Author: Travis Jones

Seek the * and you will find answers.

HAVE A DREAM DAY

MIND

Martin Luther King, Jr. 1929

http://www.thekingcenter.org/about-dr-king

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1964/king/biographical/

When Faced With Setbacks, Will You Stop or Move Forward?

Dr. King was arrested upwards of 20 times, his home bombed, and he was subject to a near constant stream of harassment and violence. Despite this, he used every setback and threat as an opportunity to reflect and act.

In 1963, following racially-motivated church bombings in the city, Dr. King shifted his focus on Birmingham. Leading demonstrations that resulted in police brutality against the non-violent protesters, King quickly realized that he’d be arrested in an attempt to break the movement. Conceding to arrest, and after one horrible evening in solitary confinement, he spent the nine days of his imprisonment crafting the “Letter from Birmingham Jail.”

Instead of wallowing in the unjust arrest, or being frightened into giving up his cause, Dr. King’s 20-page response became a populist battle cry against injustice. Turning on phrases like “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” and “One has not only a legal but a moral responsibility to obey just laws. Conversely, one has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws,” Dr. King parlayed his own personal setback into a greater motivator for an entire social cause. What’s even more exceptional is how he continued to move forward, despite having to do so against a constant tide of opposition.

https://www.fastweb.com/student-life/articles/the-5-life-lessons-from-dr-martin-luther-king

*Are you hitting a wall with 365DOLF? Two weeks into the new year and you may be over it. Try to remember why you started “Living Famously” in the first place. Today is a great reminder to persevere. To keep moving forward. It’s easy to quit on January 15, but think how you’ll feel on December 15. Continue down that road to becoming a better person.

BODY

Drew Brees 1979

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

Drew Brees is the 2009 Super Bowl MVP-winning quarterback for the New Orleans Saints.

As much pride as Brees takes in his on-field performance, he takes even more pride in his community service endeavors. Drew and his wife, Brittany, established the Brees Dream Foundation in 2003 and since then have contributed and/or committed almost $25,000,000 to help improve the quality of life for cancer patients and provide care, education and opportunities for children and families in need. Brees has also proudly participated in five USO trips to Kuwait, Iraq, Afghanistan, Germany, Turkey, Djibouti, Dubai, Okinawa, and Guantanamo Bay.

To make a donation, please send check or money order to:

Huntington National Bank
Brees Dream Foundation L-3450 (EA2WID)
7 Easton Oval
Columbus, OH 43219

http://www.drewbrees.com/

Train with a purpose. If you have a goal in mind that you’re working toward, you’ll look forward to working out. Ask yourself, “What’s my goal? What am I working toward?”  If you’re working out just to work out, you’ll start to dread it.

https://www.shape.com/celebrities/interviews/close-new-orleans-saints-qb-drew-brees

*Write down your fitness goals. What is your main goal? What are you working toward? Keep this in a place near your workout shoes. Every day that you skip a workout, make a contribution to the Brees Dream Foundation.

SOUL

William Bickerton 1815

https://www.facebook.com/williambickertonbiography/

A person is saved through faith and belief, repentance, water baptism and good works. One’s salvation can be lost by disobeying the commandments of Jesus.

There are at least 20 different religious bodies in the U.S. which have adopted the name:  “The Church of Jesus Christ.”

After hearing the preaching of the Law of Abraham (doctrine of polygamy), he left that group as well. For many years he held meetings, baptized people, and healed them. Then, he felt called by God to found a new group to “…promote ‘the true doctrine of Christ,’ that is, Joseph Smith’s version.”

They believe that the true church was restored by Joseph Smith when he established the Church of Jesus Christ in 1830. Most believe that they are the only true Christian church; they regard the other restorationist denominations — and particularly other wings of Christianity — to be in error.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/cojc.htm

*Hopefully you don’t believe that your religion is the only true one. Keep an open heart and an open mind as you continue to satisfy your soul. Regardless of your religion, keep the faith and believe.

MONEY

Pierre S. du Pont 1870

https://longwoodgardens.org/history/pierre-s-du-pont-1854-1906

Pierre Samuel du Pont was an organizational and financial genius, who not only grew his family business to towering heights, but is also one of the most important individuals in the history of General Motors.

http://www.hemmings.com/hcc/stories/2008/01/01/hmn_feature21.html

His father, who had broken away from the family business of producing gunpowder for use in ammunition, was an important figure in the early production of dynamite. Pierre du Pont was fourteen years old when his father died in an explosion. Afterward he took over responsibility for the family, leading several of his brothers to refer to him as “Dad.”

http://www.notablebiographies.com/Du-Fi/Du-Pont-Pierre.html

*Always be ready to step up. If your boss died in an explosion (does the thought of this make you smile?), would you be next in line? Would you be ready to lead the company or your department?

ENTERTAINMENT

Pitbull 1981

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

You can hit a home run without playing baseball.

Pitbull doesn’t play baseball, but he’s hit a home run “everywhere, everywhere.” This is either referring to succeeding and accomplishing your goals or having sexual intercourse in a lot of places. Either is fine.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/joannaborns/life-lessons-from-pitbull?utm_term=.xlN3Oj6zW#.qqRnw24ao

http://greatesthits.pitbullmusic.com/

*Listen to “Mr. Worldwide” who took on the name Pitbull, because like the dog, he’s too dumb to lose. Be like Pit-bull. Use his music as motivation to succeeding and accomplishing your goals and/or having sex in a lot of places.

FOOD

Regina King 1971 – fried garbanzo beans

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

The last new thing I tried was: Fried garbanzo beans. Surprise surprise!!! They were delish. I was staying at the Four Seasons in Carlsbad and they had it in place of soybeans at the lobby bar. I’ve never seen fried garbanzo beans at any of the other Four Seasons or anywhere else, for that matter. LOL!

http://www.health.com/health/article/0,,20412018,00.html

http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/fried-garbanzo-beans-335352
Tidwell takes a massive hit in the endzone which knocks him unconscious. This leads to Jerry calling Tidwell’s wife Marcee, played by Regina King, in order to keep a line of communication open and make sure that she stays calm. Only she’s not calm. She’s in hysterics because her husband may be seriously hurt. The line that puts Gyllenhaal over the edge comes here where King says, “You don’t understand. This family doesn’t work without him.”

https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jerry-Maguire-Scene-Jake-Gyllenhaal-Can-t-Get-Through-Crying-104627.html

*Remember that your family doesn’t work without you as you eat these fried garbanzo beans.

Wash them down with one of the following…

Happy Birthday to Mr. Worldwide! I hope all of you will be having a drink to celebrate our fave Cubanito’s special day. Try one of these guiltless (they’re all 150 calories or less!) Voli cocktails to get your fiesta going. Enjoy!

