What does it taste like? Is that yaki? Meethi. Hi there and welcome to my channel. So today's video is going to be all about rhubarb and I'm going to show you three delicious quick and easy recipes that you can make with fresh rhubarb from your garden. So rhubarb is a very cold hardy perennial that grows very well here in zone 3 and all the way up to zone 8. You could pretty much guarantee that if you went into any old farm homestead across the prairies that you will find a rhubarb patch that just grows every year. It requires very little maintenance and will just grow on its own. One thing to note about rhubarb is the leaves can be quite toxic and slightly poisonous. So definitely do not eat these or put these in your salad but they are safe once you've removed them to add to your compost pile so you can do that. So I'm just going to give you a close-up view here of what this one rhubarb plant looks like here. As you can see it has got a ton of growth coming off of it. This is actually a plant that I dug up from my mom and dad's farm about five years ago through it in the dirt here in a spot that is, gets morning sun but doesn't get a whole bunch of sunlight and you know five years later here's what it looks like. It's just massive. So if you ever want to transplant or move rhubarb you can just go in early spring so it's a little it's not a good time right now or later in the fall and just dig out you know a portion of it and find a new spot for it. So when you're harvesting rhubarb they recommend you don't use a knife just reach in with your hand go down as low as you can on the stalk and pull. That way the rhubarb plant is kind of triggered it realizes that it's you know lost one of its stalks and it might shoot up some more growth. So I'm just looking for some of the bigger stalks twisting them off. By kind of pruning them down the plant will maybe slown on bolting. Once the summer heat hits rhubarb usually bolts and sends up a flower. Okay so we have some beautiful stalks of rhubarb here that we're gonna go inside and I'm gonna show you how to cook some of these up. So the first recipe I'm gonna show you is a rhubarb compote or rhubarb sauce. It's very simple recipe with just two ingredients. I'm gonna start off with cutting up one cup of rhubarb and adding half a cup of sugar. Now you can make this recipe as tart or as sweet as you prefer. I always start off with a smaller amount of sugar and once it's done cooking you can taste it and if you need it sweeter you can always add more. So just let that sugar and rhubarb sit for about 10 minutes so that some of the juices come out and you don't have to worry about it burning. Then just turn on the stove to a medium low heat and bring it to a slow simmer. So once it starts simmering you can just turn it down to low heat and let it simmer away for about 10 minutes or so until the rhubarb has fully broken down. Now at this time you can add some spices or flavoring if you'd like. You can use nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon, maybe even some fresh ground ginger. I'm gonna add some vanilla and a little bit of cinnamon to mine. And then once you have that stirred in you can turn off the heat and let it cool. So this raspberry sauce goes great on ice cream or on your pancakes or waffles. I'm having it today with some Greek yogurt and a little bit of granola. You can store this rhubarb compote in your fridge for up to two weeks or you can even freeze it for up to three months. The next recipe we're going to make is a rhubarb strawberry chia jam. So for this you only need some rhubarb, strawberries, fresh lemon. I'm gonna be sweetening it with honey today. You can always use white sugar or coconut sugar and chia seeds. So the first thing you need to do is just chop up your rhubarb and strawberries into small pieces. In this batch today I'm using about two cups of fruit. Start off by putting it into a saucepan on medium-low heat and I am squeezing in about two teaspoons of fresh lemon juice and I'm going to be using about a quarter cup of honey as my sweetener. Again it's all about your preference whether you like it more tart or more sweet. You can always add more sweetener to it after you've given it a taste. So once I have stirred in that lemon and honey I'm going to just let it come to a slow simmer. So you then bring your mixture to a slow simmer and let it simmer for about 10 minutes.  Again I like to add a little bit of vanilla to give it a little extra flavor and then from there you are ready to add in your chia seeds. So to this two cup mixture I'll be adding one tablespoon of chia seeds. You want to stir them in until fully incorporated. The chia seeds will help thicken the mixture and give it a nice jam-like consistency. So you can then turn off the heat and let it cool down to room temperature. So this easy to make naturally sweetened jam is delicious to have on toast or a fresh piece of bread or a hot biscuit fresh out of the oven. This will keep in the fridge for two to three weeks and if you make a big batch you can always freeze it in the freezer for up to three months. So the third and final recipe is a rhubarb custard pie and this is something that my grandmother always made that I just absolutely loved. She of course probably used a homemade pie crust but for today's recipe I'm using a prepared frozen pie crust. I've added some strawberries in with my rhubarb which is totally optional but we all know that rhubarb and strawberry go so good together. So once you got your pie crust filled it's time to put together the ingredients for the custard filling. First ingredient is two beaten eggs, three tablespoons of flour, one cup of sugar, two tablespoons of milk, a quarter teaspoon of nutmeg and an eighth of a teaspoon of salt. So you're ready to stir it all together and blend it really well until you have a nice thick but slightly runny consistency.  After you filled it up with your custard mixture give it a good tap to make sure there's no air pockets and that custard is in all the nooks and crannies. I finish it off by adding a few dabs of butter to the top and it's ready to go into the oven. I also recommend putting it on a cookie sheet because it probably will boil over a little bit in your oven. So this goes into a 375 degree oven for about 55 minutes. And here's what the pie looks like after it comes out of the oven. It smells amazing and it is a pie that you do not want to eat warm so make sure you let it cool to room temperature and put it in the fridge before serving. If you don't have time to whip up any of these delicious rhubarb recipes remember that rhubarb freezes well. You can keep it in your freezer for up to a year. Save it for some recipes down the road. 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What's good y'all? It's your boy Ross back here again with another video. So we're gonna check out ten biggest WWE trainwreck segments Oh god, I know this is about to be a full of cringe-worthy segments Sometimes WWE they I don't know What Vince be thinking what the creative team be thinking when they have some of these Awful segments that honestly make people change the channel and don't come back and there have been some cringe segments over the years the one I can easily Think of our top is Alexa Bliss and her I think a little playground segment or something she had with the Lily Dawn and Shayna Baszler that segment Cringe to be mega cringe only because it's just I'm just like yo, what are we doing here? Why is Shayna Baszler even entertaining this that's a cringe segment that a recent one I can think of so we're gonna check this out man Appreciate all the love and support on the channel You guys have been running up the likes running up the subscriptions running up the views and I can't thank you guys Enough for that. So let's get right into this video See what happens see what they have on on the list here. We is good It is great when it's bad It can actually be better and when it's a train wreck you cannot look away Regardless of how horrifyingly bad it may be the perils of live television mixed with dodgy creative has led to some train wreck segments That will continue to live in infamy with them often pointed out as nidia's for shows Wrestlers and even the whole company of course bad as they are they are still ripe for