Resilience is a Trainable Practice

Hey! Guess what? I’m going to be a guest on a podcast! My topic of conversation will be: “How to keep training through chaos—when your life and/or your body is falling apart.” ...more

Martial Arts ,My Black Belt Journey Personal Stories &Resilience

December 08, 20251 min read

Resilience is a Trainable Practice

Transform Hyperfocus to Flow State with Curiosity

You can’t turn on Flow State like a switch, but you can create the conditions to help you move into it more easily. A good place to start is curiosity. Curiosity itself can spark dopamine—the feel-g... ...more

Flow State

December 03, 20252 min read

Transform Hyperfocus to Flow State with Curiosity

Thanksgiving 2025

Normally I would write a post about all the wonderful things I’m thankful for this year. But honestly, 2025 was brutal. Two injuries to my right leg thwarted my plans for my martial arts and growing... ...more

Martial Arts ,Resilience &Failure

November 26, 20251 min read

Thanksgiving 2025

Hyperfocus vs Flow State

♦️ Both are intense, but… Hyperfocus traps your attention; Flow State harmonizes it. The brilliance that burns too hot versus the brilliance that shines. ...more

Flow State

November 20, 20251 min read

Hyperfocus vs Flow State

In a Country Well Governed

When Confucius said poverty is shameful in a well-governed country, he didn’t mean “shame on the poor”, he meant “shame on the leaders, because in a truly well-governed country, poverty wouldn’t happe... ...more

Leadership ,Big Ideas

November 18, 20252 min read

In a Country Well Governed

The Pursuit of Happiness

“The pursuit of happiness” in modern terms means “living a life of Flow” which is living aligned with your highest purpose, and in doing so you enter Flow State easily. ...more

Leadership ,Flow State &Big Ideas

November 12, 20252 min read

The Pursuit of Happiness

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