Month: October 2021

WATCH YOUR WEIGHT DAY

MIND

Luciano Pavarotti 1935

“I think a life in music is a life spent in beauty and is what I have devoted my life.” 

*Complete this sentence – I think a life in __________________________________________ is a life spent in beauty and is what I have devoted my life. 

Listen to Pavarotti for inspiration.

BODY

Josh Hutcherson 1992

*Prepare to survive with this Catching Fire workout.

https://www.mensjournal.com/health-fitness/exclusive-first-look-josh-hutchersons-catching-fire-workout/

SOUL

Kirk Cameron 1970

Kirk was not raised in a church-going home and describes himself as an atheist from a very young age. That all changed as he sat in his sports car pondering the first Gospel message he had ever heard.

The purpose of this site is to present the wonderful gospel truth that there is one true and living God to whom all men are accountable and who has provided a means of redemption and salvation for fallen mankind.

*Today is the day to believe in God. Check out yesthereisagod.info

http://yesthereisagod.info/

MONEY

Dick Gregory 1932

Due to many avenues that were not as available to a person of his hue, Dick had to create his own.

“This country is set up for entrepreneurship” – Dick Gregory

His career started off as a stand-up comic to which led to many other avenues. He was lecturer, social critic, activist, actor, writer, and an author of several books including his bestselling autobiography, “Nigger”. Dick did his best to not let anything stop his path.

*When some avenues are not available to you, you must use other ways to get where you want to.

How can you draw upon your circumstances and surroundings and utilize those in the only way you can?

ENTERTAINMENT

Hugh Jackman 1968 – watch Les Miserables

*Watch Hugh Jackman almost win an Oscar in Les Miserables. Try not to cry.

CROSSOVER: BODY- Complete Jackman’s Wolverine workout

https://manofmany.com/featured/hugh-jackman-wolverine-diet-workout-plan

FOOD

Jean Nidetch 1923 – shrimp with zucchini and tomatoes

The first Weight Watchers meetings were held over a pizza shop. The owner couldn’t figure out why the hundreds of people lining up outside never bought anything. Nidetch worked with him to create a Weight Watchers milkshake that became a bestseller.

*Enjoy this shrimp dish, knowing that it’s only 1 weight watcher point. Wash it down with a 7-point milkshake.

https://www.weightwatchers.com/us/recipe/shrimp-with-zucchini-and-tomatoes/5626a6253d92b3c10eb8cb5a

SNUB – Paulina Andreeva 1988

VAMPIRE KETCHUP DAY

MIND

Eleanor Roosevelt 1884

“For what keeps our interest in life and makes us look forward to tomorrow is giving pleasure to other people.”

*Give pleasure to other people and happiness will be the by-product.

BODY

Michelle Wie 1989

“I want to really stay in the present and not be too anxious about the future or over-analyze the past,”

*Stay in the present and play 18 holes. Don’t over-analyze the past – like the last shot you shanked into the lake. Watch Wie’s swing videos from her website to prepare.

http://www.michellewie.com/

SOUL

Steve Young 1961

“As a Mormon, I am inspired daily by that which is plain and simple yet incomparable in its depth and personal impact. Through the gospel of Jesus Christ and through Christ’s Atonement in Gethsemane, my sins are paid as long as I believe in him, take his name, humble myself and repent.”

*If you believe, humble yourself and repent, your sins are forgiven.

MONEY

Cardi B 1992

“Yes it is worth it cause when is time to invest ur money you don’t kno how too and would wish u when 2 school &learn”

*The above was a tweeted response from Cardi B, asking if college is worth it.

How can you educate yourself more on investing? And spelling?

ENTERTAINMENT

Stephen Moyer 1969 – watch True Blood

*Get up early and watch the sun come up. Watch True Blood at night.

BONUS: Michelle Trachtenberg 1985 aka Dawn Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the TV show)

FOOD

Henry Heinz 1844 – Heinz Sloppy Joes

“As I did not become a priest, I have to find another way to do some good to the mankind.”

