365DOLF

GET YOUR SEXY BACK DAY

MIND

Joan of Arc 1412

*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

Ndamukong Suh 1987

“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.”

*Get back into your “sexy”.  Go to the gym and do 3 sets of squats, bench press, and 60-yard sprints. 

SOUL

Eddie Redmayne 1982 – watch The Theory of Everything

While there is life, there is Hope.

*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

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

*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

*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

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

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

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

GODFATHER DAY

MIND

Chuck Noll 1932

“I think everybody under Chuck’s leadership grew as players and people,” said former wide receiver Lynn Swann

*Take today to help someone grow as a person

BODY

Bradley Cooper 1975

For his role in American Sniper, Cooper went to the gym for 4 hours a day.

*Act like you’re preparing for a movie role and go to the gym for 4 hours today

SOUL

Francisco Suarez 1548

“The church’s object is the health of each individual soul and its spiritual salvation, as opposed to the state whose jurisdiction is solely temporal, concerned with the common good in secular life.”

*Regardless of your thoughts on religion, Use the church as a safe haven from the ugliness of politics.  Attend church with an open heart and clear mind, and as an escape for a few hours each week. 

MONEY

King C. Gillette 1855

• Keep your eyes open for opportunities
• Good ideas come from common problems

*Any time that you have a problem this year, ask yourself how you could make money off of fixing that problem.

ENTERTAINMENT

Diane Keaton 1946 – (Kay Adams)

Robert Duvall 1931 – (Tom Hagen) – watch The Godfather

*As Diane Keaton and Robert Duvall share a birthday, they also share some scenes in The Godfather. Ironically, Talia Shire and Al Pacino share a birthday on 4/25. Watch The Godfather today and part 2 on April 25.

FOOD

January Jones 1978

“I’m from South Dakota, so meat, potatoes, carbs.”

*Eat like January Jones today – meat, potatoes, and carbs!

SNUB – Carrie Ann Inaba 1968

REVIEW –

• Lead someone to be a better person
• 4 hours in the gym today
• Use church as an escape
• Solve a common problem
• Watch The Godfather
• Meat, potatoes, and carbs

APPRECIATE GRAVITY DAY

MIND

Sir Isaac Newton 1643

*If something isn’t catching your heart, Newton’s life suggests to drop it and move to something else.

BODY
Kris Bryant 1992

“In college, my team did the CrossFit WOD Murph. It was ridiculously hard, but it definitely got me in shape.”
“Murph”
For time:
1 mile Run
100 Pull-ups
200 Push-ups
300 Squats
1 mile Run

*Try doing the “Murph” today. Any parts that you can’t do, focus on improving those areas this year.

SOUL
Louis Braille 1809

*In honor of Louis Braille’s birthday, volunteer at learningally.org to help produce audio books for the blind. A way to donate time instead of money

 MONEY
Don Shula 1930

When it comes to business, Shula suggests: Find great people, then focus on the fundamentals.

*Find your passion this year. Find great people to help and focus on the fundamentals.

ENTERTAINMENT

Dyan Cannon 1937 – watch Heaven Can Wait 1978

*Watch Dyan Cannon almost win an Oscar in Heaven Can Wait

FOOD
Graham Elliot 1977 – S’mores Pie

https://www.bravotv.com/top-chef/blogs/smores-pie-graham-elliot-recipe

*Use Graham crackers to make Graham’s s’mores pie

SNUB – Michael Stipe 1960 – listen to R.E.M while going to sleep tonight

Review

• If it’s not in your heart, drop it and move on
• The Murph
• Volunteer at learningally.org
• Find great people and focus on the fundamentals
• Watch Heaven Can Wait, 1978
• S’mores Pie

BE CONTRITE DAY

Vegan activist Greta Thunberg has revealed that she convinced her parents to stop eating animals by ‘making them feel guilty’.

*Try to go vegan today. At least don’t eat any animals.

FIND YOUR PRAYER DAY

MIND

Isaac Asimov 1920

http://www.startribune.com/variety/comicgames/games/superquiz/

*Take some of Isaac Asimov’s SUPER QUIZZES to stimulate your mind.

BODY

Karina Smirnoff 1978

• Never do the same workout twice. Mix it up so your body doesn’t plateau.
• Eat watermelon and asparagus as diuretics. They are great for the body because they help get toxins out.
• Eat spinach because it’s a great source of fiber and keeps you full.

