A Very Big Announcement...Introducing...

As I told you in my last post...I have some very exciting news. When I began this Quest for the U.S. Open, it was me and my immediate family looking at a very big and daunting challenge in front of us. It still is! The reality is this: you cannot do something like this by yourself. Even though I had my family behind me, I knew it was going to take much more to achieve champion-level results. That meant I needed people around me who could take me to where I needed to go physically, technically, mentally, and otherwise. One of the biggies is I needed a coach - a Martial Artist - who could say, "been there, done that, and brought back the goodies..." Know what I mean...?

Well, not too long ago I began writing inspirational content for an amazing online Martial Arts community - http://www.kickgen.com/ - and a good friend at http://www.kickgen.com/ introduced me to the person who has agreed to coach me on this journey.

I have the greatest honor and privilege of announcing that World Champion Martial Artist Lauren Kearney has graciously agreed to provide me with the necessary coaching to prepare me for the U.S. Open in July.

Lauren Kearney, to me, is a Champion of Champions in both Martial Arts and Life! I have watched her compete in the past, and she is the type of person you watch and say, "One day...one day...I would like to reach to that level!" She has been involved in Martial Arts for many years, holds numerous titles (including the U.S. Open), and is a member of the esteemed Team Paul Mitchell competition team. Lauren is the BEST ladies and gentlemen, and it is a GIFT to have an opportunity to learn from her during this time.

I would like to ask you to learn more about Lauren, her accomplishments and what she is up to these days by visiting her site http://www.laurenkearney.com/.

This puts an enormous amount of pressure on me (in a good way) to really go to the extremes in this Quest. Thanks Lauren for even considering this, and better yet for giving of your time and expertise to me and this Quest. And thanks to http://www.kickgen.com/ for introducing us and putting this part of this in motion.