How did you get started?
It started with a philosophy about life.  As far as I can remember the only thing I wanted to do was live life to the fullest.  The best way I knew how to do that was to work hard and smart so I would have the time and money to do the things that really mattered like spending time with the family.  We always enjoyed being outdoors and being close to nature.  We were taught to play sports, embrace hobbies, and self improvement.

It has always been my believe that people should work to live, not live to work.  Not many people sit on their death bed and say, "I should have spent more time at work."

What inspired this philosophy?

I learned early on that life is about decisions and if I wanted to be happy I needed to learn how to make a living doing what I enjoyed.  I really enjoy making other people happy.  Naturally, that positive focus was very rewarding and assisted in reaching my initial goals in doing what I wanted to do.  Having a positive attitude makes a huge difference.  I believe we have a choice to be happy and by making that choice great things can happen.

To be continued, edited, and changed...often.