*Lots of good advice from Dancing with the Stars’ Karina Smirnoff.  It’s the top one that is fitting for 365DOLF.  “Never” is a strong word for the entire year, but try and avoid constantly doing the same workout.  This is also a good example of daily advice for both working out and eating right.

SOUL

Therese of Lisieux 1873

*Find a prayer that feeds and satisfies your soul, especially when you cannot summon a single positive thought.

My Daily Prayer will be:

Short Prayer for Growing Faith

Dear Lord, help me – every single morning – to find faith in the midst of the chaos. Give me the desire and ability to see You, hear You, talk to You, and give thanks to You. 

MONEY

Cuba Gooding Jr. 1968

“Show me the money!”

Show Me the Money: Tips On Saving

The Five Dollar Challenge: Anytime you come across a $5 bill, put it away. At the end of the year, use that money towards a fun big purchase, or put it towards your savings account.

*You actually don’t have to wait the entire year.  Tom Cruise’s birthday is July 3 (literally almost born on the 4^th of July), watch Jerry Maguire on that day and when Cuba Gooding Jr. says his famous line, brake open that piggy bank and count all of those $5 bills, while saying “show me the money!”

ENTERTAINMENT

Dax Shepard 1975

*Listen to his podcast – Armchair Expert – last year’s most downloaded new podcast on iTunes.

FOOD

Kate Bosworth 1983

*For Bosworth, a typical breakfast might include a goat cheese omelet with avocado and tomatoes.

CROSSOVER: *As far as meals are concerned, take some more advice from Katrina Smirnoff and work some watermelon, asparagus, and spinach into your diet, also in her honor, have a Smirnoff on ice to wind down for the day.

WHO GOT SNUBBED? – Nathaniel Bacon

REVIEW

• Take Super Quizzes
• Mix up your workouts
• Have a daily prayer
• Start the $5 challenge
• Listen to Dax’s podcast
• Goat cheese omelet with avocado and tomatoes

NEW YEAR’S DAY – 2020

Day 1 of 365 Days of Living Famously

 

Look for the * for today’s last advice of the year.

NEW YEARS EVE

MIND

Val Kilmer 1959

https://www.cinequest.org/events/159639/conversation-val-kilmer-unbreakable-spirit

“One of the elementary lessons you learn when studying acting is that of mastering the senses. Listening, for example. Real listening requires effort, concentration, and focus. If one wants to act well, one needs to receive information free from personal judgments in order to respond spontaneously and honestly. If you’re really listening, the ear is turned on to receive, and the inner monologue, your own dialogue, is turned off.”

*Go into next year knowing how to listen to people. Practice tonight at a NYE party. When someone is talking to you, receive the information free from personal judgment and respond spontaneously and honestly.

BODY

Gabby Douglas 1995

https://gabrielledouglas.com/

“When I stood on the podium at the 2012 Games and lowered my head so the gold medal could be placed around my neck, I reflected on many things,” Gabby told us. “I thought about all the sacrifices that had to be made, all the obstacles, and all of the time spent in order for me to achieve my dream. I thought to myself, ‘It was all worth it.’ It was also in that moment that I knew my goal of making it on the 2016 Rio Olympics team was possible.”

https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/Gabby-Douglas-Training-Schedule-Rio-41755196

*Think about all the sacrifices you made this year, all the obstacles to becoming the best person you can be. It was worth it. Think about incorporating Gabby’s training schedule next year, when applicable.

SOUL

Ben Kingsley 1943

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2015/mar/22/ben-kingsley-robot-overlords

In his quest for authenticity, Mr. Kingsley not only shaved his head and lost 20 pounds on Gandhi’s vegetarian diet, but he also studied yoga, began to meditate and learned to spin cotton thread on a wooden wheel, as Gandhi had done while holding conversations.

http://www.nytimes.com/packages/html/movies/bestpictures/gandhi-ar4.html

*Weight loss, yoga, meditation, all things you’ve done this year and all good for your soul.

https://www.amazon.com/Gandhi-Ben-Kingsley/dp/B00003CXA4

CROSSOVER: *Watch Gandhi and get your soul right for the new year.

