It WILL Pay Off: A Message for Those Struggling with Mental Illness, was a log post I wrote four years ago as I was battling depression, anxiety, insomnia, and OCD. Rather than edit my original post to reflect my current state of mind, I’m using this article as an update as I continue to evolve — a lot of things

Unfortunately, in our attempt to downsize into a smaller house, hard choices needed to be made, and the home gym that I had spent years putting together had to be left behind in storage. Although this is temporary, I’m not hating it.

It requires humility—real humility—to admit that you have blind spots in life and training. But merely recognizing them isn’t enough to get past them.

If you could go back 10, 15, or 20 years in the past, what would you say? What advice for life would you share?

Confidence certainly fits the generally accepted mold of the alpha male, as it should. What about confidence?

Bulletproof your mind. Bulletproof your back. Hell, bulletproof everything.

Take off your iPod and love someone with your gift.