LIME LYTE
1 ½ oz Voli Lite
2 oz Club Soda
2 Lime Wedges
Serve over ice, squeeze limes and stir
approx. 74 calories

MIAMI MOJITO
1 ½ Voli Mango Coconut
3 Lime Wedges
Mango Chunks
1 pack Stevia Sweetener
6 Mint Leaves
Top with Soda Water
approx. 85 calories

LATIN LOVER
1 ½ Voli Orange Vanilla
2 oz Lemonade
½ oz Agave Nectar
½ oz Pineapple Juice
Serve on the rocks and garnish with an orange twist
approx. 144 calories

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/lifestyle/how-to/a4146/voli-vodka-cocktails/

SNUB – Dove Cameron 1996

Review –

• Don’t give up
• Write down your fitness goals
• Keep an open heart and an open mind
• Be ready to be the boss
• Listen to Pitbull
• Eat fried garbanzo beans

Seek out the * for today’s advice.

FOCUS ON YOUR MONEY DAY

MIND

Albert Schweitzer 1875

https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace/1952/schweitzer/biographical/

The mere mention of the name Schweitzer instantly conjured up images of selflessness, heroism and the very model of a modern, humane physician.

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/dr-albert-schweitzer-a-renowned-medical-missionary-with-a-complicated-history

In addition to living a life of compassion and service, Schweitzer was known for his philosophy of the “Reverence for Life,” which he considered to be his greatest contribution to mankind.

*From a practical standpoint, few, if any, of us may feel capable of leaving our current reality to travel halfway around the world and commit ourselves to our work and people in a way similar to Schweitzer. Try to find solace in commitment towards helping humankind. Find true fulfillment in your life’s work.

BODY

LL Cool J 1968 – chest workout

http://llcoolj.com/

INCLINE DUMBBELL FLY

Sets: 4 Reps: 10-12 Rest: 1 min

INCLINE DUMBBELL PRESS

Sets: 4 Reps: 10-12 Rest: 1 min

FLAT BENCH PRESS (in power rack)

Sets: 3 Reps: 8-10 Rest: 1 min

PLYO-PUSH UP

Sets: 4 Reps: To Failure

https://www.mensfitness.com/training/build-muscle/ll-cool-js-favorite-workout

*Besides his lips, the rapper and actor LL Cool J is best known for his massive chest. Do his chest workout today while listening to “I’m Gonna Knock You Out!”

SOUL

Andy Rooney 1919

http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/completelist/0,29569,1988367,00.html

…I wish I could have told my Mom I loved her one more time before she passed away.

https://soulgatherings.wordpress.com/2015/04/13/monday-meeting-andy-rooney/

*Andy Rooney was famous for his practical advice and observations on 60 Minutes. Tell your mother that you love her right now. If possible, in person – but by phone will do.  If your mother has passed away, visit her grave site today and tell her that you love her one more time.

MONEY

Jason Bateman 1969 – watch Horrible Bosses

https://twitter.com/batemanjason?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Jason Bateman’s character – Nick Hendricks : I get to work before the sun comes up, and I leave long after it’s gone down. I haven’t had sex in 6 months with someone other than myself. And the only thing in my refrigerator is an old lime. Could be a kiwi, no way to tell.

https://www.warnerbros.com/horrible-bosses

EVERYONE HAS A TOLERANCE LIMIT AT THEIR PLACE OF WORK— We were taught in school to choose jobs we love or have a passion for, but we know that’s not always true.  Why else is it called work?  All of us have varying levels of tolerance and acceptance for the things we don’t like about our jobs, no matter the profession.  We let things we don’t like go, because we value our job.  Yet, every person, even if he or she truly does love their job, has boundaries and limits to what they will do and not do for their job or the supervisor.

https://www.everymoviehasalesson.com/blog/2011/07/movie-review-horrible-bosses

*Write down what your boundaries and limits are for your current or future job. Write down what you are willing to do and not do for your job or your supervisor. Now you know when it is time to quit and become the boss yourself. Watch Horrible Bosses for motivation.

ENTERTAINMENT

Dave Grohl 1969 – listen to Foo Fighters

https://foofighters.com/

When asked what he does with all his cash during an interview with The Red Bulletin, Grohl said, “It goes straight into my bank account, where it turns all moldy and smelly.”

The musician’s overall mindset about money was formed at a young age when his mother, a public school teacher, had a stroke while filing her taxes.

“I remember coming back to the house that night, alone with my sister and looking at the piece of paper she was writing to the IRS on as she started to have her stroke,” he told The Guardian in 2014. “And it left this indelible mark on me that was ‘Money will kill you’, that people spend their lives dying inside because of money.”

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/11/08/foo-fighters-dave-grohls-frugal-spending-habits.html

*Today is a mashup of Money, Entertainment, and Food. Good advice from all 3, while watching Horrible Bosses and/or listening to Foo Fighters

FOOD

Benedict Arnold 1741 – Eggs Benedict Arnold

https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/benedict-arnold

Live Below Your Means. His whole life Arnold fought to be wealthy, so that he and his family wouldn’t return to that awful place when his father left him, his mother and sister abandoned emotionally and financially.

Set limits. Set boundaries. Say no. Set a budget with an Excel spreadsheet and track every expense, down to every vanilla latte purchased. Trust me, this works. If Arnold hadn’t been in so much debt, he may have thought twice about selling the Americans out. And then, the British delayed his payment and he didn’t get everything he was owed! Oh, the wicked irony!

http://aliceosborn.com/3-lessons-from-benedict-arnold-how-to-get-out-of-your-own-way/

http://www.yankeemagazine.com/recipe/eggs-benedict-arnold

*What a day to focus on your money! – While enjoying this delicious Eggs Benedict Arnold.

SNUB – Carl Weathers 1948

Review –

• Find true fulfillment in your life’s work
• LL chest workout
• Tell your mom that you love her
• Set your work limits
• Listen to Foo Fighters
• Eat Eggs Benedict Arnold

Search for the * for today’s advice.

RAGS TO RICHES DAY

MIND

Orlando Bloom 1977

https://www.instagram.com/orlandobloom/

I was an angry child at times. I was frustrated with the learning disability. It makes you feel stupid; you just don’t feel smart. Somewhere in me I knew that I was smart, I knew I wasn’t thick, but I was just really struggling with spelling and writing, and it was holding me back.

http://www.childmind.org/en/posts/articles/2010-10-18-orlando-bloom-on-growing-up-with-dyslexia

Orlando Bloom is famous for his roles in “Pirates of the Caribbean” and “The Lord of the Rings,” among others, but not many people are aware that he came of age with dyslexia.

Bloom has certainly demonstrated that one can have dyslexia and be very successful. He is quick to note, however, that not only did he receive an early diagnosis and the support of his family, but also he found his passion, acting, which enabled him to succeed while putting his mind to work in a different way. Too many dyslexic children aren’t nearly as lucky.

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/need-to-know/opinion/challenged-and-gifted-a-lesson-on-dyslexia-from-an-erstwhile-elf/1359/

*Regardless of your disadvantages, find your passion and let it put your mind to work in a different way.

BODY

Liam Hemsworth 1990

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

The Liam Hemsworth workout for “The Hunger Games” included working out with ex-Navy SEAL Logan Hood. These workouts included flipping tires in the parking lot, and slamming baseball bats against body bags. Although this sounds unconventional, it got Liam Hemsworth in shape.

https://www.popworkouts.com/liam-hemsworth-workout/

*This workout could be a logistics issue.  Part of the challenge of this workout is to find a place where you can flip tires in a parking lot and slam baseball bats against body bags. Try to get in good with a local high school coach, who may be able to help out with this and future workouts. Ask an employee at your gym for advice on how you can achieve this Hunger Games/Navy SEAL workout.

