June 9

69 DAY

MIND

Michael J. Fox 1961

“My happiness grows in direct proportion to my acceptance, and in inverse proportion to my expectations.”

*Accept what happens and adapt. Don’t dwell on what you expected to happen.

What is one thing that you are worried about happening?

If it does happen, how can you accept and adapt to it?

BODY

Johnny Depp 1963

When filming Public Enemies, he had fitness equipment delivered to his rooms, including a treadmill, some free weights and a stability ball. He would do daily workouts consisting of long cardio sessions on the treadmill combined with core workouts and muscle toning. He also drank “gallons of green tea” to help lose weight.

*Check off as you go – to live be as fit as Captain Jack Sparrow.

Long cardio session on the treadmill []           core workout on a stability ball []

Muscle toning with free weights []                   drink a gallon of green tea []

SOUL

TD Jakes 1957

“My destiny is to help other people reach their destiny. You must remember that real life does not begin in the light but what you do in the dark. Helping you has given me purpose, love, and life.”

*How can you help someone reach their destiny?

BONUS: Dick Vitale 1939

“I’m in 13 halls of fame. A guy who couldn’t play a lick but just showed the passion and love I have for the game. I want to show that passion now for pediatric cancer research.”

*Show the passion and the love to end up in a hall of fame. Think of donating to Dickie V’s charity for pediatric cancer. Dickie V is now a cancer survivor himself.

MONEY

Aaron Sorkin 1961 – watch The Social Network

*Watch Sorkin win an Oscar for best picture in The Social Network. It’s a must-see movie for you – a budding entrepreneur. 

ENTERTAINMENT

Natalie Portman 1981 – watch Black Swan

*Watch Portman win an Oscar in Black Swan.

FOOD

Jackie Mason 1931 – pastrami sandwich

“Listen, bring me a pastrami sanawhich (TO ME) you’ll have half, I’ll have half, also a half glass tea with a nepkin … she’ll also have tea …”

*Take a date to a nice Jewish deli and order this way.

“I’m going to marry a Jewish woman because I like the idea of getting up Sunday morning and going to the deli.” – Michael J. Fox

SNUB – Peter the Great 1672

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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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