365DOLF

REGAL BEAGLE DAY

MIND

Warren Burger 1907

“Free speech carries with it some freedom to listen.”

*People can say whatever they want. You also have the freedom to ignore it.

BODY

Patrick Mahomes 1995

“Two of my favorite static workouts are the deadlift and bench press, but I can’t bench press anymore because of my position. I can only dumbbell bench press, but I still love to do it. With the deadlift, I just love the explosion part of it. I guess I like it because I’m good at it, but I feel like it’s a great workout.”

*Make dead lifts and bench press your favorite workout today.

SOUL

Phil Jackson 1945

“There must be more”

*There is more. Try to find a local class or go online to practice Zen Meditation today.

MONEY

Willard Marriot 1900

Raised as Mormons, his kids were taught to be humble and work hard. As teenagers, they worked scrub jobs at the company as training in the Marriott way.

*Be humble and work hard. Teach these traits to those who mean the most to you. Spend the night at a Marriott for inspiration. Maybe book a room in Santa Monica to hang out at The Regal Beagle with Jack, Larry, Mr. Furley, and the girls.

ENTERTAINMENT

John Ritter 1948 – watch Three’s Company

*Get together with two friends and watch Three’s Company. They’ll be waiting for you.

FOOD

Joe Bastianich 1968 The Really Good Burger

Burgers: Burgers are ground fresh daily from USDA prime Black Angus B&B Las Vegas beef

Potato bun, Heritage bacon, Gorgonzola, onion, Chianti mustard

*In honor of Chief Justice Warren Burger’s birthday, enjoy Joe Bastianich’s Really Good Burger.

SNUB – Adriana Karembeu 1971 – Guinness record holder for the longest legs among female models

WAFFLE COCKTAIL DAY

MIND

Amy Poehler 1971

Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls organization is dedicated to helping young people cultivate their authentic selves. We emphasize intelligence and imagination over “fitting in.” We celebrate curiosity over gossip. We are a place where people can truly be their weird and wonderful selves.

Leslie Knope: “Winning is every girl’s dream. But it is my destiny. And my dream.” 

*You are capable of so much more than you think you are. Find that confidence and own it. Don’t be afraid to celebrate yourself when you accomplish something, big or small, because you worked for that victory. You deserve it.

https://amysmartgirls.com/

BODY

Mickey Rourke 1952

“In my life, I do everything all or nothing,”

“Fitness helps keep my life balanced and it’s a great release for anything I have going on in my life. My body is also my tool for my career.”

Rourke begins with 30 minutes to an hour of cardio, consisting of either long-distance runs or sprints. Next, he does ab exercises – usually 300 to 500 sit-ups! – followed by weight training.

*Keep your life balanced with 30 minutes of cardio, 300 sit-ups, and weight training

Watch The Wrestler for motivation.

SOUL

Nick Jonas 1992

“I grew up in a church environment, and still have love for the Church, but what’s important to me now in my life is my relationship with God and that I not be judged and that I not judge.”

*Your relationship with God is all that matters.

MONEY

David Copperfield 1956

Magician David Copperfield’s $800 Million Fortune Could Make Him A Future Billionaire

Q: How were you able to translate that passion into a lucrative career?

A: “It was hard. Even my mother told me that I couldn’t do it; she was really against it. My father was the one who told me to live the impossible. He had given up his dream so I could live mine. He wanted to be an actor but ended up running a clothing store.”

*Live the impossible. Turn your passion into a lucrative career. Thank those who had to give up on their dream so you can live yours.

ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Tilly 1958 – watch Bullets Over Broadway

*Watch the voice of Bonnie Swanson and Tiffany Valentine almost win an Oscar.

FOOD

BB King 1925 – BBQ Salmon with Corn and Sausage Chowder

*Listen to a mix of his blues, Nick Jonas, and Marc Anthony while making his BBQ salmon. Wash it down with The Knope – waffle cocktail.

https://www.wreg.com/on-air/live-at-9/b-b-kings-recipe-for-carolina-bbq-salmon/

Celebrate Galentine’s Day with a Leslie Knope-Inspired Waffle Cocktail

SNUB – Marc Anthony 1968 – Why was I snubbed? – I need to know!

BUY A BUGATTI DAY

MIND

James Fenimore Cooper 1789

The author Henry James described Cooper’s infatuation with America as his donnee, his “given.”

*Decide what your donnee is today – what is your “given”?

BONUS: Nipsey Russell 1918

“My only mission is to look for fun, the lighter side of life. I spell it fool-osophy.”

*What is your fool-osophy?