SOUL

Horatio Alger 1832

https://www.facebook.com/HoratioAlgerUS/

As one of the nation’s largest need-based privately-funded college scholarship providers, the Horatio Alger Association assists high school students who have faced and overcome great obstacles to pursue their dreams through higher education. While many scholarship programs primarily recognize academic achievement or leadership potential, the Horatio Alger Scholarship Program awards students who have exhibited determination, integrity and perseverance in overcoming adversity, as well as critical financial need.

https://www.horatioalger.org/

Horatio Alger Award

Lifetime membership in the Horatio Alger Association is conferred on 10 to 12 individuals each year with the presentation of the Horatio Alger Award.  The Award symbolizes the Association’s values, including personal initiative and perseverance, leadership and commitment to excellence, belief in the free-enterprise system and the importance of higher education, community service, and the vision and determination to achieve a better future.

Horatio Alger Jr. was the biggest American media star of his day. Though nineteenth-century best-seller lists were impressionistic—and the sale of 10,000 volumes was deemed a publishing triumph in those days—readers bought at least 200 million copies of his books, placing him in the Stephen King category.

The classic Alger plot seldom varied: a youth of humble origins makes his way in the city by virtue of grit and toil. Luck usually plays its part, but to Alger, fortune was something to be enticed and manipulated. He would have agreed with Hector Berlioz’s observation: “One must have the talent for luck.” And, naturally, the pluck to go along with it. With these assets a boy could compete with any other youth, even one born with money and a good name.

https://www.city-journal.org/html/horatio-alger-moral-story-11933.html

*Take today to work on enticing and manipulating good fortune. Attain the talent for luck and the pluck to go along with it. Maybe it comes from personal initiative and perseverance, leadership and commitment to excellence, and the vision and determination to achieve a better future. Start your journey from “Rags to Riches.” – just like Horatio Alger.

MONEY

Michael Bond 1926

https://www.paddington.com/us/

He wasn’t sure that the book would find a publisher, let alone become a best seller. To date, Mr. Bond has written 15 collections of Paddington stories, and the books have sold more than 35 million copies worldwide and been translated into 30 languages.

http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/01/14/paddingtons-forebear-a-talk-with-michael-bond/?_r=0

Writers are at their best when they are writing from what they are: Michael was charming and sweet and gentle – just like Paddington.

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2017/jun/28/michael-bond-and-paddington-offered-lessons-in-kindness-for-today

*This can apply to your focus on money. Be what you are. Hopefully you are charming and sweet and gentle. Use those skills to make your money. And again, do not give up. I’m not sure if 365DOLF will find a publisher or become a best seller, but I keep typing.

ENTERTAINMENT

Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1961 – watch VEEP

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

http://www.hbo.com/veep

Julia Louis-Dreyfus plays a tyrannical boss, Vice President Selina Meyer, on the HBO comedy Veep. She rants and raves at the smallest mistakes, constantly changes her mind, and demands unquestioning loyalty from her employees.

In fact, it’s pretty much a guide of what not to do. Of course, she is in a difficult position. Her job is incredibly stressful, and as a woman in politics, she has to constantly fight to be heard.

Nevertheless, a manager who goes into work every day and does the opposite of Selina would be doing a good job. Here’s what we can learn from Meyer’s (hilarious) mistakes:

Mentally Unstable

Possessing a calm, even demeanor is a good quality for a leader. Selina Meyer is all over the place. One second she’s demanding praise from everyone around her, and the next moment she’s cursing everyone she knows and demanding their blood.

https://www.tinypulse.com/blog/veep-can-teach-us-about-management

*Watch as many episodes of VEEP as you can. Yes you can!

FOOD

Patrick Dempsey 1966 – anchovy pizza

https://www.instagram.com/patrickdempsey/?hl=en

Okay, I have to ask: In the movie Loverboy you played a pizza delivery guy who gives more than just pizza when women order “extra anchovies.” Ever had an anchovy pizza sent to you?
No, but pizza delivery guys tell me it’s happened to them.

You mean middle-aged women called up and asked for extra anchovies but really just wanted to sleep with them?
Yeah. Only in Los Angeles.

https://www.bonappetit.com/people/article/actor-patrick-dempsey-s-coffee-talk

*Order an anchovy pizza and enjoy it while watching VEEP.

SNUB – Salmon P. Chase

Review –

• Embrace your passion
• Hunger Games workout
• Entice good fortune
• Be what you are
• Watch VEEP
• Anchovy pizza

Follow the * for today’s advice.

THINK BIG DAY

MIND

Jack London 1876

https://www.artofmanliness.com/2013/03/25/the-life-of-jack-london-as-a-case-study-in-thumos-1-introduction/

Jack London was a prolific writer; over the period from 1899 until his death in 1916, he wrote 50 books and over 1,000 articles. Though he was made most famous by his stories of the Klondike, he wrote on subjects ranging from boxing to romance, from survival in the Arctic to labour strife in Australia. He led a harsh, erratic life; born illegitimate, raised as a poor “work beast”, constantly questing after every adventure and all the knowledge the world might offer, he died young as a result. The fact that his gift for writing was ever realized came to be used as an example of “The American Dream”

http://www.explorenorth.com/library/yafeatures/jack_london.html

https://www.amazon.com/Call-Wild-Jack-London/dp/0486264726

*You are never a victim and that despite your emotional ups and downs as external and internal factors impact you, you control your life rather than having your life control you. Your function is to live, not exist. Start reading The Call of the Wild

BODY

Joe Frazier 1944

http://www.joefrazier.com/

JOE FRAZIER is a country boy who lived by the old country adage that: “when you go to the big party, you dance with the one who brung ya.” In Frazier’s case it was a left hook. But to classify Frazier as merely a “left hooker” would be like saying Marilyn Monroe was a blonde.

First thing, he suggests you get into decent shape before going to the gym by doing Push Ups, Sit Ups, and Jogging every day.

http://www.boxingforum24.com/showthread.php?t=167567

*You’ve already discovered a local boxing gym. So, make sure that you are in decent shape before a strenuous boxing workout. Start today with 3 sets of 10 push-ups and sit-ups, then jog around your neighborhood.

SOUL

Swami Vivekananda 1863

Swami Vivekananda accomplished another important task of his mission on earth. He founded on 1 May 1897 a unique type of organization known as Ramakrishna Mission, in which monks and lay people would jointly undertake propagation of Practical Vedanta, and various forms of social service, such as running hospitals, schools, colleges, hostels, rural development centres etc, and conducting massive relief and rehabilitation work for victims of earthquakes, cyclones and other calamities, in different parts of India and other countries.

Ramakrishna Math and Ramakrishna Mission are twin organizations which form the core of a worldwide spiritual movement (known as Ramakrishna Movement or Vedanta Movement), which aims at the harmony of religions, harmony of the East and the West, harmony of the ancient and the modern, spiritual fulfillment, all-round development of human faculties, social equality, and peace for all humanity, without any distinctions of creed, caste, race or nationality.

http://www.belurmath.org/

The proposed Centre, christened “Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda Centre for Human Excellence and Social Sciences”, will be a humble attempt to actualize the great vision of Swami Vivekananda by creating the machinery by which the excellences inherent in a human being, the Perfection and Divinity already present in man, become fully manifest and flow out as a torrent for the welfare of the world.

https://donations.belurmath.org/viveka-tirtha

*Service to men is service to God. Let the poor, the illiterate, the ignorant, the afflicted be your God. Know that service to these alone is the highest religion and send a donation to Ramakrishna Mission.

