Author: Adam


  • 8 Habits that improved my mental health.

    The series of events such as the global pandemic, protests, furloughs, layoffs, and unreasonable terminations along with the labor shortage has created a mental disruption in our society. Through the chaos, there is some silver lining that I’d like to share with you on how I’ve been able to alleviate some of the mental stress…

  • The Importance of an Emergency Fund.

    In a volatile job market, we’ve seen furloughs, layoffs, and terminations of employees where companies suffered budget cuts and lack of funding resources. Most of these issues were due to the COVID-19 pandemic which put a lot of brick-and-mortar employees out of work due to the quarantine mandates. These times are ideally when the emergency…

  • The 8 harsh realities that I’ve learned through martial arts.

    Throughout my years of existence in the martial arts community since 2009, I’ve learned some pretty tough lessons that correlate to life as a practitioner, and coach. I could list the cliche, obvious traits such as discipline, respect, integrity, and grit, but on a deeper level here’s what really slapped me in the face and…

  • The fifty-thirty-twenty rule for budgeting.

    Budgeting expenses is an action usually taken to manage your finances with a general goal to achieve financial freedom and wealth for the future. However, some of us struggle to find the correct amount to budget. An overall general guideline to follow that could be beneficial is the fifty-thirty-twenty rule of finance. Here is the…

  • 5 Reasons why you should train martial arts.

    As a martial arts enthusiast, practitioner, and former instructor — the hobby has played an integral role in my life. My roots derived from wrestling back in 2009, as time progressed I also gravitated towards Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing, Kickboxing, and Muay Thai. Listed below are 5 reasons why you should train martial arts through my…