Posts belonging to Category Inspiration

Happy 235th Birthday United States Marine Corp From New Warrior Training

Today marks the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corp. For 235 years, these brave men and women, have dedicated themselves to protecting the freedom of the United States, as well, as its allies. The Marines have always captured my attention, via their tenacity, dedication, patriotism, and overall reputation for being some of the [...]

The Warriors Affected By The Nashville Floods Need Your Assistance

I’m not much of a news person. In fact, I hardly ever watch it, due to so much of the its focus on just about all things negative. However, I can usually know what’s going on in the world, immediately when it happens, via social networks such as Twitter and Facebook. Yet, for some reason, [...]

Make A Decision: Are You A “Resolutionary” or an “Evolutionary?”

Happy New Year, New Warriors. Yes, today is “that” day again. It’s the day to vow to do things differently than you’ve done them before. Trust me, as much as we may not want to admit it, we’ve all done it. We’ve all turned into, “New Years Resolutionaries.” In fact, out of all of the [...]

The Last “Warrior’s” Supper: Before The Urbanathlon in Chicago

The warriors of Team AM celebrate months of preparation for the Men’s Health Urbanathlon. This is our dinner the night before the race. It has been an honor to train with these strong men, and I look forward to sharing this experience with them again, very soon. I am extremely proud of their efforts, and [...]

“Real Women Do Push Ups!” Here’s Proof!

I’ve said it a million times before: “Real Women Do Push Ups!” However, Coach Tara, one of favorite folks to follow on You Tube, shows that some women do push ups farrrrr better than most men. She evens busts out with one of my favs: the 1 Legged Dan push up (or as I call [...]

Houston MMA Instructor Duane Stevenson’s Warrior Spirit Is Stronger Than Any Physical Disability or Past Abuse

I recently came across the following video, while looking for more local lovers (and practitioners) of mixed martial arts. I was more than surprised, awestruck, and more importantly, inspired when I found this documentary, Monster Warrior:Soul of a Warrior, featuring Houston MMA instructor Duane Stevenson. Duane is living proof of one who truly lives by [...]

Is that all you’ve got, Ike? I’m Still Standing…yeah, yeah, yeah

After a very interesting and tumultuous 72 hours, I can boldly say my family and I survived hurricane ike. The interesting thing is, it was not the hurricane that worried me. My oly fear was the safety and fear of my kiddos. However, they proved to be stronger warriors than I could ever anticipate. Nothing [...]