Ordinary Radical Life

The Morning Coach

We all know that the steps we take in the morning often determine the success we have for the remaining part of the day. I believe that our morning routine is critical to the success we have in life. If we make small ordinary changes we can create miracles. This can come in the form of exercising or meditation or even prayer. I started a new morning routine last December which has certainly changed my life. For Christmas I asked for an IPOD. Since then I have discovered a new world in podcasting. Through a random search through the ITunes store, I stumbled upon the Morning Coach (http://www.morningcoach.com). The Morning Coach is lead by JB Glossinger. His daily podcasts on personal productivity have helped improve my life in so many ways. I look forward every day to learning and growing as an individual and person through listening to his wisdom and advice. The amazing thing is that he does this for free. I have felt so strong about his work that I recently made a contribution to his site for no other reason than to tell him how much I have appreciated the impact he has made in my life. He is a great life coach and is taking daily action to change the lifes of thousands of people helping them manifest their dreams into reality. If you have an IPOD I would highly recommend that you subscribe to his podcasts and if you don't you can always listen to his calls through his website. Hope your mornings are good ones.

Live without a TV

Last September, we bought a very nice LCD TV. Today in less than a year later the thing just stopped working.... totally out of the blue and totally unexpected. So not only did we not watch TV today we also did not have to worry about watching it tonight during Earth day. I know some people don't have a TV and other people don't watch much if they do. I sadly say that we do tend to watch more than the average family. So having the TV out of commission today was a change for us, and I have to say a good one. It felt good not to have the thing on. We all of a sudden had a chance to focus on each other. I spent some quality time with my daughter answering some trivia questions. The house was quiet and comfortable. I enjoyed not having the distraction in my life. Yes it was hard to miss some of the final four and march madness games and all the other sports I like watching on the weekend. But, I think having a quiet opportunity to reflect and spend some time with my daughter was a much better gift than any TV show I could see. Perhaps if we made a commitment to reduce the amount of TV in our lives then we would all be better off. Maybe I just might hold off on calling that repair man for a few days.

Earth Hour

I hope all of you plan on participating in Earth Hour tonight and turning off your computers, lights, etc. Let's show the world what a difference one person can make. A small ordinary action changing the world. http://www2.earthhourus.org/

Amazon Kindle!

Last month I had my birthday. Before my birthday my mom asked me what I wanted. She said she would go out and buy me some nice clothes. After all, the only time I get new clothes is when my mom or my wife happen to buy them for me. But this year was different. I wanted an Amazon Kindle. This is Amazon's newest electronic reader. When I first heard about this new gadget coming on the market I couldn't wait. I no longer would have to wait for the UPS man (or woman) to deliver my Amazon books. I could instantly download them in the blink of an eye. I thought my mother would freak out at the $400 price tag. But I influenced her telling her that I could recoup some of that money by the lower cost of books. Any type of sales pitch I could toss out in order to win her over. Well it worked. For over a month now I have been using my Kindle and I absolutely love it. I am hooked. My only major disappointment is that not every book in the world is out there yet, but I suspect it will be some day. For a version 1.0 product I think they have done a very good job. It is obvious that others like the Kindle as well as seeing the huge backlog that Amazon has waiting to manufacture and ship these units. If you are a book lover and you have $400 or a mother who has $400 then you should certainly consider the Kindle.