roasting And so join me as we have a laugh at times sports entertainment went completely off the rails I'm Adam Picciti from Cultaholic Wrestling, and these are the ten biggest Trainwreck segments Number ten the old day WWE's signing of Carl Anderson and Doc Gallows two big bald bruisers Well one big bald bruiser and one bald bruiser who had been tearing it up in New Japan for years was met with much Enthusiasm from grapple fans. It didn't take too long However for those same fans to realize that the company probably didn't know what the hell to do with them They WWE run overall turned out to be a huge Disappointment with a few standout matches to their credits But plenty of badly written segments and promos the worst of the bunch was the horrendous bit where they introduced the old Day, which was you know people pretending to be the new day, but well old Genius the good brothers tried bless him But the premise was corny and the dialogue the impersonators were given was just brutally I'm glad I didn't watch this semi because I would have turned off the TV and funny Well it dragged on and on and on to the sound of much groaning from the live audience until Kofi Woods and Biggie made their way out They have come so far You people used to say they're walking around with dildos on the head the unicorn stuff. I just They've come so far, man and beat up their aged avatars The machine gun himself even went on Twitter afterwards and essentially admitted the segment was terrible number nine That's a man. I'm glad I never saw that live awful the ball boys on miss TV Whenever you get celebrities involved in a sports entertainment setting you do so in the knowledge that it could turn out to be anything from quite good to an Absolute abomination against nature for it to work They need to have some understanding of wrestling as a genre or at least be aware of the product and really they need to prepare for Being in such a unique environment when former basketball great and Ball appeared on He said f that s to reading the script and f you in the a to the miss to I mean He probably didn't say those exact words But he certainly didn't do his due diligence before going out on live TV in front of an audience of millions He winged it and it was a disaster Highlights included that weird run he did failing to slide under the bottom rope Randomly ripping his shirt off and posing one of his kids uttering a racial slur Yeah That that tall man. I watched that that I saw what I didn't watch his live But I saw it on YouTube and that was just like oh That was bad Classic classic stuff all the hits Dean Ambrose was even sent out early to try and save the segment But the damage was done and it was unsavable number eight Hillary versus Obama WWE and politics a combination of things as well Cigarette butts on a nice fresh pizza Vince McMahon's company simply can't help but get involved in politics whether it's with things like the smackdown your vote campaign or you know Linda McMahon being part of Donald Trump's actual cabinet staff in April 2008 WWE decided to do something topical in the run-up to the presidential election They not only had Hillary Clinton Barack Obama and John McCain address fans with speeches full of shoehorned in wrestling references But they also had Clinton and Obama wrestle live on Raw not the actual people of course because that would be mental But rather too bad impersonators with a bad Bill Clinton impersonator there by the way as a nice little unwanted bonus Hillary cut a Hulk Hogan style promo and did some posing as she belittled her husband while fake ear sporting Obama did the rocks catch Raises then the bell rang and they had their woeful match before Marga mercifully came out and destroyed the pair of them instantly turning him into the biggest baby face in the company The Samoan bulldozer certainly gets my vote number seven meet the lash I'm so Glad I did not see that. I don't think I was watching wrestling around that time. Yeah, I wasn't around 2009 2008 I think I stopped watching wrestling like around 2007 and then at that time I was not watching wrestling. So thank God. I didn't see that. Please How do you screw up a guy like Bobby Lashley? He has credibility tenure talents and comes across as one of the most intimidating blokes on the planet Despite having all the tools to make money as a serious ass kicker WWE felt compelled to tweak the dominators character resulting in some downright rotten television that did almost Irreparable damage to his aura his love triangle with Lana and Rusev was a blunder Nothing compared to the segment where Sami Zayn introduced the world to big Bob sisters Talk about trying to cut a guy off at the knees The sisters were naturally three guys dressed in drag one of whom had a moustache The concept was trash the verbiage somehow worse and it made everyone involved look like a muppet Lashley eventually came out and put a stop to the pain But even the brawl between him and his phony siblings was bad and didn't elicit many cheers from a crowd Who was still reeling from what they'd just been forced to sit through you know what?  That's all they had to do bro That's all I Swear, I really would like to be in one of these creative meetings I'm not no creative writer or anything. I've never wrote for a TV show, but I'm willing to bet I Could come up with something better Then whatever the hell that was Jesus a man number six three minutes for HLA The attitude era was over by the fall of 2002 But WWE was still trying to be edgy in order to capture an audience that had basically switched off following the bungled Invasion storyline this reliance on shock TV in order to generate interest was at its worst on Monday night raw with some truly Terrible storylines and segments polluting WWE's flagship One of the worst things the company did during that time was inflict HLA on the world HLA was the kayfabe brainchild of raw general manager Eric Bischoff Though I think it was the actual brainchild of an actual child and was basically a way to get girls to kiss each other Howard Stern eats your heart out During the segment the Bish played sleazy director as the ladies stripped to their knickers and started to fondle one another while Jerry Lawler hyperventilated That's funny on his own to see Jerry with some binoculars to see it on commentary Before the girls could get fully stark as Bischoff informed them that their three minutes were up Cue for three-minute warning duo Rosie and Jamal to cut them off in horrific fashion The titillation was crass but the beating the women received after was uncomfortable to watch Number five wait a minute. What oh you cannot do that now What I never saw that segment. They just they beat them up. Oh my god You cannot do that now you could never get away with something like that now. Oh my god Hey, this is your life in 1999 the rock and Mick Foley were involved in one of the most legendary segments in Raw's history As mankind presented his rock and sock connection partner with this is your life It was a rating smash even though as a segment It's one of those things that's better in your memory than it actually was because it went on forever and was carried only by the Charisma of the great one and mrs.   