MONEY

Jeff Bezos 1964

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

Think big 

Amazon was started in 1994 as an online books retailer. But books were only chosen because Bezos could see they were a relatively easy way into online retailing. They come in standard sizes, you don’t need to try them on, they fit easily into parcels, and there was plenty of space to compete on choice and price. But its ambitions always went way beyond that. As it moved into CDs, DVDs, and then just about everything, it became clear that Bezos wanted Amazon to be the biggest retailer in the world. He was thinking big right from the beginning – and working out the best starting place to get to his ultimate destination.

https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/197608

*If you haven’t done so yet, become a member of Amazon Prime so you can have food, books, and movies delivered to you ASAP.

**Whatever your vision is for making money (hopefully starting your own business), find the relatively easy way in with a bigger vision in mind. You are reading this as a blog, but eventually you’ll be able to use the 365DOLF website, read it as a book with a journal, download it as an app, and listen to it on satellite radio. Think Big!

ENTERTAINMENT

Howard Stern 1954 – Watch Private Parts

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

Stay true to your vision. Howard is above all a student of his industry. He learned the “rules,” studied the players, and realized he would never compete by fitting in. Instead he created a new form of radio and stayed his course through multiple firings and millions of dollars in fines. Howard didn’t think outside the box. He created a new box. If your business is like every other business you will only achieve similar results at best.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/7-things-howard-stern-can-teach-you-about-business/

*Realize that Howard Stern has achieved popularity beyond his wildest dreams while doing exactly what he has wanted to do since he was 9 years old. Unfortunately, he often speaks of how unhappy he is. Old expressions are old for a reason – money can’t buy happiness. Watch the movie Private Parts to see how he created a new box for shock jocks. What can you create a new box for? – And be happy doing it.

https://www.amazon.com/Private-Parts-Howard-Stern/dp/6305222908

FOOD

Kirstie Alley 1951 – tortilla soup

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

After years of harmful yo-yo dieting, Kirstie Alley has finally lost the weight and is sharing her secret recipes for staying skinny and satisfied. Make this delicious, low-calorie tortilla soup for lunch and you won’t be tempted to overeat in the afternoon.

http://www.doctoroz.com/recipe/kirstie-alley-tortilla-soup

*Enjoy this tortilla soup while watching Private Parts. “Fart Man” will make you want to continue eating healthy.

SNUB – Zayne Malik 1993

Review –

• Live – don’t just exist
• Push-ups, sit-ups, jogging
• Service to men is service to God
• Think big
• Watch Private Parts
• Eat tortilla soup

Look for the * for today’s advice.

KNOW YOUR CREED DAY

MIND

William James 1842

https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/william-james

According to James, happiness is created as a result of our being active participants in the game of life. Instead of brooding on the suffering and evils of existence, we are to readjust our attitudes and act as if life does have an ultimate meaning, even though this can never be proved by the rational mind. As James writes, “Believe that life is worth living, and your very belief will help create the fact.”

http://www.pursuit-of-happiness.org/history-of-happiness/william-james/

Happiness involves “As-if” thinking: while we cannot prove rationally that freewill exists or that life is meaningful, acting “as if” we are free or “as if” there is an ultimate meaning in life will through that very activity produce a free and meaningful life.

https://www.songfacts.com/facts/bruce-springsteen/reason-to-believe

*Be an active participant in the game of life. Act “as-if” there is an ultimate meaning to life. To help with this, play the board game (or online version) of The Game of Life by Hasbro.  Listening to Bruce Springsteen’s song “Reason to Believe” will help too.

BODY

Amanda Peet 1972

https://www.biography.com/people/amanda-peet

“To me, staying healthy means doing everything in moderation. Eat a lot of greens, but in moderation. Exercise, but in moderation. Drink wine, but in moderation. Sleep as much as you can. And have people around you who are very funny.”

https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Amanda-Peet-Talks-Health-December-Issue-Self-6296935

*If you’ve been working out every day, use today to pump the brakes and relax. Instead of working out, hang out with some friends who always make you laugh, catch up on your sleep, and have some wine. The true test of moderation will come after you make today’s chocolate thunder cake.

SOUL

Alice Paul 1885

http://www.alicepaul.org/who-was-alice-paul/

Alice Paul began a hunger strike. Force-fed through tubes and threatened with commitment to an insane asylum, Paul remained steadfast. Wilson was offended by Paul’s tactics, but he was also keenly aware of the suffrage movement’s growing political strength. By the end of 1917, Wilson finally announced his support for the suffrage amendment. The Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote passed in 1920.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/suffragist-alice-paul-clashed-woodrow-wilson/

Post suffrage, Paul armed herself with three law degrees for legal battles ahead.  She was instrumental in winning guarantees of gender equality in both the United Nations charter and the 1964 Civil Rights Act.  Most notably, she wrote and campaigned for the Equal Rights Amendment.

http://nationalwomansparty.org/learn/who-is-alice-paul/

http://nationalwomansparty.org/donate/

*Alice Paul was a founding member of the National Women’s Party.  Go to their website and think about donating to a cause that still needs attention today, over 40 years after Paul’s death.

MONEY

Matt Mullenweg 1984

https://ma.tt/

You know about Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) and Jack Dorsey (Twitter). But what about the guy who’s in charge of the platform that powers “18.9% of the top 10 million websites”?

That would be Matt Mullenweg, the 29-year-old at the heart of WordPress. With 60 million websites built with WordPress (including this one), it is by far the most popular blogging platform in the world.

https://www.incomediary.com/productivity-tips-mullenweg-wordpress

Know Your Creed

“If you’re building a startup or any sort of organization, take a few moments to reflect on the qualities that the people you most enjoy working with embody and the user experience of new people joining your organization, from the offer letter to their first day.”

Matt Mullenweg, from ‘Why Your Company Should Have a Creed’

According to Mullenweg, a creed is “basically a statement of things important to us, written in the first person.” And Matt’s such a big believer in creeds and their influence on company culture that he’s put Automattic’s creed above the signature on every new employee’s contract. He described the move as “an easy change that had a big impact on the company.”

I will never stop learning. I won’t just work on things that are assigned to me. I know there’s no such thing as a status quo. I will build our business sustainably through passionate and loyal customers. I will never pass up an opportunity to help out a colleague, and I’ll remember the days before I knew everything. I am more motivated by impact than money, and I know that Open Source is one of the most powerful ideas of our generation. I will communicate as much as possible, because it’s the oxygen of a distributed company. I am in a marathon, not a sprint, and no matter how far away the goal is, the only way to get there is by putting one foot in front of another every day. Given time, there is no problem that’s insurmountable.

This is a robust set of values that lays out not just how to be a good employee at Automattic, but how to build a successful business or achieve any great goal.

https://wordpress.com/

*Now it’s your turn. Create your own WordPress website and at the top, write your creed.

