Top O’ The Morning Muchachos,

As we turn the page on No Bullshit November into December, I couldn’t be more jovial about what the next 30 days have in store! Personally speaking, I had a great November full of intended change (physical fitness) but also forged some unexpected relationships that have had a very positive influence on my life.

Before we kick-off this week’s edition, I’d like to send a big shout out to so many of you who commented on or brought up last week’s Mailbag in conversation. That was a special edition and it was really nice that so many of you tuned in!

1. This Wall Street Journal article by Scott Adams will be in the mix for top 10 articles of 2016, no doubt (see my 2015 rankings). “To put it bluntly, goals are for losers.” – Scott Adams. If you don’t have a WSJ subscription, just Google “Scott Adams Secrets of Success: Failure” and click on the link in the search results. Google allows you to read all WSJ articles for free!
2. This next excerpt was shared with me by a special person that entered my life in November. I am grateful for their newfound friendship and these battle tested words of wisdom (as spoken by Theodore Roosevelt) they shared with me, as I am not very well read on my American Presidents.
   
3. I am an active user of social media but if I’m honest, I have a hard time disagreeing with any of the points raised in this rather contrarian perspective by Cal Newport “Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend On It.“
4. This new North Face commercial really just makes you want to jump in your vehicle and head west bound…
5. So you want to go west bound, eh? I think there will be some that opt for a plane ticket to the east coast instead after they see this beautiful video montage of Nova Scotia! Wow…

Song of the Week: The reason I posted this song has nothing to do with yoga, I just think this is a real jazzy Cathy of a tune. “Once a Day (Love Life Remix)” – Michael Franti & Spearhead. Here it is via Spotify and YouTube. Whatever you do, turn it up!

Quote of the Week: “We’re so attached to the identities, relationships, and dreams that have brought us this far. But like a cocoon, when a butterfly emerges the cocoon has served its purpose. It doesn’t mean it’s false – it means it’s served its purpose. And our dreams, our identities, our ambitions, our relationships, they’re often cocoons that lead us to the next. And we get so understandably attached that we get in conflict when it breaks or falls away; we don’t see what it’s opened us to.” – Mark Nepo

Time to Find an Arena!

Mike