The Pittsburgh Steelers have called Heinz Field home since 2001

BONUS: T.J. Watt 1994 – should have been 2020/21 NFL Defensive Player of the Year

*Use ketchup while watching True Blood to make these Heinz Sloppy Joes. Recipe at 365dolf.com – Go Steelers!

SNUB – Luke Perry 1966 aka Pike from Buffy the Vampire Slayer (the movie)

FOLLOW THE HOOD ORNAMENT DAY

MIND

David Lee Roth 1954

“If you’re busy looking in the rear-view mirror and thinking about it as it goes by, you’re not following the hood ornament. I figure the rear-view mirror is just so you can see how good you look while you’re getting somewhere.”

*How can you follow the hood ornament in life more?

BODY

Brett Favre 1969

Five days a week he got up at 7 a.m. for a 60- to 75-minute workout that simulated what he might go through in a typical game

He worked with medicine balls, bungee ropes and weights to build up his strength and endurance.

*Train like Brett Favre did to be an “iron man” in the NFL.

Get up at 7 am []          Medicine balls []          Bungee ropes []           Weights []

SOUL

Andrew McCutchen 1986

“I had found my place on the team, but that team had had 20 straight losing seasons by 2013. Ouch! It was tough showing up at the park with a losing record, knowing that you’re trying your best and letting down your fans.”

“I got on my knees. Lord, I love this game, but even if I didn’t have it, I know what can never be taken away, and that’s my love for you and your love for me. I want to do my best to help this team win. For the fans. For my family. For Coach Rutland. For Fort Meade and all the people who helped me and prayed for me.”

*Pray for what you want and know that God’s love for you can never be taken away.

MONEY

Mya 1979

“I’ve been able to navigate by taking business into my own hands. When I have to be a lawyer, I’m a lawyer. You have to budget your money and you have to cut out a lot of things you can no longer afford. Instead of paying a lawyer thousands of dollars an hour, empower yourself with new skill sets from engineering to learning equipment to produce your own music. You will go broke if you don’t learn many skill sets.”

*What skill sets can you learn to save you money?

CROSSOVER: FOOD – Mya’s Organic & Vegan Planet 9 Fine Wine.

https://shop.myamya.com/

*Nothing goes better with a mayo & banana sandwich than organic & vegan fine wine.

ENTERTAINMENT

Peter Coyote 1941 – watch The Roosevelts: An Intimate History

*Watch Coyote win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Narrator. Eleanor’s birthday is tomorrow.

BONUS: Charles Dance 1946

*Watch Dance almost win a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Narrator in Savage Kingdom.

FOOD

Dale Earnhardt, Jr. 1974 – Dale Jr. Strangewich

• Evenly spread Hellmann’s® Real Mayonnaise on one side of each bread slice.
• Top 1 bread slice with banana, then top with remaining bread slice.

*Enjoy Junior’s strangewich. If that’s not enough, know that he likes to eat buffalo wings and binge watch The Walking Dead if rain ends a NASCAR race.

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/recipes/a51133/classic-buffalo-wings-recipe/

SNUB – Rose McIver 1988

IMAGINE DAY

MIND

David Cameron 1966

“Stability. Security. The peace of mind that comes from being able to get a decent job and provide for your family, in a country that you feel has a good future ahead of it and that treats people fairly. In a nutshell, that is what people in Britain want – and what the Government I lead is dedicated to building.”

*As you continue with 365DOLF, this is what you are looking for in yourself. Hopefully you’ve found many of these things already. 

BODY

Annika Sorenstam 1970

“One of the first fundamentals in fitness and in golf is strengthening the core.  The core connects and stabilizes the upper and lower parts of the body. It is important throughout the swing to ‘stay connected and simply rotate your core. Through core strength training
and conditioning I was able to hit the ball longer with a smooth, easy swing. I was also able to stay fit, strong, and competitive throughout my golfing career.”

