365DOLF

YOUR PREROGATIVE DAY

MIND

Hank Aaron 1934

Reflecting on his accomplishments despite all the obstacles, Aaron said it was his motto that got him through: “Always keep swinging.”

*As I continue to work on 365DOLF, I have good days and bad days. I’m going to steal from the home run king and have the motto of “Always keep typing”. Whatever your goals are, come up with your own motto – “Always keep __________”

BODY

Cristiano Ronaldo 1985

http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/train-like-ronaldo-build-a-body-for-a-better-game.html

Neymar 1992

http://www.fourfourtwo.com/us/performance/training/neymar-workout#:ILO5q0Dfy8o5LA

*Two of the greatest modern day soccer players were born on the same day! Take this day to use the above workouts to focus on power, explosion, balance, and speed. Yes, you must do both workouts. Research and find a place where you can play soccer on a day like today.

SOUL

Sara Evans 1971

“I don’t really love organized religion, but I love the Lord. I love the Bible and what the Bible teaches, what God teaches us through his word. But I don’t love organized religion because I think so often the point is missed. The real point is to try to live by the Ten Commandments as much as we can, and just think that through. I feel like we’ve lost a lot of that common sense in life today … Old-fashioned values.”

*Use common sense and old-fashioned values to guide your soul.

MONEY

Roger Staubach 1942

“I didn’t make enough money in my sport to retire,”

Staubach employees are happy for that. Roger made them a bundle in his second career.

*365DOLF is my second career and I hope my future employees are happy for that. Take today to put some thought into your retirement and your second career.

ENTERTAINMENT

Jennifer Jason Leigh 1962 – watch The Hateful Eight

*Watch Jennifer Jason Leigh almost win an Oscar in The Hateful Eight.

FOOD

Bobby Brown 1969 – Shrimp Ala Bobby

https://bobbybrownfoods.com/recipe/shrimp-ala-bobby/

*It’s your prerogative to use the Bobby Brown Foods website to make this Shrimp Ala Bobby.

SNUB – Trayvon Martin 1995 and Mark Fuhrman 1952 share a birthday today

Review –

• “Always keep ______________________.”
• Play soccer
• 10 Commandments and old-fashioned values
• What is your second career going to be?
• Watch The Hateful Eight
• Shrimp Ala Bobby

RIDE THE BUS DAY

MIND

Betty Friedan 1921

*Consider today as one more step towards a new stage of opportunity and strength.

BODY

Oscar De La Hoya 1973

An upper body day that’s all push-pull. We want him using equal weight pushing and pulling because that makes him very symmetrical. So that when you’re throwing a punch, everything is very even.

*Use today as an upper body day. Try to use the same weight (barbell or dumbbells) and focus on four areas – chest (bench press) – biceps (curls) – shoulders (military press) and back (pull downs). Then use the symmetry of the push-pull workout to throw a punch or two in a boxing workout, just like the Golden Boy.

SOUL

Rosa Parks 1913

Rosa Louise Parks was nationally recognized as the “mother of the modern day civil rights movement” in America.

*Get out of your comfort zone and ride the city bus today. I had no idea how to do it. I simply went to the nearest bus stop and waited. The wait itself opened my eyes to people less fortunate than I am. Once on the bus, I sat as far to the back as I could and just observed a different world than what I am used to. It was good for my soul.

MONEY

Lawrence Taylor 1959

LT lost a fortune with lavish spending and hard partying. Since leaving the league, Taylor’s been arrested a handful of times for drug possession, was caught by the IRS filing a false tax return, and declared bankruptcy in the late 90s.

*You should have your taxes by now. Look at how much you made last year. Where did it go? Make a vow that at this time next year, you will know exactly where all of your money went. There are apps and websites that can help with this. And whatever you do, don’t be like the greatest linebacker ever and waste it all and then file a false tax return.

ENTERTAINMENT

Gavin DeGraw 1977

“Everything changes. Life happens in stages. You won’t have your story without turning pages.”

*Regardless of what stage of life you are in, listen to Gavin DeGraw today. He will help get you to turn the pages.

FOOD

Charles Lindbergh 1902 – Swedish butter cookie

“My mother often made a Swedish butter cookie — very rich, yellow, and in the form of an O. This was my favorite cookie.”

http://lakecountryjournal.com/lc/

*Enjoy making this delicious Swedish butter cookie as you listen to Gavin DeGraw.

