#8 Ask Every Question

January 13, 2022 0 Comments

We’ve all been told that there is no such thing as a stupid question.  Despite hearing it mutliple times over the course of our life, there’s always still questions we are hesitant to ask for fear of someone thinking we’re stupid.  As a personal trainer I always tried to get clients to ask every question.  …

#9 Get Help (and accept offers of help)

January 13, 2022 0 Comments

This is a big one and for multiple reasons.  This could actually be number 1 if I were giving these any sort of numerical value.  This encompasses both a range of pre-cancer all the way through to post-cancer and beyond.  It’s easy to let our ego get in our way and it will keep us  …

#10 Practice Gratitude

January 13, 2022 0 Comments

What are you thankful for?  Take a second and look around you.  Wherever you might be reading this, it’s likely that there are at least three things that you can find to be thankful for.  It could be something as grand as a loving spouse all the way down to something relatively and seemingly insignificant …

#11 Be Flexible

January 13, 2022 0 Comments

My original admission date for my bone marrow transplant date had been set for May the 4th (the force was obviously not with me).  I had set my last day of work and was going to take a few days to pack and spend with family before I embarked on a thirty day stay in …

#12 Eat when the mood strikes

January 13, 2022 0 Comments

I have always carried a cooler with me pretty much wherever I am going.  It’s just something I’ve picked up from years of being an athlete, bodybuilder, and personal trainer.  I never want to be stuck making a bad decision so I try to make my decisions ahead of time.  I found that cancer robbed …

#14 Have the desire to win

January 13, 2022 0 Comments

I’ve always had something to compete in.  I started playing tee ball when I was five.  I played baseball for ten years.  I didn’t play anything else but I can remember always having the desire to be the best in whatever I was doing.  Throughout elementary and middle school there was a reading challenge.  You …