*Have your trainer put you through a core strengthening workout. Then play a round of golf.

https://www.golfdigest.com/gallery/photos-annika-sorenstam-shape-body

SOUL

Mike Singletary 1958

“Because too many times in life there’s just one person that I met, just one thing that I heard, one movie that I saw, one song that was sung, that changed my life. So I’m always trying to stay awake to be in the moment, and capture the moments when they come, because they come and go all the time.”

*Stay awake to be in the moment – it will change your life.

MONEY

John O’Hurley 1954

“I felt that I understood the mistakes and took ownership of the mistakes that were made. So, I figured I could do it again.”

O’Hurley went from playing J. Peterman to working for J. Peterman – and marketing an Urban Sombrero

*If you’ve failed at business before but understand the mistakes that you made, there is no better teacher for starting a new business.

ENTERTAINMENT

John Lennon 1940

“If you can imagine a world of peace, if you can imagine a world with no denominations of religion – not without religion, whatever religion is – but without this divisive ‘My god is bigger than your god’ business…. Then, if you can imagine the possibility, then it can be true.”

*Lay in bed and listen to John Lennon for as long as you can today. Imagine.

What did you imagine while listening to Lennon?

FOOD

Bella Hadid 1996

BREAKFAST: “My go-to is an egg sandwich on a plain bagel. One time I wanted to be healthy and got a gluten-free bagel, but I promise you, they suck.”

LUNCH: “We break for lunch around 1 p.m. I’ll usually have salmon or chicken and veggies,”

SNACKS: “I order a lot of green juices and keep them around on set. I have ginger shots in a cooler, and I’ll drink one if I’m feeling low.”

DINNER: “Westville is the restaurant I always order from. The sautéed kale is my favourite.”

*Eat like Bella Hadid – all day today. If you don’t live in NYC and can’t make it to Westville, try Bobby Flay’s recipe for sautéed kale.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/bobby-flay/sauteed-kale-recipe-1960155

SNUB – Sean Lennon 1975 (shares a birthday with his dad)

FUNK YOU UP DAY

MIND

Matt Damon 1970

“I had incredible teachers. And as I look at my life today, the things I value most about myself – my imagination, my love for acting, my passion for writing, my love of learning, my curiosity – all of these things came from how I was parented and taught.”

*Take today to reach out to your favorite teacher and let them know that the things that you value most about yourself came from how you were taught.

BODY

Bella Thorne 1997

“Today was the day I finally noticed results!!! And what’s even better is: I FEEL good & healthy. I now feel like I can do more in my day and helps me fall asleep easier at night!” #yoga

*Practice yoga today to see results, feel good, and to fall asleep easier tonight.

BONUS: Bruno Mars 1985

*If yoga isn’t enough, try the Bruno Mars Uptown Funk Workout

SOUL

Jesse Jackson 1941

“If Dr. King and our civil rights movement have taught us anything, it’s the fundamental principle that all people deserve equal protection under the law. LGBT people deserve equal rights — including marriage equality. Discrimination against one group of people is discrimination against all of us.”

*Discrimination against one group of people is discrimination against all. Everyone has the right to be miserable in a marriage.

MONEY

Travis Pastrana 1983

“Wake up every morning with a passion. Do what you do because you love it; there’s no amount of money worth risking your life for. But if you’re so passionate about it — and just to grow up around this Nitro Circus crew, where every single person is just full of life and passion and wakes up every day with a big smile on their face. I hope [my daughters] take that and realize that — if you like desk jobs or you like art museums or horses or whatever — if you love it, that’s what you should be doing.”

*If you love it, that’s what you should be doing.

ENTERTAINMENT

Sigourney Weaver 1949 – watch Aliens

*Watch Weaver almost win an Oscar in Aliens.

FOOD

Barbara Palvin 1993 – Hungarian Goulash

Dinners are typically light for her unless she’s having a cheat day. She’s from Hungary and she likes making traditional Hungarian food like goulash.

