I’m a very driven professional and most days I’m in the office by 6am(I work at a hospital) and don’t get home until 5. I have 24 hour accountability for a 24 hour department. I have always had the mindset that taking time for myself during the day wasn’t possible or the right thing to do. I have to be present and visible as much as possible. Today I had staff meetings at 530am, so I missed my morning gym session because they don’t open until 5am. So, I decided to “sneak” over to our gym next to the hospital and get a session in over my lunch period. To my surprise, there were 5-6 of my colleagues there doing the same thing. It really put my mind at ease that I wasn’t doing something wrong and we should support people taking care of themselves. I have to stop being a martyr and take back control of my life and my health. Thanks for coming to my TED talk!

Strong Dads! Lay out your coming week. Have a plan of action to go by. Do you have you training sessions scheduled? Do you have your nutrition planned? Do you have your work tasks scheduled? Having a plan of action for the week ahead gives you guiderails to be as successful as possible . Sure, there will be moments of obstacles getting in the way and you have to change your plan. That’s okay, just get right back on track.

Good morning yall! I’m an hour ahead of most of you. Return to 5am breakfast club started today! Excited to connect with everyone! My 16 month old daughter is my motivation to establish a healthy lifestyle from the start!