"Looking back on my childhood, I can't think of one athletic attribute that was bestowed upon me. I was the kid that got sand kicked in his face. I took charge of this part of my life and walked into a gym for the first time. I began to workout and lift weights, not to prove anything to anyone but to myself. After one year of training, I entered my first bodybuilding show. I placed third and was ecstatic over the achievements I had made. One year later, I had a revelation: that physical appearance is not the most important thing nor does it define who we are. My motivation for working out was to prove something to myself, that I was a 'somebody.' I took a mental, physical and spiritual inventory of myself and changed my direction away from physical self-absorption and set my vision towards helping others.

From 1989 to 1992, I was a part of a team that performed feats of strength and spoke to thousands of youth about issues that plague young people on a daily basis. In a world where we open magazines, turn on the television, or walk down the street, we constantly see something we are not. We see a super model, an athlete, or an actor that's telling us we should look like them, wear what they wear, drink what they drink, and if we don't we aren't 'cool.'

Our message was:

You are unique, you are special, and we are here to tell you that you are loved. Your worth is not based on what the media unfolds before your eyes, rather your worth is based on who you are as a unique, specially designed person with a purpose to impact not only your own world, but the world around you.

I have always been a results oriented person, and this is what I share with my clients. We set goals, we plan and we work hard. True results are not going to come from a magic pill. It's going to come from empowering ourself to make a decision to take charge of our lives and make a change."