*Make this goulash recipe so you can eat like a Hungarian supermodel.

https://www.daringgourmet.com/traditional-hungarian-goulash-gulyas/

BONUS: Chevy Chase 1943 – wash it down with a Chevy Chase cocktail

Chevy Chase

SNUB – Nick Cannon 1980

YO-YO, TUTU, AND PUTIN DAY

MIND

Yo-Yo Ma 1955

“I remember 20 years of having unbelievable children at home and falling asleep reading stories to them. I remember being impatient with my family members because I was so tired and stressed out. If I were to do it over again, I would seriously look at the quality of decisions made during those years.”

*Listen to Yo-Yo Ma as you think about the quality of decisions that you are making.

 Are you too tired to spend quality time with your family?

If yes, then you have life backwards.

BODY

Charles Woodson 1976

The easiest way to get into boxing is to take a boxing class like Woodson did.

*I know that Charles Woodson does this. I’ve seen him working out in a boxing gym in Orlando. I’m going back there today to take a class… You need to get another boxing workout in too.

SOUL

Bishop Desmond Tutu 1931

“Breaking the cycle of violence also includes forgiving. Once the cycle is interrupted through openhearted invitation and apology, the circle of transformation is completed by forgiveness.”

*Forgive someone today. Break the cycle through openhearted invitation and an apology. Welcome someone back into your life today.

MONEY

Simon Cowell 1959

Cowell’s love of the Cartoon Network, American Spirit cigarettes, Sapporo beer and Barbados holidays all serve one purpose: keeping him happy.

“If you’re going to cut one thing out of your life, cut out stress,”

“It’s the cause of cancer, heart attacks, diseases. If you’re stressed, you’re going to get ill.”

*Easier said than done, I know. Try downloading your money stress by writing it all down and getting it out of your head. Also, be like Simon Cowell and focus more on the things that you like.

ENTERTAINMENT

John Mellencamp 1951

*Listen to Johnny Cougar, John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, and John Mellencamp all day.

FOOD

Vladimir Putin 1952 – porridge, quail eggs and fruit juice

Breakfast is served at noon: a bowl of porridge, with quail eggs and a glass of fruit juice

Russian Standard Gold, 40%: £22 for 70cl, Waitrose – Extracts of Siberian ginseng add caramel notes and a pepperiness that lingers

*Sleep in and have a Putin breakfast at noon. Wash it down with Russian Standard Gold vodka.

BONUS – Toni Braxton 1967 – half a glass of wine nightcap

“This is old school, but what works for me is I take a half a glass of wine every night. It heals everything. Some people take Robitussin pills every night. I take a half a glass of wine, a nightcap, every night. Not a lot: just a little bit. It keeps my blood thin. It keeps my motion going. It keeps me clear-headed. I just think it’s nature’s tonic.”

SNUB – Holland Roden 1986

PORTUGUESE PIZZA DAY

MIND

Olivia Thirlby 1986

“My hobbies include maintaining my physical and mental health. It’s a full-time job. Yoga definitely helps for both of them. I’m a big fan of relaxing and not having a schedule. That’s my best way to keep from going crazy.”

*How are you maintaining your physical and mental health?

Have you tried yoga for both?

How can you relax and not have a schedule?

BODY

Bruno Sammartino 1935

“I was working out three, sometime three and a half, hours a day with weights. I would work out in the morning because I wanted to be very rested up for the wrestling matches at night. So I would do a workout, then have a light breakfast, and then I would go to bed for a few hours. I would eat an early dinner no later than 3:00 so that it would be fully digested by the time I went in the ring. So yeah, I worked out very hard and heavy, but I always used to try and take a couple hours nap afterward just to recoup and rest up.”

*Work out for 3 hours with weights, eat a light breakfast, then go to bed for 2 hours

SOUL

Tony Dungy 1955

“What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul?” 

