Note: This is NOT practical dieting. The title seems harmless but 14 days and no carbs is an insane diet.

A few things I believe.

First, carbohydrates are not bad. They are an important part of a healthy and balanced diet. By doing this I am in no way trying to advocate carbs being bad.

Second, there are some bad carbohydrates and some good carbohydrates. Which are good, which are bad? I don’t know. I might learn over the next 14 days. For now, ask your doctor or nutritionist.

Third, I believe this will be the hardest challenge I have ever undertaken. Read the rest of this entry »

“A superhuman (also written super-human) is an entity with intelligence or abilities exceeding normal human standards.”

That’s what I find when I google the definition of superhuman. I think I can make it better.

I think the best way to define superhuman is to define what makes someone superhuman. I am going to define it, the best way I can personally.

To be superhuman is not something that can be measured in terms of finances, athletic ability, style, looks. I consider being superhuman to be more of a permanent mood.

I believe everyone at some point in there life experiences the rush of being “superhuman”.

When a rare, extraordinary personal success occurs (like an athlete making a game winning play) it is common to experience feelings of euphoria. The feelings that one can conquer anything and that nothing can stop you. This also happens when you fall in love.

In my life, this has occurred most prominently after near death experiences. Many of the most amazing stories of human achievement have come from someone having a near death experience. I read a story recently of a man who was severely overweight who suffered a heart attack and went on to lose 200 lbs and become a fitness trainer all in his 40s.

I consider the euphoric state that overcomes someone after a near death experience to be the definition of “superhuman”.

In my life, I seek to redefine what reality is. This category of my website is going to be the journal of my journey to becoming superhuman.

I am not an amazing success yet. I believe with every ounce of my being that I will be, soon.

Pura Vida!

Jordan

I have mentioned several times in the past on this website about the impact that the book, “Psycho Cybernetics” has had on my life. I make the statement regularly to my friends that the book took me from being a mediocre loser, to what I have become and what I still am becoming. Which I hope, for all intents and purposes, is not a mediocre loser.

One Practice Exercise that the book offers instructs the reader to find a quiet, calm place (such as a bedroom). Where they can relax, undisturbed for 30 minutes. Here is my adaptation of the exercise.

But First, Let me tell you the AMAZING results I have experienced in my life since using this exercise. I feel that if I were able to list them all the size of this website would double upon posting. So I will only be able to name a brief few. Read the rest of this entry »

On July 27, I was on a plane bound for Fayetteville, NC. The purpose of my journey: a visit to my brother before he deployed to Iraq. His scheduled deployment date was on the 30th. A quick weekend stay over for me. I was going to be driving his vehicle back to Michigan to keep while he was deployed. I packed a small back pack, 2 days worth of supplies.

Sunday evening we found out that the Monday flight was cancelled. It is now the 8th of August and I am sitll here. I am not upset at all. I rather like North Carolina. The weather is amazing, the ocean is cool, and I am getting to spend a lot of time with my brother.

However, with all of the business things going on when I left Grand Rapids, it is definitely an unexpected “inconvenience”. I have been forced into a situation the would normally have me out of my element. Rather than complain or postpone I viewed this as a great opportunity to experiment with a remote work environment. On Monday, I delegated responsibilites of mine for the week that I would have other wise needed to be in Grand Rapids to do. Things such as, rent collection and payment, bill payment, meetings, etc.

I set daily phone calls with Justin (business partner) and established goals, etc of things we needed to accomplish.

I got back into the regimen of making lists. This was the savior of the last 2 weeks. Each evening I would make a list of everything that I needed to work on the following day. Then I would do it. This simple 3-4 minutes of planning per day caused me to get done 50x more than I otherwise would have.

My diet was my biggest concern I had been doing phenomenally well in Grand Rapids as I began the first few weeks of my new “slow carb” diet. I knew that I would be in for a challenge with an extended stay away from home. Living with someone else in an unfamiliar environment is perhaps the hardest challenge to a dieter. Common sense prevailed though. On Monday, I went to the grocery store with Luke(brother) and bought foods to correspond with my diet. Grapefruit and egg whites for breakfast, a bag of chicken, some peanuts, and a few other things. This allowed me to maintain, and even enhance my diet while I have been down here.

Exercise is similar to what was happening in Grand Rapids, not much. I have gone out and walked a few times in the mornings just as a kick start, but nothing major.

I have had a lot of free time down here that I have spent reading, listening to audio books, working on my Spanish, and other greatly beneficial actions.

Also, I have been able to spend a lot of time with my brother which has been the main goal.

Moral of the story:

Something unexpected happened and caused me to have an extended vacation in a place I was not familiar with. Taking a few very simple steps I was able to not only survive but thrive. All while living it up and enjoying life.

Arrivederci!