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What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can?

A routine that I would try to skip would be the morning exercises. I try to work out five days a week. It is often a battle of mind over body or is it the body over mind?. My day starts earlyearly, as in 3:30 AM early. This routine goes back to my office going days and even further, to my Army family upbringing. I sleep by 8 PM, so no worries I do get my mandatory beauty sleep. By 4:00 AM, I’m at my desk tackling overnight emails (I work remotely). By 4:30, I’m finished and ready for exercise, with time set aside until 6:00 AM. Every morning, I come up with a long list of excuses to skip the workout. It takes a mental nudge, thinking about friends and family dealing with high blood pressure, diabetes, and high cholesterol, to remind me why staying active matters. Finally, I… What part of your routine do you always try to skip if you can?

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Who is the most famous or infamous person you have ever met?

I make it a point to avoid the media-created famous or infamous personalities. Any encounters I have had with them have been purely accidentalpassing by in airports or catching a glimpse as they zoom past in motorcades. I’m not one to gawk at celebrities or chase after autographs. That said, I deeply admire those who contribute directly to improving human livesnot just financially, but through hands-on efforts. I look up to CEOs who sit down with developers to spend long nights debugging, brilliant surgeons who perform life-saving operations free of charge for those in need, the young volunteer picking up litter from beaches, and the sanitation workers risking their health to clear our clogged drains. These are the true heroes of our world, the real celebrities.

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What is good about having a pet?

what is good about having a pet is that they teach us what’s truly beautiful about being human. Have you ever looked into your pet’s eyes? In those moments, you’ll see pure love and boundless devotion. Years ago, we had a Pomeranian, a Sidney silky, and a dachshund. Eventually, though, we chose not to keep pets anymorea decision I even wrote about at the time. I believe that we shouldn’t have pets if we aren’t prepared to love them with the same intensity they so freely give to us.