MONEY

Nicholas Sparks 1965

http://nicholassparks.com/

Within a few months, Sparks, 43, had donated nearly $900,000 toward a state-of-the-art track. Soon after, Sparks—a former 800-meter standout at Notre Dame—signed on as a volunteer assistant coach for the high school team and the club, most of whose runners come from low-income and at-risk families.

http://www.runnersworld.com/runners-stories/rw-hero-of-running-nicholas-sparks

*With all of the money that you’ve saved this year, how much could you give back to kids from low-income and at-risk families? If not money, how about time?

http://nicholassparks.com/

https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/movies-tv/a44353/nicholas-sparks-movies/

CROSSOVER: *If you are a hopeless romantic, you can turn the last day of the year into a Nicholas Sparks movie marathon.

ENTERTAINMENT

Anthony Hopkins 1937 – watch Silence of the Lambs

https://anthonyhopkinsart.com/

People taking MAOIs are given a long list of high-tyramine foods and beverages to avoid or limit. On that list: liver, fava beans, and red wine.

http://mentalfloss.com/uk/movies/27139/the-hidden-meaning-of-the-silence-of-the-lambs-iconic-line

https://horroraddicts.wordpress.com/2016/05/17/mm-silence-of-the-lambs-liver-fava-beans/

https://www.amazon.com/Silence-Lambs-Jodie-Foster/dp/B002CMV1N4

*You now have a NYE tradition of watching Silence of the Lambs before (or part of) your NYE festivities.

CROSSOVER: *Serve liver, fava beans, and a nice Chianti to your dinner guests or bring this combination to a party and let the guests know that it’s Anthony Hopkins’ birthday.

FOOD

John Denver 1943 – Denver Omelet

http://johndenver.com/

John Denver’s music clearly reflects the conscience of a concerned citizen, a man working for the improvement of the quality of life for all people environmentally, socially and politically.

http://www.mrbreakfast.com/superdisplay.asp?recipeid=1426

*Enjoy a nice Denver Omelet to start the last day of the year, while of course listening to some John Denver. 

Your New Years Resolution is to follow 365DOLF again.

SNUB – Donald Trump Jr.

Review –

• Be a good listener
• Gabby Douglas workout
• Weight loss, yoga, meditation
• Give back to kids
• Watch Silence of the Lambs
• Make a John Denver omelet

Look for the * for today’s advice.

KING OF THE JUNGLE DAY

MIND

Rudyard Kipling 1865

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/rudyard-kipling

In his poetry, Kipling dramatizes war as a primitive affliction, one that unleashes exhilaration as well as rage and terror. The ghost of his son John haunts these writings.

https://movies.disney.com/the-jungle-book-1967

http://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/when-rudyard-kiplings-son-went-missing

EXCUSES

One of the poignant lessons from Rudyard Kipling is, “We have forty million reasons for failure, but not a single excuse.” Failure is an inevitable part of life, and it is something that each person has to deal with. As Kipling points out, there are no excuses for failure. When you fail, learn from your failure and move on with grace and courage toward success.

https://inspiration.allwomenstalk.com/life-lessons-from-rudyard-kipling

*This late in the year, you may be feeling like a failure. Like you haven’t achieved anything all year. Hopefully 365DOLF can keep you from feeling this way at this time next year. If you have been using 365DOLF all year, there are no excuses and you are not a failure. Bring on the end of the year and bring on another new year. You have a strong mind, body, and soul.

BODY

Lebron James 1984

https://twitter.com/search?q=lebron+james&ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Esearch

http://www.lebronjames.com/

The Lebron workout involves a mix of low-level reps, which are designed to activate his muscle cells, combined with body weight staples such as pull-ups and pushups.

LeBron also spends a lot of time engaged in cardio routines, which is understandable seeing as most basketball games are intensely long affairs that require an incredible amount of stamina and fitness.

http://fitnesshacker.com/lebron-james-workout/

*Lebron has become an outstanding businessman and philanthropist. But its his body that gave him the opportunity to do those things. Do the Lebron workout including pull-ups and push-ups, then play an entire game of basketball.

SOUL

Sandy Koufax 1935

https://baseballhall.org/hall-of-famers/koufax-sandy

By not taking the mound for the Dodgers against the Twins on Oct. 6, 1965, on the Day of Atonement, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar, he became a cultural touchstone.

http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2010/09/god-vs-the-world-series-sandy-koufaxs-yom-kippur-sacrifice/63094/

*Be willing to take a stand for the things that you believe in. Stand for something or you’ll fall for anything.

