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Developing a Seasoned Fitness
This weekend's weather makes a clear point: the seasons have transitioned. Spring has arrived (at least for now). Gone is the bitter wind, the piles of snow and that gloomy period of dormancy. Nigh are warm and longer days, blue skies and everywhere the sparks of life...
TONYA FARMER– BRISTOL’S 2018 OUTLIER LIFESTYLE CHALLENGE WINNER
Like all Outlier Lifestyle Challenges, the 2018 version presented a dynamic array of tests – nutrition, movement, recovery, community and reflection. This year, we measured success along with a spectrum of ‘metrics’ (4 varied markers of fitness, daily/weekly...
Melissa Lawson – Morristown’s 2018 Outlier Lifestyle Challenge Winner
Like all Outlier Lifestyle Challenges, the 2018 version presented a dynamic array of tests - nutrition, movement, recovery, community and reflection. Melissa met each challenge with her trademark smile and a steady resolve to grow. This year, we measured success along...
Outlier Lifestyle Weekly Challenge #6
Week 6: CONNECT An Outlier understands how relationships give meaningful shape to limited time. Last week's challenge, when properly met, required us to while away some time in daily meditation. Hopefully at times, feelings about family, friends, and relationships...
Outlier Lifestyle Weekly Challenge #5
Week 5: OBSERVE YOUR THOUGHTS An Outlier knows when the prose of life demands punctuation. How often do we intentionally reflect on moments with proper consideration? The short answer: not enough. In his Meditations, Marcus Aurelius (according to one historian,...
OUTLIER LIFESTYLE WEEKLY CHALLENGE #4
"Sacrifice who you are for what you can become." - Jordan B. Peterson If you're in a hurry and want to read the challenges, scroll down. If you have a few minutes to spare, read on. Congrats on getting this far through the challenge! It hasn't been easy, but it hasn't...
Outlier Lifestyle Weekly Challenge #3
Week 2: Get Uncomfortable An Outlier is confident because of their ability to bear hardship; leisured because of their toughness. Past communications foretold of sacrifices awaiting us all. Let's cut to the chase. In a variety of ways, this week's Outlier Lifestyle...
Outlier Lifestyle Weekly Challenge #2
Week 2: Develop Keystone Habits An Outlier leverages the power of habit. Remember that version of your best self? Habits are the daily behavior that permit us to ceaselessly strive towards that self. Habits are also a sort of dislodging and best-self-defeating...
Outlier Lifestyle Weekly Challenge #1
Week 1: Be charitable An Outlier understands that the benefit of altruistic behavior is manifold. We choose to highlight only a couple: It helps others in need. This is the most important and obvious reason for this week's challenge. It helps sort yourself out. Not...
On Voluntary Hardships
Once December was a month; now it is a year. - Seneca Seneca wrote volumes of letters chocked-full of [Stoic] wisdom. And I am wont to describe the holiday season with a more befitting quip. It’s true, unlike any other season, the weeks preceding the calendar change...
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