BODY

Dan Marino 1961

“I do a lot of cardio — treadmill and elliptical,”

“It’s always good working out with someone else to help you push a bit. I try to do something every day, in the morning. [It gets] your day going.”

*Workout on the treadmill and elliptical with a friend this morning. Go outside and play some catch with a football – try to throw for 61,361 yards. H2P

SOUL

Charles de Foucauld 1858

“Every person is a child of God who loves them infinitely: it is therefore impossible to want to love God without loving human beings: the more one loves God, the more one loves people. The love of God, the love of people, is my whole life; it will be my whole life I hope.”

*If you love God, then you must love all his people too.

BONUS: Tommy Lee Jones 1946

“Ethnic stereotypes are boring and stressful and sometimes criminal. It’s just not a good way to think. It’s non-thinking. It’s stupid and destructive.”

*A different way of saying to love all of God’s people.

CROSSOVER: ENTERTAINMENT – Watch Jones win an Oscar in The Fugitive.

MONEY

Ettore Bugatti 1881

The price tag on an oil change & standard service on a Bugatti Veyron? $21,000.

*You can’t afford a Bugatti. Ever. Get your oil changed.

BONUS: Lisa Vanderpump 1960 – her $370,000 Bentley Azure is an example of her love for luxury.

*You can’t afford a Bentley Azure either.

ENTERTAINMENT

Oliver Stone 1946 – watch Platoon

Platoon was the first real Vietnam film and one of the greatest war movies of all time. The film won Stone his first Best Director Oscar as well as several other awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture.

*Platoon is a Vietnam War movie that will make you ask “why?’.

FOOD

William Howard Taft 1857

Taft has the dubious honor of being America’s heaviest leader, weighing in at 314 pounds during his tenure in the White House. Concerned about how his weight would affect his health, and therefore his ability to serve, he wrote to English physician and diet expert Nathaniel E. Yorke-Davies for advice.

Yorke-Davies recommended that Taft try the following diet:

8 a.m. A tumbler of hot water with lemon, sipped slowly

9 a.m. Breakfast: unsweetened tea or coffee, “2 or 3 Gluten biscuits,” and 6 ounces of lean grilled meat

12:30 p.m. Lunch: 4 ounces of lean meat, 4 ounces of cooked green vegetables without butter, 3 ounces of baked or stewed unsweetened fruit, 1 gluten biscuit, and 1 of the recommended “sugarless” wines

Afternoon cup of tea, coffee, or beef tea without milk or sugar advised

7-8 p.m., Dinner: clear soup, 4 ounces of fish, 5 ounces of meat, 8 ounces of vegetables, and 4 ounces of stewed fruit. Plain salad and 2 gluten biscuits, if desired

*Eat like William Howard Taft did to lose 60 lbs. – before he gained it all back. Wash it down with some of Dan Marino’s Rock N Roll Tequila.

Dan Marino is a partner in Rock N Roll Tequila which debuted its premium tequilas in handcrafted, glass guitar bottles in March 2017.

SNUB – Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex 1984 and Queen Letizia of Spain 1972

BIRTH CONTROL APPRECIATION DAY

MIND

Margaret Sanger 1879

“All worthwhile accomplishments start with a vision. Not a small, incremental vision, but a bold, audacious, flaming red, bigger than yourself vision.”

*Write down your bold, audacious, flaming red, bigger than yourself vision

BODY

Andrew Lincoln 1973

Lincoln’s trainer mandated he ditch the distance running if he wanted to pack on some mass. So, he cut out carbs and sugars and added free weights.

*A Walking Dead free weights workout for you. Cut out carbs and sugars.

Walking Dead Workouts: Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes

SOUL

Deshaun Watson 1995

“My faith gets me through life. The good times and the bad.”

*In 2021 Watson started having a really bad time. Let’s see how his faith gets him through it.

CROSSOVER: BODY – get a massage

MONEY

Robert Herjavec 1962

“If one of your top three tasks every day isn’t ‘Sell something’ – you’re going to fail.”

“The only way to create “constant forward momentum” is by bringing in new revenue, and the only way to do that is to sell.”

*Make sure that selling is one of your top 3 tasks today.

ENTERTAINMENT

Amy Winehouse 1983

*Listen to the latest member of the “27 Club” before she was gone too soon. 

FOOD

Jimmy Butler 1989

What do you eat before a game? “It depends. I’m from the South, so I’ll eat cereal, but then after shootaround, before the game I’ll eat some pancakes or some grits.”

BONUS: Katie Lee 1981 – 5-minute Blender Pancakes

“Pancakes on a weekday before work? No problem! They can be done in about 5 minutes. They are healthy, full of fiber and protein, and you can give them more of a boost by adding some flax seeds.”

