Ok, so I figured it was about time I actually set up my own website. Decided to host with DreamHost.com because that’s what Ben uses and I defer to his judgement on all things technology related. He always knows the best shiznits. I’m lucky to have friends that I can still learn from. I think I’m feeling grateful for lots of things these days. I must say, life is pretty damn good right now. No problems to speak of. Job is going well. Also learning some new Tony Robbins stuff; really psyched to know he’s still pushing the envelope of human development. I can say I’m a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu now too. That’s probably my biggest accomplishment of 2004. Those that don’t train, can’t really understand the significance of that. Less than 20% of people that start BJJ ever make it to their first belt promotion. During training, you regularly push yourself to the point of exhaustion and wanting to throw in the towel. It’s best described as a feeling of drowning. No, you’re not under water, but you are struggling to find a way to breathe, on the verge of full blown panic, and all the while the lactic acid is building up in your muscles. You get lightheaded and dizzy, and you know there’s only 2 ways out. The right way is to think and execute the correct move to escape the situation. The *meow* way, well you can just give up and tap. Yes it’s physically grueling, but the mental aspects are just as rigorous. The discipline it takes to not just tap and call it a night, that’s what really makes me proud of my blue belt, even though as far as blue belts go, right now I still suck pretty bad. But knowing what I know now, I have the highest respect for anybody that trains, even the beginners, maybe especially the beginners; the white belts who get tapped every which way but keep coming back for more. Funny that I started BJJ just a couple of years ago, but now I definitely feel like it is part of what defines who I am. And for a Tony Robbins guy to being saying that, you know it means something.