As you know I’m always talking about the importance and power of having a spending plan or budget. Yup the B word. Most people tighten up when they think of making a plan with their money because they perceive it as something that will be [...]

Last week I shared the story of Arkad from the Richest Man in Babylon. Check it out here. This week I’m referencing a different book called The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas Stanley. It’s one of the first books I read on personal finance almost [...]

I remember being in my twenties and listening to the audio of George Clayson’s Richest Man in Babylon. Unfortunately due to buying a house I couldn’t afford and other foolish financial decisions, it would be years before I would start applying Clayson’s timeless principles told [...]

Like a lot of fitness business owners I started at the bottom. I remember early in my career I was doing in home personal training for a “gym on wheels” company. I would drive to Kew Garden Hills in Queens, about an hour from me [...]

One of the keys to a successful life is to have an attitude of gratitude regardless of circumstances. There are 2 primary ways people get this wrong and I’ve been guilty of both. First, they base their level of happiness on their current situation. If [...]

We are lucky enough to be corporate fitness partners with a large credit union called Bethpage Federal Credit Union based here on Long Island. From the moment I met Melissa, their VP of Human Resources, I knew we’d get along.  Their mission and values seemed [...]