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Testing to failure

SpaceX builds prototype rockets and pushes and pushes until something breaks.  The goal is to find the limits quickly, not avoid failure.   For example, they made 8 major test flights with their Starship program that either exploded, smashed into the ground, or broke apart.  Those were intentional tests, not accidents. 

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The “Protein Anchor” strategy

There is a part in the day when, if you’re like me, you start to feel hungry.   I usually eat breakfast, and can make it to lunch without snacking, no problem.  But, between lunch and dinner I start fighting hunger on most days.  Well, I used to.  Somewhere along the

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The speeding ticket lesson

So last weekend, one of my cousins got a speeding ticket. And if you’ve ever raised a teenage boy, you’re very familiar with this phrase: “It wasn’t my fault!” Sure, 25 mph is probably a little too slow down that street, and I could make the case it’s designed to make money, not

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Your handicap isn’t the greenskeeper’s fault

If you’ve ever had the privilege to be around high school boys, they are masters of avoiding accountability and responsibility.  They should have “It wasn’t my fault!” tattooed across their foreheads.   To be fair…looking back, we were all the same way, so I can’t get too upset.  In fact, most

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Slow is the new strong

In a world obsessed with speed and instant gratification, we often forget the power of gradual, deliberate progress.  Rapid “results” and quick wins are sexy – they sell a ton of fitness products.  And they look great on ads.  BUT, they are rarely sustainable.  Years ago, my neighbor wanted to

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It’s not supposed to look “golf-ish”

I’m not sure why I was thinking about this today, but I flashed-back on a conversation I had with one of the most popular golf fitness trainers in the world a few years ago.  It turned out to be a defining moment in how we approach things here at 18STRONG. 

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