Who Do You Rely On?

Over the past couple of years, I have gotten to know Alwyn Cosgrove, one of the best coaches/personal trainers around by both meeting him, having a few beers with him and exchanging a bunch of e-mails with him to boot. While I have certainly gained from his training expertise, he has been a great source of support and understanding as Christie has gone through all of her treatments for her leukemia. Alwyn knows a thing or two about blood-based cancers: he's had to beat it... twice. The second time involved a stem cell transplant that literally saved his life (as it also did for Christie).

He's got a great post on his blog that I wanted to point out about how to cull through the mountain of information available to us in uber-modern 2007. How do you decide who to rely on when looking for information or help? Keyboard jockeys with little to no experience? Or those who have proven themselves continuously in the trenches of their chosen field? Excellent food for thought (which is never a problem with Alwyn who always has something interesting to say).

And before you point out the borderline obvious notion that I could be easily described as one of those keyboard warriors dishing out advice in areas where I know next to nothing, let me put up some preemptive defense for me and my blog. If I have proven experience in something, I will post freely. If I do not, I will find those who do to make it useful for you or I will take you along on my journey to learn about that area.

I think that is going to be one of my biggest pieces of this blog, in the end: I am posting a lot of these ideas and tips as part of my own daily advancement towards a better life. Some days I will do well and others, not so much, but hopefully we all benefit in the end. Plus, I am incredibly handsome and charming, which is a bonus.

Anyway, enough of my rambling. Check out Alwyn now and thank me later... or don't, you ungrateful punk.