One of the quickest ways to achieve your bodybuilding and fitness goals is to seek out someone who has already done what you would like to accomplish.

Back in the 90’s when I was competing in bodybuilding, I went to the biggest guy in the gym, Mike Scarcella, and asked him if I could be his training partner.

Mike laughed a little.

(Mike Scarcella cover Muscle Mag)

He laughed because he was asked this all of the time by guys who either couldn’t hang or just never showed up for training sessions.

Mike was serious about his training.

He gave me a shot, though, and said to show up the next day for “Leg Day”.

I showed up early the next day.

And I kept showing up.

For the next 1 ½ - 2 years.

Mike went on to  …

Once upon a time, there was a guy who worked 40 - 60 hours a week at a job that didn’t “turn me on”.

At one point, I was newly married and when I returned from my week long honeymoon in Cancun, Mexico I was told by a pitiful excuse for a boss that “my honeymoon was bad timing.”

That was the beginning of the end for me.

After 11 years of working, sacrificing, moving, putting up with BS, and generally just feeling hollow and unfulfilled.I walked away.

Was it scary?

Sure.

But it had to happen in order for me to figure out what I was really meant to do.

Now, I’m sitting on top of a fitness empire.

Exit strategy?  Why would I need that - I ain’t ever gonna stop - hell, I’m already retired in that I only “work” 2-3 days  …

The largest fitness magazine in the Austin, Texas area is Austin Fit Magazine.

The upcoming issue is their “green” issue.

So it makes sense to have Joe Vitale on the cover and in the issue with his $200,000 hydrogen powered Scorpion - which is a beast of a car.

That’s Joe Vitale, author Craig Hopkins and Stevie Ray Vaughan (on the cover of the book).

The book is called, “Day By Day, Night After Night“

It’s the most comprehensive book about blues guitar player, Stevie Ray Vaughn ever written.

The book weighs almost 5 pounds.

Joe picked it up for me this past weekend at Austin, Texas annual music festival, South by Southwest, and had it autographed to me by the author, Craig Hopkins.

Man, what a friend.

I cannot wait to check out this book.

I’ve said it before, but it’s  …