ENTERTAINMENT

Alexander Hamilton 1755 or 1757 – watch or listen to the music from the musical Hamilton

https://www.biography.com/people/alexander-hamilton-9326481

George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Eliza Hamilton, and lifelong Hamilton friend and foe Aaron Burr all attend this revolutionary tale of America’s fiery past, told through the sounds of the ever-changing nation we’ve become. Past Tony Award nominee Thomas Kail directs this new musical written by Tony-winner Lin-Manuel Miranda about taking your shot, speaking your mind, and turning the world upside down.

https://www.broadway.org/tours/details/hamilton,673

http://atlanticrecords.com/HamiltonMusic/

*Hamilton obviously never learns to “talk less and smile more.” After watching Hamilton, try to talk less and smile more for the rest of the week. Take your shot, speak your mind, and turn the world upside down today.

FOOD

Darryl Dawkins 1957

https://www.freep.com/story/sports/nba/pistons/2015/08/28/darryl-dawkins-death/71276444/

Darryl Dawkins was once summoned in the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room to come meet a celebrity who wanted to meet the man known for dunking with backboard-breaking force.

The guest was Grammy Award winner Stevie Wonder. The entertainer is blind, yet even he could tell there was something very unique about Dawkins’ game.

“A guy who never saw me,” a beaming Dawkins said in a 2011 televised interview, “gave me the name `Chocolate Thunder.”‘

http://www.food.com/recipe/chocolate-thunder-cake-99061

*Listen to the music from Hamilton while making this chocolate thunder cake but remember to practice moderation.

SNUB – Mary J. Blige 1971

Review –

• Play The Game of Life
• Practice moderation
• Donate to The National Women’s Party
• Make a WordPress website with your creed at the top
• Watch or listen to Hamilton
• Eat Chocolate Thunder cake

Check out the * for your daily dose of advice.

INHUMANISM DAY

MIND

Robinson Jeffers 1887

http://dark-mountain.net/about/manifesto/

The term inhumanism was coined by the 20th century poet Robinson Jeffers to describe his philosophy.

Essentially, inhumanism is about shifting the focus off of humanity, and the myth of anthropocentrism, and onto the universe at large, which we are inseparable from. No longer should we view ourselves as the center of the universe. Instead we should recognize that we are but one tiny part of an enormous whole.

Why do we assume that the Earth needs us? Can we imagine a universe without humans? It seems almost scandalous to suggest that humanity may just be a passing fad, subject to the arbitrary whims of the universe’s ever-changing taste in cosmic fashion.

https://thefreethinkinghuman.wordpress.com/tag/inhumanism/

an·thro·po·cen·tric

adjective

1. regarding humankind as the central or most important element of existence, especially as opposed to God or animals.

*Focus more on living a life of beauty and harmony while we are here. You are great but not the most important element of existence.

BODY

George Foreman 1949

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

At age 45, he became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he defeated 26-year-old Michael Moorer in the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas. More than 12,000 spectators at the MGM Grand Hotel watched Foreman dethrone Moorer, who went into the fight with a 35-0 record. Foreman dedicated his upset win to “all my buddies in the nursing home and all the guys in jail.”

http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/george-foreman-becomes-oldest-heavyweight-champ

“I never would have been able to do that without the criticism I’d gotten for coming back at a later age,” says Foreman, 46, who first won the Big Belt in 1973. “Everybody was saying–he’s fat. Yep. He’s old. Yep. He can’t do it. No.”

http://articles.latimes.com/1995-11-14/news/ls-2947_1_george-foreman

*Think you’re too fat? Think you’re too old? Don’t let either stop you from your goals. Find a local boxing gym and sign up for some boxing lessons and a place to do boxing workouts.

SOUL

Robert Crosbie 1849

The Soul is pictured in the ancient teachings as the real Self man. There are many different conceptions of what man is and what the soul. From Christian teachings we are led to believe that man has a soul, and may save it or lose it—the idea generally held in the West. But the conception of the ancients, and that of Theosophy, which is a re-presentation of this eternal idea, is different. The teaching is that Man is a Soul; that Soul is in fact the one who perceives; that it is vision itself, pure and simple, unmodified—not subject to change—and that it looks directly on ideas.

https://theosophytrust.mobi/971-the-language-of-the-soul#.WfMOnmhSzcs

Theosophists are perfectly free to belong to any religion but they also know that it is not actually essential or necessary for them to belong to, or identify themselves with, any particular religion. The motto of the Theosophical Movement is “There is no religion higher than Truth.”

https://blavatskytheosophy.com/what-is-theosophy/

*Strive to look for the truth. Don’t be close minded to other religions. Listen to what has worked for hundreds of years and thousands of people. Anything that enlightens you and uplifts your soul is what you are looking for with 365DOLF.

MONEY

Cash Warren 1979

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

‘I’m married to Jessica Alba! How’s your life been?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1394072/Jessica-Alba-attends-husband-Cash-Warrens-10-year-class-reunion-Yale-University.html

It’s hard to imagine Cash Warren having any fears.

After all, we’re talking about a Yale graduate-turned-critically acclaimed film producer, a successful entrepreneur several times over, and a guy happily married to arguably the most beautiful woman on the planet, Hollywood starlet and millionaire entrepreneur Jessica Alba.

Though his clothing career is riding high and he’s all but cemented his status as a bankable trendsetter, he says he’s always hesitant to say he’s “arrived.” “I’ve always been motivated by fear,” he says. “So I guess that ‘I’ve made it’ moment will never happen. I still feel like everything could go away tomorrow. It keeps me fresh.”

http://bestlifeonline.com/cash-warren-men-who-set-the-time/

*Life isn’t fair – I doubt your name is Cash and I doubt you are married to someone as beautiful as Jessica Alba. Nevertheless, stay fresh and let fear motivate you to achieve your monetary goals.

ENTERTAINMENT

Rod Stewart 1945

http://www.rodstewart.com/

It’s hard to believe Rod is also the father of eight children. “I’m close to all their moms… when there’s a divorce [women are] complicated. When there’s a split-up they’re complicated. But when there’s children involved you have to make it work and thank goodness they all have… My eldest daughter is like 50-something. So I was a naughty boy when I was young. But I have to be a dad to all different ages. I’m a different dad to my 4-year-old than to my son who plays hockey who’s 21, and my daughter who’s 35, who’s got a daughter. So it’s wonderful. Especially to have two little ones. At my age they keep me young. ‘Come on, dad, let’s go out and play football!’…But they keep me on my feet!”

https://etcanada.com/news/36098/rod-stewart-talks-music-life-love-and-the-lessons-hes-learned/

*Gather all of your kids and all of their moms around and listen to some Rod Stewart. Call your mom and ask her, “Have I told you lately that I love you?”

FOOD

Milton Parker 1919 – Carnegie Deli

https://www.today.com/news/carnegie-deli-s-pastrami-maven-dies-90-wbna29034103

“No matter where you live, you know to get a corned beef sandwich at the Carnegie Deli,”

https://store.carnegiedeli.com/storefront.aspx

*Back on January 3^rd, you should’ve ordered from the Carnegie Deli website. Today is the day to feast on what you ordered. Hopefully some corned beef – heat it up in a Foreman Grill.

