Entrevista

• O que você faz para se divertir?
  Going out to dinner with friends/family, going out to a live concert or show are a few
• O que você diria que são suas maiores qualidades e especialidades?
  My tenacious, never give up attitude.
  My ability to take the time to truly listen to another's perspective.
  To genuinely empathize and be sympethetic
• O que os outros deveriam saber absolutamente sobre você?
  That I am a genuine, real person with no pretense. I'm not fake or trying to or pretending to be somebody else or something I'm not
• O que o distingue de todas as outras pessoas que você conhece?
  I'm pretty stubborn. And I'm very disciplined. And I truly never give up unless it's a situation where I see that it's time to just let go. I don't think though that I am the only one who is that way
• Qual é o seu "nicho"?
  I'm very good at hosting and taking care of someone, from making them a good dinner, to making sure they're comfortable.
  I'm also a very good listener
• Com que frequência você viaja? Você prefere viajar ou você é mais um casero?
  I travel fairly often, but then there can be periods of time where I don't travel and just am around homebase.
  As far as if I "prefer" to travel or am more of a homebody, the only way to accurately answer that is to say I truly like both. I like traveling, yes. But I also like to be home doing my own things around homebase just as much
• Quais são seus hobbies, o que você gosta de fazer em seu tempo livre?
  I like to read, I enjoy writing, I like to sometimes just be in by myself and relax and watch some shows I like or a good movie.
  I like powerwalking and just regular walking,(especially in the fall). And sometimes I like to just get in my car and drive--sometimes not even having a particular destination--but just driving around for a while. I think it's good for clearing your head sometimes
• Que tipo de regime de dieta e fitness você segue?
  I like to eat lean meats,(mostly chicken breast and tuna) and once in a while I like a good steak.
  I love vegetables and eat those regularly and I love my apples and mandarin oranges.
  I drink a lot of Aquafina water with lemon as well and I enjoy a good cup of hot black tea or green tea.
  But I do have a sweet tooth and so I treat myself here and there to some carb indulgences. But I'm always aware of what I've eaten throughout the day--so I'll treat myself if I have room for it. If I've, for instance had some pasta with chicken breast diced up in it, I'm not going to have a piece of cake following that.
  But if all I had most of the day was lean meats like chicken breast or tuna.....then yeah, I'll have room for a piece of pie or a few cookies.
  I don't deprive myself of what I like . I just like to eat with some mindfulness that's all
• Quais são as especificidades de seu estilo de vida que fazem quem você é?
  No matter what is going on--especially if it's something not so great--I always like to make sure I workout. Whether the gym, or whether working out at home, or whether it's doing a powerwalk or a regular walk. I think a person can cope much better when they fit in exercise. Even if it's just a half hour.
  It's not just for your body-but for your head as well.
  Actually I think it's more important for your head,(mentally)--and the benefits to your physique are just gravy
• Conte-nos um pouco sobre si mesmo, se você fosse escolher algo, o que você gostaria que os outros absolutamente soubessem sobre você?
  I'm a sensitive man. Not sensitive in a bad way. Not sensitive that I am hurt by stupid remarks,(especially by people that don't even know me), not overly sensitive in any way-no. But sensitive in a good way, meaning that I really care about how someone else is feeling. That they know that I'm truly listening to them--and that I care to hear about what they have to say and their point of view.
  And to really think about what you're going to say BEFORE you say it. I think that's important.
  For instance: to just tell someone, You look tired-is very rude to me.
  That person may very well have done everything they could to look their best-so to say, You look tired, is just not right in my opinion.
  How about saying, You look good, but you're acting as if though you're tired. You okay?
  I think that's better.
  Mean what you say. Say what you mean--and don't say it mean
• Quais são 5 coisas que você não pode viver sem?
  Working out
  My loved ones- family and friends
  Getting away every now and then
  Some private down time
  Chocolate
• O que você gostaria que seus leitores soubessem sobre você que é único e até um pouco pessoal?
  I don't know that it's unique.....but I am totally genuine. I don't pretend to be somebody I'm not. I am who I am without any excuses or shame. And when I meet people I want to meet "them" not someone they're pretending to be, but their genuine self.
  I don't like pretense
• Como você dá o melhor na sua vida?
  I don't even know that I would call it the "Extra mile". I think it's just the mindfulness and the consideration to always remember that it's not always all about you. You have to consider other people's feelings. Listen to what they say and how "they're" feeling.
  Treat other people exactly how you would want other people to treat you.
  I really think it is just that simple
• O que você mais gosta em si mesmo?
  My ability to adapt and survive even under the not so greatest circumstances that can happen in life. My refusal to never give up--to always find a way. And sometimes that way is just to accept what is and accept the things that are out of your control and can not be changed and let go.
  The best thing one can do is to do everything they can to help whatever situation they're trying to help--their personal best--and once they've done that-then you have to stand back and let what will be-be.
  If something is not meant to be--it's never a good idea to force it to.
  You have to do your best and once you have-stand back and let what will be-be.
  Don't get attached to the outcome.
  As much as it's good to fight against adversity--it's also good to sometimes just let go and accept what is and learn to adapt,(to whatever it may be)
• Se nós sentamos na praia e bebemos vinho e comemos boa comida só você e eu, o que você iria me dizer sobre você e sua vida?
  I would be in the moment with you and tell you what I am feeling in the moment-in the present
• Conte-nos sobre a melhor experiência que você teve na vida.
  There really is no just one "best" experience.
  I have had many.
  From having the honor to take care of my mother before she passed on, to traveling the east coast from Florida to Maine with a friend of mine, to being together with my family and friends and having good times with them at various times in my life