Last week Elisabeth and I officially moved to Chicago. We’re settling in and coming to really enjoy living in the new city. Around every corner is excitement. In a city of 2.7 million people, there is always something to see. Being right in the city, we get to watch a lot of it from our window.


The windows are one thing that attracted us to this apartment. We get nice views of the city skyline, we over look a soccer field, and we can even see some of the lake. In addition the building has other nice amenities like a coffee machine in the lobby, in unit washer/dryer, and a gas range in the kitchen.


All of this was nice, but what really excited me about our new apartment was the gym. It’s a good sized apartment gym outfitted with sufficient dumbbells, awesome kettlebells, and a very robust cable machine. It wasn’t the nicest gym of all the apartments we viewed, but it is well above sufficient.

I've written about how lucky I am to have had great coaches and teachers in my life. From my track coaches in high school to mentors in the workplace, I've been taught well by great coaches ahead of me. 

Like many others, I had my fair share of bad coaches too. Unfortunately we've all had them. 

As both a health and wellness and track and field coach, I aspire to leave others with the desire to take what we learn in our sessions and spread it in the world. In fact, it's the mission of my career for my clients and athletes to help get younger people hooked on living healthier lifestyles. 

With that mission comes a lot of responsibility.