SNUB – Janet Jones 1967

Review –

• Practice inhumanism
• Find a boxing gym and work out
• Practice Theosophy
• Let fear motivate your cash goals
• Listen to Rod Stewart
• Eat Carnegie Deli

The * reveals today’s advice.

TRICKY DICK DAY

MIND

Richard Nixon 1913

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/richard-m-nixon/

President Nixon medicated himself with a mood-altering prescription drug in the White House and, depressed by hostile public reaction to the bombing of Cambodia in 1970, he consulted a New York psychotherapist who considered him ”neurotic,”

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/08/27/us/book-offers-peek-into-nixon-s-mind.html?pagewanted=all

*This is an example of a DYK (did you know). Use this to start conversation today. “Hey Mike. Did you know that Nixon was born today? Oh yeah, he was medicated while making decisions for the country and was psychoanalyzed as neurotic.”  Research this topic more in case of any follow up questions from Mike.

BODY

Kate Middleton 1982

https://www.delish.com/food-news/g3869/kate-middleton-diet/

To slim down before her wedding day, Kate was rumored to have utilized The Dukan Diet—a high-protein, low-carb program that Jennifer Lopez and Gisele Bundchen are said to have used to drop baby weight. Lean proteins, vegetables, fruit and whole wheat bread are key to the regimen, and Kate’s mother, another fan of the diet, curbs cravings with prawns and cottage cheese.

In order to maintain her size-six figure, Middleton’s been known to dabble in the raw food trend, which might also contribute to her glowing skin, healthy hair and strong nails. Her go-tos include ceviche, goji berries, gazpacho, watermelon salad, almond milk and tabbouleh.

https://www.royal.uk/

http://www.dukandiet.co.uk/

*If you are trying to lose weight, take the advice of our birthday girl Kate Middleton and focus on eating mostly protein – look into the Dukan Diet. This is also an example of a day with no workout suggestion.  As always, use it as a rest day or perform one of the previous workouts that you liked.

SOUL

Muggsy Bogues 1965

http://muggsybogues.com/

The 22-year-old, 140-pound, 5-foot-3 Tyrone “Muggsy” Bogues became the shortest player in league history — a record he still holds.

http://www.npr.org/2014/10/25/358358540/the-nbas-shortest-player-never-gave-up

*If a 5’3” guy can play in the NBA, you can accomplish your goals this year. You can read 12 books. You can get 6-pack abs. You can donate to charity. You can start your own business.

MONEY

John Sperling 1921

https://www.phoenix.edu/about_us/our-roots.html

Sperling did a fair amount of bootstrap-pulling himself. He left behind a humble, abusive upbringing to become a merchant marine before eventually getting his own formal education. Only after a career as a professor, in his 50s, did Sperling branch out into for-profit education and start on the road to becoming a billionaire.

https://www.marketplace.org/2014/08/25/education/learning-curve/story-john-sperling-university-phoenix-founder

As a young man, he fought for workers’ rights. Later, he championed the cause to help students who were ignored by the traditional higher education system. Finally, when he founded University of Phoenix, John Sperling challenged anyone who tried to stop him. As others have said before, ‘Anything worth having is worth fighting for.’ John Sperling lived these words every day of his life. Most importantly, he empowered those around him to do the same. His legacy, and ours, is to continue that fight.”

https://www.apollo.edu/about.html

Apollo’s founder, Dr. John Sperling, believed—and events proved him right—that lifelong employment with a single employer would be replaced by lifelong learning and employment with a variety of employers.

*There’s nothing wrong with lifelong employment with a single employer. There is a sense of comfort that goes along with this. As I type this, I’ve been a public school teacher in Central Florida for the past 23 ½ years. I’m just now realizing that I need to get out of my comfort zone if I ever want to do what I really love in life with enough money to thrive while doing it. This is why I keep typing.

ENTERTAINMENT

Dave Matthews 1967 – listen to the Dave Matthews Band

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

Stay Away from Things You Can’t Do Well
The DMB doesn’t wander off in any directions where they can’t deliver.

http://www.davematthewsband.com/

*Listen to the band that always delivers – The Dave Matthews Band.

FOOD

J.K. Simmons 1955

https://www.britannica.com/biography/J-K-Simmons

In addition to becoming that guy everyone looks up to at the gym, Simmons even tweaked his diet. With a few experiments here and there, the actor’s diet has come down to low-carbs and lean proteins.

“A lot of low-carb stuff, lean proteins, a lot of vegetables. Every day might be a little different for him. He eats every three hours. What he calls his ‘secret weapon’ is a little piece of dark chocolate. He eats one square every day.”

https://www.hungryforever.com/j-k-simmons-beefs-like-boss/

https://www.verywellfit.com/high-protein-low-carb-menu-2242097

*Follow the above meal plan for a low carb, high protein day.  End today with a square of dark chocolate.  Keep the rest in the freezer as a snack to satisfy a sweet craving. This is an example of a daily meal plan that can be used throughout the year. You also have suggestions from Kate Middleton from the BODY section today.

 SNUB – Bart Starr 1934

Review –

• A DYK about Richard Nixon
• Low carbs and high protein
• Be like Muggsy Bogues
• Avoid lifelong employment with a single employer
• Listen to The Dave Matthews Band
• Eat every 3 hours with a meal plan that can be used any day

Look for the * for today’s motivation.

ELVIS PRESLEY DAY

MIND

Stephen Hawking 1942

http://www.hawking.org.uk/

However, if we discover a complete theory, it should in time be understandable by everyone, not just by a few scientists. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists and just ordinary people, be able to take part in the discussion of the question of why it is that we and the universe exist. If we find the answer to that, it would be the ultimate triumph of human reason — for then we should know the mind of God.

http://infidels.org/library/modern/antony_flew/hawking.html

CROSSOVER – SOUL – The evidence to inspire our faith is there as we open our eyes to everyday life. For what really matters is service, kindness, love, healing and forgiveness. These are the evidence of grace, of what faith entails, and what we derive from The Mind of God.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/therapy-it-s-more-just-talk/201706/the-mind-god

*You watched the movie 2 days ago, but if you’re caught up on your reading, read Hawking’s The Theory of Everything – based on a series of lectures given at Cambridge University, Professor Hawking’s work introduced the history of ideas about the universe as well as today’s most important scientific theories about time, space, and the cosmos in a clear, easy-to-understand way.

https://www.amazon.com/Theory-Everything-Origin-Fate-Universe/dp/1597775088

BODY

David Bowie 1947

http://glastonbury.davidbowie.com/

Everyone will mourn Bowie’s loss in a different way – work out your feelings with a good, sweaty workout. And what better way to remember the effervescent rock god than to honor him with workout playlist?

https://www.sheknows.com/health-and-wellness/articles/1108687/david-bowie-workout-playlist/

*Download these 10 David Bowie songs and sweat it out for him.

