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The human body by design will find any and every excuse to not exert energy. It’s actually a survival mechanism engrained into our bodies. Before the modernization of things, you had no idea when you’d eat next, or need to chase after a mammoth. So your body fights to keep you from expending energy just…

Motivation is the “why”. The reason for the change. You are motivated to look better, you are motivated to make more money. That’s your “why”. Why is easy. Wants and needs are simple to quantify. Everyone says to grab the bull by the horns, but what happens when you have two handfuls of horns and…

Ice Climbing… Exhilarating, joyous, beautiful, and inherently exceedingly dangerous. Data from a multi-year study shows that you will suffer 4 injuries for every thousand hours you do it, and that is an experienced climber. Does that mean you should just avoid it all together? What if that was your ambition? What if that was a…

If you are familiar with aviation, especially general/private aviation, I’m sure you have heard this before. One of the biggest reasons for fatal pilot error incidents is caused by them not trusting their instruments. When you are flying, especially in the clouds, and can’t see anything to reference the earth, your body starts to lie…

We all have them. It’s nothing special by definition, but it can be detrimental to your well being. Some people are insecure about looks, insecure about relationships, insecure of their position at work. There are many examples of it. The takeaway is that chances are, your insecurities are more than likely unnoticed by anyone else…

What was the worst day of your life? Was is as bad as you think it was? For the longest time, something that always jumped into my consciousness was one of the first direct firefights I was in. Someone literally trying to take my life from me. 11pm at night on a hilltop outside of…

If you follow us on social media, I’m sure you’ve seen me use this hashtag a time or two. But what does it mean? Really? It’s not as simple as it reads. Anyone can do the work, the minimum required, the standard. Have you learned about a leader in history and said “wow, he just…

Blade Show West is rapidly approaching, and we are very excited to be exhibiting there this year. BSW was originally in Portland, then moved to L.A., and is now in Salt Lake City, Utah! The Blade Show staff has always taken really good care of us and puts a lot of thought into their locations…

Nearing the end of summer, I was watching the Terminal List by Jack Carr and saw a scene where the main actor (Chris Pratt) pulls out a tomahawk and disembowels his enemy with it. There is no fixed tool in the world that feels as amazing in the hands as a good tomahawk or axe.…