The title of this episode says it all and it draws from the inspiration of countless one-liners and adages found in the experiences of our guest. Evan Chmieleski is much more than a "former MMA fighter". And he embodies the wisdom he has taken from his years of training and has applied it beyond the mat and out into the world.

The Fight For Tomorrow Martial Arts Academy

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Here's more Evan:

Evan began training in 2008 to settle a bet about whether or not he could be an MMA fighter. Taking an amateur MMA fight 5 weeks after the first class he ever took, he found out first hand that he had a lot to learn.

Beginning strictly as an MMA athlete with more toughness and heart than technique and knowledge, his Mixed Martial Arts career, corporate career, and personal life have all had their share of ups and downs. Throughout the past 14 years, Evan has found value in the lessons he has learned through the martial arts. As his experience grew, he realized that the lessons learned through the martial arts are applicable in many situations encountered in both personal and professional life.

Evan’s goal for the Fight For Tomorrow Academy is to truly embody the philosophy that “the true way of the martial arts is to train so that these skills are useful at any time, and to teach these skills so that they will be useful in all things.”

Evan’s martial arts accomplishments include:

Competitor for CFFC (Cage Fury Fighting Championships), Ring of Combat, Locked in the Cage, XCC (Xtreme Caged Combat), F2W (Fight 2 Win grappling) and many other tournaments and events

And we are back! But not only are we back... we have evolved into a manlier, sillier, thic'er (??), and more thought provoking form!

And by that I mean, we have a new co-host -- Tony Ortiz. You'll get a snapshot of the dynamic to come at the beginning of this episode.

Buckle up because I surely am too.

Our incredible guest in this episode is Mike Aidala. He is a leading Performance Coach + World Record holder who has been mentioned in: Men’s Health, GQ, Men’s Journal, Muscle & Fitness, Well+Good, AskMen and more. He is one of the top coaches in America and has been coaching for over 15 years. Mike's programs are for individuals who want to grow their relationship with their mental, emotional and physical health. He works clients on a 1:1 basis using a range of modalities to create, personalized programs that revolve around cultivating the peak performance state of, flow.

This episode is so potent for taking the first step out of our way. It is a conversation on "allowing", learning who we really are, and breaking down the "should" -- what it is, why it exists, and how we mask our own fears of it.

At the 00:51:00 mark, Mike poses a challenge to list 30 things that you're curious about..! We hope it helps.

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