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The Sage of the Silver Ball: How Peter’s Pinball Quest Became an Epic Health Investment

The Sage of the Silver Ball: How Peter’s Pinball Quest Became an Epic Health Investment

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

If you had told me a 70-year-old man and a pinball machine would redefine my understanding of health, I would have assumed you were pitching me a very strange movie. And yet here we are. The truth is wilder, funnier, and more meaningful than anything I could have...
The Bumpa Built Scavenger Hunt: How Two Adults Turned Fidget Hunting Into A Health Investment

The Bumpa Built Scavenger Hunt: How Two Adults Turned Fidget Hunting Into A Health Investment

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Adria is a pediatric speech language pathologist. She LOVES working with kids, she loves supporting families, and somewhere along the way, that path led her straight into one of the most delightfully surreal local businesses we have ever experienced: Bumpa Built, a 3D...
The Vintage Bike That Rewired My Understanding of Health Investment

The Vintage Bike That Rewired My Understanding of Health Investment

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

In 2020, while the world shut down, I developed a ritual that probably saved me from spinning out completely: endlessly scrolling Facebook Marketplace. It was soothing. Predictable. A weird little digital treasure hunt in a time when everything else felt uncertain....
How Waking Up at 3:15 AM for a Starbucks Glass Bear Cup Became a Legitimate Health Investment

How Waking Up at 3:15 AM for a Starbucks Glass Bear Cup Became a Legitimate Health Investment

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Sleep is one of the most important pillars of health. So how on earth does waking up at 3:15 AM to hunt down a limited-release Korean “Bearista” glass cup from Starbucks shift from “this is crazy” to “this was one of the best health investments we made all year”? As...
Stranger Things: Why a 1980s-Inspired Sci-Fi Show Became One of My Most Unexpected Health Investments

Stranger Things: Why a 1980s-Inspired Sci-Fi Show Became One of My Most Unexpected Health Investments

by Health401k | Health401k® Reflections

Adria with Gaten Matarazzo, aka Dustin from Stranger Things, her undisputed favorite resident of Hawkins. I’m usually late to the party when it comes to TV. Actually, always late. When Game of Thrones ended, people spent months dissecting plotlines, arguing over...

IGNITE. EXCITE. EMPOWER.® – The Quiet Architecture Beneath Everything We Build

by Health401k | Health401k® Philosophy, Health401k® Reflections

The Origin Story Before there was Health401k®. Before People Change People™. Before workshops, frameworks, or curricula… There was a simple belief: People grow when their curiosity is sparked, their next step is supported, and their environment makes progress feel...
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