Here's the thing about entrepreneurship...

Nobody tells you about the sleepless nights you'll spend staring at the ceiling, wondering if you're cut out for it. Or the mornings when imposter syndrome hits harder than food poisoning on a long haul flight.

But let's start at the beginning...

At age 11, my entrepreneurial journey began in the most unlikely place – wading through a river behind our house, fishing out lost golf balls with my brother. 

We'd clean them up and sell them back to golfers who probably wondered why these kids were so excited about their wayward shots.

By 9th grade, I'd graduated to importing shoes and running a thriving business on eBay and out of my locker at school. 

Sometimes my overseas suppliers would vanish with my money orders – a brutal lesson in trust and resilience that still sticks with me this day.

But before business became my world, basketball was everything... 

I played at a small run-down high school in Canada (that literally had holes in the gym floor).

Despite being as naturally athletic as a loaf of bread... 

I went on to lead the country in scoring my senior year of high school and sign a full scholarship to University of California Irvine.

There I was team captain and twice named Hustle Player of The Year in the Big West Conference.

Then came the dream – signing the professional contract.

Until one game changed everything...

I laid on the cold tile floor of the locker room. Trainers poking at my knee, confirming what I already knew deep down – torn ligaments. Career over. 

Years of dreams, shattered in seconds.

I was devastated. And to make matters worse - the team I was playing for had lost several of their big sponsors and hadn't paid us in 4 months.

I was physically hurt, emotionally unwell, and financially broke.

But sometimes life's greatest gifts come wrapped in catastrophe...

That injury led me to create THINCPRO Basketball.

Which has grown into a $9M online education business serving over 57,862 paying customers.

But here's what most people don't see: the countless moments of doubt, the overwhelming anxiety of building something from scratch, the late-night questions of "what am I even doing?"

Truth is, there have been so many times I've felt not good enough, like an imposter playing at being an entrepreneur. 

Times when the weight of it all felt crushing... 

Times when I questioned what it was all for...

And you know what? I'm grateful for every single one of those moments...

Because they taught me something crucial:

I've built this business while exploring over 64 countries, getting delightfully lost in cultures and conversations that changed me forever.

Like that time in Egypt's Valley of the Kings, when I watched my local guide – an Egyptologist who'd spent his life excavating there – cry as he entered the Tomb of King Seti for the first time. 

These moments remind me why I run a business that provides freedom: to experience the full spectrum of what life offers.

My approach to business has been deeply shaped by many of my teachers, including integral theory (thank you, Ken Wilber), the wisdom of Alan Watts and Ram Dass, and countless silent meditation retreats that taught me more about business than any MBA program could.

Here's what I believe now:

Every challenge, every setback, every moment of anxiety – they're all mirrors, showing us ourselves. You don't have business problems; you have personal problems expressing themselves through your business.

You cannot build a 7 figure business with a 5 figure mindset.

These days, I work 1-3 hours daily, focusing on deep work while spending the rest of my time on long walks, meditation, reading, writing, photography, lifting weights, connecting with family and friends, and walking through the forest with my nephew.

I've learned that your business should not only serve others, but also serve you providing:

✓ Time Freedom: Doing what you want, when you want

✓ Location Freedom: Working from wherever you feel inspired

✓ Creative Freedom: Creating without being enslaved by algorithms

✓ Financial Freedom: Having more than enough to invest, explore, and care for those you love

Through all the phases – from young athlete to scared entrepreneur to spiritual nomad – I've learned that freedom isn't found in endless hustle. 

True freedom comes from building simple, aligned systems that serve both you and others.

I'm deeply grateful for all of it – the failures that felt like endings, the injuries that became beginnings, the moments of doubt that led to deeper trust. 

Each challenge has been a teacher, showing me that true freedom comes not from external achievement, but from the inner journey of becoming who we're meant to be.

And sometimes, that journey starts with fishing golf balls out of a river.

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This 116 page guide shares my personal experience as an online basketball trainer who found a way to help more athletes while creating more freedom, alignment and simplicity in my life.

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