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What is grit?  To me it means forcing yourself to keep going even when everyone around you expects you to fail.  Tee Hanible embodies this quality.  In fact, I met her as part of the original [...]

Are you guys enjoying the #ShesLosingIt #SLIMethod Fitness Challenge?  Today’s goal is to do push ups, which reminds me how much I hate push ups.  (Yes, even personal trainers hate some [...]

Tomorrow is a really big episode for me on American Grit so I hope you can watch.  If you’re local, I’ll be at Hanovers in Pflugerville to watch and live tweet at 8pm. Throughout the [...]

Remember when I told you I’d be introducing you to some inspiring people this year?  Well, Tee Hanible certainly qualifies!  She is one tough woman, a retired Marine, mother, philanthropist [...]

Were you looking for a charity that helped both veterans and disadvantaged youth?  Today’s the day to GiveBIG! Operation Heroes Connect is a charity that partners service members and [...]

My life has been a little crazy, so I’m finally getting a chance to catch up!  Here’s my reaction to episode 3 of American Grit. This episode is had an Army-inspired evolution called [...]

Episode 2 of American Grit – “Ice Cubed” – had to be the most insane thing I’ve seen on TV in a really long time.  If you thought last week’s circus was crazy [...]

Only two weeks and two days until the premiere of American Grit!!!  Perhaps you saw John Cena talk about the show yesterday on the Today Show.  He talked about ordinary Americans doing [...]

Only three weeks until the premiere of American Grit!  I already introduced you to Brooke (read her story here: Meet Brooke Van Paris) so now I wanted to introduce you to one of the most [...]

Some days you’re on fire, kicking butt and taking names.  Other days?  Eh…you’re not feeling it.  How you handle the “not feeling it” days will determine your [...]