*Eat like Jimmy Buckets before going to work today with Katie Lee’s 5-minute blender pancakes.

SNUB – Jessica Brown Findlay 1989

CHOCOLATE DAY

MIND

Iyanla Vanzant 1953

“What I have learned is that human beings have very thick skin. I call that skin our spirit, our Highest Most Powerful self. Spirit is the key to everything we desire”

*Don’t let anything bother you today – your highest most powerful self will not give in to negativity and this spirit is the key to everything you desire.

BODY

Nene Hilario 1982

An Alabama gym teacher brought the “whip/nae nae” into his classroom to get his elementary school students excited about working out.

*Try this “whip/nae nae” workout in honor of NBA power forward Nene (pronounced Nae Nae)

SOUL

Tavis Smiley 1964

“I believe the biblical definition of faith, that faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. I don’t know how one navigates this thing called life without having abiding faith in something. There are some times in certain situations that you have to believe, even when there is no evidence. You have to believe even when there are no signs that something is going to work out.”

*Have faith and truly believe that everything is going to work out today.

MONEY

Tyler Perry 1969

Perry quit several jobs to pursue his dream. He suggests not to just quit your job, but instead recognize that you still have to earn a living.

*You still must earn a living, so don’t quit your day job…yet. Once you do find a way to turn your passion into payday, quit your job as soon as you can. 

How much longer until you can quit your job?

ENTERTAINMENT

Roald Dahl 1916 – watch Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Roald Dahl was a spy, an ace fighter pilot, a chocolate historian, and a medical inventor.

*Watch the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory if you are sober. Watch the reboot starring Johnny Depp if you are stoned.

FOOD

Milton Hershey 1857 – Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” Chocolate Cake

Baking a homemade chocolate cake from scratch is easier than you think. And when you’re baking a HERSHEY’S chocolate cake, it’s more satisfying, too.

*What a day of chocolate! Eat some Milton Hershey chocolate cake while watching Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory.

Each drink is designed to resemble something from the books – “The Snozzberries Taste Like Snozzberries” “Factory’s Special Chocolate Blend” “Goodie Goodie Gumballs,”

*Recreate some of these drinks to keep the Chocolate Day Party going.

https://www.themanual.com/food-and-drink/willy-wonka-themed-pop-up-cocktail-fatory/

SNUB – Fiona Apple 1977 – Easy firework chocolate apples! With dark chocolate and rainbow sprinkles

Easy Firework Dark Chocolate Dipped Apples Recipe

RETIRE WHILE YOU’RE YOUNG DAY

MIND

Andrew Luck 1989

John Feinstein has asked many athletes the same question: What’re you gonna do when you’re done?

He’d never heard an answer like Luck’s before. Or since.

‘Honestly, I think I could be very happy teaching high school history.’ – Andrew Luck

*Luck shockingly announced his retirement from the NFL at the age of 29. He could not take the pain anymore. With millions in the bank, teaching high school history could be fun. It’s not as much fun with hundreds in the bank.

MISSION: The mission of the Andrew Luck Book Club is to build a team of readers of all levels.

*Join Andrew Luck’s book club today. Think of starting your own (with 365DOLF suggested books) with friends and loved ones.

BODY

Jesse Owens 1913

Owens trained in special morning sessions before school. Within a year, he was running the 100-yard dash in eleven seconds. He would run as though the track were on fire.

*Run as many 100-yard dashes as you can before work or school this morning.

SOUL

Barry White 1944

White was a musical prodigy whose romantic songs helped to create a new mode of modern masculinity

*Listen to Barry White and chill with that someone special. It’s good for the soul.

MONEY

Paul Walker 1973

Having a will is only the start. A revocable living trust is the best estate planning tool for most. Walker’s will left all of his assets to a trust he created, which means the probate process was much simpler.

*Make a revocable living trust. This was very wise of Paul Walker who died much too young.

ENTERTAINMENT

Emmy Rossum 1986 – watch The Phantom of the Opera

“I got mono once when I was 18 or 19 and I had to go on a press tour for Phantom of the Opera. I ate garlic every single day — a whole head of roasted garlic. I love it, but I’m sure it was not pleasant for those around me because it starts to come out of your skin.”

*Watch Emmy almost win a Golden Globe Award in The Phantom of the Opera.

FOOD

Yao Ming 1980 – order Chinese food

One night Ewing, Mutombo and Yao ordered coconut curry prawn, General Tso’s chicken, fried rice with shrimp, Mongolian beef, garlic basil prawn, Szechuan prawn and white rice.

