Another Dry January

dill's blogAnother Dry January I’ve done four Sober Octobers in a row now. Last year, I added a “Dry January.” This year, I’m adding a third month of sobriety—probably June. (“Jeez Louise I’m not drinking June?”) I look forward to these months. Feeli...

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Jan 04, 2022
Football is scary

dill's blogFootball is scary Yesterday, my mom took me and my uncle to a Washington Football game. The only sports I care for are MMA and soccer, but I always say yes to a live sporting event for three reasons: I’ll enjoy any event if I’m with people...

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Jan 03, 2022
My 2021 goals

dill's blogMy 2021 goals My aspirations for the year: Make $10K in a month, pay for chess tutoring, run a triathlon, get a stripe on my jiujitsu belt, read 70 books, do scary things, and be a powerful coach. I managed to do them all. Normally, I don’...

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Jan 02, 2022
Core principles

dill's blogCore principles Every individual or business should run on a small set of core principles. I just updated mine: 1) Curiosity before solutions.2) Make people feel loved and heard.3) Serve; don’t please.4) Do the things I love all the time a...

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Dec 31, 2021
I read 70 books in 2021—Here’s how

dill's blogI read 70 books in 2021—Here’s how This blog won’t be much different than the one I wrote last year on how I read 64 books in 2020. Well…the difference is about six books. In my coaching conversations, I’ve heard many people say they want...

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Dec 30, 2021
The R word

dill's blogThe R word Every now and then I talk about Resistance. The concept comes from The War of Art by Steven Pressfield—a book I read once a year. Resistance is the invisible force that keeps us from doing the things we want to do and living the...

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Dec 29, 2021
My internet went out

dill's blogMy internet went out So I had to write this on my phone. It’s the little things we don’t appreciate until they’re taken away from us. My internet went out

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Dec 28, 2021
2 days of rest

dill's blog2 days of rest I’ll be taking the next two days off. Enjoy your holiday with those you love! 2 days of rest

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Dec 24, 2021