by Kendra Kinnison | Jul 18, 2012 | Profiles & Interviews
Called the greatest athlete of our generation by Malcolm Gladwell, Dara Torres has been swimming at an elite level for longer than most of her competitors have been alive. After returning to the Olympics in 2008 and winning three silver medals, she was awarded the...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jul 16, 2012 | Profiles & Interviews
As I developed the idea for this project over several months, I always knew who the first profile would be. If there was a (modern) grandfather of self-study and improvement, it had to be Benjamin Franklin. Known as the “first citizen of the 18th century,”...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jul 16, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Faith, Leadership
As the World Domination Summit came to a close, host Chris Guillebeau unveiled his latest investment. This conference had been a financial success, and by combining the profits and the contribution of an anonymous benefactor, he’d gathered $100,000 – and he was giving...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jul 12, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Parenting
My husband and I spent this past weekend in Portland, Oregon, at the World Domination Summit hosted by Chris Guillebeau. As you might imagine, that’s led to some interesting conversations back home (especially when we admit that we went last year, and...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jul 5, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Faith, Fitness, Leadership, Peak Performance, Writing
On Monday, June 25, I left Tool, Texas, at a few minutes before 6:00am. I arrived at my office at Port Royal during lunch and kicked off what’s shaping up to be the most productive 10-day stretch of my working life. I would have never predicted it, and I...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jul 2, 2012 | Fitness, Leadership, Peak Performance
It’s really that simple. That’s because the overwhelming majority of actions we take every day are based on our habits. If you’re like me, that thought sounds scary at first. But it can also be awesome. Because you can pick and choose your habits....
by Kendra Kinnison | Jun 28, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Leadership, Peak Performance
At the start of the year, I made a decision to read LESS. I wanted to take more time to apply the principles in each book instead of immediately moving on to the next one. That was much harder than I anticipated. Especially since I gave up TV, reading became my...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jun 14, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Faith
Do you ever have clarity so stark that it’s hard to even put into words? That’s how I feel about a project my husband and I will be leading at our church this summer. It brings together several seemingly separate values in an innovative way, and I’m...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jun 10, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Faith, Fitness, Parenting, Peak Performance
Today’s my 33rd birthday, and I’ve decided to celebrate it. I was terrified of my 30’s, dreading every birthday for months ahead. My Nana had breast cancer at 32, and my Mom collapsed at 35 with what was eventually diagnosed as Chronic Fatigue and...
by Kendra Kinnison | Jun 5, 2012 | Entrepreneurship, Faith, Fitness, Writing
Lately, I’ve been asking my tribe what they want me to write about. It started selfishly, knowing that I would be more likely to accomplish my goal of writing if I had a topic and at least an audience of one. What I didn’t expect is that their...
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