January 2010
2 posts
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Change the World.
You have never had more power to change the world than you do today. One simple act, one video, one “Tweet” can echo across humanity and unleash a world of social good. Together we can move mountains.
4 Ways to Better Your Health — and Better Our... →
New Years usher in fresh hope to live our best lives.
But despite our best efforts, the sometimes dizzying, flurrying bacchanalia of everyday life often gets in the way. We become…
December 2009
1 post
WatchThe New Year ushers in fresh hope to live our best lives. This segment covers a few simple steps to infuse your life with more passion as you make a difference in our world.
September 2009
5 posts
Home is Where Your (Health) Is: 6 Steps to a... →
In an evermore chaotic and stressful world, our homes as physical and mental sanctuaries become more important. Home is where we go to shake off the stress of life and to recharge and…
Ironman 2.0: This is Your Ironman →
“Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you’ve imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
See that screenshot there? That represents something that has never been done…
Playing Up the Positives: 4 Simple Ways to Stay... →
Focusing on each small triumph in your diet and exercise motivates you to keep going and sends your confidence skyward. Here’s how to keep track of your achievements…
Buddhists call it Nirvana. Greeks call it Elysium.... →
As the sun rose to warm the day, I rose to warm my muscles.
Setting out on a dashing run, I soon found myself striding across some of the most eye-popping terrain I had ever seen. I have…
August 2009
16 posts
Live Your Best Life — As You Help Others Live... →
“Be the change you want to see in the world.” ~Mahatma Gandhi
Be the change. What a poignant statement — and a powerful call to action.
I would like to see two things changed…
Swimming: “A Delight Comparable Only to Love” — in... →
The French poet Paul Valéry once said of swimming: “To plunge into water, to move one’s whole body, from head to toe, in its wild and graceful beauty; to twist about in its pure…
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the...”
– Margaret Mead, American Cultural Anthropologist
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though...”
– Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States of America (1858-1919)
The Paradox of Our Time
The paradox of our time in history is that we have taller buildings but shorter tempers, wider freeways, but narrower viewpoints.
We spend more, but have less. We buy more, but enjoy less.
We have bigger houses and smaller families, more conveniences, but less time.
We have more degrees but less sense, more knowledge, but less judgment, more experts, yet more problems, more medicine, but...
Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women... →
If you love a mother, a daughter, a sister, a wife or a partner, learn more about “Half the Sky.” Beautiful.
Motivation. We all go through highs and lows,...
Motivation through Mentoring →
Teaching someone else to do something that you’re good at will give you the confidence, and other tools, you need to reach your own goals. Here’s what you need to know.
Helping…
Tanzania to get $111 million for malaria fight -... →
The Global Fund for Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria will give Tanzania $111 million for treated bed nets to fight malaria, a senior U.N. envoy said. The Tanzanian government says the disease, which kills nearly 1 million people worldwide annually, claims between 60,000 and 80,000 lives every year in the east African country. Worst affected are pregnant women and children. The Global Fund is...
A Child Dies in Africa Every 10 Seconds From...
I just read this statistic and it left me reeling. Malaria is a preventable disease. It’s breathtaking to me that there are children out there dying from such an easily-preventable ailment. Truly, this sad statistic makes a mockery of the notion that we value all life equally. If an American child died every week from malaria, we would be appalled. And, we would take decisive action to prevent it....
July 2009
5 posts
CARE/Million Dollar Ironman Sponsor: Sharkies... →
We have aligned with several carefully-selected brands — to support Eric’s historic quest to raise $1 million for CARE by breaking the 9-hour barrier at the Hawaii Ironman World Championships . Eric insists on using the finest products in his training and competitions. Sharkies are the world’s first, and best, organic energy sports chews.
“I love this product, and I love...
CARE/Million Dollar Ironman Partner: GURU Bicycles →
To raise $1 million for CARE, Eric Harr has undertaken an unprecedented quest — The CARE/Million Dollar Ironman — in which he is striving to break the 9-hour barrier at what is widely regarded as the world’s toughest one-day sporting test: The Hawaii Ironman World Championships. This is no simple feat; a mere 27 people in the world did it last year. To do this, Eric has...
Please support the CARE/Million Dollar Ironman
I believe humans have an extraordinary capacity for good. I am undertaking a new campaign that is all about doing good, a campaign that is symbolic of the finest parts of ourselves. It is called “The Million Dollar Ironman.” I am competing in what is arguably the toughest one-day sporting test in the world — the Hawaii Ironman World Championships — to raise $1 million for...