The ‘First Fight’ of Every Day

“The first fight of the day”, as I call it, happens at the exact moment when you wake up in the morning. Video: https://www.youtube.com/edit?o=U&video_id=3Kb8XmZOWCA How do you wake up? Feeling dread (incessantly hitting the snooze button) or driven (springing out of bed to meditate, produce content, or prepping for business calls to the East Coast)? When…

MindJitsu: Urijah Faber Eyes David Beckham Model

A few years ago I asked Urijah Faber how he envisions his career trajectory. Does he see himself as one of those larger-than-life athletes who can transcend a sport, much like an Oscar De La Hoya or a Michael Jordan, who have the uncanny power to make even non-fans know their name? Faber indicated this…

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If There Are Mats in Heaven … See You There Don Charley

It’s 3 am; I visited my old training partner’s Facebook page once more. Kept wishing he would write something or ‘like’ one of my posts, as Don Charley did so often. Part of me expected something surreal to happen. It’s only natural to feel that way when you learn, all too suddenly, that a friend…