It's 10:45pm on this beautiful Sunday night, everyone's finally sound asleep and I'm wide awake.

I tried to relax and lay down, I really did, but I had a million things I wanted to tell you so here I am, typing away.

Where to start...

Oh yes, I’d like to start with the fat guy on the dirt bike - his own description of himself, not mine!

A friend and I were out biking when a guy approached us to chat for a minute while he took a break. While we admired his bike (a...

"What will people think when I need the gifts passed to me because I’m so out of shape I can't get up and get them myself..."

"I wonder if I can grab a 5th helping without people noticing."

"Man, I don't want to go to the office party, nothing fits good anymore..."

"I used to love dancing at parties, now I don't want anyone looking at me..."

"I'm not even looking forward to sitting on the beach in the Bahamas, I feel so uncomfortable"

This may not be exact, but it’s closer than we'd...

Quitting's for smokers.

I received an email last night from a client at my fitness studio and thought my response applied to many more than just that person.

Instead of trying to recap, here's the email:

"Hey Al, I have a question for you, or maybe I'm asking for some tips. This week I have been struggling with motivation, focus, and drive. I was disappointed in myself in yesterday’s fight class, I tried to gain some focus and push but it just wasn't happening. My sparring felt like crap and the drills were mediocre at best....

This newsletter is designed to challenge your thinking and open you up to new views, ideas and concepts. In no way are we making any view wrong or choosing one over the other for you. Be a student, not a follower. Take it in and study it for yourself then make your own decision!

Are you the driver of your life, or a passenger?

Are you even on the right path to your dream?

Are you doing the things YOU want to do?

Are you living the life YOU dreamed of?

Are you watching life slowly go by?

You are an amazing person, a select individual who does what most of their friends will not.

Yes you. You are the one at the gym, working your butt off, coming in day after day and putting yourself first and doing what needs to be done.

This is the hard way, but the best way.

The easy way is to stay overweight and miserable long enough that you can lower your expectations in life so much that you accept where you are as where you will always be, as where you are meant to be, or worse,...