Kyle Berger

Kyle Berger

Silver linings, anyone?

As the majority of the world sits in shock that a reality TV star was actually voted in to be the next President of the United States (happy or not, y’all have to admit only Michael Moore expected this result!),…

Love for country is earned!

You don’t have to be a sports fan to have been intrigued by the biggest story in the National Football League the past month. Colin Kaepernick, the now back-up quarterback of the San Francisco 49ers made a stand (or a…

A week of rest and Recharge

In my last post I shared a vision for 2015 being a year of growth, exploration and the pursuance of excitement and inspiration. I invited you all to join me or help me with ideas or opportunities for new or interesting…

Feed your fatigue

Quick! One a scale of 1-10, how tired are you RIGHT NOW? Is anyone’s answer ever lower than 5??? Most of us know we probably don’t get enough sleep – working long hours, investing a lot into our families or extra-curricular…

Time for a personal Recharge!

Henry David Thoreau once offered this now-famous quote; “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.” I’m pretty sure we were all sold that line by one of our high school teachers on graduation…

Fill your (ice) bucket!

I recently returned from Detroit, Mich., where I was the Team Vancouver-Galil Delegation Head at the JCC Maccabi Games (shameless plug: www.jccmaccabigames.org). While there with my 22 teen athletes and artist, the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was growing momentum faster…

Teaching pride and humanity

Last Sunday, I took my two daughters to the Vancouver Pride Parade. Though I was certain my four- and seven-year-olds would enjoy every ounce of the many colors and sounds, and the energy of the parade itself (few events produce the same…

Love to win? Or hate to lose?

photo - Kyle Berger, Spartan 2014

Pursuing more of my “Love to Win” side at the 2014 Spartan Sprint obstacle race. Call it ironic, but in my less-than-fit days I was a regular subscriber to Men’s Health magazine. As I looked upon the cover of each fresh…

Let the search for life begin…

A couple of years ago, somewhere between the family-sized bag of Miss Vickies chips (190 lb Kyle) and the Trader Joe’s Edamame Crackers (165 lb Kyle), something triggered inside of me that led me to one of the most profound…