SNUB – Alice Cooper 1948

Review –

• Today is a new stage of opportunity and strength
• Push-pull workout
• Ride the city bus
• Know where your money goes
• Listen to Gavin DeGraw
• Make Swedish Butter Cookies

CRASH A WEDDING DAY

MIND

Amal Clooney 1978

“Love is the one thing in life that I think is the biggest determinant of happiness, and it’s the thing you have the least control over. Are you going to meet this person? I was 35 when I met him. It wasn’t obvious that it was going to happen for me. And I wasn’t willing or excited about the idea of getting married or having a family in the absence of that.”

*If you haven’t found love yet, don’t settle for anything less than you deserve.

BODY

Warwick Davis 1970

What do you most dislike about your appearance?
“I have a positive outlook. Sometimes I feel my face carries too much weight. When I notice it around my jawline, I watch what I eat.”

Davis was born with the condition spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenital (SED), which caused his dwarfism.

*Appreciate the body that you have and if your face is carrying too much weight, watch what you eat.

SOUL

Maura Tierney 1965

“It’s been a slow burn for me in terms of figuring things out. I think having the cancer has changed me. I’m more bossy and more easy-going at the same time. I say what I want and less stuff bugs me now. I was never uptight, but I used to worry a lot. It turns out, no matter how much you worry you can’t control things. Also, I don’t want to waste time.”

*Don’t waste time by worrying about anything today.

MONEY

Sean Kingston 1990

I’m Broke & Live With My Mom!!

For his February/March bank statement, his Bank of America account began the month with $18.96 but ended the month with $6.96. His Chase bank accounts started with $370.68 and $207.63 but ended with (negative) $19.65 and $7.22.

*Worth over $2 million at one point, most of his money was spent on jewelry. It’s not how much you make – it’s how much you spend.

ENTERTAINMENT

Isla Fisher 1976 – watch Wedding Crashers

ISLA FISHER WATCHED FATAL ATTRACTION AND THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE BEFORE HER AUDITION FOR GLORIA.

*Watch Wedding Crashers and see why Jeremy and Gloria are perfect for each other.

FOOD

Nathan Lane 1956 – beef tenderloin with mushroom and thyme

Actor Nathan Lane joins Martha to make beef tenderloin with mushrooms and thyme.

https://www.marthastewart.com/1034103/mss2059-nathan-lane-beef-quicktime-h264-1280-720-6000mov

*Enjoy this beef tenderloin while watching Wedding Crashers.

SNUB – Norman Rockwell 1894

Review –

• Don’t settle
• Appreciate your body
• Don’t waste time worrying
• It’s not how much you make, it’s how much you spend
• Watch Wedding Crashers
• Make beef tenderloin

2020 SUPER BOWL SUNDAY

MIND
James Joyce 1882

There are two kinds of people. Those that have read “Ulysses” and those that haven’t

*Actually there are 3 types of people. I tried reading it. I stopped on page 323. I just don’t get it. Every year on this day, I’m going to continue to read as much as I can until one day I finish this monster.

BODY

Shakira 1977

Gerard Pique 1987

After a dream Christmas with her footballer partner Gerard Piqué and their two kids, Milan and Sasha, the star has returned to the gym with a program that combines cardio and dance, in addition to strength exercises.

*Use those hips to combine cardio and dance, and work in some strength exercises. Make sure to watch Shakira perform at halftime of tonight’s Super Bowl.

SOUL

George Halas 1895

“San Francisco has always been my favorite booing city. I don’t mean the people boo louder or longer, but there is a very special intimacy. When they boo you, you know they mean you. Music, that’s what it is to me. One time in Kezar Stadium they gave me a standing boo.”

*Take pride in being booed today. Take it as a compliment. Papa Bear Halas would be cheering for Kansas City to beat San Francisco in tonight’s Super Bowl.

MONEY

Ayn Rand 1905

“Until and unless you discover that money is the root of all good, you ask for your own destruction. When money ceases to be the tool by which men deal with one another, then men become the tools of men. Blood, whips and guns—or dollars. Take your choice—there is no other—and your time is running out.”

Ayn Rand wrote volumes urging people to be selfish.

• Work hard to achieve a life of purpose and productiveness.
• Pursue your own happiness as your highest moral aim.

*This may change your whole outlook on life and you will no longer need to read the Money or Soul portions of 365DOLF.

ENTERTAINMENT

Farrah Fawcett 1947 – watch Charlie’s Angels (1976)

*Watch the late Farrah Fawcett almost win a Golden Globe in the original Charlie’s Angels.

FOOD

Ina Garten 1948 – Super Bowl Caramelized Bacon

“I’ll admit that for me, the Super Bowl is less about football than it is about the party. If I’m having friends over to watch the game, I love to serve something that’s really decadent and over the top – like my Caramelized Bacon. What could be better than strips of bacon that are crispy, salty, spicy, and a little bit sweet? The only problem is your guests will love these so much, you’ll have to make a lot!! Have a great Super Bowl party and may the best team win!”

https://barefootcontessa.com/recipes/caramelized-bacon

*The above was a Facebook post from our Super Bowl birthday girl. Make a lot of caramelized bacon for the big game.

