Health, Happiness, and Jack Lalanne

I was on a flight last week from warm, sunny Phoenix to the wind and cold of Chicago. It was late at night, and there were delays as we waited for a gate in Chicago due to the de-icing of planes waiting to take off. Faced with the wait beyond our control, it was fascinating to see how some people were jovial and laughing while others, tired and miserable, were barely able to smile as they sank into (and for some, overflowed out of) their seats on the plane or in the lounge. 
Let's face it, we are all busy and it takes energy every day just to keep going, smile or have patience. And, it seems, some people have more of the energy resource than others. I think Jack Lalanne was on to something...

Are You Progressing or Regressing through Change?

I’m always amazed at how quickly things change, and how some folks can end up worse off for a failure to adapt to change fast enough

This morning on the way to the gym near our head office, I couldn’t help but notice the big red signs: “Store Closing Sale.” It was a Blockbuster Video retail store. It got me thinking about how change brought rise and now demise to this chain. How did we see movies then and now? Think about it - from movie theatres, to VHS (and Beta), to DVD, and now streaming digital. Along the way, the competition for distribution became fierce. It appears that Blockbuster has not responded to recent market changes effectively, hence their filing for bankruptcy.