Travel means a great many things to many different people. For some, it is a means of escaping the humdrum of their day-to-day lives, in search of excitement and adventure. For others, a means of fleeing war and turmoil, in search of peace and opportunity. Whatever the inspiration, movement from one place to another has driven development for the entirety of mankind’s existence.
Read MoreWhat a great weekend with my Mastermind Connect brothers!
When Carlos "Los" Davila and I started planning the group's first 5K run event, I was nervous and excited at the same time. Carlos, Shaun Jenkins and Marlon Briscoe are top notch trainers, who get paid to train people for a living. Who am I to put together a wellness event, when we we have these guys in the group? But running is my thing, and I'm honored these guys allowed me to organize and host it this month.
Read MoreClass. Style. Charm. Three words that accurately portray the aesthetic of the Rag & Bone brand. So much so, that our founder Manny Almonte decided to take a trip to their beautiful men’s only boutique space, located in Tribeca, NYC, to explore the shop and find himself the right pair of jeans for 2017, with the help from members Jason Andrew and Juan Yanez.
Read MoreMany of us begin our journey of self-belief and forget that others may not share the same viewpoint. If we can somehow muster the strength to wake up everyday, feed and nourish ourselves (and others), work a full day, workout, and then clock-in to our own futures, then surely that work ethic will be just as plain to others as it is to ourselves, right?
Wrong.
Read MoreAn uncomfortable but powerful truth that took most of my 20’s to internalize: There’s an opportunity cost to everything worthwhile in life. No matter what you’re trying to accomplish, you’ll have to give up something in order to make it happen.
Read MoreI have a couple of hunches... I think society has not “made it cool” to go on retreats to better themselves. We have a very Las Vegas-like mindset while traveling, and it’s all about escaping instead of going inward.
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 19th, the Mastermind Connect group made the ferry ride to Governors Island for a members and friends “Bootcamp” style training event .
Read MoreFast Company magazine once quoted that the critical 21st century skill will have nothing to do with standard resume fillers like coding or programming. Moving forward, the capacity that will separate the good from the great will be empathy.
Read MoreTo see Brooklyn, is to get to know Brooklyn…. To know Brooklyn, is to love (and sometimes hate) it. The same can be said of the bike ride we took through the county of Kings, on the morning of July 21st, 2017.
Read MoreThe Mastermind Connect gathered for a private BBQ and 4:44 listening session with members, close friends and family.
Read MoreGoing back hundreds of years, when gathering and telling stories was something that people did as a major communal activity, you’d learn that skill formally or informally from the people in your circle who were particularly gifted at it.
Read MoreHow do you disconnect when you live in the the busiest city in the world? You get 40 acres of camping ground, load up the cars, bring the bug repellent and go north. The Mastermind Connect is lucky enough to have great brand partners such as Upruit, which helped us secure 40 acres of camping ground in Andes, New York, to have all to ourselves.
Read MoreWe're always looking to offer a variety of wellness events and we recently visited Harlem Cycle, a boutique Spin Cycling Studio. Owner Tammeca Rochester was gracious enough to offer the Mastermind Connect group this beautiful space. She also gave us the skinny on how cycling is one of the most effective forms of exercise and a great way to burn off those calories.
This men's group session was accompanied by some great hardcore tunes, and as always, an encouraging vibe.
Read MoreTruth is singular, the paths by which you arrive there, are many.
We're all, in one way or another, in pursuit of our own purposes, and we all have the means to walk them, should we choose to do so. In the process of walking that path, you meet those who have gained some healthy perspective from walking theirs.
Read MoreOn March 18th, 2017, a group of Mastermind Connect members participated in an amazing Muay Thai kickboxing workout at Anderson's Martial Arts, in Lower Manhattan, NY. Check out the re-cap video and make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel to be updated on our content!
Read MoreBefore he was the guy from Parts Unknown, he was 44, never had a savings account, hadn't filed taxes in 10 years, and was AWOL on his AmEx bill. That turned out to be a great financial education.
Read MoreAs an American, few things are ever off limits…
Our passports hold a certain degree of clout. Our currency is widely accepted, and our common tongue is used by roughly 1 billion people in one form or another.
Knowing just 90 miles south of our borders exists a place considered forbidden to us, made an excursion to Cuba impossible to turn down.
Read MoreOn Saturday February 18, 2017, twenty two of The Mastermind Connect Group members gathered at Y7 Studios for some Hip-Hop influenced yoga, and left feeling reinvigorated.
We want to thank Y7 Studios for opening it's doors to our amazing group of men, who spent their sunny Saturday sweating in a 90 degree room, while getting zen.
Our wellness events are always focused on helping raise money for charity. The proceeds from the Master Mind in a Master Body Yoga event went to help build schools for the children in Haiti.
Come and check out our video recap!
Read MoreOne of my clients was feeling stuck in his career. He was in his mid 30's and had been working as an employment lawyer for almost 10 years. But for the last four years, he had been dreaming about doing something else. Unfortunately, he had no idea what he wanted to do next and was afraid to make the wrong choice and waste more time in a job he wouldn't love.
When I asked him why he became a lawyer he said he did it because he thought it would be a good career path but admitted he didn't have a burning desire to be a lawyer. When I asked what other career paths he was considering he mentioned a few but immediately gave me reasons why it would be difficult to make a change.
Read MoreWe came, we saw and we conquered! Check out this recap from our "Rebirth!" workout event at Tone House, sponsored by Lululemon and CORE!
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