Well, Triathlon season is over for me. I competed in 5 races this year. 3 were sprint races, one was an XTerra race and the last one was an Olympic distance race. I was very happy with my training, nutrition, and performance for every race all year. Let’s break it down. RACE 1 The first race of…
Author: Chris Carlson
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Free and Easy Down the Road I Go
We frequently discuss productivity and efficiency on The Friday Rally. Mainly because it is an awesome topic that when applied to our lives we are able to get more done and feel more fulfilled. I love the topic and I seek out and consume information every chance I get. Podcasts, articles, and books are all…
Exercising My Way To Success
I try hard every day to be my best self, to do the right things, and make the decisions that move me towards my goals. I don’t always succeed but I have more productive days than unproductive days. When I put in daily practice of being my best self I find that it gets easier and…
The Confidence to Sell
Welcome back. The summer writing break is officially over and I am back to getting my articles out to all of you. I honestly missed putting my thoughts down and the rest of the aspects of keeping a website going. I am glad to be back and you are getting the post a day early….
Success Updates
Right now I am in the thick of triathlon season. I have entered 5 races this year. With 2 already completed. If you remember my first race this year I had a goal of completing the race in under 1 hour 30 minutes. I came in in 1 hour and 23 minutes. I was happy…
1 Step Back, 5 Steps Forward
There are many responsibilities Luke and I have at our firm. While all the responsibilities are important the main reason we are here is to bring in new 401k clients. This means we are responsible for identifying prospects, qualifying them, contacting them, setting appointments, and ultimately closing the account to bring them on board. We…
Coming up short
I struggled this week with coming up with an idea for the rally post. My mind was preoccupied with my next exam in my CFP course. If you read the article Setbacks in Education you can recall that I did not pass that exam. Since that day I have been studying fiercely for my make…
A new kind of post
It has been brought to my attention recently that most of my posts are a little too wordy. They are long and take a time commitment that is way above what most people prefer to spend on internet articles. The rally posts that Luke and I share are long. We admit that. It is intentional…
Simple Rules
I am on a quest every day. A quest to improve. I work hard at improving skills that relate to my career. I work at improving my intellectual muscles. I work at improving my actual muscles and general fitness. The way I go about achieving improvement in these areas is a strategy I learned a…
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