SOUL

Orson Hyde 1805

https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/orson-hyde

“I have once memorized the Bible, and when any one quoted one verse, I could quote the next. I have memorized it in English, German, and Hebrew.”

https://rsc.byu.edu/archived/volume-3-number-2-2002/orson-hyde-life-lessons-learned

https://dailyverses.net/soul

*Take today to read the Bible.  Not the whole Bible… above are 18 Bible verses about the soul to get you started. Memorize one of them (in German and Hebrew for you overachievers)

MONEY

Nicholas Biddle 1786

https://www.moaf.org/exhibits/checks_balances/andrew-jackson/biddle

A renaissance man accomplished in literature as well as finance, Biddle was the country’s first central banker, and he was a master of his craft. Under his firm direction, the Second Bank grew into a powerful instrument of monetary stability, the rock upon which a decade of robust economic growth was built. But for all his financial brilliance and managerial skill, Biddle had faults that proved to be fatal for the Bank and his career. Arrogant, hypersensitive to criticism and unschooled in politics, he failed when put to the test during the vitriolic battle between Biddle and President Andrew Jackson over the rechartering of the Bank.

https://www.minneapolisfed.org/publications/the-region/the-rise-and-fall-of-nicholas-biddle

https://www.nerdwallet.com/blog/banking/how-to-choose-a-bank/

*Think about your faults and decide which one of them could be fatal for your career. This is what you need to work on this year to grow into a powerful instrument of monetary stability. Also take today to make sure your bank is best for you.

ENTERTAINMENT

Elvis Presley 1935

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

https://www.shopelvis.com/dept/home-holiday?cp=796_3833

Why wait? Elvis said it best, “It’s Now or Never.” If you want to do something– do it. If you love someone– tell them. No procrastinating, no waiting around– make your move.

Tomorrow will be too late, it’s now or never.

http://www.elvis.com/

*Listen to “The King of Rock n’ Roll” all day. Tomorrow will be too late.

FOOD

Soupy Sales 1926

https://www.biography.com/people/soupy-sales-9542553

In January 1965 on his morning children’s show, the performer Soupy Sales suggested to his young viewers that they find the wallets of their sleeping fathers and take out “some of those funny green pieces of paper with all those nice pictures of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Alexander Hamilton, and send them along to your old pal, Soupy, care of WNEW, New York.”

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/soupy-chicken-noodle-supper

*Use some of those funny green pieces of paper to buy ingredients and make the soupy chicken noodle supper in honor of the birthday boy Soupy Sales.

Wash it down with The Elvis.

The Elvis

Bitter notes from grapefruit and ale balance the floral sweetness of the gin and liqueur—one sip and it will all make sense.

https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/the-elvis

WHO GOT SNUBBED – R. Kelly 1967

Review –

• Start reading The Theory of Everything
• Download David Bowie workout songs
• Memorize a Bible verse
• Make sure your bank is best for you
• Listen to Elvis
• Make the soupy chicken noodle supper

MIND

Zora Neale Hurston 1891

https://www.zoranealehurston.com/

There Is No One Way To Belong To A Race

Their Eyes Were Watching God was initially criticized for not being “serious.” In other words, it didn’t fit into the prescribed format for racial uplift literature of the time. But years later, it has gone down as one of the most important novels of all time — proving that a culturally accepted racial experience can never be all-inclusive.

Belonging to a cultural identity can be a wonderfully empowering feeling — but on the other hand, if you don’t feel it reflects you accurately, then it can be incredibly isolating. You are not obliged to define yourself and your racial experience through anyone else’s eyes.

https://www.bustle.com/articles/134198-5-lessons-zora-neale-hurston-can-still-teach-us-today-about-defining-our-own-experiences

*Realize that it’s OK to be proud of your race, but that doesn’t mean that you have to subscribe to the “norm” of your ethnicity.

BODY

Lauren Cohan 1982

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

Never go the easy route. “I like a challenge. I get such a sense of satisfaction when I push myself beyond what I thought I could do. That’s what any HIIT or interval training does for me. If I sprint at 9.5 for two minutes, I feel really good.”

https://www.shape.com/celebrities/interviews/lauren-cohan-spills-her-secrets-killer-body

https://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/8-benefits-high-intensity-interval-training-hiit

Pick a role model.

*After watching The Walking Dead yesterday, maybe you want to make Lauren Cohen (Maggie Greene) your role model.  Or possibly you’d like to be as fit as yesterday’s birthday boy Norman Reedus (Daryl Dixon).  Try a HIIT workout and/or sprinting at 9.5 for 2 minutes, like you’re being chased by a zombie.  Cohen suggests having a role model but they don’t have to be famous. Choose someone to “be like” this year. Push yourself beyond what you think you can do and never go the easy route. This is the beauty of 365DOLF, you have a role model provided for you every day.

SOUL

Katie Couric 1957

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

Couric began with the exhilarating promise of technology and the potential for change in the world, but she ended with a warning to not lose your soul in the process.

http://blogs.thegospelcoalition.org/trevinwax/2015/06/18/katie-couric-on-gaining-technology-and-losing-your-soul/

Vatican warns mobile phones are bad for the soul

The Vatican has warned that our obsession with modern technology, such as the internet and mobile phones, is not leaving people enough time for spiritual pursuits.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/religion/3531418/Vatican-warns-mobile-phones-are-bad-for-the-soul.html

*If you are not already, follow at least one uplifting handle as part of your social media intake. Start following a daily bible verse or daily prayer and actually stop to read it each day. Make enough time for your spiritual pursuits.

MONEY

Christian Louboutin 1963

But when customers seem willing to spend whatever it takes, it’s hard to imagine why any shoemaker would refrain from jacking up their prices.

http://nymag.com/thecut/2013/06/louboutin-on-why-shoes-are-so-damn-expensive.html

*Take today to reevaluate the luxury items that you buy. Maybe having a pair of Louboutins is good for your soul, but how much is that affecting your money goals for this year? Do the head to toe check and see how much money you’re spending on clothes. Dress for success – yes, but don’t go broke in the process.

ENTERTAINMENT

Nicolas Cage 1964 (Charles and Donald Kaufman) – watch Adaptation

https://www.biography.com/people/nicolas-cage-9234498

Do I have an original thought in my head? My bald head. Maybe if I were happier, my hair wouldn’t be falling out. Life is short. I need to make the most of it. Today is the first day of the rest of my life. I’m a walking cliché. I really need to go to the doctor and have my leg checked. There’s something wrong. A bump. The dentist called again. I’m way overdue. If I stop putting things off, I would be happier. All I do is sit on my fat ass. If my ass wasn’t fat I would be happier. I wouldn’t have to wear these shirts with the tails out all the time. Like that’s fooling anyone. Fat ass. I should start jogging again. Five miles a day. Really do it this time. Maybe rock climbing. I need to turn my life around. What do I need to do? I need to fall in love. I need to have a girlfriend. I need to read more, improve myself. What if I learned Russian or something? Or took up an instrument? I could speak Chinese. I’d be the screenwriter who speaks Chinese and plays the oboe. That would be cool. I should get my hair cut short. Stop trying to fool myself and everyone else into thinking I have a full head of hair. How pathetic is that? Just be real. Confident. Isn’t that what women are attracted to? Men don’t have to be attractive. But that’s not true. Especially these days. Almost as much pressure on men as there is on women these days. Why should I be made to feel I have to apologize for my existence? Maybe it’s my brain chemistry. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with me. Bad chemistry. All my problems and anxiety can be reduced to a chemical imbalance or some kind of misfiring synapses. I need to get help for that. But I’ll still be ugly though. Nothing’s gonna change that.

https://www.amazon.com/Adaptation-Nicolas-Cage/dp/B004HMLNOO

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2013/jul/20/nicolas-cage-frozen-ground

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-five-types-of-nicolas-cage-movies/

*Just look how ridiculous the first lines of dialogue are.  It’s purposely crammed together to make your eyes cross while you’re reading it. Hopefully after watching Adaptation, you’ll see how ridiculous your self-doubt and self-loathing are too.

