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The Amazing Life Formula
A pet project that was years in the making, The Amazing Life Formula is an ambitious information product that combines content marketing, interactive PDF downloads, and personal development. It's no accident that my life transformed, and I run my dream business from my laptop in tropical paradise. I made this happen. By studying the masters of manifestation and positive thinking, I implemented a series of tools that changed my mind on a subconscious level, and allowed my to manifest an Amazing [...]
A lesson in timelessness
Video is not immediate, in a digital world. This is paradoxical; we see a video, and we engage with it immediately. From a production standpoint, however, it is not (and should not be) something that is limited to the present time. I've taken some time to learn this lesson. Many of the videos I have made in the past have been focused around short-term, immediate offers. This may be due to my generation's perspective of the television commercial being the [...]
Looks like I was wrong about this one.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJuvpfMAwOg] I recorded this in 2009, before we thought about having a third child. I actually had to watch it this week to remember how I used to get the diapers so clean.
Masculinity without Macho
It’s interesting living in a macho culture. After living in Portland, where skinny man-boys wear dresses and makeup, living in a Latin culture with traditional machismo stereotypes has allowed me to revisit what masculinity means. The perils of Macho. I was surprised to hear something said offhand by a parent here in Costa Rica. Our kids were playing, and we were talking about driving the 4×4 mountainous roads here. She said, “I don’t drive that well, because [...]
The Birth of our Son.
Taos Gibson MacTavish Huntress. Born on January 8, 2012 at 11:11 am. 7 lbs, 7 ounces, 20 inches long. Taos @ 6 hours old. Taos was born at home, in an unassisted waterbirth. Johanna began having contractions on my birthday, Saturday night, around 10 pm. After five hours, the contractions stopped completely, so we slept for a few hours. In the early morning, they began again, growing in intensity but decreasing in frequency. The pace of the contractions became wildly [...]
Labor has started.
You can help. If you've got a candle handy, go get it. Light the wick. Offer a moment of prayer for a speedy and healthy birth.