http://hardly.sweat365.com Defying gravity, momentarily, to produce extraordinary fitness Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:30:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en A friend of mine, let's call him Jim, called me 4 weeks ago to the day and said, "Guess what, I have been laid off".On Monday of this week, I called him up to find out what's been going on, and he said, "Guess what, I have a new job." ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/12/02/guaranteed-amazing-weight-loss-in-4-weeks/ All my life, I've participated in activities that require a lot of thinking. In cases where there's a lot of thinking going on, yeah, my brain gets to hurting. Something about all the mental taxation. Anyway, today, I had a similar sensation, only I know it was due to the large ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/12/01/new-ways-to-make-my-brain-hurt/ Over holiday weeks, I purchase a book or two that I've been waiting to read and take some time and read it. Fortunately, Thanksgiving and Malcolm Gladwell's latest book, "Outliers" hit at almost the same time.First, it's another great read by Malcom. Thought-provoking as always.Second, it really turns one's head ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/12/01/have-you-read-outliers-yet/ So, the post that Penelope Trunk wrote that I referenced yesterday has raised a LOT of comments, particularly as it relates to age discrimination.One of the interesting bits in her post was the Fox News article that stated that unemployment for those over 50 was hovering at 50%. And, not ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/11/28/thanksgiving-2008-part-ii/ Warmup: 20 Front Squats 40 Push-Ups 20 Dips Workout: Big Angie: 100 Squats 100 Push-ups 100 Sit-ups 100 Pull-ups (which took forever, I might ad) Time: 28:24 Shoulder Presses @ 75# 5 sets, as follows: 10, 8, 6, 6, 5 http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/11/28/all-about-big-angie/ Today is such a great holiday, a chance to think on all your blessings.It can be tough, though, when it seems that all the news is bad. In the good news column, Penelope Trunk has a great post regarding some underlying employment statistics today....Happy Thanksgiving! http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/11/27/thanksgiving-2008/ WebGuild's very interesting post (and the comments) regarding layoffs at Google got me to thinking about what is going on there, and perhaps at other companies.Bottom-line: Roles which do not directly bring in revenue, or reduce costs are at risk to be eliminated. Temporary workers are, of course, the first ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/11/26/about-those-google-layoffs/ Once upon a time, in a magical land called Red Mund, a Masterful Wizard named Linus sat down to coffee at P. Eats and said, "I am unappreciated by my boss, my boss's boss, and the boss's boss's boss likes me, and listens to me, but won't lend a hand. ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/11/26/the-most-important-question-to-ask/ I continue to work on the nuances of some of the key movements we do time and again in our workouts.  I really struggle with these, and I know I need to get the movement 'grooved' so I know the payoff will be a good thing, but until then, it's ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/11/26/its-the-little-things/ One of my favorite business maxims comes from 'Murphy's Laws of War', "Always keep in mind that your weapon was made by the lowest bidder."Is this the way you view hiring a third-party recruiter? A Developer?The basic view of any business agreement is to understand the needs & wants of ... http://hardly.sweat365.com/2008/11/25/open-letter-well-blog-post-to-entrepreneurs-why-the-best-long-term-relationships-have-plenty-of-give-and-take-striking-an-agreement/