I decided to join him of course. Monkey see, monkey do ;-). I enjoyed the program so much, that I was attending every single session. After only few months, my Instructor was booted out of the rented gym due to non- payment.

I asked my father to look for a Dojo for us and obviously there were none. My father asked me to invite my instructor over the house to speak with him. After a quick conversation, my father hired Sensei to become our private instructor.

Sensei was really tough on us. I remember him breaking a 6 inch log on my back while I was performing a Kata (a choreographed fight sequence). We would train for hours. I remember, Sensei had a sweet tooth and would drink 10 large mugs of tea with 5 spoons of sugar after each session. Mind you, sugar was in deffest back than.

Through my training, I developed Strength, Confidence and Indomitable Spirit. These character traits followed me to my adult life and made me extremely successful in everything I did. I have wrestled in high school and did well, I competed in martial arts and did well, I fought in the cage and did well and of course through hard work became a successful business man.

After graduating Brooklyn College with Honors, I decided that I will be opening my own Dojo. After showing my first location to my father, he was totally against it as there were too many dojos and programs already in the same area. Never the less, being young and ambitious I decided to open.

Due to my determination and drive, with the help of my brother and friends, we've rapidly accelerated the business. I wanted to make sure our dojo does well to make my father proud. I started educating myself by traveling to seminars, reading books and taking courses. Whatever I've learned, I've immediately implemented. Some ideas worked and some didn't, but the key here was the motivation and the drive to success.

Due to successful journey, I've started investing in real estate, stock market and in venture capital.

Few years ago I've started noticing that many businesses aren't doing well, so I've decided to help by bringing some of my knowledge together and writing the book, "Secrets on Accelerating Your Growth" a business book.

After publishing this book, I've realized there is so much more that's missing. So there will be another addition coming out very soon, but this is a must read for any Business Entrepreneur or get motivated or even if you're planing to open something in the future.

My mentor told be once..."Plant a Seed in Your Mind and It Will Develop One Day or Another".

My new seed in my mind:

My dream is to build 50-100 multifamily apartment building where families will live happily raising their future.