Oh, no Find his voice and hit his stride Years of bad booking in the audience refusing to accept him as the hero WWE were desperate for him to be as the head of the table He is one of if not the best all-around performer in the company and maybe the entire business It's a testament to Reigns that he managed to persevere because a lesser talent wouldn't have survived some of the things He was forced to overcome in January 2015 Reigns gave one of the worst promos ever when he retold Jack and the Beanstalk via a long rambling monologue aimed at the big show magic beans and all Started out bad and got progressively worse before falling off a cliff and ending with the crowd showering the big dog Is anyone to that weeks later the fans in attendance at the Royal Rumble pay-per-view so viciously turned on him after he won the match Roman is at his best when playing the strong silent type who does his talking in the ring I'm not awkwardly reciting fairy tales. Thank you. Number three Donald Trump versus Rosie O'Donnell Do I remember this business model is pretty simple when you think about it create conflict between characters build up their rivalry And then put them in the ring Celebrities Donald Trump and Rosie O'Donnell had done half the work for them when WWE decided to put them in a match live on Raw in early 2007 only it wasn't actually them was it it was two really bad imposters as WWE tried their hand at topical humor once again never ends well with this shameless publicity stunts clearly done for an Audience of very few if not one person who was sitting at ringside watching the whole thing The match was an unfunny shambles that never seemed to end There were lots of hilarious references to O'Donnell's sexual orientation as she was introduced as the left-leaning Lesbian while Jim Ross probably wishing he was back working for Bill Watts commented on her lesbianic fury The match if you want to call it that obviously wasn't entertaining Played before a mixture of cheers and stone-faced silence So it ended with the Don winning thanks to the classic birthday cake to the face And I simply have to say Vince McMahon you better give me those ten minutes of my life back or so help you God Dr. Heiney Speaking of Vince McMahon owing me some of my life back. Let's talk about dr. Heiney shall we yeah I mean why not it's such a nice fun thing to talk about isn't it right? So Jim Ross had to leave WWE for a bit due to health issues that required him to undergo code. Yeah, I heard Jim Ross is also Dylan with some stuff right now man prayers to him hope I believe some people saying his skin cancer related So prayers to him wish him a speedy recovery man. Jim Ross is the voice of wrestling There's no doubt about it.  That was his problem That was the joke kill me number one Katie Vic Somewhat surpassing dr. Heiney and the bad taste steaks is Katie Vic another lower than low-brow attempt to edgy Sub-toilet humor entertainment that a man with the initials VKM purportedly thought was the funniest thing in the whole damn world to recap Triple H revealed that Kane was once responsible for the accidental vehicular homicide of his high school I'm guessing his mask caused him issues while driving this led to the game taunting the big red machine as they geared up for a World heavyweight title showdown by doing what any decent heel would do and showing up at a funeral home dressed in a Kane mask and pretending to have his way with Katie Vic's remains It was how best to describe it It was like when you turn the TV on and happen to stumble across the Thing you've ever seen in your entire life Hey, at least Kane ended up losing the feud and his intercontinental title while gaining no significant measure of revenge for the painful Humiliation.  What are you doing? This goes up there with God you guys remember when God was introduced in WWE It was a beam of light like what what do we do? I Love wrestling but sometimes it could be ultimate cringe man, so Comment down below. Let me know. What was the biggest? Cringe train wreck segment you've ever seen even if it wasn't in this video What is the one you can remember offhand when you're like, yo, I'm turning off the TV. I'm done watching wrestling for the night that For me recently was the Alexa bliss when I didn't watch it on TV. I watched it on YouTube He instantly clicked to another video. I'm done. So that's one reason when I can remember So I would like to get your thoughts and opinions on that. Appreciate all love support bro, too CCK appreciate y'all kicking with me. See y'all next one. Peace


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Hey everybody back in the shop again geared up for work. It's the evening. I have a night delivery To get done tonight. They called me in to see if I could deliver at 9 p.m In Winnipeg. I didn't work today because during the day we had our The ultrasound for Brit, right? So if you're yeah, why not? We have a meeting tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. at work so I'll go in for then work late tonight and And snag me a couple more hours this week because I'm missing quite a bit of work So I'll take what I can get night delivery We're supposed to be getting a massive snowstorm. I don't want to talk about that But what I do want to talk about is truck world. You guys have probably heard about this already. I'm gonna be there April 21st to 23rd. It's in Mississauga. Some people say it's in Toronto, Mississauga It's all the greater Toronto area. It's close to the Toronto airport at the International Center It's a big huge exhibition. It's Canada's biggest truck show. I Really hope to see you there. I'm gonna be at booth 20. You guys want to come say hello? I'm gonna walk around talking to exhibitors Everything that's new up and coming is gonna be there. All the big names are gonna be there. I heard even the producers and creators of American truck simulator are going to be there. I'm gonna go and find them. All right. I Gotta I gotta find out if that's true and then I'm gonna go and find them because I love their game And I'm sure a lot of you like that as well. If you want to come there You can register at truckworld.ca use my promo code TWJOSH for free admission. You can get in the doors for free Love to see you there Monday morning and a little tired She's a little more tired than me. I think our smallest boy wiener had some Issues stomach bug this last night or so and she was up with him a lot of the night And therefore I was awake a lot of the night too, but not quite as much I put in earplugs after why I didn't realize he was sick but But he made it outside every time. Good boy. The mother and her took good care of him Love my voice Time to go for another ultrasound And run all the way into Winnipeg again. It's ultrasound number what three since we started this Well, I guess three since we started the drugs This familiar building we're here again, and I am once again sitting in the husband's parking lot with the other husbands waiting for their wives or girlfriends up there another ultrasound today, so they're just checking on our follicles and And There was 14 in there last time they checked they want to see what size they're at and now this is the the most intense part of this whole process We got to come in probably again either tomorrow or the next day and Every probably second day until they're ready to go in there and retrieve the eggs. Hopefully get all 14 and We'll see how many of them make it through the whole fertilization process and then the ones that do make it We freeze and we can talk more about how that process when we get to it for now. We're just Trying to get through this Brits been handling it like a champ. She's been I Want to say perfectly normal But I was expecting a little bit more of a roller coaster of like emotions and stuff because you know They're they're putting a lot of different hormones into her I was we were both warned that it would be a roller coaster and it really hasn't been she's been completely level Very happy. I think she's just very content and very excited that this whole thing is actually happening this is her whole life dream to be a mom, right and This is all she's ever wanted.  