MONEY

Tiger Woods 1975

https://tigerwoods.com/

After a long investigation, 15 women revealing they had affairs with Woods, including his college-aged neighbor Raychel Coudriet, and sex addiction therapist, Nordegren and Woods divorced. Their settlement was about $100 million dollars

http://heavy.com/sports/2015/11/tiger-woods-net-worth-money-salary-endorsements-majors-kids-wife-elin-nordegren-lindsey-vonn-scandal-nike-ranking-house-golf-twitter/

*By all means, have fun with your money but not at the expense of the people that you’ve made a commitment to. You deserve to lose your money if you hurt the ones you are supposed to be the closest to.

ENTERTAINMENT

Ellie Goulding 1986

https://www.elliegoulding.com/

Goulding has lived a Cinderella-style transformation. Having grown up in a council house in Lyonshall, Herefordshire, she found fame with a cover of Elton John’s Your Song in 2010 (the YouTube video has been viewed more than 56 million times).

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/music/artists/ellie-goulding-i-understood-that-my-only-way-out-was-through-edu/

*Watch Ellie Goulding on YouTube or just listen to her music. Her music videos will inspire you to get back in the gym for a second workout today.

FOOD

Laila Ali 1977 – 3 meals – coffee smoothie, tomato soup, and coconut black rice

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

Undefeated 4 Time World Champion Boxer 24-0 with 21 KO’s….Television Host, Fitness & Wellness Expert, Author, Speaker, Mother, Wife…And I can cook!

Her parents—you probably already knew Ali’s dad is boxing legend Muhammad Ali—divorced when she was young and because Ali’s mother wasn’t much of a whiz in the kitchen (the family had previously employed a cook), it was up to Ali to cook if she wanted a homemade meal.

https://www.wellandgood.com/good-food/laila-ali-food-for-life-cookbook-recipes/slide/2/

*These are your 3 meals for today, compliments of Laila Ali’s Well and Good

Breakfast – Coffee lover’s smoothie

Lunch – Tomato and roasted garlic cream soup

Dinner – Coconut black rice and roasted root vegetables

*Your day could look like this today – (if it’s a day off of work, or you’ve quit your job)

7:00        Breakfast – coffee lover’s smoothie

8:00        Play golf like Tiger Woods

12:00     Lunch – tomato soup

2:00        Play basketball like Lebron James

4:00        Do a boxing workout like Laila Ali

6:00        Dinner – Coconut Black Rice and roasted root vegetables

7:00        Listen to Ellie Goulding and think about one thing that you stand for

8:00        Watch the Jungle Book and remember that you are not a failure and things are going to be ok.

10:00     Get to bed. Tomorrow is New Years Eve – you need your sleep, and you’ve had a big day.

SNUB – Eliza Dushku

Review –

• No excuses
• Lebron James workout
• Take a stand
• Stay faithful – keep your money
• Listen to Ellie Goulding
• Make coconut black rice and vegetables

Look for the * for today’s advice.

GO WHERE EVERYBODY KNOWS YOUR NAME DAY

MIND

Andrew Johnson 1808

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/andrew-johnson/

Johnson traveled to Washington, D.C. to be sworn in as the new Vice-President. On the evening of March 3, Johnson attended a party held in his honor, where he drank very heavily. He was quite hung over the next morning at the Capitol, and before his inauguration ceremony he asked Vice President Hamlin for some whiskey. Hamlin produced a bottle, and Johnson took several stiff drinks. Johnson told Hamlin, “I need all the strength for the occasion I can have.”

At the ceremony, Johnson was called upon to say a few brief remarks, but he rambled on speaking for seventeen minutes. (Usually the Vice-President’s remarks are much more brief.) In the speech he stressed his “Plebeian” roots, and he reminded those present that each had received their office from the people, pausing to name each cabinet member specifically. He had to be encouraged to end his remarks by Hamlin who had to tug on Johnson’s coat to get him to stop. When Johnson paused, Hamlin took advantage of the break to give Johnson the oath of office of the Vice-President. Johnson put his hand on the bible and said in a loud voice, “I kiss this book in the face of my nation, the United States!” Usually after the new Vice-President has been sworn in, it is his duty to administer the oath of office to all newly elected Senators, but Johnson was too drunk to do this and a senate clerk had to perform these duties.

