Fun fact: the term "quarantine" comes from an effort to protect Venice from plague epidemics in the 14th Century. Ships arriving in Venice from infected ports were required to sit at anchor for 40 days "quaranta" before landing. I'm normally a very laid back, non-chalant guy. Unflabbable, some may say. Almost nothing can rile me …
The Weekly Rapport #29: High Performance Habits, Freestyle Rap and the A-Rod Transformation
Hi All, Here is your weekly guide of things I’m reading, doing, and experimenting with. Enjoy. What I'm Reading High Performance Habits - Brendon Burchard Honestly I had no intention of reading this but I was at my parent's house last weekend and grabbed it off the shelf before I left since it looked interesting …
The Weekly Rapport Double Dose: Motivation, Endurance, & Vulnerability
Hi All, Here's you weekly dose of what I'm currently consuming, reading, and partaking in. Enjoy! What I'm Reading Drive - Daniel Pink I'll let my Instagram caption do the bulk of the talking on this one but as a manager, this book was so valuable for me. And if you're a teacher, coach, or …
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What I’ve Been Reading Lately
Book I'm Reading Right Now Miracle Creek - Angie Kim My sister-in-law signed me up for the Book of the Month club as birthday present a while back. Every month you choose from five of the top new fiction books and have them delivered to your door for five months. This was the last one …
The Weekly Rapport #20: Alpha Brain, Workout Recovery, and Jack Reacher
Hi All, Here is your weekly guide of things I’m experimenting with. Enjoy. Also, if you haven't already, please follow me on my Instagram page! @observeandrapport https://www.instagram.com/p/BvMFPCtjf44/ Void I Need to Fill Jack Reacher Books There are 29 books in the Jack Reacher series by Lee Child and I finally finished them all - which …
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The Not-So-Weekly Rapport #12: Books, Beverages, and Semi-believable Products
I've fallen back into my bad habit of stringing a couple of articles together for consecutive weeks and then forgetting to write for a month. So far, right on track... It's been a year since I gave my credit card information to WordPress and registered a domain name of ObserveAndRapport.com which I slowly regret every …
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The Not-So-Weekly Rapport #11: Navy SEALs, Statistics, and What’s Wrong with our Elections
I'm renaming this segment "The Not-So-Weekly Rapport" since I clearly do not write this weekly but rather whenever the wind blows my way and I feel like writing an article. Well the wind blew my way this week, so enjoy my tidbits of time-draining things: Book I'm Reading Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins If …
The 21 Day Challenge: Banning Beer, Bread, and all the Best Stuff
Alright, let's get this out of the way. This isn't a New Year's Resolution, "New year, new me" post.
From Shakespeare to Muhammad Ali: The Best Quotes to Live By
I love quotes. So much so that I have a notebook full of my favorite quotes. Whenever I read one that strikes a particular chord I make sure to write it down - If I don't have my notebook, I'll take a picture of it or write it down in the Notes section of my …
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A Snail’s Pace: Why Am I Writing This?
I’m not exactly sure why I’m starting this blog. I came up with the name “Observe and Rapport” out of the blue and figured I should do something with it before it got taken by someone else. I wrote down a few ideas in my notebook the other day and said why not put these …