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As we seek to combat the epidemic of obesity, doctors can show the way by engaging in regular physical fitness.
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Aug 31
Tornados and Tie-Bars
Well, it is back to school time. It seems that the last half of summer flew by in a whirlwind – at times quite literally. The past two...
Jul 9
Mansfield's Book of Manly Men
If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,...
Jul 4
The 6 F's - Freedom
On July 4, 1776, fifty-six men representing the 13 American colonies gathered in a small room in the Pennsylvania state house in...
Jun 10
The 6F's: Fitness
As I sit here writing, I have just returned from an early morning run. For the past decade I have made an increasing effort to engage in...
Jun 4
The 6 F's: Family
A life lived in default mode as a reaction to events will end up being less effective than one that is intentional. We have discussed...
May 29
The 6 F's: Faith
As I have grown and developed both personally and professionally, I have sought to find a way of classifying the various different...
Apr 13
The 32 Principles
“Jiu Jitsu is life”…. At least that’s what I have been told. Several years ago, my boys were invited to a birthday party at a local Jiu...
Mar 17
The Place Between Pain and Failure
I don’t like pain and I certainly don’t like failure. Neither are comfortable and neither make me feel good. In fact, the latter if we...
Mar 9
Outlive
Since the beginning of entropic history, we as humans have been searching for the fountain of youth. There are two guaranteed dates that...
Feb 28
Socrates, Paul, and Strength
One of my favorite forms of teaching is Socratic questioning. Ask my residents, they have probably been subjected at some point to this...
Feb 23
High, Low, Bronco
In our family we have a dinner-time ritual. We go around the table and share our daily high, low, and bronco. The high and low are...
Feb 18
The Warrior Poet Way
What does it mean to be a man? This is a question that I have wrestled with pretty much since I began to wonder if I was actually that...
Feb 4
DEF Reset Recap
January is officially over! One month down in 2024. This last month I participated in the DEF reset sponsored by Jocko Fuel, Train...
Jan 29
2023 Reading List
Reading is an important part of growing your mind. This is the list of books that I completed in 2023. It is a little shorter than...
Jan 26
Fitness as a tool for excellence
Fitness is a great crucible for producing excellence in our lives. It has the direct effects of improving our health, stamina and health...
Jan 13
The Tactics of Excellence
When I was a young boy, I had a fascination with the Civil War. Now, you could say that the fascination was borne more out of an...
Jan 3
Arete Strategy and the Transcendentals
In the last post we discussed the pursuit of excellence in the context of mission. The mission defines the path that we must follow. ...
Dec 10, 2023
Arete Mission
Language is an interesting thing. As any student of language can attest, a word often doesn't mean just one, narrow thing. There is...
Sep 16, 2023
Control Your Emotions
Emotions are an important part of the human experience. They color life and make it difficult. The key is for us to control our emotions.
Aug 21, 2023
What Does it Mean to be an Academic Physician?
What does it mean to be an academic physician? This speech explores the four pillars of academic medicine and the importance of excellence.
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