SNUB – Christie Brinkley 1954

Review –

• Try to read Ulysses
• Cardio, dance, and weight training
• Take pride in being booed
• Be selfish
• Watch Charlie’s Angels (1976)
• Super Bowl Caramelized Bacon

FAMOUS OFFSPRING DAY

MIND

Langston Hughes 1902

The past has been a mint
Of blood and sorrow.
That must not be
True of tomorrow.

*As you start your second month of the year, hopefully everything has gone well. But if the past month or your past in general, has been a mint of blood and sorrow, remember that must not be true of tomorrow.

BODY

Ronda Rousey 1987

Warm-Up

Ronda jogs on the treadmill for 20 minutes with a 2-pound dumbbell in each hand.

Arms

With the same dumbbells in her hands, she throws uppercuts for 30 seconds,  punches straight ahead for 30 seconds. Then she punches up at a 45-degree angle for 30 seconds.

Legs

Ronda does a lot of stair work. She runs the Santa Monica Stairs—there are almost 400

Abs

We do exercises in three-minute rounds—crunches, oblique twists, planks—but the main thing is, we hit it hard.

*Follow the above workout that made Ronda Rousey, at one time, “The Baddest Woman on the Planet”

SOUL

Harry Styles 1994

He feels he doesn’t want to be that guy who is known for bedding celebs any more. He feels it’s getting in the way of him having a proper, meaningful relationship and Kabbalah is giving him the discipline to finally quit sex for a sustained period.

*Research Kabbalah and see if it can give you the discipline you desire.

MONEY

Lauren Conrad 1986

She’s a media mogul, with multiple clothing lines, bestselling books and her own lifestyle brand. Conrad has millions of devoted followers on social media.

“I’ve always just worked really hard and focused on what I wanted to do, and I think I’ve been really fortunate.”

*As we start month #2, continue to work really hard and focus on what you want to do. Hopefully you’re not content working really hard to make someone else rich.

ENTERTAINMENT

Clark Gable 1901 – watch It Happened One Night

*Watch Clark Gable win an Oscar in It Happened One Night

FOOD

Lisa Marie Presley 1968

The Lisa Marie

Elvis had his fried peanut butter and banana sandwiches—Lisa Marie has taken the sandwich to a whole new taste dimension by adding bacon, cheese and chocolate sauce.

https://cooksrecipes.com/dessert/the_lisa_marie_recipe.html

*There will be a lot of healthy recipes provided this year. This is not one of them. Consider this a cheat meal to start the month of February. 

SNUB – Brandon Lee 1965 – (The offspring of Elvis and Bruce Lee share a birthday)

Review –

• Don’t dwell on the past
• Ronda Rousey workout
• Research Kabbalah
• Work hard for what you want to do
• Watch It Happened One Night
• Make The Lisa Marie

BASEBALL HALL OF FAME DAY

MIND

Jackie Robinson 1919

“A life is not important except in the impact it has on other lives,”

*As a citizen of the world, work each day on fostering an inclusive culture where everyone should have a fair shot at achieving their greatest potential. And this includes you! Watch the movie 42 for inspiration.

BODY

Kerry Washington 1977

“With Pilates, I get to bring my true self. I cry, I laugh. I get to go: Where is my body today? What do I need today? How can I take care of myself and push myself past my comfort zone? How can I be both loving and challenging?”

*Take care of yourself and push past your comfort zone with a Pilates class. As always, start with an introductory class where applicable.

SOUL

Ernie Banks 1931

*Have Ernie Bank’s “let’s play two” eagerness today. Embrace today’s challenges with a smile and an enthusiasm and love of life.

MONEY

Nolan Ryan 1947

“I didn’t retire,” he said. “I just don’t play baseball.”

*Don’t retire – just don’t do your current job any more. 

ENTERTAINMENT

Justin Timberlake 1981

“I’m here to tell you that you and your choices matter,”

*You may have had your fill of listening to boy bands a few days ago, so focus on JT’s solo work today.

FOOD

Portia de Rossi 1973 – vegan red beans and rice

“I’ve always seen myself as an animal lover, but honestly, my affection didn’t extend to all animals.”

http://parade.com/12919/parade/portia-and-ellens-vegan-red-beans-and-rice/

*You had Ellen’s vegan tacos just 6 days ago, now enjoy her wife’s vegan red beans and rice.

