Reinvention doesn't have an expiration date. Thoughts on getting older, staying curious, choosing discomfort, owning less, living with dogs, starting over, and trying to leave things a little better than you found them.
Life
There's a strange thing that happens when you decide to change your life. People get....uncomfortable. Not necessarily because you're doing something wrong. Not because your plans are unreasonable or because you haven't thought things through. Sometimes it's simply because you'
Training
For a long time, I thought toughness meant being able to take more punishment than the other guy. Train harder. Work longer. Ignore the pain. Keep moving. I don't think that anymore. The older I get, the more I think toughness is overrated. What matters is being hard
Life
I've spent a lot of time lately wondering what the hell I'm doing with my life. I'm thinking about selling my house. Eventually buying a van. Getting rid of most of the stuff I've accumulated. Traveling around the country. Training at different
Life
I've spent a lot of my life in sales. And if you've spent enough time in sales, you've probably heard some version of this: That's just how the business works. I've heard it about scripts. I've heard it
Life
I started martial arts at 40. Not 40 and in great shape. Not 40 with a background in wrestling or boxing or anything that would have given me a head start. Just 40—with a full time job, a mortgage, 3 dogs, and a body that had opinions about being
Training
I’ve broken six bones since I started training in martial arts. I don’t recommend it. There are probably easier ways to learn some of the lessons I’ve learned over the last six years, but apparently I’m the kind of person who occasionally needs the lesson delivered
Life
Every person eventually discovers that life has a way of testing what they believe. It doesn't usually happen during the easy seasons. It happens when a plan falls apart, when you have to begin again, or when you're forced to decide whether you're going
Life
I started karate at 40 (like right after my 40th birthday) One of the strange things about starting something like martial arts at that age is that you walk through the door as an adult, but in that room, you're a complete beginner. You don't know
Training
The most important lesson you'll ever learn as a karateka (a person who practices karate) is maintaining a white belt mentality. Which simply means you are open to learning from everyone. Even as a black belt now, any new student who comes in wanting to learn from us,
Life
I was forty years old when I walked into a karate dojo for the first time. Starting late is better than not starting at all.