by Jim Chaput | Feb 11, 2019 | Jim's Blog
We were on a long drive down a typical American road with lots of businesses and signs along the way. On this particular road, one that always catches our eye. Just Oil and More Wait, what? Is it just oil or oil and more? I imagine sitting in the meeting, CEO. “We...
by Jim Chaput | Feb 10, 2019 | Jim's Blog
I got into a fair bit of trouble when I was a kid. One of the things that seems funny now is when I did something that my parents did not like and I said, “but I thought…,” my step-father would respond, “That’s what you get for thinking.” Not sure exactly...
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...
