Author: Glen

  • Don’t forget you this holiday season!

    The end of the year brings a special kind of chaos—Christmas shopping, family gatherings, holiday parties, school events, travel plans, and an endless list of responsibilities that seem to multiply overnight. We hustle to make everything perfect for everyone around us, and in the process, we often forget someone important: Ourselves. Read more

  • Matriarchs, This One’s for You

    With the holidays here and vacations creeping onto the calendar, life is about to get loud. School concerts. Family dinners. Out-of-town guests. Packing lists. Cookies that need baking. Calendars that somehow fill themselves the moment you glance away. Read more

  • Fired Up for Life, Discipline, and the Stage

    I’m fired up right now. Life feels good. This weekend I’m back on stage for another bodybuilding show with my training partner and friend Todd. Last year he came to me just thinking about doing one, and we ended up doing two. Now here we are again this year, and the cherry on top is Read more

  • The 2:45 Rule

    People sometimes ask why I wake up at 2:45AM. The truth? It started out of necessity. Babies don’t care about your schedule. Neither do business demands. But what began as survival turned into rhythm. Feeding twins, then hitting the gym, gave me more than physical strength—it gave me stability. It was the one promise I Read more

  • When Sacred Time Gets Hijacked

    We all start with good intentions. A workout routine. A new project. A morning ritual. But then life happens. Work demands, kids’ schedules, relationship stress—it all piles in and eats away at the time we thought we controlled I learned this the hard way. My workout time—the one thing that grounded me—slowly became another to-do Read more

  • Claiming Your Time Before the World Wakes Up

    There’s something powerful about the hours before sunrise. No emails. No notifications. No one asking for your time. Just you and whatever matters most. Discipline isn’t about willpower—it’s about ownership. When you carve out time early in the day, you set the tone. You’re not reacting to the world—you’re creating your own momentum. Read more

  • Askesis, Agon, Arete: Drew’s Ironman Journey

    Hard work. Dedication. Drive. These are words that get thrown around a lot, but every once in a while, someone comes along and truly lives them out. Drew is one of those people. When I think back to where this all started—just a couple of dumb cardio battles on the assault bike and rower last Read more

  • Reclaiming Your “Me Time” at Dawn

    When the alarm goes off before sunrise, the temptation to hit snooze is real. But here’s the truth: those quiet morning hours are the key to rediscovering something we often lose in adulthood—ourselves. Life gets noisy. Work deadlines, carpools, practices, bills, and responsibilities pile up until there’s barely a breath left for “me time.” We Read more

  • Discipline at Dawn: Setting the Tone for Your Kids’ School Year

    The school year has begun. Schedules tighten, alarms buzz earlier, and the once-easy pace of summer gives way to bus routes, homework, practices, and routines. For both kids and parents, it can feel like being thrown into the deep end of structure after months of sunshine and freedom. But here’s the truth: discipline is what Read more

  • Running, Reps, and the Return to the Stage

    Lately, we’ve been diving deep into discipline—what it looks like, how it feels, and where it leads. For me, discipline has never just been about checking boxes. It’s about doing the hard things repeatedly, especially when no one’s watching. Read more