Another year has come and gone.  Looking back, as cliche as it sounds, time really does fly by when you’re working your ass off.  The past year has had its fair share of wins, challenges, breakthroughs, ups, downs and moments where I wanted to quit everything.  Everything has been amazing and everything has sucked. This blog is a gathering of my thoughts and lessons from my 33rd year on this planet – I hope you enjoy them. 1. I took up boxing about halfway through year 33. I’ve always been a fan of the sport, but I never jumped into

What does it mean to be a strong person? To be someone who has mastered their emotions, roll with the punches and never give up? When we think of what it means to be a strong person, the first thought that may come to mind might be an Olympic athlete or maybe a famous MMA fighter, right? If we look beyond the surface, we would see that both of these athletes have similarities despite being in completely different sports. When we strip it down, we can see that they both have a challenge to face and they know there is

  “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.” – Aristotle I’m going to take a wild guess here and say that you, dear reader, want something that you don’t currently have… a better job, six pack abs, a loving significant other, etc. Whatever it may be, you believe this goal will drastically improve the quality of your life.  Chances are, it probably will. So why is it that only 8% of goals set each year end up actually getting accomplished? Why do so many people struggle to achieve what they so desperately

LIFE IS HARD AS HELL FOR SOME OF US The crazy thing is that if there’s one promise or guarantee in life…its that it will be TOUGH at times. It will knock you flat on your ass. Nobody is waiting to save you either. There’s no fairy godmother or Peter Pan waiting to sprinkle weight loss or get rich quick dust over your head. Life throws curveballs at you and all you can do is be patient and smash that motherfu$*er as best as you possibly can. You might think “I got this” or “I’m ready” — but when life