Senator Zachariah Chandler described the incident as follows: “The inauguration went off very well except that the Vice President Elect was too drunk to perform his duties & disgraced himself & the Senate by making a drunken foolish speech.”

https://potus-geeks.livejournal.com/692889.html

*You don’t have to drink to celebrate. You don’t have to drink because you’re nervous. You don’t have to drink to build up courage. Abraham Lincoln’s first impression of his new Vice-President was one of a drunken fool. Unfortunately Andrew Johnson would be President in about 6 months.

BODY

Jude Law 1972

https://www.biography.com/people/jude-law-9375342

My main rules were that it had to include the whole body, and it had to be interesting. Everything was a big movement – we’d work with kettlebells, do deadlifts, pull-ups and drag chains.

http://www.coachmag.co.uk/exercises/celebrity-workouts/1826/jude-law-repo-men-workout

https://www.miramax.com/movie/cold-mountain/

*Have your trainer put you through a whole body workout that is interesting. Use kettlebells, deadlifts, pull-ups, and drag chains. Watch Jude Law almost win an Oscar in Cold Mountain for motivation.

SOUL

Stanley Williams 1953

http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/US/williams1003.htm

Stanley Tookie Williams was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize five times while in prison for murder.

http://larasteinpardo.blogspot.com/2005/12/stanley-tookie-williams-and-soul-of.html

“If redemption wasn’t made for people with our experiences, then for whom?” Stanley Tookie Williams, former Cripps gang member 1953 – 2005

https://www.sacredeyeofthefalcon.com/blog/in-memory-of-our-brother-stanley-tookie-williams-executed-13th-december-2005

*Redemption is available for everyone. No matter what you’ve done, ask God for forgiveness today.

MONEY

Charles Goodyear 1800

https://www.goodyear.com/

Due to bad luck, losing a patent battle, and rather lackluster marketing skills, Goodyear died little known and with massive debt

http://www.todayifoundout.com/index.php/2015/01/luckless-rubber-maven-charles-goodyear/

Applying for a patent is a long and involved process. It helps enormously to know the steps of the patent application process. These five steps will help you plan out the patent process as you seek to protect your invention.

https://www.legalzoom.com/articles/how-to-get-a-patent-in-5-steps

*You can’t help bad luck, but today is the day to patent your business (if you haven’t yet). Use Legalzoom’s 5 steps to help guide you so you won’t die little known with massive debt.

ENTERTAINMENT

Ted Danson 1947 – watch Cheers

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

http://www.cbs.com/shows/cheers/

TED DANSON ATTENDED BAR TENDING SCHOOL.

Danson spent two weeks at a bartending school in Burbank, California as part of his training to play Sam.

http://mentalfloss.com/article/56133/30-things-you-might-not-know-about-cheers

*Watch as many episodes of Cheers as you can. It may just motivate you to go to bar tending school yourself. Or go to your local spot and drink too much – like Andrew Johnson.

FOOD

Robert C. Baker 1921 – chicken nuggets

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/love-chicken-nuggets-thank-cornell-poultry-professor-robert-c-baker-62527/

In 1963, Baker developed a way to keep breading attached to the nuggets during frying and enable people to eat the chicken without the breading falling off. This resulted in the popular nuggets that today are a staple in grocery stores and fast-food restaurants.

https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/purduetoday/releases/2018/Q1/inventors-and-innovators-robert-c.-baker.html

http://www.seriouseats.com/2014/06/fast-food-chicken-nuggets.html

*In honor of Robert C. Baker’s birthday, get your favorite chicken nuggets and enjoy them while watching Cheers.

SNUB – Alison Brie

Review –

• You don’t have to drink
• Whole body workout
• Ask God for forgiveness
• Patent your business
• Watch Cheers
• Get your favorite chicken nuggets

Look to the * for today’s advice.

TRAINING DAY

MIND

Woodrow Wilson 1856

https://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/14wilson/14wilson.htm

https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/woodrow-wilson/

The most critical limit of Wilson’s power was that he couldn’t control what the losers did. For a while this didn’t seem to matter, since the Germans had been decisively defeated, their weapons were taken away, and they were broke.

