Not too long ago, I shared that I had lost 14 pounds. It felt like a solid milestone—a gratifying number on the scale, a little looser fit in the waistline, and a welcome step toward better health. But numbers alone don’t always change behavior.
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Reflecting on 2024
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Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
With 2024 coming to a close, I thought I would step back and reflect on the year. I find this to be a helpful exercise and hope what I communicate in this blog post will inspire you to do the same. I thrive on continuous learning and doing my best to take an objective look at the decisions I have made and actions I have taken to produce better outcomes for me as time goes on.
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Dr. Yama Akbari Current Research Funded by Roneet Carmell Memorial Endowment
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
After Roneet’s passing, I wanted to channel my grief in ways that I could honor her memory and help contribute to bettering the world. I chose to back incredibly dynamic, bright, passionate, and innovative people with whom I had great respect that I thought Roneet would be proud of as well.
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Refining the Engine: What Changing My Carbohydrate Precision Taught Me After 13 Pounds Dropped
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post titled Passing the Test, Missing the Lesson, where I pulled back the curtain on my blood work results. On paper, many standard cardiovascular markers looked adequate, but a deeper look into my advanced lipid panel revealed an uncomfortable truth: a high count of small,
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Falling Slowly, Rising Rapidly
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
Last week brought the heartbreaking news that Glen Hansard had died in a motorcycle accident at the age of 56. Like millions of others, I first came to know his work through Once and the timeless song “Falling Slowly.”
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Remembering Who You Are
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
Remembering Who You Are
Reflections on Mick Jagger, Norman Lear, Tennis, and the Hidden Importance of Memory
The other night we hosted a live ball session at The TenniSphere with a group that included a lot of younger players. At one point I put on some Rolling Stones music and found myself doing a little arithmetic in my head.
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Thirty-Nine Years Later
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
Next week marks my 39th anniversary at CWS Capital Partners. It is hard to comprehend that I have spent nearly four decades at the same firm. When I joined CWS in 1987, Ronald Reagan was President, the Berlin Wall was still standing,
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Thou Mayest: Observing Life, Living Life, and the Truth Found in Fiction
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
“Now that you don’t have to be perfect, you can be good.” — East of Eden
During the past year, my Audible and reading queue have undergone an unexpected transformation. For most of my adult life,
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Passing the Test, Missing the Lesson
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
What My PhenoAge Didn’t Tell Me About My Heart
A few days after my 61st birthday, I decided to give myself something more valuable than a present: information.
I signed up for a comprehensive health assessment measuring 81 biomarkers related to cardiovascular health,
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How LeBron James is Investing In True Wealth
by Gary Carmell
Gary Carmell
LeBron James highlights the power of having a higher purpose when making important life decisions
I had intended to write about a different topic this week in July 2014, but then I heard the announcement that LeBron James was going back to Cleveland, and I read the essay he posted on SI.com.
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