Yao Ming announced the establishment of his new Napa Valley winery: Yao Family Wines.

*Call up your favorite local Chinese restaurant and make the exact same order. Invite two of your best and biggest friends to come join the feast. Wash it down with Yao wine.

BONUS: Yang Mi 1986 – revealed she only eats seven dumplings for lunch and a healthy salad made up of potato, avocado, boiled egg, corn, lettuce and tomato for dinner.

SNUB – Jennifer Hudson 1981 and Ruben Studdard 1978

9/11 DAY

MIND

Paul Bear Bryant 1913

“But I learned that the lessons my mama taught me were always right. It don’t cost nuthin’ to be nice. It don’t cost ‘nuthin’ to do the right thing most of the time, and it costs a lot to lose your good name by breakin’ your word to someone.”

*Be nice. Do the right thing. Don’t break your word.

BODY

Elizabeth Henstridge 1987

I’ve worn my workout clothes ALL DAY so I would work out but then I got pizza instead.

*Henstridge sent the above tweet. Use it as your inspiration to wear your workout clothes all day.

SOUL

Tom Landry 1924

“As a Christian, I know my life is in God’s hands,”

“He has a plan for me. Therefore, I never worry about tomorrow or never worry about winning or losing football games. That knowledge gives me a lot of composure in tough situations.”

*Don’t worry about tomorrow or anything that is stressing you in life right now. Know that your life is in God’s hands and he will take care of you.

MONEY

Ludacris 1977

“No matter how much money I ever get, I’m going to want to provide for my family and never have to go back to really struggling. You don’t ever want to go outside; you don’t ever want to be left in the cold. You want to be safe.”

*For over 9 months you have been learning how to save and invest money. Keep working at it until you and your family are safe.

ENTERTAINMENT

Taraji P. Henson 1970 – watch The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons

*Watch Taraji P. Henson almost win an Oscar in The Curious Case of Benjamin Buttons.

FOOD

Harry Connick Jr 1967 – jambalaya

When Harry Connick Jr. was growing up in New Orleans, his mother would drop him off at school with the same parting words every day: “Be a leader.”

*Be a leader and make Harry Connick Jr’s jambalaya.

https://www.food.com/recipe/harry-connick-jr-s-jambalaya-359872

SNUB – Ed Reed 1978

DRINK AN ARNOLD PALMER DAY

MIND

Jack Ma 1964

“I’m coming to this world not to work. I want to come to this world to enjoy my life. I don’t want to die in my office. I want to die on the beaches.”

*Make this your (MMM) morning mirror mantra.

BODY

Roger Maris 1934 – chop wood

The bulge you saw in Maris’ arms came from chopping wood back home in Fargo, N.D.

*It might be difficult to find a wood pile to chop, but it is fun, and it does ease stress. If not, ask your trainer for a move to simulate chopping wood or go to the batting cages and swing away.

SOUL

Marie Laveau 1801

Many condemned her as a witch while others praised her as a saint. Vodou began when African slaves brought their native traditions with them as they were forcefully transported to the new world. Vodou is a monotheistic religion. Followers of Vodou — known as Vodouisants — believe in a single, supreme godhead that can be equated with the Catholic God. This deity is known as Bondye, “the good god”

*Pray to Bondye – “the good god” today.

MONEY

Arnold Palmer 1929

Palmer had not capitalized on his namesake drink. Knowing this, three men decided it would make sense to draw up a business plan — on a napkin of course — and present it to Palmer’s agents.

*Go to the bar with two buddies. Order Arnold Palmers. Draw up a business plan on a napkin. Make millions.

ENTERTAINMENT

Colin Firth 1960 – watch The King’s Speech

*Watch Colin Firth win an Oscar in The King’s Speech.

FOOD

Randy Johnson 1963 – Big Unit Hot Dog

A signature menu item was the Big Unit hot dog, named for Diamondbacks Hall of Famer Randy Johnson. It’s nearly 2 feet of meat packed in an entire baguette loaf and smothered in chili, cheese, bacon, jalapeño, grilled onions, relish and sauerkraut.

*Enjoy a Big Unit hot dog in honor of one of the most dominant pitchers in baseball. Wash it down with an Arnold Palmer in honor of one of the most dominant golfers ever.

https://www.si.com/eats/2019/03/20/arizona-diamondbacks-hot-dogs-chase-field-chef-price-ingredients

https://www.delish.com/cooking/recipe-ideas/a29813418/arnold-palmer-drink-recipe/

SNUB – Misty Copeland 1982

BECOME A KENTUCKY COLONEL DAY

MIND

Leo Tolstoy 1828

“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking.”

