Lifestyle

23 Ways To Improve Your Health Without Breaking The Bank

by Chris Lopez December 5, 2011

I have some affinity to the number 23.  Maybe it’s because I was a huge Michael Jordan fan growing up. So when I write lists like the one below or the 23 Random Things About Me post, that’s the defence I use.  It could be that my simple mind can only think of 23 things. [...]

The AllSwagga.com Interview

by Chris Lopez October 26, 2010

I just got interviewed at AllSwagga.com (ridiculously great name, huh!). AllSwagga.com is a site that focuses on men becoming better men and fathers by being clever, confident and sure of themselves – you know, that thing they call “Swagger” or “Swagga”.

23 Random Things About Me

by Chris Lopez May 31, 2010
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This is one of those posts that was fun for me to write.  Sometimes I get emails from readers and subscribers asking me how I “do it” or how I manage running a business, 2 websites, coaching and running a club volleyball team, being a husband and being a father to 5. I’m sorry to [...]

6 Essentials For 2010

by Chris Lopez January 14, 2010
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It’s been a long time since my last post and for good reason…

6 Energy Management Tips (for the under-slept, over-worked, father-of-many)

by Chris Lopez November 17, 2009
photo courtesy JeremyHughes

ON October 22nd at 2am, Rozanne, my wife, gave birth to our son … Joaquin Gabriel Lopez. Needless to say, I’m on cloud 9 right now and our friends and families seem to think that I’ve got a certain “glow” because … 1) The “Lopez” name will get carried on (my brother and I were [...]

What I’ve Been Up To

by Chris Lopez November 16, 2009
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Yes, I know it’s been about 3 weeks since I last posted. A lot has happened over that time. 1) First, this little man entered our lives. Introducing Joaquin Gabriel Lopez, aka #5, aka “Q”. Life’s been quite a transition since October 22nd when he was born. My wife is a Superstar. She went through [...]

The #1 Rule You Must Follow To Reach Your Goals in Fitness and Life

by Chris Lopez October 19, 2009
Photo by Nathan Rogers

“People will do almost anything to stay in their comfort zones. If you want to accomplish anything, get out of your comfort zone. Strive to increase order and discipline in your life. Discipline usually means doing the opposite of what you feel like doing. The easy roads to discipline are 1) setting deadlines, 2) discovering [...]

On Minimalism

by Chris Lopez September 1, 2009
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There’s a change going on in my life. I’ve noticed it a couple of years ago, but it’s only really taken a more aggressive course in the past few months. I’ve written and talked about it before, but never has it taken over me the way it has now. It’s an OBSESSION. It is MINIMALISM. [...]