FOOD

Millard Fillmore 1800 – ham with macaroni

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/millard-fillmore/

Beef stew, mock turtle soup, fish, ham with macaroni, duck, chicken, pigeon, and larded sweet breads were the favorite foods of the 13^th president of the United States.  I bet that his wife taught him how to make this creamy ham and macaroni recipe.

http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/creamy-ham–n–macaroni

While at New Hope Academy, Fillmore found a kindred spirit in Abigail Powers. Even though she was his teacher, she was only two years older than him. They both loved learning. However, they did not get married until three years after Fillmore joined the bar.

https://www.thoughtco.com/things-to-know-about-millard-fillmore-104817

*Enjoy this creamy ham and macaroni in honor of our 13^th and best named president – Millard Fillmore.

SNUB – Aloe Blacc 1979

Review –

• Don’t let your race define you
• Do a HIIT workout, pick a role model
• Follow an uplifting social media post
• Do a head to toe check on spending
• Watch Adaptation
• Eat creamy ham and macaroni

Look for the * for my advice.

GET YOUR SEXY BACK DAY

MIND

Joan of Arc 1412

https://www.theawl.com/2012/04/the-riddle-of-mark-twains-passion-for-joan-of-arc/

It is possible to dismiss Jeanne/Joan as a medieval fanatic. It is also possible to recognize in her the stirrings of belief in the individual conscience, one of the building blocks of western modernity.

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/the-600-year-struggle-for-the-soul-of-joan-of-arc-6284992.html

When we talk about conscience, we often refer to reflection about ourselves as moral persons and about our moral conduct. Through conscience we examine ourselves, as if we were our own inner judge.

https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/conscience/

*Less than a week into the New Year and you know that you must be your own inner judge.  Be like Joan of Arc and recognize your inner conscience.  You know the difference between right and wrong and today is a reminder of that.

BODY

Ndamukongsu Suh 1987

http://suh93.com/

“He’s a tremendous force of nature,” Wake said. “He’s taking on double teams. He’s got four hands on him every play. Offenses are scheming to him trying to do whatever they can to stop him and still he’s successful, on top of playing every snap. You can’t find a way to negate how incredible that is.”

Suh credits his work over the spring and summer for being able to maintain this workload annually.

http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/12/15/miami-dolphins-ndamukong-suh-never-came-off-field-and-cameron-wake-cant-stop-being-impressed/

I wanted to get back into what I call my “sexy”—that means more “cut up.” There’s really nothing secretive about my training—I did a lot of squats, bench presses, 60-yard shuttle runs, and sprints.

http://www.mensfitness.com/life/sports/ndamukong-suh

*Get back into your “sexy”.  Go to the gym and do 3 sets of squats, bench press, and 60-yard sprints. Download the song “Sexy Back” and listen to it on repeat while working out. Be a “tremendous force of nature” like Suh. 

SOUL

Eddie Redmayne 1982 – watch The Theory of Everything

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2014/dec/07/eddie-redmayne-to-play-hawking-i-had-to-train-my-body-like-a-dancer

However bad life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at. While there is life, there is Hope.

Despite all the perfections and/or imperfections, we fear and we give up. But we are good at something; something we were born with, something we learned as a kid, something we learned in school, something we learned from college, something we learned at work and something we learned being a son or a daughter, brother or a sister, husband or a wife, friend or an enemy. Yes, we all are capable of something and if we hold onto our beliefs then there is nothing stopping us from succeeding!

https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/three-lessons-from-theory-everything-sir-stephen-hawkings-patel

http://www.focusfeatures.com/the_theory_of_everything

*Actor Eddie Redmayne plays the role of Stephen Hawking in the movie The Theory of Everything.  Watch the movie as inspiration to hold on to your beliefs. 

MONEY

Nigella Lawson 1960

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

She shares an estimated wealth of more than £110million with her husband, the marketing guru Charles Saatchi, and has a £7million London home.

However, Miss Lawson says she will leave none of it to her offspring.

Asked what she hoped the children would learn from her, the celebrity chef told the magazine My Weekly: “To know that I am working and that you have to work in order to earn money.

“I am determined that my children should have no financial security. It ruins people not having to earn money.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-510913/I-wont-leaving-children-penny-says-Nigella-Lawson.html

*Repeat after me: “I know that I have to work in order to earn money.”  I now use it as my mantra when that alarm goes off in the morning or when things aren’t going well at work.  This is something that I will pass on to my kids. Remember that you are only working to make money for your next move. Your project of passion.

ENTERTAINMENT

Norman Reedus 1969 (Daryl Dixon) – watch The Walking Dead

https://www.normanreedusonline.com/

Your past doesn’t have to define you

A mother who burned to death in a fire caused by her own cigarette, an older brother who abandoned you to your abusive father, yep, Daryl had a pretty tough life, though somehow through all of that he still managed to come through it. If he’s taught us anything it’s that you can have everything in life working against you, and still manage to come out of it a good person.

https://moviepilot.com/posts/2560139

http://www.amc.com/shows/the-walking-dead

*Watch the first season of The Walking Dead and see how valuable the redneck is during a zombie apocalypse.

FOOD

Jameis Winston 1994 – stolen crab salad

The former FSU quarterback made headlines in April 2014 when he was cited for stealing roughly $32 in crab legs and crawfish from Publix. But during ESPN Draft Academy segment that aired Tuesday night, Winston said he did not steal anything from the supermarket, insisting a store employee offered him the food free of charge.

http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/florida-state-seminoles/jameis-winston/os-jameis-winston-crab-legs-ncaa-20150421-story.html

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/nigella-lawson/crab-and-avocado-salad-with-japanese-dressing-recipe-1937661

*Try the following crab salad from the birthday girl Nigella Lawson, and in honor of the birthday boy Jameis Winston, use stolen crab legs.

Have a Joan of Arc to wash it down.

About the Joan of Arc

The Joan of Arc cocktail is a St. Patrick’s Day cocktail invented by Jack McGarry of The Dead Rabbit, one of New York City’s most renowned bars and winner of World’s Best Cocktail Bar at the 2015 Spirited Awards. It’s made with chamomile-infused Irish whiskey, a fresh combination of lemon juice and cucumber juice, honey syrup and a honey liqueur, and some champagne to top it all off.

https://bevvy.co/cocktail/joan-arc/mihy

SNUB – Ree Drummond 1969

REVIEW –

• Recognize your inner conscience
• Get your sexy back
• Watch The Theory of Everything
• Memorize this “I know that I have to work in order to earn money.”
• Watch The Walking Dead
• Make stolen crab salad