(NOTE: This post recently appeared on my personal blog here. Though most steemians already know the below, I am posting it here to support the Steemit community and for sharing with less knowledgeable

This month, several friends and I organized some fundraising and a charity drive for APLA APLA provides food and support to impoverished HIV and AIDS patients in the Los Angeles area. In our first week,

oceanside ca sunset

Hippos up close

flamingo yoga at the san diego zoo

Oceanside Pier

Bangkok by night

Boil the Miscellaneous... sounds delicious!

Cattle Herding at Ft. Worth Stockyards

surprised cat!

koh samui beauty

Just another day in Texas

Dragon at Origins Game Fair!

amazing creatures at Origins Game Fair

Last month, I turned 37 years old. In that time I’ve started a multi-million dollar company, traveled around the world, made a living playing cards, and met many wonderful, inspiring people along the way.

Goals and Motivations are no better than wishes and dreams without an action plan. If you read last week’s article, then you already have your top 3 well-defined goals all supported by powerful motivation.

The first two weeks of 2017 are over. How are your New Year’s Resolutions doing? By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail — Winston Churchill If you are like most people, your excitement and enthusiasm

If everything in life had gone as I hoped, I would be miserable. The same is true for you. It is only through adversity that we grow into who we are meant to be. Think about a challenge you faced and how

Do we have the freedom to change our behavior? If not, how can we be held responsible for our actions? Does life have any meaning without this freedom? These questions came up in response to my previous

You can learn so much from games. Gaming is compelling to us precisely because it teaches us. Games provides a safe training ground to learn the skills we need in life without risking real danger. After