There's not much I can do My part is coming later this week My my my big my big part my big appearance where I get to go upstairs And give my contribution and then that's pretty much the end of my part, right until the baby born and then Then it's go time there diapers and short nights no sleep and uh Oh, we'll find out when we get there I don't care. It's gonna be worth it Gonna be worth it. She'll be back down soon and she can let you know how it went She's back I am here Keep in mind. She didn't sleep much last night Because her fur baby wouldn't let her sleep Her fur baby's stomach wouldn't let her sleep. It's good practice for when skin babies come Excellent practice So this time we only saw 10 eggs Last time it was 12 the time before that was 14, but that doesn't mean that they're not in there They could just be hiding behind others Hopefully it's not a huge space so Okay, two more days of shots and then they're either gonna trigger me Wednesday or Thursday Okay, and then when's the egg retrieval Friday Saturday or Sunday So if they trigger you on Wednesday, it'll be Friday that triggers them to release then it would be on Friday So we've got to come back in Wednesday morning. He said yeah, 8 30 Okay, day after tomorrow. That's what we thought So once again, let's go get some more drugs All right Another 1134 dollars right there and 79 cents It's all together the first one that we picked up was for five days. I was 2300 dollars not 22 is 2300 Last time was another 1500. So then what does that equal? It's uh, it was 1568 1568 so 23 33 3800 plus another 11 now So 4900 just about $5,000 Yeah More $5,000 in prescription injections. Yeah, so far so far. Yes Wednesday. We go in again And they're thinking I told them before right that the egg retriever will be Uh next weekend sometime Friday Saturday something yeah And then there'll be a trigger shot we got to get yet. How much are those? Those are 200 bucks, right? Oh, uh, it depends on the dosage. I'm assuming I don't know but I mean healthcare doesn't cover any of this stuff. So All right, so we're trying to keep track of the financial side of it Just because we found it very difficult To find out how much this was going to cost the nurses at our fertility clinic were very vague And rightly so I guess everyone's is a little bit different everyone needs a little bit different doses But they wouldn't even give us a general ballpark until we like hounded them a little bit And then after hounding them for a while, they finally gave us this general, you know, about $17,000 Okay, well, this is very important information to know because we need to make sure we're all financially set Before we get into this so that we don't get halfway through it and run out of money And be like, oh no, we just wasted all our money because we can't finish this now But the good news is for all of these procedures they do accept credit cards So if you do run out of cash and you have a credit card at least you can use that I mean, I don't recommend putting it all on a credit card because interest rates are so high But to each their own if that's that's a backup you can use at least I was afraid that they wouldn't even accept credit cards for some reason. I thought that that was a thing They do so Anyways, we're fortunate enough. We've been able to pay our whole way through this And that's that's why we're sort of sharing the financial side of it because Some people might have a difficult have a difficult time figuring out how much it was $8,820 for this egg retrieval Process the whole thing not including the six hundred dollar holding fee for the spot So we're in the cycle. That's just holding fee. Yeah, that's right So that's about nine thousand dollars just for the egg retrieval part of it We're at five thousand dollars now for the injection part of it That's going to go up a little bit yet probably plus 150 bucks for a preemptive ultrasound before this even starts And then once we do the transfer, which is when they implant the Fertilized egg. That's another two thousand dollars That'll bring us up to about 15 000 if i'm doing the math right in my head We'll do the math better for you when we've gotten more sleeve more caffeine And this is all over but yeah right around there so far so 15 they they quoted us about 17 000 and they said that would be the high end Uh, so that's pretty close so far So we'll see what happens at the end of it. We'll keep you guys in the loop So if you're thinking you and your partner thinking of going through this in the future you have a A rough ballpark of the cost but remember every region in canada every province has their own system For doing this here in manitoba. We have a pretty good tax rebate or whatever you call that We can claim this on our taxes and we get a lot of it back next year next income tax in 2023 From what i've been told we get more back than any other provinces. So yeah, yeah So it all depends where you're at and in the us it might be something completely different Your healthcare system is completely different than ours up here. I don't understand that one bit But uh for here This is our story from manitoba It'd be a fun day out. Anyways, right any one of those days april 21st 22nd 23rd Out in mississauga there if you're in the area, why not swing past doesn't cost you anything Just make sure you register on trekworld.ca with my promo code and drop in say hello If you're in the area and while you're there you can check out all the other exhibitors that are You'll be pretty impressed. It's a pretty big thing. It's just gonna be a lot to see there So you can plan to just swing by but you could expect to stay a little while because there's a lot to see So a little bit of snow in the shady areas where the sun doesn't hit too much but Looking out here at the sunset Nice dry pavement. It's hard to believe that they call they're calling for 40 centimeters of snow Starting tomorrow night. That's up to two feet And some areas even more out west near the edge of the red river valley on the west side They're calling up to 80 centimeters in some places 100 centimeters is one meter 80 centimeters. What is that? That's like three feet right 30 60 No, almost three feet two and a half feet or so I don't know. My math is off right now, but ho It's supposed to be the biggest blizzard in decades for manitoba Looking out here at the beautiful evening today. Like it's really Really mother nature Really manitoba I guess we've been spoiled with so many mild winters in the past decade and past five years that You know, we got to make up for it sometime So enjoy it while we can Tomorrow will be the last nice day for a little while. It's all supposed to end by next weekend It'll probably melt over the next week, but man, that's gonna be a lot of water everywhere again Good times. Thanks, colorado appreciate it And shout out to north dakota and minnesota south of us who are uh, going to be getting it worse than us From what I've heard Old colorado low just grabbed my paperwork from my mail slot van trailer 5198 That's what we're looking for I'm guessing it'll probably be in the loaded lineup over here They said it was ready to go 51 47 51 30 51 38 51 99 that's close.  I'm gonna take you into the city a little bit of nighttime deliveries Come here Come here.   Oh, yeah, we're tied on all right Whoops I got me some new summertime gloves They're a little thinner. They breathe a little better My other gloves were for winter time And my hands get hot real quick then these are nice and light. I always use Vigo gloves I'm not trying to advertise them to you or anything, but uh, you know, they're worth a mention They got lots of different types of gloves Winter gloves summer gloves spring gloves work gloves gardening gloves. I don't know.  That's not a prime delivery So that's the prime thing on it. I'm game. Let's make sure we got no air leaks I don't know if you noticed it yet or not. I don't think I've showed you but remember, uh Right around here. There was those terrible ugly marks I was able to polish this down a bit and get rid of that I'm not finished yet It looks a lot better where those mirrors used to be used to be like these, uh Just an ugly marking there, right? The one bit at a time shining her up I heard no air leaks from the glad hands there Let's go back here. Make sure the brakes and airbags back here aren't leaking Give them a kick compressed air Compressed air fantastic All right What do we got in here? What are those you guys want to see? I want to see Yeah, what do we got in the box bubble wrap that's fun. You guys want to pop some bubbles? Oh, that was fun. Okay. That was fun One two three four five six seven eight looks like coolers There's something at the front there too. Okay, so it's not that bad and they're all on pallets So they'll be able to unload it with a pallet jack. That's good. I was wondering if it would be something that would need to be hand bombed off Uh, sometimes they're a little sneaky like that. Hey, could you do this quick delivery? I get there. Oh We got a hand bomb old trailer. No, not the case today I don't mind hand bombing. It's uh, that's why they send me on those deliveries because I won't complain about it It's good for the heart. It's good to exercise It's just nice to have a heads up Oh, well, what can you do all part of the job, right? Don't forget it's latched good I'm a little bit nervous about this snowstorm coming in because uh We have our uh Well, the last ultrasound appointment on wednesday. We're hoping the last one