s maybe the most popular soccer player of his generation and he even went toe to toe with Chef Gordon Ramsay. Enjoy Beckham’s risotto while watching Moana.

• Donatella Versace is an Italian fashion designer who has a net worth of $400 million.
• The Rock, is an American actor and former professional wrestler who has a net worth of $280 million dollars.
• David and Victoria Beckham: $900 million. Together, the Beckhams are just shy of $1 billion, with both having a hefty estimated net worth of $450 million each.
• James Dyson REAL TIME NET WORTH $5.2 Billion

*I think I made the right choice for the MONEY section. Don’t forget to vacuum today.

SNUB – Rick Rosner 1960

Review –

• Be fearless
• Shaun T workout
• God will give you a mission today
• Your success is determined by your obsession
• Watch Moana
• Make David Beckham risotto