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Perfect Your Environment…

from the archives of johnny renaissance… It’s funny how a small change in your environment can affect your productivity in certain ways.  Just this evening, I reset my broadcast station in my home office and suddenly my blog is cranking again. Kind of like the title of this post.  You have to shift your perspective…

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How to Poach just about anything. I this case, tilapia and vegetables

How to poach just about anything… produced by john c ashworth My most popular cooking video of all time.  Enjoy…

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Strength Training after Age 60

a Fitness Friday segment with Leigh Mills on NBC 15 in Madison, WI

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Make a Bonfire of Your Reputation (when necessary)…

I think one of the greatest challenges for ALL of us as fitness pros is that on a daily basis we have to build our business around other people’s limitations.  For the most part, we succeed.  People change their lives for the better, and we have a positive impact on those we touch.  But there…

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Distraction is not a new Phenomenon!

I’ve read a number of articles recently that detail the pitfalls of our digital lives.  How our time spent in search engines, blogs, and online in general consuming information might be affecting our ability to concentrate.  And while I agree, one does need to be aware of the potential for our digital activity to produce…

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Here’s One…

The Humana corporation won’t let their employees use stability ball for chairs anymore because they’re worried about the liability if someone should fall.  According to someone I know on the inside, they often sit ALL day long in some of the worst chairs you’ll fine.  And keep in mind, Humana is a health insurance company. …

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Can you really sell? Because if you can’t, you’re going nowhere fast…

When you hear the word, ‘Salesman’, your inner conscious mind likely conjures a specific image and a set of feelings and emotions to go along with it.  Some good and some bad, these thoughts, feelings, and emotions produce for you an attitude when it comes to sales and marketing.  And like it or not, as…

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