Keynote Speaker, Author & Reinvention Architect
I don’t care for New Year’s resolutions. I think they’re stupid, actually. More specifically, waiting for January 1 to begin is stupid. Yes, the New Year has energy, but waiting for January 1 seems silly. If I know I want to work on my mobility (which I do), why will I wait for January 1…
Freddie Roach is widely considered one of the greatest boxing trainers in history. He’s won the Trainer of the Year award an unprecedented 7 times, worked with 27 world champions, and completely revolutionized how boxers prepare for a fight. Before he attained this level of success, he was a professional boxer – with an OK…
Discovering peace on the razor’s edge of fear. Viktor Frankl, the Austrian neurologist, psychiatrist, philosopher, author, and Holocaust survivor, said, “What man actually needs is not a tensionless state but rather the striving and struggling for some goal worthy of him. What he needs is not the discharge of tension at any cost, but the…
I was a personal trainer in my early twenties. I would travel to my client’s homes, either bringing the gym to them or utilizing their home gym. I made great money and met some incredible individuals. The work had meaning, purpose, and a deep sense of fulfillment. I loved it. One of my clients lived…
In the 1st half of my life, I looked to the world for clues on how to live. I looked to family, friends, neighbors, strangers – really anything in my purview. Some of the clues were blatantly obvious: ✔️ Get a good job at a good, solid company.✔️ Work your ass off, and climb the…
I was sitting in one of my favorite spots in town, a wooden bench with a commemorative plaque inviting people to sit, overlooking the water when it happened. I was reading a book, and words I’ve read and heard countless times before appeared on the page before me. They arrived unexpectedly; even if I knew…