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200 Pounds Lost: The Legend of My Brother Josh Hewlett

Every now and then, you hear a story that doesn’t just inspire you—it stays with you. This is one of those stories. It’s about my brother, Josh Hewlett.  Josh was born in the mid 1980’s, my second brother, fourth of five kids, and was by far the largest baby in the family. “Big boned” was what Dad used to say. Mom delivered 5 of us little Hewlett’s, and Josh was going to easily outgrow all of us.      By middle school, even though he was 6 years my junior, he was already as tall and weighed more than me.      Josh played football, could pick up a fridge or couch, and was a literal strongman from his youngest years.  But through the years his big boned nature went to a new level of being overweight, and became a great concern for our entire family and all who knew him.      This is the kind of story you may have heard only on TV or in movies, but for us it’s real life, and it’s my brother, so I have to share this extraordinary story of transformation.  It’s a story about health. It’s about humility. And it’s about

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February 17, 2026 2 Comments
Engagement

The Ocean View & The Sand Dollar

  Recently we spent a week in beautiful Southern California, a place called Oceanside, which is becoming a tradition for our family. What a great place! I’m embarrassed to admit it, but I’m not a huge fan of the beach thing…sand everywhere, sunburns even when I put on sunscreen and hide in the shade, there’s a lot I don’t love about it. However, on this trip, I enjoyed it because my family loves it so much. One sight that caught me by surprise was the joy I felt watching the sunsets and ocean view, as the colors in the sky changed so vividly and powerfully. As I walked near the ocean’s break, enjoying the views up ahead, I stepped on a seashell and screamed out like a dad in the dark coming into his kid’s room and awkwardly stepping on a LEGO. OUCH! Looking down, it was apparent I had mostly dodged many seashells, sea urchins, and came face to face with a half sand dollar. That’s when I noticed my whole family out searching for sand dollars, as they seemed to be everywhere. Here’s a one minute video with my son Redford, and wife, Tami, sharing their treasures, while

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October 30, 2023 8 Comments
Coaching

The Promise To Change It Up

  In August I spoke to a huge audience.  It was so fun! Viewing the footage afterward, I was quite disappointed in how I looked, even as I had been very committed to looking the part and feeling good… and so I – you guessed it – made a NEW Promise. Since August, half a year now, I have lost a great deal of fat, gained muscle, feel and look quite different to those who haven’t seen me in a while. Making new promises such as waking up earlier (between 4-5 AM), hitting the gym every single day, eating a certain way, sleeping more by going to bed earlier, drinking tons of water – all of the good things we are supposed to do I am doing quite religiously.  And it’s working.  It is the ultimate Health Promise for myself. And yet, even in the success we can find ourselves needing to shake things up once in a while. Today was one of those days for me.  Sun shining, snow on the ground, something of a rare open Saturday on the family schedule, I went for a new kind of workout: A HIKE up to the mountains!  (actually, my favorite

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February 6, 2022 2 Comments
Engagement

Walk To Water

  What is your Promise Impact? Recently my friend, Heidi Totten, perhaps one of the greatest Impact Makers I’ve ever known, told me she and her gal pals were going to do a “WALK TO WATER” for women in Kenya: each of her friends walking 100 miles over a month+ long adventure. I asked if I could join in.  She said I’d be the only guy, but of course I could walk along with their efforts. So, for the last month+ I’ve walked over 100 miles!  I think I’m actually close to 150. By the end of this stretch I hope to be near 200 miles. Here’s a photo of today’s effort, which ended up being 6 miles.     In support of women who have to walk way too long in order to get water for their families, I have dedicated time, effort, and my body to this cause.  Some seriously sore joints, hips, and feet. It has been joyous! I love stuff like this, which actually makes a tangible difference. Since Heidi knows the people the money we are raising in our walking efforts is going to, and is even headed to Kenya next week to let them in

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October 31, 2021 No Comments
Business

The Joy of Walking

  Come on a walk with me.  Let’s talk. There is great JOY in the morning walk, I’ve found, and hope you’ve so discovered as well. As summer comes to a close and a chill greets each morning, it has been a delight to have the morning walk fill this summer pandemic, to feel the sun, clear the mind, awaken the mind and soul. How are you doing?  How is your brain processing all that we are experiencing, now over 6 months into this new life? The WALK has transformed my time, made it much more pleasant and a time for positive reflection, self-assessment, and been one more piece to the puzzle of keeping sanity in check. Despite the challenges of kids home full time, work shifting from travel and large stages to a virtual format, and the uncertainties of the coming months, we must put into practice that which will sustain our soul’s nourishment. As I have shifted from full-time stage performer and speaker to a virtual one, I am also receiving more requests for coaching, both personal and executive levels, assisting in the guidance of each leader in high positions looking for an accountability partner and promise process

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September 25, 2020 2 Comments

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