Late Birthday dinner.

I do not like buying clothes online because most of the time when I do I’m disappointed when it arrives. I much prefer to only shop where I can buy the items in person. Where are your favorite places to shop?

I remember a time when I would just grab whatever shirt was close whatever pants that were close, throw them on grab the closet shoes and out the door. No attention to style or detail, I was covered and that is all that mattered. Then as I started this journey, I became more focused, intentional in my clothes and appearance. But now, I have noticed in my choice in shirts have changed. Don’t get me wrong I love to wear a polo shirt when playing golf, and I still have some old t-shirts that I use strictly for workouts and yard work, camping and outdoor activities. But I find myself wanting and liking wearing dress shirts and button down shirts. They for me are so much practical for almost any situation. You can wear them with almost anything even shirts. But you can add a tie, throw a jacket and go from casual to semi casual or business casual in a short time. But I love the look, the feel, and style or wearing them. So gentlemen, my question to you what is your go to shirt? Do you have a particular style polo vs. dress shirts? Do you prefer one over the other? And tells us why you selected this category.

Part of my New Year’s resolution was to increase my learning and knowledge. One of my biggest hurdles for me was to get back into reading. I was never an avid reader; truth be known, I read only when necessary meaning school. But now I see the need to read to not just to read, but to learn and grow in knowledge. I read some stats the other days, 5% of millionaires read at least two books a month, while 25% of the population didn’t read a single book all last year. The gap between where you are and where you want to be is often just a few hundred pages away. I learned that is a simple formula; the three steps, a psychological blueprint, to read an entire book every single week. This challenge is about making growth inevitable not just a spare time activity. The challenge starts with trick number one: implementation, intention most people buy books and say I’ll read this later but later never comes. Stop wishing and start scheduling; physically write down the exact time and place you will read, treat it like a doctor’s appointment or a job interview. You wouldn’t skip those so don’t skip your growth. Your growth is a scheduled appointment not something you do when you’re bored for example, I will read in my favorite armchair at 7 AM while having coffee. Be specific so your brain has no excuse excuses. Trick two: taking a 200 page book looks intimidating like a mountain you can’t climb, but let’s look at like a map. It only takes about five hours of total focus to finish a standard book that’s just 45 minutes a day that’s it. break it down into chapters or even 10 page segments,so your brain sees an easy win instead of an impossible task. Success is built on small chunks. Finally use the temptation reward: This is how you make reading feel like a reward rather than a chore. Tell yourself for every chapter I finish I get 15 minutes of my favorite show. You’re anchoring the discipline to a high-level pleasure. Suddenly, your brain associates the focus of reading with the dopamine of your reward. It becomes a habit you actually look forward to.

With the weather warming up, do you change to short sleeve?Button downs, or do you still rock the long sleeves?And roll them up