SNUB – Minnie Driver

Review –

• Foster an inclusive culture
• Pilates
• Embrace today’s challenges with a smile
• What will be your income upon retirement?
• Listen to Justin Timberlake
• Make vegan red beans and rice

FRED KOREMATSU DAY

MIND

FDR 1882

*Look at FDR’s proposal for a Second Bill of Rights. Take today to write down how you can improve on all 6 of these ideals.

BODY

Christian Bale 1974

“I tie a plastic ice pack around my face and commence with the morning’s stretching exercises. Afterwards I stand in front of a chrome and acrylic Wash mobile bathroom sink – with soap dish, cup holder, and railings that serve as towel bars, which I bought at Hastings Tile to use while the marble sinks I ordered from Finland are being sanded – and stare at my reflection with the ice pack still on. I pour some Plax antiplaque formula into a stainless-steel tumbler and swish it around my mouth for thirty seconds.”

https://www.shortlist.com/style/grooming/how-to-replicate-patrick-batemans-grooming-regimen/25673

https://www.amazon.com/American-Psycho-Christian-Bale/dp/B002PA3FTG

*Do the American Psycho morning ritual this morning. Possibly make it a daily habit – without the murdering that follows.

SOUL

Fred Korematsu 1919

ANNUAL FRED KOREMATSU DAY OF CIVIL LIBERTIES & THE CONSTITUTION EVENT

We need volunteers to help us during our annual event every January. We also need help to brainstorm, coordinate, and outreach in the months leading up to the event.

HOW TO SIGN UP

Please email us at info@korematsuinstitute.org for more information.

http://www.korematsuinstitute.org/fred-t-korematsu-lifetime/

*In honor of Fred Korematsu, email his institute and let them know that you’d like to help out next year on this date. This is a way to help maintain civil liberties by donating time and not money.

MONEY

Vanessa Redgrave 1937

Redgrave needs the money, they say, because she earned little during her exile, insists on doing low-paying theatrical productions and continues to pump much of her income into causes.

*Even Oscar winning actors need to continue to earn money, especially if they plan on giving to causes.

ENTERTAINMENT

Dick Cheney 1941 – watch Vice

*Christian Bale shares a birthday with the man he portrays in the movie Vice. Enjoy this award-winning move today.

FOOD

Gene Hackman 1930 – Popeye’s chicken sandwich

“Popeye Doyle, the New York narc created by Gene Hackman in ‘The French Connection,’ was the most compelling of characters, a man driven by violent hungers that had little to do with his job as a cop.”

1972

Alvin C. Copeland Sr., opens “Chicken on the Run” in New Orleans

After several months of lackluster performance, he reopens the restaurant as “Popeye’s” (after Popeye Doyle of The French Connection), selling spicy, New Orleans-style chicken.

*Use that violent hunger to go get a Popeye’s chicken sandwich.

SNUB – Phil Collins 1951

REVIEW –

• Expand on your Second Bill of Rights
• American Psycho morning ritual
• Help maintain civil liberties
• If you want to give, you’ve got to earn
• Watch Vice
• Popeye’s chicken sandwich

LIVE FULLY DAY

MIND

Oprah Winfrey 1954

*Get up. Step Out. Live fully. Repeat this each day – this is life.

BODY

Heather Graham 1970 – yoga

“Yoga is my obsession. I love it! I would rather be doing yoga than most other things.”

*Yoga is a workout that is suggested on a regular basis. If it is suggested so much, it must work. Find a Yoga studio that you like and use it throughout this year. Maybe it will become your obsession.

SOUL

Harriet Tubman 1820 (maybe)

“Don’t ever stop. Keep going. If you want a taste of freedom, keep going.” ~Harriet Tubman

*Have a deep and abiding faith that guides you. The same God that helped guide Harriet Tubman, guides you. Don’t ever stop. Keep going.

MONEY

John D. Rockefeller, Jr. 1874

*Follow the example of John D. Rockefeller Jr. and start tithing today. Set up to have 10% of your salary directly donated to your church or a cause or charity that you have a strong feeling for. This is good for your soul and you’ll be surprised how it ends up helping your money.

ENTERTAINMENT

Tom Selleck 1945 – watch Magnum P.I.

*Watch as much of the original Magnum P.I. as you can today, while growing an epic mustache.

FOOD

William McKinley 1843 – hot lobster salad

https://www.emerils.com/120095/warm-lobster-salad

Hot Lobster salad…was prized enough by the McKinley’s to be served as the focal point of their silver wedding anniversary celebration….

*Enjoy this hot (warm) lobster salad recipe in honor of President McKinley’s birthday today.

