http://www.seanverret.com Recognizing Vulnerabilities, Achieving Victories. In Athletics, In Business, In Life. Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:56:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/membership-is-it-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/membership-is-it-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/#comments Fri, 17 Feb 2012 17:56:54 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=931 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } How many of you own a membership for something?  Maybe a country club, a gym, a yoga studio?  What motivates you to buy a membership?  Is it due to exclusivity?  Is it because you get certain benefits?  Is is because you’ll get a better “deal”? From Wiktionary membership means: The state of being a member of a [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/membership-is-it-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/feed/ 0 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/50-chance-89-wrong/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/50-chance-89-wrong/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:45:06 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=926 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; }   I saw this image on Facebook and wondered to myself, “Is that the real statistic, or is that in face how we see things in the world?”.  My guess is the latter.  My guess is if you actually looked at the statistics there would be a normalized bell curve around 50% for the times [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/50-chance-89-wrong/feed/ 0 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-10/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-10/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2012 15:49:59 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=923 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } We survived!  That’s right, Day 10 was celebration day and we could eat anything we want.  I had steak, but the BBQ was frozen so we had to fry it.  It wasn’t quite the same, but good nonetheless.  We had red wine.  Ahh red wine and steak gotta love it.  The lesson learned?  I actually [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-10/feed/ 0 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-9/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-9/#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:15:21 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=919 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Day 9: We added legumes, quinoa and much more today.  Of course we are allowed everything from Day 8 as well. Today we didn’t do much different than yesterday.  Even though we were “allowed” Quinoa we didn’t have any.  Instead we stuck to rice.  We did add beans to lunch and dinner as well as beets todays. [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-9/feed/ 0 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-8/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-8/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:26:36 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=915 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Day 8: We are finally able to add food to our diet.  We are allowed everything from Day 5, Day 6 and Day 7.  But, we’re also allowed ALL fruits and vegetables now AND rice!  Who would have thought I’d be SO excited for rice! Today we ate more and had more fun eating the food we ate. [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-8/feed/ 1 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-7/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-7/#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:57:14 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=909 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Day 7: We are on the exact same schedule as Day 5 and Day 6.  We are allowed four scoops twice a day of the protein supplement.  We are only allowed to eat cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts), raw greens (lettuce, spinach), fresh apples and fresh pears. The meal plan was pretty [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-7/feed/ 0 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-6/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-6/#comments Sun, 15 Jan 2012 04:25:00 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=906 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Day 6: We are on the exact same schedule as Day 5.  We are allowed four scoops twice a day of the protein supplement.  We are only allowed to eat cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts), raw greens (lettuce, spinach), fresh apples and fresh pears. The day began with a smoothie again, except that [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-6/feed/ 2 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-5/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-5/#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 20:52:29 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=898 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Day 5: In addition to eliminating everything from Day 4, we must also eliminate all legumes.  Now we are allowed four scoops twice a day of the protein supplement.  Basically we are only allowed to eat cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts), raw greens (lettuce, spinach), fresh apples and fresh pears. The day began [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-5/feed/ 2 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-4/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-4/#comments Fri, 13 Jan 2012 03:59:51 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=884 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Day 4: In addition to eliminating everything from Day 3, we must also eliminate all remaining grains, nuts and seeds.  Now we are allowed two scoops twice a day of the protein supplement.  Basically all we’re eating now is vegetables, fruits and legumes only. The day began with a big fruit smoothie like the past few [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-4/feed/ 1 http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-3/ http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-3/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:38:21 +0000 Sean Verret http://www.seanverret.com/?p=880 #leftcontainerBox { float:left; position: fixed; top: 60%; left: 70px; } #leftcontainerBox .buttons { float:left; clear:both; margin:4px 4px 4px 4px; padding-bottom:2px; } #bottomcontainerBox { width: 50%; padding-top: 1px; } #bottomcontainerBox .buttons { float: left; margin: 4px 4px 4px 4px; } Day 3: In addition to eliminating everything from Day 2, we must also eliminate all gluten grains, but we can continue to eat quinoa, rice, millet and buckwheat.  Again we are allowed one scoop twice a day of the protein supplement. The day began with another smoothie like yesterday.  Our lunch consisted entirely of leftovers from [...]]]> http://www.seanverret.com/1-recognizingvulnerabilties/detoxification-day-3/feed/ 1