and then on friday is the actual procedure that's what we're hoping for anyways, but it might be different but wednesday is supposed to be when that snowstorm rolls in so we might be putting it in four-wheel drive because We're getting in there. That's a very important very expensive appointment A little bit of snow is not going to stop us from getting there. I just hope it's not too bad Hope it's not too bad Oh, yeah, that looks so much better We're into a mirror pretty much, right? But this is compared to what it was like up here You can see where I started you want to make them, uh Always want to make things better leave them better than you found them This should just be a quick delivery then Especially since I have an appointment time They should be ready for me, right? Show up there bing bang boom get everything off the trail or I can go home Be home before midnight I have to see Cross here quick So i'm going to go around the east side of winnipeg to the north side come down route 90 And my delivery is on key weighton street The corner of key weighton street and burrows If you're familiar with winnipeg if you're not join the club most people aren't I'm just impressed that you've heard of winnipeg one good thing about an evening or nighttime delivery like this Is that at least i'm expecting very little traffic Gas prices are still sitting at about a dollar 74 per liter for gasoline I think it's about a dollar 85 for diesel Somewhere it's like they just needed an excuse to raise the prices. I don't think they're ever going to come back down I hope i'm wrong Key weighton or as google says it key watton Key watton street This is up in the northwest corner of winnipeg Key weighton We're almost there Just around the corner First we got to wait for the carers google calm down There's another one coming. I'm way too nice I'm way too nice. I should have gone Okay, this time for sure. I'm gonna need both lanes. I gotta wait for that guy now too All right, thank goodness for gps now Remember the days when you had to like squint and try to read the street sign Now you got computers that tell you where to go. You just got to double check them always double check them Don't trust them right off the bat or right out of the game I think not these lights, but the next lights. That's what i'm thinking Yeah, this is church avenue Funny because I don't know if there's any churches on that avenue, but that's church avenue Oh, and I'm not gonna be able to make this corner because I see vehicles there already at the light. I'm gonna have to wait I'm gonna need the whole road to get in there See there's cars there. I'm gonna need that whole lane. Oh, I can just button hook it Okay, we're gonna go from here Cut in here. So my dock should be right there. There it is Wide open and free.  I'm in here. I'm gonna turn in here You just wait Tight tight tight tight. Okay. I see them standing outside here already Okay, I'll uh see you guys in a little bit. I gotta talk to these guys here I'm gonna line myself up at the dock And I thought that they had fixed the purple light No, it was just that the right angle is hiding behind the other one's not still there Those are factory defects. They're not supposed to be purple. They weren't installed there to be purple They were supposed to be white like all the rest of them There's been a factory defect and uh, they need to be replaced, which is why I'm wondering how long is it gonna take? This here is the uh, rural municipality of rishot. I believe or rishow no idea It could take years We'll be right back.  I've never taken you inside before. Have I? This'll be fun. I get out my secret card that gives me all the access Welcome to completed loads. Oh, I'm gonna staple these together Right delivered on here Delivered Completed loads There you go and the office is in there. The time is 10 30 I got here at what? I started at 7 30 this trailer is now empty. So it'll go in the empty lot in the back Is this 30 80? That's 30 90 is the one that has a new motor. It must be out on the road already now To get really broke in for a new motor.


Yeah, so my coaching journey actually started back in 2006. I was in high school during that time and it was my sophomore year of high school and I was approached by my varsity basketball coach during the time to help out at one of his basketball camps. And actually, now that I think about it, it was a basketball clinic during the weekend. Being in high school, being stubborn and wanting to use my own personal time on the weekend to relax and maybe go to the beach or hang out with some friends, I was very reluctant to say yes. But I remember that day, I went home and I spoke with my grandmother. And for those that don't know, I was raised by my grandparents, very old school values, which I really take into my business even to this day. So I had a discussion with my grandmother at the time and I told her, my coach wants me to coach at one of his basketball clinics this weekend and I'm not sure if I really want to do it. And she said something to me that day that still sticks with me to this day. And she says, you have an opportunity to make an impact in those kids' lives. Those kids are going to look up to you and they're going to remember the experience that you've given them. And it's very important to do something like that in your life, right? And so after thinking about it, I decided to give it a shot. And that was my very first time being integrated into the coaching aspect of the game of basketball. And I remember I was coaching third graders, that clinic.  And it really brought a love out of the game that was different than playing. And ever since 2006, I made it a point to go back and to coach in those clinics or camps in the summer and then just extremely thankful to be able to start my own business here and do the same thing for the kids out here in this area. So, yeah, very, very humble beginning, starting for me kind of took on the selfishness type of aspect and turn into a selfless person by serving others, right? So yeah, yeah. So that's how I got started. Love that. So tell us a little bit about your coaching business then. So what does your company specialize in? Yeah, great question. So I was actually working a nine to five job out here in the area. And I really like to listen to different podcasts and sports videos. And I came across Ben's neighbor's ad for his money making coaching business. And I was very intrigued about it. Because I've had training basketball players in the past, but this was something that was really interesting to me. And so my business was mostly created for specializing in helping kids work on their game year round because I'm originally from California and right now I'm living in Idaho. But, you know, I've been a little bit all over with my coaching career in California. We would train year round at my high school, you know, a basketball last year round, right? The expectation and the environment and the competition levels is just so much different there than it is here. And then I asked myself, well, why is that, right? Part one, it could be due to the weather because here in Washington and Idaho, it snows. California, you know, it's just a little bit warmer. So, you know, kids are able to kind of get outside and work on their game a lot more. But then I started looking at, you know, further down the line. And I put myself in the shoes of being a scout. And I told myself, if I'm a scout and I'm coming to look at you play and you're in Idaho or Washington, what's going to stand out to me compared to a kid from California or Texas? Well, those kids have warmer weather. So they're going to obviously get outside and work on their game a lot more here. It's difficult to get into a gym. It's really hard, you know, and the weather doesn't help as mentioned before. So, you know, I wanted to create my business to help kids to be able to get in a gym to work on their game. And we specialize in two things. Number one, you're going to learn elite basketball skills on the court. And then off of it, you're going to learn expert life skills. So you're going to learn how to be accountable. You're going to learn how to be disciplined.  