We’re gonna be alright. I take a hike everyday on some trails by my house and have spent the last five weeks (35 hours) listening to the history of Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow. If you have the time and interest, it is a great read/listen. I learned a ton from the book and what it was like to live …

This statement that Grandmaster Byung Min Kim shared with Grandmaster Paul Melella and I was Life changing for me on many different levels. As I advanced in my martial arts technique, I developed a greater understanding of what I was doing and realized I had so much more to practice. I would have never known this if I didn’t put …

A little kindness goes a long way. For years I have been teaching my martial arts students that it is our responsibility to perform random acts of kindness to others. I even went as far as making it a rank requirement. If a student is a white belt, they are required to do one random act of kindness for someone …

My number one personal goal: Longevity I remember a little while ago I was having a conversation with my son and he asked me what my goal was regarding my fitness. I found myself stumped for a moment and couldn’t answer him. I thought about some of my accomplishments in my life; TaeKwonDo competitor in my younger days, climbed a …

I’ve always believed hiking and being in nature is amongst the most important activity anyone could do for there personal well being. Why? Because nature is 100% is about selfless energy. Natural energy comes from rocks, trees, earth, flowers, a flowing stream, everything around us when we are in nature. It selflessly gives off its energy and purely exists for …

You need to keep the main thing the main thing! This statement holds true more than ever as we live in the world of constant distraction. Smart phones have been both a blessing and a curse. A blessing because you literally have the world at your finger tips. A curse because you are always connected and pulled away from what …

Do you know what Kintsugi is? Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery. An extensive process with natural resources to fix broken pottery with gold at its seams. It allows the pottery to be used again and nothing goes to waist with the understanding that the piece is more beautiful after it has been broken. It is a …

Any Hamilton fans here? I am very much looking forward for Broadway to re-open it so I could see it live. I’ve been listening to the songs for a while now. (Yes, I enjoy broadway tunes) What an amazing play/story. Thank you Disney+ for getting it out to the world. What an amazing performance. What resonated with me the most …

Sometimes You Have To Take A Step Back. Have you ever tried to fit a square peg in a round hole? Have you tried so hard at something, made no progress, then come back a little later and and it worked. A very long time ago, I was building a Jeep CJ7. For the car enthusiast, it had a corvette …

What Gets Measured Gets Managed I’ve been using this concept a lot lately and say it often to my clients. We know exactly how much money we have so we could manage what is spent. We typically know what weight we are when we get in the scale and therefore we could manage it. I believe where many fall short …