Aside from simplicity, you know what the other great thing about the 4 doctors is? The longer you've gone without "visiting" them, the shorter your appointment can be! That is especially true with this one. 

I chose Dr Quiet to start out because let's be honest, it's the one we neglect the...

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated" - Confucius

One of the things I've benefited most from following Paul Chek's instruction is the application of his Four Doctors Theory in my own life. Especially during/after busy work blocks. The premise is simple, and that's the...

Bear with me while I share a quick story.

While sitting beside my new cold water spot, taking some quality breaths before getting in, a man walked onto the bridge just upstream and sat down to enjoy the river in his own way. The way an elderly man out for a leisurely stroll does.

Immediately I...

What do you want yours to look like?

The tendancy is to often look at what we can either add or remove from our lives, or what we could be better at (ie; drink less, eat better, excercise more, etc). That's lame, and primarily why I've failed at attaining goals in the past.

What if instead of...

Check out the great conversation that Garrett from The Squadroom Podcast and I had on his latest episode. We touch on a lot including: the vitim mentality amongst first responders, how to quit "should"ing on ourselves, the importance of community, and the results of investing in yourself.

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Want to know what the first homework for those taking the Nine8 program is?

Any guesses?

It's not getting 10 pages of journaling in. It's not meditating for an hour. It's not overhauling your life.

It's for you to go for a walk.

Outside.

For 20-30minutes.

Not only are we drastically understepped...

On October 20th, at 2000hrs PST this month's free workshop is going to tackle the often misunderstood, and overly complicated topic of mindfulness. 

Everybody tells you to practice it, but what the fuck is it? 

First off, for the vast majority of us, it's not attempting to mimic that...

Let's start this off by saying that alcohol abuse and alcohol dependancy are two entirely different things. This is going to focus on abuse and how often our community relies on alcohol for the wrong reason, at the wrong time.

I remember coming home from a brutal shift on the ambulance when I was...

Have you been "should'ing" on yourself? 

Often we get lost in a cycle of negative self talk, where unbeknownst to us, we are constantly putting pressure on ourselves. 

It's easy to go unnoticed, and can be misunderstood by many as being optimistic or trying to create a positive change....

"Show me a garden of words, and I'll show you a garden of weeds"

I make a legit effort not to overload myself with the messaging from others in this space in fear of echoing what others are saying, and to avoid the thought paralysis or static that comes when I bring in too much information. That...

We've all had that experience where we look at purchasing a vehicle and then all of a sudden begin to see that vehicle everywhere. For example I commented to my wife a few weeks back that I liked the really unique blue paint of one of the vehicles in town, and how I had never saw that colour...

On the heels of last week's blog post, and building up our brains ability to catch and recognize the good shit, try this journaling excercise.

Grab a piece of paper and a wand (also known as a pen/pencil)

Grab your phone.

Set a timer for 5 minutes.

You have 5 minutes......don't act like you...