And that's the sole purpose of this business. So if you want to play college basketball, you have an opportunity to do that here within this academy by getting into the gym and working on those reps, right? But what if college basketball isn't in the cards for you, right? And that's OK. You're still going to learn great life skills off the court. And those two things, you know, really is what my business is all about. And, you know, I'm just so proud that, you know, we have been able to help so many kids here in this area and, you know, really, you know, open some doors and help transform their life to become a better person in the end. So that's what it's all about, right? I love that. Love that. So so you you you're a current member of of our program and you've been one for for a while now. So tell us tell us a little bit about what you were doing before you went full time with your business. Yeah, great question, Leo.  It was one of those jobs where, you know, I was just doing it to pay the bills. So, you know, I have a I have a young family and, you know, I was it was it was a situation where I was just really stuck, if that makes sense. You know, I wasn't able to move up in the company as fast as I would like to. My wife and I, you know, we weren't even able to take vacation trips or anything like that.  Well, you know, through a podcast I was listening to and it was very intriguing to me and I decided to start doing some of the building blocks to kind of put myself in a position to leave.  I can tell you, man, like I would wake up super early, just jot down notes on a piece of paper on how I want to start my business. Right. And and, and, and, and, you know, Ben, Ben really helped me kind of formulate all of those things into a plan because, you know, I've been coaching since 2006. I'm a high school basketball coach here in the area that I'm at during the basketball season. So basketball is very important to me in my life. And, you know, when I was working my nine to five job, I just wasn't happy. You know, I was just really looking forward to basketball season starting so, you know, I could find some joy in my life, right? But, but yeah, man, you know, it's it was it was a it was a decision that I made after having a meeting with my supervisors at my nine to five job that, you know, it was unfortunate, but I wasn't going to be able to progress with the promotion that I was really hoping for. But deep back in my mind, I was smiling because I knew, oh, yeah, it's just a matter of time before I'm going to start my own business here. And when I hit it, I'm going to hit it hard and I'm just going to take off. So while the outside appearance was disappointed, the inside was like, our time is coming. We, you know, everything's going to work out. So when I met Ben, we came up with with a plan. You know, he he showed me his process and I just I just immediately went to work, man, and I would say that I had a good amount of savings in my account already by the time I had that meeting with my nine to five job that I knew it was OK to leave at that point, right?  They have they have that honor, right? You decide when you're ready to leave because we are ready to go. So I said, OK, great. So I'm going to take this meeting. I'm going to see how see how it goes. And if I think it goes how I think it's going to go, we're going to get started here next week. So yeah, man, I wasn't happy at my job and I did something about it.  I'm excited to get to work. I have a full schedule set for me. You know, and and yeah, life is just great, man. You know, I'm really thankful to to be at this point. Awesome. Love love that story. So any coach watching is probably going to think that you're insane. And now if there is a coach watching and the back of their head, they're thinking, do you know what? This is me at my current job now. This is what I want to be doing. What would you say to that coach who is scared to take that leap? Yeah, yeah, great question.   And he said something that really that really got me motivated. And it's a video that I watch every single day before I start my business. I wake up, I have a certain schedule that, you know, I do, but this video I watch every single day helps motivate me.  If you're waking up every single day and you're hating going to work and you're just kind of dreading it, do do do something else. Do something that you love to do, right? And that stuck out to me in so many ways, Leo, because I wasn't happy, as I mentioned before, doing what I was doing. And I felt stuck. And a lot of us, you know, as as you mentioned, some coaches may think it's crazy because there's that sense of security. Well, I go to work, I'm going to get paid, you know, two times a month, there's security there, you know, I'm comfortable where I'm at. Well, you may be comfortable where you're at, but are you extremely happy with what you're doing? You know, we only get one life to live, right?  Right?  Right? Or are you just doing it just to make ends meet? And for me, you know, as mentioned before, I do have a young family. I wanted to make sure that, you know, I had enough in my in my personal account to be able to leave my nine to five job. So I did my homework. So do your research, man, write down, write down stuff that you're really passionate about and just go after it, right? And, you know, as I coach basketball for a living and a lot of the and, you know, there's a lot of life lessons that I like to teach to all of my kids. And and one of them, you know, comes down to a an example of the Vikings.  There is no turning back, right?  You can't just have one foot in, one foot out, man. You know, and for me, I wrote down three things, Leo. The first thing was I want to I want to be financially free. Oh, you know, I don't want to feel like I'm capped. Number two, I want to spend more time with my family. And number three, I want to be happy doing what I do. I want to love doing what I do. Those three things. And then I compared it to my nine to five. Well, nope, I'm not I'm not making as much as I want. My time is limited. You know, I'm working nine to five, you know, Monday through Friday. And I'm not happy with with what I'm doing is just paying the bills, right? So when I looked at starting my own business, yeah, there's risk to it. But, you know, if you if you if you're always just just kind of scared to take that leap, you know, you're never going to get far in life, in my opinion. So, you know, once again, I would say to those coaches that are on the fence, you know, look at a lot of the testimonials that, you know, Ben has has on his page, you know, you can always reach out to me. You know, I would love to share my story. Hopefully, the story can go out and inspire some coaches to to give it a shot. Because, you know, we only have one life and, you know, it's it's it's important to, you know, spend our time doing things that we love and to be able to have that extra time for our family, our friends to be to, you know, to create great relationships in our lives. So, but yeah, that's just my personal opinion. And I'm proud to say, since this month, I have been in business for a whole year, Leo, so since September of 2021, you know, I've been here for a whole year and and I'm living happy, man. I love it. Good, good, good. I can I can feel your happiness. So it's contagious. Oh, yeah. Congratulations. Like, I know how difficult it is. So you've you've reached the first year and hopefully there's going to be many more. Absolutely. Yes. And so, so, Mary, take us back to to the beginning then. How did you get your first client? Yeah, great question. So, you know, I before I met Ben, you know, I was training kids, you know, I would train kids at a local rec center. And it's really funny. My very, very first client was someone that was referred to me by my wife. My wife works with, you know, with other coworkers, and she's just kind of over her that one of one of their kids needed training. So got in contact with me and I started doing the one on one private training back in 2019. So I would go to the rec center, you know, I would train. I would train this kid for about an hour. Their parent would show up, give me a check, and then I go home. And that was pretty much it, right? So when I started my business, you know, I reached out back to that former client and, you know, I told him all about my new business and they were really excited. And they, and so