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FITposium Speaker Line Up
I am excited to share with you the official line up of speakers for FITposium 2015! More speakers will be announced shortly but below is who we've confirmed thus far. WHEN: June 6, 2015 WHERE: Holiday Inn Mesa, 1600 S. Country Club Drive, Mesa, AZ PRICE: $99...
Falling Out
FITPOSIUM 2015 UPDATE: We now have an official location for our seminar on success in the fitness talent industry! Fitposium 2015 will be hosted on June 6, 2015 at the Holiday Inn in Mesa, Arizona. You can register now at fitmaniaaz.com to learn from industry experts...
Official Announcement & Save the Date
I am tremendously excited to share with you all some preliminary details for two upcoming events I've been heavily involved in. FITMANIA ARIZONA NATURAL CHAMPIONSHIPS Date: September 12, 2015 In partnership with Scott White (owner of Personal Power Training) and...
Cultivating a Reputation
A decade or more ago I learned the hard way on the results of a negative reputation. I was in my early 20s and not only was I throwing myself into the deep end of the pool as it related to my business aspirations - I truly felt invincible. This was unfortunately...
Result of Bribery
I very recently received a message from a modeling talent offering me $500 for every magazine cover I put them on or helped them get in the next 90 days. My response was to simply delete the text message and then to make a note to be certain not to pitch any images we...
Eye Blink Attention Span
Two weeks ago I announced the release of my new book "I Don't Suck & Neither Should You" on both Facebook and Instagram. The date of the release was April 1. Yes, it was an April Fool's Day Joke. I hope I would never write a book titled "I Don't Suck" - even...
A Terrible Pitch
I received a random message on Facebook last week from a stranger I was not connected with. They indicated that they were relocating to my town and were not sure what I did for a living but had a great business opportunity for me. I'm not sure how I didn't jump out of...
My Regrets
My recent article posed the question "are you ever really ready?" It asks if you are ever really ready for the next big opportunity or challenge. My stance is that you may never feel truly ready when those chances to take a huge leap forward arrive. However, by taking...
Are you ever really ready?
Are you ever really ready for that next level, the next opportunity, promotion, adventure, challenge? Those of you who know me know that I've grown to love public speaking - however that was not always the case. I just had to keep doing it. I was at a Toastmasters...