“If football is your entire life, and you don’t have a relationship with the Lord, you’re going to be messed up, no matter how your life turns out. Even if you achieve fame and riches, if you forfeit your soul, it won’t profit you.”

*Don’t forfeit your soul for what you are aiming for. If you only follow the MONEY part of 365DOLF, you may become rich, but it will not profit you. Donate to The Dungy Family Foundation.

Home

BONUS: Trevor Lawrence 1999 – “Football is not the biggest thing in my life. I would say, my faith is.

MONEY

George Westinghouse 1846

Andrew Carnegie once said that “Westinghouse could have made a lot more money during his lifetime if he hadn’t treated his workers so well”.

*When you run your business and have employees, be like George Westinghouse and treat your workers well. This goes hand and hand with the advice from Tony Dungy too.

ENTERTAINMENT

Elisabeth Shue 1963 – watch Leaving Las Vegas

*Make yourself a drink and watch Elisabeth Shue almost win an Oscar in Leaving Las Vegas.

FOOD

Pizzi 1989 – Portuguese pizza

*Enjoy this Portuguese pizza in honor of Portuguese footballer Pizzi.

https://www.emerils.com/121501/portuguese-pizza

SNUB – Sophia Thomalla 1989

ACADEMY AWARD WINNING ACTOR DAY

MIND

Charlton Heston 1923

“I wish for you the courage to be unpopular. Popularity is history’s pocket change. Courage is history’s true currency.”

*Have the courage to be unpopular today. Watch Heston win an Oscar in Ben Hur for motivation.

BODY

Dakota Johnson 1989 – 50 Shades workout

“I had to be physically and emotionally naked, show both my body and soul. I felt emotionally vulnerable and physically exposed, it was a hard choice to make but I was intrigued since the beginning. I think that…the things that scare you the most are the ones you gotta do.”

BONUS: Caitriona Balfe 1979 – Outlander workout

“So often, women are there just to be looked at and be objectified for the titillation of the male audience.”

*Watch Johnson in 50 Shades of Grey and Balfe in Outlander as motivation to get your body right.

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/health-fitness/a16763095/dakota-johnson-fifty-shades-freed-workout/

Caitriona Balfe Nominated for Golden Globe Award: “Outlander” Stars Diet and Workout Helped!

SOUL

Susan Sarandon 1946

“Everyone has a responsibility towards this larger family of man, but especially if you’re privileged, that increases your responsibility. I want them to understand the joy of empowerment, of service. I want them to understand that doing the right thing is a joyful experience, that it isn’t a grind.”

*Understand that you have a responsibility towards mankind and that doing the right thing is a joyful experience. Think of donating to UNICEF to make a difference for children around the world. You can also watch Sarandon win an Oscar in Dead Man Walking for a daily dose of soul.

MONEY

Russell Simmons 1957

Now is the time to take charge of your personal finances. Use this advice from Russell Simmons.

1. Start with small steps.
2. Start when you’re young.
3. It’s your life and your money.

*Even if you’re old, it’s your life and your money so take charge of your personal finances today.

The first small step is Check Your Cash Flow – Figure out how much money you have coming in each month and how much you pay out for household expenses

ENTERTAINMENT

Christoph Waltz 1956 – watch Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained

*Watch Waltz win Oscars in both Inglorious Basterds and Django Unchained.

FOOD

Rutherford B. Hayes 1822 – cornmeal pancakes

President Hayes was a breakfast kind of President. His go-to meal was cornmeal pancakes with syrup.

*Make cornmeal pancakes to eat like Hayes. The ‘B’ stands for breakfast.

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/cornmeal-buttermilk-pancakes

SNUB – Derrick Rose 1988 and Melissa Benoist (aka Marley Rose) 1988

EAT FRESH DAY

MIND

Zlatan Ibrahimovic 1981

“When you buy me, you are buying a Ferrari. If you drive a Ferrari you put premium fuel in the tank, you drive on to the motorway and you floor the accelerator.

