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Bloody Elbows, Steep Cliffs, & Passing the Test
“Will you succeed? Yes! You will indeed! 98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed. Kid, you’ll move mountains.” – Dr Seuss I looked out over the valley. Nothing but mountains out to the horizon. I reached for the tree branch. My 4 … Continue reading
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Obstacles, Hashtags, & What I Learned…
“What stands in the way becomes the way.” – Marcus Aurelius My grandmom had a saying each time I complained about something. She would hear me out. Then she would look at me and say, “It’s what you make of it.” … Continue reading
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Tagged ACL, ACL surgery, attitude, average, balance studios, bjj, blog, books, cadaver, Carol S. Dweck, Christopher Dodson MD, Dresher physical therapy, exercise, Goals, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, grand mom, grand parents, gratitude, Hashtags, health, healthy eating, homework, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, learn, life, Life Unbalanced, Marchese Family, Marcus Aurelius, mindset, Move, nutrition, obstacle, Phil Migliarese, Philadelphia, Physical Therapy, preparation, remarkable, Ricardo Migliarese, Rothman Institute, Sleep, success, TeamBalance, The Obstacle is the way, training, trust, wordpress
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3 Words for 2016
“Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man.” – Benjamin Franklin The past few years I have chosen 3 words to help guide my choices in the coming … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged 2015, 2016, average, balance studios, Benjamin Franklin, bjj, blog, Chris Brogan, compass, Consistency, courage, Energy, family, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, graciejiujitsu, gratitude, health, Jiu Jitsu self-defense, Joe Ciccarone, Joe's blog, Life Unbalanced, man, momentum, Neighbors, new year's resolutions, Philadelphia, Ricardo Migliarese, Self Defense, simplicity, The Freeks Shall Inherit the Earth, Vices, wordpress
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Leaving 2015 Inspired: Books, People, & Places
Below are the books, people, & places that inspired me in 2015: Books The Power of Now gives new meaning to “living in the moment”. Eckhart Tolle reveals the benefits of focusing your energy on the present moment. Tolle writes, “The … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Change, Life, Mind Set, New Beginnings, Transitions, Uncategorized
Tagged ACL, ACL PT, ACL rehab, ACL tear, allograft ACL reconstruction, Are you fully charged?, Atlantic Ocean, average, awards, balance studios, bjj, blog, book review, cadaver, Caribbean, Christopher Dodson, coaching, college, confidence, coqui, Darren Daily, Darren Hardy, Do Over, Dresher physical therapy, Eat, Eckart Tolle, El Conquistador, El Yunque, Energy, Essentialism, Fajardo, focus, GJJ, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, Greg McKeown, inspire, Joe Ciccarone, Joe's blog, joel osteen, jogging, jon acuff, Josh Vogel, Lakewood Church, Life Unbalanced, mentor, movement, orthopedic surgeon, Palomino Island, people, Philadelphia, philly, PT, Puerto Rico, rain forest, relationships, remarkable, Rothman Institute, speakers, Success Magazine, The Compound Effect, The Power of I Am, The Power of Now, The present moment, The Sloth Report, Tom Rath, video blog, waterfalls, wordpress
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The Grind
“It is often the small victories that define the big moments.” – Chris Burkmenn My 4 day oxycontin experiment was over. I was a week out of ACL surgery. My surgeon cleared me to drive. After a few attempts, I … Continue reading
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Tagged ACL, ACL surgery, ACL tear, allograft ACL reconstruction, average, balance studios, battle, bjj, blog, BOSU, challenge, Chris Burkmenn, confidence, courage, create, Dresher physical therapy, Energy, family, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, graciejiujitsu, gym, health, high school, Jiu Jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, jogging, Keyser Soze, life, Life Unbalanced, mind, opportunity, pain, Philadelphia, philly, Physical Therapy, PT, race, range of motion, remarkable, Rothman Institute, running, strength, success, The Grind, the usual suspects, treadmill, trust the process, UDHS, upper dublin, usual suspects, wordpress
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Body, Mind, & Believing
“Believing is half the cure.” – Toba Beta It was 3 days after ACL surgery. I’m on crutches, limping down my driveway. My neighbor yelled at me. “No way you’re still 100% Italian. Zero chance that guy was a paisan.” … Continue reading
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Sunsets, The Karate Kid & Adapting
“All failure is failure to adapt. All success is successful adaptation.” – Max McKeown This was a bad idea. My 3 year old daughter & I were sitting on top of a sliding board. As we started to slide, I … Continue reading
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Home Alone
“Lessons learned at home last the longest.” – Thomas Monson Life finds new ways to challenge us. Last week my wife had to travel for work. She went on a 5 day business trip. That meant 3 kids and I … Continue reading
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Tagged 2015, 3 kids, aristotle, average, balance studios, bjj, blog, Bravo Network, business trip, challenge, clothes, concierge, delegate, family bonding, focus, fraternity, friends, get up early, glitter, Gracie Jiu Jitsu, grand parents, health, Henry Aikens, Home Alone, invisible jiu jitsu, Joe Ciccarone, kids, leaders, leadership, Lessons, life, lunch, magic, movie, phobia, pledge, priorities, remarkable, Thomas Monson, training, Wealth, wisdom, wordpress
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Life in Traffic
“What you plant now, you will harvest later.” – Og Mandino Being alive is awesome. It’s also a HUGE responsibility. This week a cemetery taught me something about LIFE. I was stuck in traffic next to a cemetery. It got me … Continue reading
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