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After being honored this week with the John Wooden Global Leadership Award at UCLA the Wooden quote that continues to resonate with me is to ‘Make Every Day your Masterpiece.’ John Wooden was a phenomenal man, leader, and his humility was what most people remembered...

A lot has happened since I last wrote.   I would have preferred to keep the blog up to date but have had to prioritize other things. Recently, Maura and I have done different media events including The Doctors, CNBC with Sue Herera, Bloomberg’s Taking Stock with Pimm...

It’s been a great (busy) month. Maura and I filmed a television show that highlighted some of our personal story and our experience since I was injured two years ago.  The show was taped live and will be airing nationally and internationally soon.  We will make sure...

The past few weeks have included more down-time than I think I have had since I was initially injured two years ago.  I spent a week at UCLA with my classmates studying Business Law and Financial Modeling.  Then I went to an incredible wedding on the beach in...

One of the first things taught in training for Marine Officers is to exploit ‘gaps’ and avoid 'surfaces' in the enemy’s posture (originally from Sun Tzu’s Art of War).  Exactly two years ago, the enemy attempted to destroy me and deter my team from achieving our...

Today marks eight years since I took the oath to serve my country as a Marine Officer.  People often used to tell me that a ceremony like a graduation or commissioning would not change the person I was.  I agree with this statement and don't think that a commissioning...

Just got into my hotel room here in Scottsdale, AZ.  I’m here for one night to support the MARSOC Foundation Fundraiser at the Scottsdale Gun Club.  This year we are taking the auction online so that even if you cannot attend in person you can bid on and win items...

The past week has been incredible. I have and the opportunity to travel to Israel with classmates from UCLA and participate in an international studies course. We spent the week traveling around the country visiting businesses of different sizes and from different...

So it’s been quite some time (almost a month) since I have posted.  A lot has happened since then that has made the last three weeks fly by. I attended two incredible fundraisers in the past two weeks.  The first one was as part of Operation Rock the Warrior, a...