*Use this exact metaphor when your boss (or wife) asks you to do anything today.

BODY

Gwen Stefani 1969

Stefani doesn’t care for yoga or Pilates but prefers traditionally male oriented weightlifting and boxing.

*Listen to some No Doubt and Gwen Stefani while lifting, then do a boxing workout.

BONUS: Lena Headey 1973 – “I’m small but quite tough. When incensed, I can swing a punch.”

SOUL

Gore Vidal 1925

Even though Vidal once said, “Every time a friend succeeds, a little bit of me dies”—he did have a soul. He often helped others secretly without drawing attention to himself.

*Help a friend today, without them knowing who did it.

MONEY

Al Sharpton 1954

Fortunately for Sharpton who owed taxes, the IRS isn’t too efficient. The IRS flubs 57% of tax collections.

One other big lesson from Al Sharpton owing back taxes. Records. Keeping good records can help you in a tax controversy. Good records can help keep you out of tax trouble in the first place. The IRS cares about record keeping.

*Keep good records and don’t be afraid to question the IRS.

Where do you keep all receipts and records needed for Tax Day?

ENTERTAINMENT

Alicia Vikander 1988 – watch The Danish Girl

“I’m a real Swede! In fact, I’m a quarter Finnish. Here I go, exploding stereotypes.”

*Watch Alicia Vikander win an Oscar in The Danish Girl.

FOOD

Neve Campbell 1972

Campbell recently told Stephen Colbert that The Rock, with whom she is co-starring in the movie “Skyscraper,” has an interest in other people’s meals.

“He does this weird thing… Every time you go have a meal, you go and see him and he says, ‘What did you have?’ You say, ‘I had a salad.’ ‘What did you have in your salad?’ ‘Feta cheese.’ ‘What else?’ ‘Tomatoes.’ ‘What else?’ ‘Salmon.’ ‘How’d you have the salmon?’” “It’s like the weirdest thing. He’s obsessed with other people’s food. It’s like porn for him.”

*Make a skyscraper salad with feta, tomatoes, and salmon. Make “The Rock” hard with envy.

BONUS: Fred DeLuca 1947 – DeLuca co-founded Subway at 17 in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

*Have a Subway sub for dinner

SNUB – Clive Owen 1964

TANTRIC SEX DAY

MIND

Johnnie Cochran 1937

“I’m a big believer in the fact that life is about preparation, preparation, preparation.”

*Write out 3 things that you need to prepare for

BODY

Kelly Ripa 1970

Ripa does a combination of activities, including the dance-cardio class AKT four days a week, SoulCycle two days a week and running one day a week.

*Try an AKT workout online or a free first session. SoulCycle and running are options as well.

https://www.theakt.com/workout

SOUL

Gandhi 1869

“BE THE CHANGE YOU WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.”

*How can you help be the change that you want to see in this world?

Remember that God has no religion.

MONEY

Donna Karan 1948

“I didn’t have time to do it all, and I had to make a very tough decision.”

*You don’t have time to do it all, make the tough decision to devote your time to your passion.

What do you need to eliminate to devote more time to your passion?

ENTERTAINMENT

Sting 1951

He said he and his wife allegedly had eight-hour lovemaking sessions.

“Maybe not. But there is some truth to it. The idea of tantric sex is a spiritual act. I don’t know any purer and better way of expressing a love for another individual than sharing that wonderful, I call it, ‘sacrament.’ I would stand by it. Not seven hours, but the idea.”

“Seven hours includes movie and dinner.”

*Listen to The Police and  Sting with your significant other for 8 hours, including movie & dinner.

FOOD

Groucho Marx 1890

Groucho had a lifelong love of clam chowder. He was crazy about pumpernickel and craved chocolate but limited himself to two pieces a day.

“Well, I’ve had my chocolates,” “Now there’s nothing to do but wait for tomorrow.”

*Eat like a comedy genius today.

SNUB – Nat Turner 1800