http://www.josephlyons.com Work full. Playful. Live Full. Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:50:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ok, so I'm a fan of several of John Hughes' movies who passed away last week. Vacation, Ferris Bueller, Planes, Trains, and Automobiles, Weird Science. Totally awesome. But as my entire generation probably can attest to, I am closely attached to The Breakfast Club. It's certainly in my personal top ... http://www.josephlyons.com/how-do-i-remember-john-hughes.html [caption id="attachment_221" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Joe at the Summit"][/caption] Yesterday I climbed to the top of Mt. St. Helens. Here are some things I learned from the experience: I can climb a mountain. I do enjoy climbing mountains. I don't necessarily enjoy reaching the summit of a mountain. I do enjoy bouldering and finding a path ... http://www.josephlyons.com/what-i-learned-about-climbing.html So, today I battled my inner thoughts once again and stepped into a group training class at my gym. I knew that today was legs and lower body which is where I excel. You might say that's my strength. However, I worked my legs out hard core two days ago ... http://www.josephlyons.com/down-with-the-weakness.html For at least 4 months I have wanted to go to a class called Dynamic Group Training. Seems pretty simple but I have been afraid to go. My personal trainer had told me that I'm not quite ready for it, but that was a few months ago. Before I toned ... http://www.josephlyons.com/the-workout.html Yesterday I decided that I would set a goal and reach it five days in the future. By the time I woke up this morning, the goal was completed. Congratulations, right? Not so fast. I must admit the thoughts in my head aren't as simple as that. Sure, over the past ... http://www.josephlyons.com/battle-royale.html I move, as most of us do, in several directions at once. Often, those directions are all generally headed in the same direction, yet they take different paths. Yesterday it became clear to me that one of my paths was in a direction away from the direction I intended to ... http://www.josephlyons.com/changing-direction.html I've been working on a project for the last couple of months and yesterday reached a huge milepost. This project for a mid-size business had been worked on by three other people over seven years. None had been able to reach the milepost I crossed yesterday. I am convinced that ... http://www.josephlyons.com/credit-where-credit-is-due.html Yesterday I had many magical moments, watching as my new hero takes on a new responsibility. How wonderful to have a modern day hero. I think I had become cynical (yes, me!) assuming that all the heroes had gone before my lifetime. Don't get me wrong, we always have the ... http://www.josephlyons.com/a-magical-day.html The view from my window is gorgeous. Snow has been consistently falling for hours and I am loving it. Well, most of it. Part of me feels trapped and stuck. It's hugely unwise for me to drive, and my good winter coat is at my office, only a mile way, ... http://www.josephlyons.com/snowed-in.html So, I'm in the midst of taking an academic approach to eating and moving, and I'm taking an academic approach to the effort. And I decided I wanted to get a good idea of why the heck I'm doing this. What is my intention? Well, to be transparent my intention ... http://www.josephlyons.com/fitness-and-academic-approach-part-deux.html