SNUB – Adam Lambert 1982

Review –

• Get up, step out, live fully
• Yoga
• Have a deep faith that guides you
• Think of tithing
• Watch the original Magnum P.I.
• Hot lobster salad

SLIMLANDIA DAY

MIND

Jackson Pollock 1912

https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/moma/moma-abstract-expressionism/v/moma-jackson-pollock

*Do you want to sound smart about art? At least about Jackson Pollock on his birthday. Take the above course on him through Khan Academy. If you are young, you know all about Khan Academy. If you’re older, you’ll be upset that it wasn’t available when you were in school.

BODY

Andre Iguodala 1984

Iguodala has a strict “no screens, no lights” bedtime routine that involves “shutting down all the phones, putting everything on airplane mode, getting my alarm clock set, and taking a couple deep breaths.

“Sleep more and work out more.”

*When you go to bed tonight, perform Andre Iguodala’s nightly routine to get more sleep and don’t forget to work out more too.

SOUL

Gregg Popovich 1949

“Win the championship? I don’t know, but it’s not a priority in my life. I’d be much happier if I knew that my players were going to make society better, who had good families and who took care of the people around them.”

https://www.thenation.com/article/soul-men-coach-pop-and-cornel-west/

*Take today to make society better. Work on making your family better. Take care of the people around you. Work hard at your job or business, but stay focused on being more than successful in your job.

MONEY

Carlos Slim 1940

Invest in areas that customers find it difficult to avoid you

Carlos has invested in real estate, bakeries, telecoms, education institutions, healthcare, fashion, museums etc. By doing this, he is serving his customers every day in different ways. People joke that: Mexico should be renamed “Slimlandia” because it is impossible to avoid contributing to his vast empire.

*It’s never been easier to invest. Invest online and focus on areas that people can’t avoid. As you go through your day, observe what people “have” to do (cell phones, groceries, gas, etc.)

ENTERTAINMENT

Nick Carter 1988

Joey Fatone 1977

*Boy bands were never better than at the height of the Backstreet Boys and Nsync. With Nick Carter and Joey Fatone sharing a birthday, enjoy a mix of both groups and decide for yourself which one was best.

FOOD

Ariel Winter 1998

“I tried it recently and I just fell in love with it,” Winter said. “I go through stages like every three months, I pick a new favorite food and it’s currently mint chocolate chip ice cream. So I have six different companies of mint chocolate chip ice cream in my freezer currently.”

*Get some mint chocolate chip ice cream and watch Winter in Modern Family

SNUB – J. Cole 1985

Review –

• Use Khan Academy to learn about Jackson Pollock
• Sleep more and work out more
• Make society better
• Invest in “must haves”
• Listen to N’Sync and Backstreet Boys
• Mint chocolate chip ice cream

THE CHIEF DAY

MIND

Samuel Gompers 1850

*You would think that the greatest labor leader in American history would have nothing but liberal thoughts. Gompers is an interesting mix of fighting for the rights of labor while being against welfare programs. This ties into his political non partisanship and could be a lesson for today – to not choose party over what is best for the country.

BODY

Rosamund Pike 1979

The Rosamund Pike workout is a basic weight lifting regime: squats, dead lifts, lunges, curls and other simple moves — but Pike was maxing out (that’s lifting as much as is physically possible for you) in eight repetitions.

*Max out on squats, dead lifts, lunges, and curls. Record what your max is on these lifts and look for improvement later this year. Watch Gone Girl for inspiration.

SOUL

John Chivington 1821

*John Chivington chose his commitment to the US Military and the extermination of Native Americans over the morality of killing women and children. Even as a Methodist minister, he chose country over God. Take today to think about the choices you make each day that put your relationship with God secondary.

MONEY

Art Rooney 1901

Rooney never held a “regular” job in his life, except for a half day. He worked one morning in a steel mill, then quit. “I never even went back for my paycheck,” he later recalled.

*Never holding a “regular” job is what 365DOLF is all about. Find your passion like Art Rooney, and become legendary at it. Go Steelers!

ENTERTAINMENT

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756

*Listen to Mozart and let his intelligence rub off on you.

FOOD

Lewis Carroll 1832 – Alice in Wonderland Tea Party

http://theverybesttop10.com/alice-in-wonderland-party-food/

*Have friends over for an Alice in Wonderland Tea Party. If you’re caught up on your reading, start reading the book by Lewis Carroll today.

SNUB – Mikhail Baryshnikov

Review –

• Be non-partisan
• Max out on squats
• What is making God secondary in your life?
• Avoid a “regular” job
• Listen to Mozart
• Throw an Alice in Wonderland Tea Party