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You are the average of the five people you spend most of your time with. – Jim RohnSo, choose wisely. Enough said… But I’m not going to let you off the hook that easily! You see, a couple days ago, my family received a mysterious package…  What's in the box, Dad? C'mon tell me, tell me, tell me. Can you tell I'm excited? Look at my face. Continue reading How Friends Can Inspire Each Other To Succeed
I have both fond and not-so-fond memories of all the music we experienced as a family when I was growing up. It was just a regular part of life to be playing music. Dad would play the piano every night after coming home from work, and at least one brother was always practicing something new. A day just wasn’t complete without someone passionately playing music – sometimes mind-numbingly loud. I even remember being awoken from jam sessions after midnight on several occasions. There’s nothing like having an entire musical ensemble with a professional sound system setup in the living room – including a full drum set. I can still hear the bass drum ringing in my ears several years later. Now, I mentioned earlier that I do not have a natural affinity for music. Sadly, I don’t think I’ve thoroughly expressed the full magnitude of that statement. It just doesn’t do it justice… Continue reading 5 Things That Helped me do the Impossible: Lessons From Banging a Drum This one is for my first serious training partner, Ethan. Good times, buddy.  This is where Barney the dinosaur used to live until he got kicked out for singing too loudly. I used to have a gym membership. That is, until the day one particular “fitness” club kicked me out for… get this – working TOO HARD?! That’s right. I was working out too hard for the management’s comfort zone, and they gave me the boot. But there’s a little more to the story. This was your typical 24-hour health club. I signed up because they were running a special offer at a ridiculously low rate with a no-penalty “cancel anytime” policy. Their business strategy appeared to be “get as many signups as we can, and hope most of them don’t actually come and clog up the gym floor.” This particular gym was my go-to spot for over a year. I made some great gains there, and by anyone’s standards, I was milking my membership for all it was worth. Now, when I say this was a typical health club, I’m sortof, kindof, maybe stretching the truth just a bit. This place was FAR from typical, and FAR from anything I’d ever want to encounter again – both as a customer and personal trainer. Let me paint a word picture for you… |
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I’m the oldest of five boys. God bless my mother. Something you may not know about the Sifferman clan is that everyone in my family has a natural talent for music – except yours truly. My four brothers all play a variety of instruments including the drums, electric, acoustic and bass guitars. With all the raw talent, you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that they’ve also dabbled with other instruments in the past. Each one has their own style and individual skills, but they’re all talented. On top of that, my father is an accomplished, lifelong pianist who has performed live in front of an audience, almost weekly, for more than two decades.