HM Health + Life

By Jim Fannin It’s now spring. The Masters is here. It’s time to play golf in the “zone.” If you’re not a golfer, please share this with a family member, business associate or friend that plays. There have been five distinguishing characteristics that have all played a major role in golf champions winning. I know:…

By Jim Fannin In Columbus, Ohio in the early 1970s, I had the good fortune to play my childhood idol in a tennis exhibition match—the great Pancho Gonzales. He was there to promote his racket company, and the irony was that my first racket was a Pancho Gonzales autograph model. So, here I was on…

Learn to “breathe like a baby” By Jim Fannin ow does a little baby fall asleep so quickly? Here’s the same technique to calm yourself down when the pressure on the course, court or field appears to be the greatest. When your heart is pounding, breathing is difficult and you’re preparing to tee off during…

Hinsdale School District 86 is first local district to serve as Coronavirus vaccination site Hinsdale Township High School District 86 is providing a service to its employees and the community by hosting Coronavirus vaccination sites at Hinsdale Central and South High Schools. Partnering with Osco, the district is in the process of vaccinating its employees,…

by Jim Fannin Over thirty years ago, I remember driving home with my wife and newborn daughter from the hospital. It seems like yesterday. Days before I had purchased a new VCR (remember this?). It came with an operating manual with diagrams and detailed instructions. The hospital gave no such manual for my infant daughter.…

Dentistry during COVID-19, and how we move forward by Dr. Peter Harnois When was the last time you sat in a dental chair? With all the spraying, irrigating and splattering of bacteria that goes on during an appointment in and around your mouth, in close quarters, doesn’t that just increase the risks of contracting disease?…

by Jim Fannin We learn more from birth to five years old than the rest of our life accumulative. What prompted this super learning? My initial, proprietary research from 1974-1975 with over 250 children ages 3-6 years old revealed the following: • Your imagination was at an all-time high. You acted the part of cowboys,…

by Jim Fannin In my 49 years in personal coaching, the business has grown from a “what’s wrong” mentality to a “what’s right” mentality. The entire industry has grown this way starting with professional athletes no longer being ashamed of having a “head” coach to wanting and seeking a mental edge over the competition. This…

by Jim Fannin This is a partial list of guidelines for a family to live, work and play in the Zone. Add to this list freely. After discussing and agreeing on each topic, everyone then pledges to honor the list. 1. Create and share a common family vision. Each family member should be involved. 2.…