Like you, I struggle. I struggle to give people a 2nd chance, especially to those that completely, utterly failed at their first chance. I struggle to give people the benefit of doubt, especially those that have a broken trail of disappointment. I struggle to see the good in people, especially those that have a […]

Just take a look at these sobering stats: Only 8 out of 100 people are successful in achieving their New Year’s resolution. 8 out of 10 people regain the weight they lost within 2 years, often regaining more weight than they had lost. It even happens to successful, driven individuals – Oprah, Kirstie Alley, and […]

By now you’re probably up to your ears in advice so I’ll keep this short and sweet… If there is one thing that will put AND keep you on the path to success it is this… Failure. Fail in public, in front of huge crowds that will stare and point fingers. Fail in private, in […]

 “In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.”  – Abe Lincoln Growing up, our neighbors had a small black dog they kept outside chained to a tree day and night. At first, the young pup didn’t seem to mind its confinement.  It would bark at […]

I could make the argument that the greatest tragedy in youth today is not bullying. Nor is it the No Child Left Behind Act, Miley Cyrus, or Grand Theft Auto. No, it’s something that we, and by we I mean adults, have done ignorantly. We have taken away something that is so invaluable to child […]

I believe I’ve only written two recommendation letters in my life.. One for Abbie Cline and this one.  When people ask me why I spend my evenings and weekends training kids when the pharmacy profession is so much more lucrative, the answer is simple.. Where else can you learn from kids like these two? Recommendation […]

“The best people possess a feeling for beauty, the courage to take risks, the discipline to tell the truth, the capacity for sacrifice. Ironically, their virtues make them vulnerable: they are often wounded and sometimes destroyed” – Ernest Hemingway It’s inevitable. Life will eventually give all of us a nice swift punch in the stomach […]

“Tough times don’t last, tough people do.” (Most members probably don’t even know that Andy is an Ageless member. As soon as he was released by his doctor, he joined the gym. In fact, that’s why we poured the concrete slab leading into the basketball doors. Unfortunately he hasn’t been up there as much as […]

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old. We grow old because we stop playing.” –George Bernard Shaw As I was perusing the web for a quote that fit the mentality of  November’s Member of the Month, I instantly fell in love with the one above.  Not only was it a perfect match, but you […]