The vindictive surrender terms, made possible by American entry in the war and enshrined in the Treaty of Versailles, triggered a dangerous nationalist reaction. Hitler was able to recruit several thousand Nazis. Allied demands for reparations gave Germans incentives to inflate their currency and pay the Allies with worthless marks. The runaway inflation wiped out Germany’s middle class, and Hitler recruited tens of thousands more Nazis by appealing to those bitter people whom he referred to as “starving billionaires” — they might have had billions of paper marks, but they couldn’t afford a loaf of bread.

https://www.cato.org/policy-report/mayjune-2014/woodrow-wilsons-great-mistake

*President Wilson thought he could control the situation by entering WW1, and it made things worse. The U.S. entry into the war would guarantee an Allied victory – and a Second World War.

Don’t get into a situation today that you know you can’t control.

BODY

Joe Manganiello 1976

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

Manganiello is an old-school gym rat. He doesn’t do any fancy exercises, just tried-and-true bodybuilding staples like the bench press, overhead press, and pus-hdown.

http://www.mensfitness.com/training/workout-routines/joe-manganiellos-upper-body-workout

*Bench press, overhead press, and push-downs – work on those Pittsburgh steel muscles today.

SOUL

John Legend 1978

https://www.johnlegend.com/#home

John Legend’s “All of Me”—the new No. 1 song on Billboard’s authoritative, all-genre Hot 100 chart—is a paean to crazy love, a passion that can’t be deterred by “curves” or “edges” or “imperfections.”

http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2014/05/12/all_of_me_by_john_legend_is_no_1_on_the_billboard_charts_the_latest_new.html

*Listen to John Legend all day. It’s good for your soul. Remind that special someone how much you love their curves and edges – all their perfect imperfections.

MONEY

Stan Lee 1922

http://therealstanlee.com/

Elaborating on why he shouldn’t rate George Lucas-scale wealth, he explained that, working at Marvel and its predecessors, “I was happy enough to get a nice paycheck and be treated well. I always got the highest rate; whatever Martin [Goodman] paid another writer, I got at least that much. It was a very good job. I was able to buy a house on Long Island. I never dreamed I should have $100 million or $250 million or whatever that crazy number is. All I know is I created a lot of characters and enjoyed the work I did.”

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2014/10/stan-lee-isnt-as-wealthy-as-some-may-think-but-hes-doing-fine/

*If you are getting a nice paycheck and are treated well – be happy. You could be much happier if you’re the one signing those checks and treating your employees well – as long as you enjoy the work that you do.

ENTERTAINMENT

Denzel Washington 1954 – watch Training Day

https://www.biography.com/people/denzel-washington-9524687

https://www.amazon.com/Training-Day-Denzel-Washington/dp/B0014DW3OS

Read the room 

One of Training Day’s best scenes takes place in a diner at the very beginning of the film. Jake strolls in and sits down at the table where he’s meeting Alonzo. Jake is understandably nervous. He tries to hide it by striking up conversation with somebody who clearly doesn’t want to talk while he’s reading his newspaper. Alonzo is rude to Jake – but Jake is pretty bad about reading the social situation he’s found himself in. What follows is some real hilarious awkwardness coupled with Alonzo being a real tool. Lesson to take from this is to never forget to read to the room, the body language the other person is giving off and how you might be being interpreted. Especially in a new job situation, there may be more below the surface than you are hearing. Proceed thoughtfully.

https://thepotentiality.com/four-career-lessons-from-training-day/

*Read the room at work today and ask if anyone wants to watch Denzel win an Oscar for his role in Training Day.

FOOD

Seth Meyers 1973 – Chex mix with lots of butter

https://www.nbc.com/late-night-with-seth-meyers

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

Death-row last meal? ____My mom’s homemade Chex mix. No one makes it like her, although I recently learned that the key to her success is just butter.

http://www.bonappetit.com/people/celebrities/article/seth-meyers

https://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/justins-buttery-chex-mix-147801

*It’s not a death row last meal, but we are getting close to the end of the year. Snack on it while watching Training Day.

SNUB – Sienna Miller

Review –

• Avoid situations that you can’t control
• Bench press, overhead press, push-downs
• Listen to John Legend
• Enjoy the work that you do
• Watch Training Day
• Make Chex Mix