Stories – Ian Estabrook

Are You Letting THIS Determine Your Success and Happiness?

Last week, I was at my Google team’s holiday dinner and ended up chatting with our head of YouTube. She mentioned she’s read my articles and worked with a trainer before… but it wasn’t very successful. “Our schedules never aligned,” she said. “He wanted to work together 5 times a week, but given my familyContinue reading “Are You Letting THIS Determine Your Success and Happiness?”

How to Manage Your Weight for Life

I’ve lost 100lbs. and kept it off for over 17 years. I’ve also struggled with obesity at different points in my life, so headlines like these are personal. Look, being obese sucked. I hated how I looked and felt. I couldn’t play sports with my friends. I couldn’t wear clothes I liked. I couldn’t goContinue reading “How to Manage Your Weight for Life”

One Change, Many Results

In my coaching program, my clients learn how to make sustainable, lasting change for their health and stress management. They do this by building one skill at a time, which eventually compounds into their whole lifestyles changing for the better. Shabbir Jasden is a good example of this. Shabbir isn’t a client of mine –Continue reading “One Change, Many Results”

Fragility

I almost saw a child die today. It began as an evening like any other. I was walking home from work after picking up dinner for my partner and I. I was catching up on the phone with my dad. Nothing seemed amiss. As I continued down the road, I passed a convenience store. OutContinue reading “Fragility”

No One Else’s Yardstick

A Story about Going at Your Own Pace, Plus How to Reach Any Goal

Eat at The Bar

Life lesson: eat at the bar more often. You never know who you’ll meet. Andy (on the right) is a consultant at Accenture. He’s from the U.K., has several patents (one of which helps automate the docking of sky bridges on airplanes, making everyone’s lives infinitely easier), has been to over 90 countries, speaks severalContinue reading “Eat at The Bar”

On Trying to Steal my Debit Card

An open letter to the person who stole my debit card information and attempted to purchase a motorcycle in the U.S. with it… — Hey there, stranger, I don’t know you, and you don’t know me. Well, you know a part of me. A financial part. A part that you thought might be useful toContinue reading “On Trying to Steal my Debit Card”