*Use your MIND without prejudice. Don’t fear understanding things that clash with customs, privileges, or common beliefs.

BODY

Rachel Hunter 1969

“As I learned in India, yoga is extremely good for the Body, Mind & Soul. While most of us know the practice for its powerful ability to improve flexibility and reduce stress. There are other helpful benefits which you may not be aware of, this includes:”

• Immunity –
• Memory –
• Mood –
• Pain –
• Energy –
• Sleep –

*Yoga again – to help with the above.

SOUL

Otis Redding 1941 – The King of Soul

His voice was rough, but it carried with it a style and a grace and an originality that was rare in soul music.

*Listen to The King of Soul Otis Redding – it’s good for the soul.

BONUS: Michael Buble 1975

“The reason to be a good guy isn’t for the person you’re with, it’s for you,”

“That sounds weird, but I like me better now. I’m happier now. I’m better at what I do, I’m better on stage because I’m not pretending to be the guy I want to be.”

*Listen to Michael Buble to learn how to be a good guy.

MONEY

Adam Sandler 1966

“I think when I bought a house, that’s when I thought I felt like that’s a grown-up thing to do.”

*If you have not bought a house yet, make that the next grown-up thing to do. Watch Billy Madison for motivation – but don’t get any ideas about becoming a teacher.

ENTERTAINMENT

Michelle Williams 1980 – watch My Week with Marilyn

*Watch Michelle Williams almost win an Oscar in My Week with Marilyn.

BONUS: Hugh Grant 1960 – watch Four Weddings and a Funeral

*Watch Grant win a Golden Globe in Four Weddings and a Funeral.

Which movie did you prefer?

FOOD

Colonel Sanders 1890 – KFC

His food, which consisted of pan-fried chicken, gave him a reputation in the region for his skills as a chef. It wasn’t glamorous work, but it landed Sanders the one thing he’d never found in his life: success.

*Splurge on some salty, greasy, KFC today. Once a year won’t kill you…hopefully.

SNUB – Ava Phillipe 1999

PINK, BLACK, AND YELLOW DAY

MIND

Bernie Sanders 1941

“Yes, we become stronger when men and women, young and old, gay and straight, native-born and immigrant fight together to create the kind of country we all know we can become.”

* How would you create the kind of country we all know we can become?

BODY

Brooke Burke 1971

Join Brooke on a fun, inspirational & easy to follow work out program to transform your total body, anytime, anywhere at every age!

“I try to get to a Pilates Plus class, which is an intense, fast-paced workout that’s done on a special reformer machine, at least three times a week. I also go to the gym a couple of times. I do 15 minutes on the treadmill, walking at a 3.5-mile-per-hour speed and a 15-grade incline.”

*If you can’t get to a Pilates Plus class, do 15 minutes on the treadmill, walking 3.5 mph at a 15-grade incline. Also think of getting the brookeburkebody app.

SOUL

Ruby Bridges 1954

When Ruby Bridges walked into her first-grade class in 1960, the tiny 6-year-old became a powerful symbol of the Civil Rights Movement. She was the first black student to attend the all-white William Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans, despite the mob of protesters who raged outside the school.

*If you have a daunting challenge today, gather the courage of Ruby Bridges to overcome it.

MONEY

Peter Sellers 1925 – write a will

A letter signed by Peter Sellers hours before his death, lends weight to the theory that the wrong person inherited his wealth.

*You were introduced to legalzoom.com a few days ago. Use it again today to make your will.

ENTERTAINMENT

Pink 1979 – yes, Pink and the Pink Panther share a birthday

*Listen to Pink all day.

SIDE NOTE – My favorite female artist shares a birthday with my wife.

FOOD

Wiz Khalifa 1987 – rice and salmon

The Pittsburgh star, tweeted a request for his hometown fans: “weed and Primanti’s.”  

“I really like rice and salmon. The funny thing is, anything with rice, I’m really down with it. When it’s rice involved, I’m going to come and scoop me up a plate.”

BONUS: Charlie Trotter 1959: These 4-ounce, vacuum-sealed packages of salmon are a food you can purchase and lay claim: “I got to eat Charlie Trotter’s cooking.”

*Get some Charlie Trotter salmon and make rice to eat like Wiz Khalifa. Have some late-night weed and Primanti’s Brothers sandwiches. Go Steelers!

“Although about the same proportion of blacks and whites use marijuana, a black person is almost four times more likely to be arrested for marijuana possession than a white person.” – Bernie Sanders

SNUB – David Arquette 1971