May 1

FIFTY SHADES OF MAY DAY

MIND

Tim McGraw 1967 – Train the MIND with Grit & Grace

*Go get this book right now. Live by it for the entire month of May (at least).

How can you train your mind to get in the best shape of your life?

BODY

Jamie Dornan 1982

“IT REALLY IS JUST ALL ABOUT PRESS-UPS EVERY DAY. I’LL AIM TO DO AROUND 50 FIRST THING IN THE MORNING, AND LOADS MORE THROUGHOUT THE DAY.”

*Start your day with 50 (Shades of Grey) push-ups. See how many more you can work in throughout the day. Ask a special someone for a couple’s workout tonight.

Of the suggested 50 push-ups, how many did you do today?

Who will be joining you tonight for a couple’s workout?

SOUL

Curtis Martin 1973

“I believe that we all have our own personal cross in life, but instead of enduring that cross, we try to avoid it, and in avoiding that, we also avoid that blessing. … If we can keep our eyes somewhat focused on the greater good that will come out of the pain, I think it gives us the motivation to endure,”

*Martin used actual physical pain to eventually get his message across at his Hall of Fame speech. H2P

What is your personal cross?

What will be the greater good from this pain?

MONEY

Julie Benz 1972

“I remember the teacher telling me I should not even try acting. I still have the report card where she was like, ‘You will never be an actor. Your voice is horrible.’ That was the best thing that ever happened to me because I was like, ‘I’ll show you’.”

*Who can you say, “I’ll show you.” to?

How will you show them?

ENTERTAINMENT

Wes Anderson 1969 – watch The Grand Budapest Hotel

*Watch Wes Anderson almost win an Oscar for The Grand Budapest Hotel.

FOOD

Anushka Sharma 1988

  • Breakfast– two egg whites with a glass of fresh fruit juice. []
  • Midday snack– cheese toast with lime or coconut water. []
  • Lunch– lunch from home, with homemade veggies, dal with 2 chapattis and salad. []
  • Evening snack– protein bars or seasonal fruits. And, to finish off her day, she gulps down a glass of milk before going off to bed. []

*Eat like Bollywood superstar Anusha Sharma. Check it off as you go.

BONUS: Calamity Jane 1852 – have a Calamity Jane cocktail as a nightcap.

https://opendrinks.io/recipe/calamity-jane

SNUB – Lizzy Greene 2003

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Travis Jones

I was born in Northwestern Pennsylvania and lived in a trailer park. I was raised by very conservative and religious (Wesleyan Methodist) parents. By some miracle I graduated college and moved to Florida. I have been a public school teacher since 1995. I have 7 years until I can retire. I was married in 1999 and divorced in 2001. I remarried in 2017 to Kate - 21 years my junior. Some of my life experiences as a 46-year-old, white American male, will come through in my writing, but the majority of this daily journey will be dedicated to improving myself, and hopefully you as well.

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