Let’s bring back honor to our world! Over the past four months I have added a daily 3-4 mile hike into my day. It has been one of the best decisions I have made and look forward to it everyday moving forward. I do it no matter what the weather is; can’t wait for the snow. ❄️☃️ While doing so, …

It’ll all work out. I was having a great conversation with my beautiful cousin Tara and we were reflecting on my Uncle’s Nicky’s life long attitude of, “It’ll all work out”. He was an amazing man who always had a sincerity and calmness that I admired immensely. I am happy to say the apple doesn’t fall too far from the …

Are you able to stay centered? Well, last week was pretty interesting, wouldn’t you say? I am sure some of you reading this were very excited with the results of the election and some of you were very disappointed. Last week I mentioned how it is more important how you react to the results than the results itself. This week …

What are you going to do? I reflect back to 2008 when I tested for my 6th degree black belt in Korea under Grandmaster BM Kim. After the test, we asked him how we did and he said, “You did very good but it doesn’t matter, what matters is what you do from this point forward.” He explained that we …

How’s your 2020 going? There have been many memes and short videos that have made me laugh when they compare how 2020 is going. Have you seen them? Here’s an example… If 2020 was a math problem: “If you were going down a river at 2 miles per hour and your canoe loses a wheel, how much pancake mix would …

Your mind cannot process a negative. A while back I recall snowboarding in the backcountry up in Stowe, Vermont and having a challenging time. I was bumping into every tree and couldn’t seem to find my line. I remember consciously thinking, “Wow, whatever happens, I don’t want to hit the trees”, and I kept seeing trees and bumping into them. …

Are you competitive or creative? Competition is great! I love competition and striving to be the best I can. Even to the point where my brother and I would run a marathon and agree to stay together. Once both of us would see the finish line, no matter how tired we were, neither of us were going to let the …

What is Empathy? Empathy is through the eyes of another. Everyone has a story. I have a story just as you have a story. My story is very different than your story and I have no clue what it is live in your shoes. I don’t think as you do, I don’t feel as you do, and I don’t see …

Be careful what you say “I am” to For years, we at Empowered Mastery and United Martial Arts Centers, have utilized “I Am” statements to help our students and clients identify with a value that they want to have to improve their self image. For example, we will have individuals repeat in their mind or out loud, (mostly in private) …

The difference between a millionaire and a billionaire. A long time ago I heard a story where a millionaire entrepreneur was having dinner with a billionaire. He asked the billionaire, “How do you do it?” The billionaire responded by saying, “Envision a body of water with man eating sharks swimming all around and you have to get to the other …