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32 & starting 2024 with more energy
2024 might be the year I become an early bird.
Proposing to Nicole in Ortigia, Sicily
Last month I proposed to Nicole in a small town called Ortigia in Sicily, Italy. She said yes; my best friend of nearly eight years is now my fiancé. Nicole was completely surprised. She couldn't believe that I planned everything under her nose. I'm happy everything
Doing great work
Paul Graham wrote an insightful essay about doing great work that I really enjoyed. He gives advice about finding what you’re interested in to doing the actual work.
31
By the time I realized I should document my 30 year milestone, I had become almost 31 already 🤭. Since graduating college ten years ago, I prioritized career first. Strengh conditioning, software development, solopreneurship in SuperFit... I always ran headfirst towards something. This past year though- that something was family, friends
Coding bootcamps lie, but join one anyway.
The coding bootcamp I attended in 2015 lied to me. These nontraditional three-month bootcamps used to advertise something along the lines of, "Earn 80k after graduating!". The lies caught up with the Flatiron School and the program got hit with a lawsuit in 2017. Many bootcamps adjusted to
7 months at Square.
Working at Square is awesome.
🗞 #3: Moving on from SuperFit full-time, IG Reels takes over.
It's okay to re-evaluate the profession we're in. I know things are fundamentally changing in fitness, and for most coaches- the immediate changes are not for the better.
Kobe Bryant and Mamba Mentality
Kobe was not only a winner. Above all, Kobe showed why and how we was a winner in the media— more so than Michael Jordan or Lebron James ever portrayed on screen. He wanted the audience to know: this is how I am successful, and no one else works harder than I do.
28 years old. What I learned in 2019
2019 might have been the most difficult year in my life. It shouldn't have been, but it couldn't have felt any worse. I'm aware that I'm raised in a privileged country, and that I'm just privileged, I have a set
Solopreneurs: Beware Stripe Atlas
Let’s talk about Stripe Atlas.
