Jason Khalipa is a world-class professional Crossfit athlete and entrepreneur. A seasoned competitor, he participated in the CrossFit Games on 8 separate occasions, taking 1st place in 2008, as well as several other competitions. We discuss CrossFit and BJJ business practices, how competition shapes people, his daughter's leukemia diagnosis, and more.

It's impossible not to have bad days, weeks, or even months. What I like to do on those days is find success as soon as I start my day through habits I practice daily.

Professor Mike Tousignant grew up in Chelmsford, MA, and moved to Colorado to attend the University of Colorado Boulder. He has been the General Manager of ETC Boulder since 2009, and received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Professor Amal Easton in June of 2014. We talk about the meaning of BJJ, managing relationships, and Easton's community and growth as a company.

It's easy to make a New Years resolution and stick to it on Jan 1st, Jan 2nd, maybe even Jan 10th. But how many people are sticking to their resolution in the middle of March? How about at the end of June? Only those that boss up and commit to their goal. Let's get after it.

Felicia Oh is a BJJ black belt under Jean Jacques Machado and the 6th woman outside Brazil to achieve the rank in this martial art. Felicia is an accomplished competitor, having medalled in the Pan American Championships, the World Championships, and ADCC, to name a few.

I talk about new years resolutions and how to tackle them head on, not in the new year but now.

Jorge Gurgel is a 4th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and former MMA competitor. Over the course of his career, Gurgel fought in Strikeforce, KOTC, TUF, and the UFC. Jorge now owns the JG MMA Academy in Cincinnati where he continues to practice and coach martial arts.

As a professional athlete, I always struggled with nerves before competition. Right before one of my MMA fights, someone gave me this piece of advice that changed the way I understood my anxiety about the fight.

Jamal Patterson is one of the very best American grapplers to emerge from the second generation of Americans to do the sport. He is a black belt under the legendary Renzo Gracie and currently has his own school in Northern New Jersey.

I was talking to a friend and came to the conclusion that one of the ways we both improved our lives is by realizing the temporary nature of life and then living every single moment in the present. It's something I'm still working on, but here are some tips on how to be a little more present in your life.