Posts by Craig Ballantyne
Your Morning Challenge
At nine o’clock in the morning on January 20th, with only two hours to spare until his inauguration, the new President was still in bed. Were it up to him, meetings wouldn’t start until 11 a.m. Like Presidents Kennedy and Obama, President Reagan preferred to work at night, but he quickly adapted to his new job.…
Read MoreAmazing Sunday Dinner! (pics inside)
A few weekends ago the entire Ballantyne clan – including Bally! – congregated at my mom’s house for Sunday dinner. I had given her an advanced copy of Chef Gui Alinat’s cookbook, Eat More, Burn More, and begged her to make Chef’s famous meatloaf. She even made his addictive Crispy Sweet Potato Fries as an…
Read MoreHealthy Pancakes! ( Recipe Included)
If you’re like me, you grew up eating big, delicious breakfasts on lazy Saturday mornings. My favorite was Mom’s pancakes. Fluffy and filling, covered with real maple syrup and farm fresh butter. Sometimes we even added chocolate chips. But pancakes, waffles, and muffins are “bad” for you, right? => Wrong! I have great news for…
Read MoreThe Truth About Night Owls
It was the type of schedule that only a young man could keep. He began the night at an official government reception. When that ended, he moved on at 2 a.m. to a private party at a friend’s house, finally arriving home at 3:40 a.m. Yet the next day he was still up in time to have his daily American…
Read MoreAdd This Magic Line to Your Day
A few days after Christmas I had to rush my mom to the hospital. She had been having chest pain for days and it was getting worse. Luckily, it turned out to be nothing more than a pulled muscle. But it shook me up. As I waited in the ER, I thought about all of…
Read MoreThe Big THREE Rules for Your Life
Well, I just finished up my book. The 7th round of rewrites has been sent in, the cover artwork has been chosen, and I’m gearing up to go on the Podcast circuit to promote it. Today, you get an advanced sneak peek at one of the biggest lessons I’ll teach you in The Perfect Day…
Read MoreDo NOT let this happen to you
In 2006 I realized I needed a dog in my life. One of my personal training clients, Darla, told me about a breeder of champion Labrador Retrievers north of Toronto. I went to their website, called them up, and found out they had just a couple of puppies left. The next Saturday morning, after training…
Read MoreGuaranteed Money For Life
What a weekend. Four straight days of Mastermind meetings in the Music City (Nashville) have left ol’ CB all shook up, a hey, hey, hey, hey, yaaaah. I’m all shook up and taking the day off. But I have good news for you. Back in August when I was in Russia, my friend Barry Dunlop…
Read MoreThe WRONG Way to Labor Day
Elmer had spent his life laboring in warehouses. He was no stranger to hard work. But that didn’t mean he deserved these conditions. Every day he and his fellow employees in the LeHigh Valley “were pushed harder and harder to work faster and faster until they were terminated, they quit, or they got injured.” In the summer,…
Read MoreHow to Beat Procrastination
To beat procrastination is to win the daily battle. It was 4 a.m. Time to get up, pet the dog, clear the cobwebs from my mind, and sit down to write. That’s my Magic Time and I can’t waste a minute of it. But one morning last month, I struggled to get started. Instead I emptied the garbage.…
Read More8-Minute Max Fat Burner Workout
We’re dedicating this week to YOU and your fat burning metabolism. Summer is coming to a close for most of us, and that means the dreaded “weight gain season” is not too far off. But here’s the GOOD news. Armed with all the fat burning secrets I’m going to reveal to you in these emails,…
Read More5 Fruits and Veggies to Avoid
Get ready to hear the word FODMAP a lot. It’s a serious and frustrating diet issue for a lot of us. For many, it can mean “a real pain in the gas.” You see, FODMAP foods contain hard to breakdown fibers that are poorly absorbed in the small intestine. FODMAP stands for Fermentable Oligo-Di-Monosaccharides and…
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