by Jim Chaput | Feb 9, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I was snowshoeing with Roli and I noticed that he naturally stayed on the path that was there from other people. At one point, we headed off to break a new path and he sometimes did not know which way to go. It was also a lot of work compared to following the path....
by Jim Chaput | Feb 8, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Why does someone compliment you? They either want you to feel good or they want you to know they noticed something good. I used to feel self-conscious and always down-played compliments. Not sure why, but I would focus on the areas where I fell short instead. Sometime...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 7, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I keep seeing comments on Instagram and FaceBook about overtraining versus under-recovering, people often suggest that the term overtraining is used incorrectly, but not providing examples. A few days ago, I read one example that stuck with me. “Just like...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 6, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Many of us spend our time looking for something…motivation, validation, our mission. If you are still looking, but not finding what you seek, maybe you are looking in the wrong place. A famous apocryphal story is that bank robber Willie Sutton was asked by reporter...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 5, 2019 | Jim's Blog
In January, I published a blog post about living in a beautiful state. I am happy to report that Roli and I are still enjoying our walks even more that we used to before my epiphany. Now for my next obstacle to life in a beautiful state. Have you ever got really angry...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 4, 2019 | Jim's Blog
Animals scatter amidst feral teeth and claws coyote pack howls Inspired by a night last summer when we were woken up by the howling of coyotes in our...