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Hi All!
Here is the current issue of my weekly “Sunday Share,” a list of what I have been engaging with, excited by or otherwise found intriguing.
What I’m reading —
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad by Austin Kleon. After impulse-buying Keep Going in Whole Foods of all places, Austin Kleon rocketed onto my list of all-time, must-read authors. Why? Kleon’s pages are wisdom-saturated, entertaining, inspiring, thought-provoking and immensely practical. After finishing “Keep”, I eagerly jumped on his other two titles and came away equally enlightened and provoked. I expect to re-read all three of his books a number of times. My biggest problem with Kleon reminds me of the old Chinese man admonishing the rickshaw driver: “Slow down young man, I’m in a hurry!” Yup, I had to force myself to just take bite-sized chunks of Kleon, preferably in the late evening and early morning to properly savor and absorb his advice.
What I’m listening to —
Building A Story Brand by Donald Miller. The more I listen to Building a Story Brand the more excited and inspired and hopeful I get. And I am also kicking myself hard for NOT having implemented more of this kind of marketing in my various ventures for a long time now. Donald Miller is acting as a huge wake-up call for me to get my act into high gear and communicate in a truly powerful way with those I want to reach. I have the basic chops, in place, I know, but Miller delivers a golden seven-step story-based formula that can work magic for any person seeking to radically transform their business.
What I am putting into my body —
Korean Onion Juice “Oh yum!” I hear you cry as you edge toward the nearest exit. After Mark Sisson extolled the many health benefits of onion juice when describing a visit to a local Korean store, I thought I’d give it a shot. Next thing I knew this massive Korean gift box showed up with 30 packets of a brown liquid lurking inside. I screwed up my courage and downed a glassful. To my happy surprise it had a very mild almost sweet taste and no one has been complaining about how I smell since. What piqued my desire was a list of potential benefits such as increased testosterone, reduced inflammation, lowering of glucose levels, boosted immunity, and improved sleep. For a list of 12 benefits here is an article with some further information: https://www.stylecraze.com/articles/best-benefits-of-onion-juice/
Helpful service I am using —
Dexafit You get what you measure for, the old adage goes. Certainly, in the world of the body and health and fitness, measuring certain markers can motivate us to maintain, adjust, enhance or otherwise fine-tune our systems. Given the immense complexity and variability of our individual make up, and given the sheer number of forces impacting every aspect of how we function, it can be helpful to go beyond intuition or a scatter-shot approach to our well-being and get some accurate measurements. Then measure again after the right period of time and we have implemented some clear changes in our behavior. Now, our gizmo-crazy culture has many of us almost obsessed with measurement at our every blush and blink. I prefer a less-is-more approach by concentrating on the Big Boys, like bone density, body fat percent and android/gynoid ratios. Check out Dexafit.com for a state-of-the art analysis.
Quote I am taking to heart —
“To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work.” — Mary Oliver
Thoughts, comments, wishes, suggestions? Hit me up by email at johnrducane@gmail.com