they decided to sign up and that is technically how I got my very first client, you know, through a former client that I worked with in the past. But, you know, I, when I promoted my business here in this area, it took off so fast, Leo, because number one, there isn't anything like this out here. There really isn't any private training for basketball out here in this area. There really isn't. And I've searched on coach up, you know, I've searched everywhere, you know, there isn't anything like this. And then I thought that was a great opportunity for me to take that step and offer that here. And boy, did it pan off because parents were looking for something like this for their kids, right? And, you know, I started actually my very first month. I enrolled eight kids, eight kids in my business. And I started, I started my my very first group training program. And to this day, Leo, I have 35 kids, 35 kids enrolled in my program. I have three training programs. I have my one on one training programs that are completely maxed out. My camps and clinics are averaging between 40 and 60 kids who register for each camper clinic, you know, and it's, we are growing so fast. And it just tells you, you know, the need here in this area for parents wanting something like this. But from starting with that one client that I had back in 2019 and to where we are now, what the biggest thing that I've learned is how you treat people as well, too, right?  You give them your best effort. They're going to go and spread the word because word of mouth. I'm in a small community here. Word of mouth is huge. Yeah. And that has really worked so much better for me than Facebook or Instagram or MailChimp or, you know, sitting out email newsletters like word of mouth is huge because how you treat people says a lot and it goes a very, very long way. So but yeah, yeah, that's that's how I got my very first client. You know, my wife was able to help me get my first client. And then I was able to kind of reconnect with him when I got my business started. And yeah, so things have just been great since then. So much wicked, good, good. So where do you see the private training industry going in the next two to five years? Yeah, you know, I think that it's going to expand because a lot of athletes are looking to get an edge within their specific sports. And, you know, for me personally, I would look at it as an opportunity to get more work in and to be better at my craft, right? So you look at you look at private basketball trainers like Phil Handy for the Los Angeles Lakers. He has a specific app called 94 feet of game where he's where he's teaching drills for private basketball trainers to to coach kids, you know. And then you have the most famous one, Chris Brickley, you know, has his has his training online as well, too. And you can see a lot of these professional basketball players kind of, you know, moving towards these these private basketball trainers, you know, and I think it's going to expand, you know, but, you know, for me, I always I was, you know, when I teach my players during the season, I tell them one thing and I learned this from my high school coach. He always used to tell us that teams are made in season. Players are made off season, right? Now, one of my selling pitch, Leo, when I talk to a parent, you know, I'm telling them now, you rather have your kid prepared for basketball season coming up because as a current basketball coach, we don't have time to go back and to teach your son or daughter specific skills to get them better. We are too busy trying to cultivate a team. We're trying to get our game plan or, you know, our strategies are scouting done, you know, we're looking forward to the season. We're trying to see what type of team we're going to have, right? And a lot of coaches just don't have time to go back and do that individual one-on-one training. So it comes down to, you know, are you willing to have your child enrolled into my academy to help them become prepared for the upcoming season? Or are you just kind of leaving it in the air and seeing how it's going to progress? Well, for me, I want to be prepared. I want to be overly prepared, you know? If it's coming, if I'm making a group training program for the whole year for my kids, I want to be prepared when I walk into that very first day training those kids because I understand the responsibility behind it, right? And at the end of the day, we all want our kids to be happy. Well, we want them to have success. We want them to have a great time, right? Why not give them an edge? Why not give them an opportunity to be prepared and to get better and so that they can have the best season of their life? So to answer your question, man, you know, I think private training is going to go very far in the next two to five years. But, you know, I really think about what Ben talked about when it comes to private training. Those that are going to be disciplined, those are the ones that are going to be left standing in the business. Those who like to take shortcuts and just doing it just to get a quick buck, those those those trainers aren't going to last. Those that have solid foundation and great habits and structure and organization. Those are the type of basketball trainers or private trainers personally that are going to that are just going to do awesome. So but yeah, yeah, that's what I think. Definitely answer that. Yeah, yeah, absolutely. So my best month would have to be March. March is where I made $14,000 in in sales for one month. And it was due to a promotion that Ben had me take, you know, to participate in. And, you know, I loved it. And it was I can tell you, man, it was it was really great for my family at that time as well, too. And it really helped kind of solidify my business and to have continue to have great success. So yeah, March of last year was was my best month by far with my business. And I'm actually looking to do better here in October. I'm actually in the works of another promotion right now. Where I'm going to be running it in in October, as mentioned. So but yeah, yeah, March. March was my best month by far in sales. That's awesome. So how is your business changed since since you joined our program? Yeah, you know, I am, you know, I think back to when I had my very first client and I would go to those rec centers and I would train this kid. And then there was another kid where he had a private basketball hoop or, you know, private basketball court at his house. And I would go to his house and his parents would pay me a check as well, too. My my business is more structured now needless to say. So if you if a parent, you know, wants to get in contact with me, I have very strict rules in order to do that. One of the biggest things is that I require I require them to set up a time to speak with me off of my page. So, you know, I'm not just I'm not going to be wasting my time with those that aren't serious because my business is to help kids get better and those who are serious in their development, right? So my process is as follow. So someone will go to my page, a f a basketball dot com and they was picked to schedule a time to speak with me. I have specific rules for the zoom call, you know, and so they have to agree to those rules before they're able to set a time to speak. When I get on the call, I have a I have a script. I have a series of questions that I asked, you know, the parents. And it really helps me kind of determine if if they're their son or daughter is going to be a good fit for a program. And then I take the time to kind of talk to them about my business and what my goals are for this business and what I'm looking to do to help their kid get better. And then after that, I set up an evaluation session. So the evaluation session is for me to take all of the answers and, you know, questions that the parents may have had during our initial zoom call and then I'm able to see it, you know, in person. And then after that, I either give them an acceptance email or a or a declining email. So, you know, because I'm very I'm very picky with who I allow into my business, right? Because, yeah, as mentioned before, we want to train players who are serious about their development, right? So anyways, let's just say, for example, someone is accepted into our program. I have three specific steps that the parents have to complete before they can begin training. The first is that they have to take a course that I provide off of the Kajabi app. This course informs parents of my billing process, my rescheduling process, rules and regulations, parent expectations, all that good stuff. And then if they agree to that, they make the payment. And then their son or daughter can start with me that following week. But they have to follow these strict steps, Leo, because, you know, I want to make sure that, you know, we're accepting kids in this program, as mentioned before, who are really, really want to get better with their game. And then on the first day of training, I actually have the kids that, you know, the new client boy or girl, they will take a quick quick quiz about my business and my training program. So they're going to be updated as well, too, on my expectations, right? So I'm very structured with my business compared to back in 2019, where, oh, yeah, you know, this sounds great. I'll meet you at the court at this time. You know, please bring a check or, you know, or cash. Now, everything is through card, through my SAMCART system. You know, I do have upfront payments, monthly payments, subscriptions, but everything is structured in a way. And it's a run like, it's run like a professional business. So, but yeah, that's how it has changed. And then, you know, I hit the ground running when I, after I was able to finish Ben's courses and, you know, from the beginning to the end, all of my systems, you know, somewhat are the same, but I have made some tweaks along, you know, along the line here and there. But the core fundamental process of getting on a Zoom call with me, making sure that you read my rules and expectations, right? Making sure that you take the parent quiz so that you're updated on my rules and expectations. All that stuff stays the same and it's just, it's just awesome and it makes life so much better. And then I'm not also worrying about, well, is this parent going to bring a check today, right? Or, you know, is this, are they going to bring cash, right? You know, everything, everything rose through my automated system. And it's just great, man. I love it. Good, good. Now, Ben and myself, we talk to coaches every single day. And if any coach, like normal coach, listens to your system, they'll think like you're, you're out of this planet, that you're, you're crazy, right? Because most coaches, what they do is they'll just accept a $50 payment, show up at the session and they rather accept $50, then put a parent through a system like yours. Yeah, yeah. So how important is it being picky and having a good system in place within your business?  And then there's always the voice in the back of your mind where it's like, well, what if this parent doesn't pay, right? And then sometimes, you know, you would really get frustrated and, you know, it really just makes you feel less than what you're worth, right? And then sometimes you may take that out on the kid, you know, by, you know, not looking forward to coming to a training session because their parents are being, you know, up front and they're not and they're not paying you, right? So the reason why you need to be strict with your business and your processes and the way you put parents through your system is not only you're protecting your time, right? Because we all have 24 hours a day, right? And so it's very important to, to maximize that time, but to also to get paid with, to get paid your worth. I know for me getting that check, it does, it does feel nice, right? But there are so many other things that are not said that kind of go into that, right? So if a parent feels that, well, it's OK that my kid can show up late, right? It's OK that, you know, I don't have a check this week, but I'll bring it next week. It's OK for this to happen. It's OK for this to happen, right? For me, I don't like to feel like I'm not being taken seriously, right? And, you know, if I, if I feel that, you know, it really just dampens my mood. It really just, and then it takes away from the kid, right? And then I'm not able to focus on my job, right? Now, it may seem like as mentioned before, you may be comfortable doing that, right? And you may be OK just going to a regular gym and just training kids and just getting paid a check and going home and calling it a day.  You have to you have to have solid standards in your business because the structure will be impenetrable by those who don't take you seriously. If you put them through all of your processes and those that don't follow through, they're not a good fit. They're not, right? And then that saves you headaches in the long run. And I can tell you, man, you know, there was I think it was a couple months ago. I was on a Zoom call or our coaching Zoom call on Tuesdays. And I and I spoke with Ben about a lady who just wanted me to answer a question on email, right? She didn't want to go through my process of getting on a phone call. Yeah, yeah, I think you remember that. She didn't want she didn't want to take the time to schedule a call or or even watch the premade video I had for, right? But at the end of the day, that saved me from a lot of headaches. And I, you know, I thought to myself, well, if this parent can't take the time to schedule a time with me, she can't take the time to read my expectations or go through my process. What makes it think that she's going to automatically change when she's enrolled into my program? No, this is not. It's it's just not going to happen that way, you know, when you have committed clients who really want the best for their kids, they will follow your process. They will respect your process, right? Compared to those who are just kind of just throw on money and, you know, don't want to follow your rules. I mean, it's it's it's a night and day difference, man.  And you take on the clients who are committed and it may take some time. You know, it doesn't it doesn't happen quickly. But, you know, it's really great to have standards in all areas of your life, right? And there are certain, you know, even in Ben's business, you know, he he teaches a lot of those those different types of skills to have within our personal life that can translate into our business life as well, too. As you know, our daily productivity forms, you know, our coaching forms that we fill out and we post on his wall just to see how we're spending our time, right? So we you have to be disciplined within yourself to expect it from others. And if others can't follow your process and and and, you know, follow your rules, then it's not worth your time. And it will save you a lot of headache in the longer run. Mm hmm. Love that. So so, Mario, where do you see your business in the next five years from now? Yeah, the next five years from now, Leo, you know, I want to open my own facility. You know, I that is one of the biggest, if not the biggest goal that I have for myself in the next five years. I want to be able to bring more coaches into my into my program. You know, I want to be able to reach out to more kids in different states and maybe open up another facility into another state. You know, I believe in what I'm selling. I'm very confident in what I'm doing and I just see it just getting bigger and bigger and so much better in the next five years. And but it just takes a lot of little steps to get there, right? It takes discipline and sacrifice and accountability and hard work from my end to get there. But the biggest goal is to get my own facility and to be able to have my company's name on that building, man, and and not and not be able to to be capped on the amount of time I can train kids. Because right now, you know, I'm renting a facility, which which which they have been awesome to allow me to do that right now. But the main goal is to open up my own facility so that, you know, I can bring in more clients. I can bring in more kids. I can bring in more coaches. I can, you know, host whatever basketball camp I would like. I don't need permission from an athletic director or a program director. You know, I just, hey, let's let's do this. Let's do this. Let's do this. So then also kind of going back to the story I told earlier on about opening a facility and how it's very difficult here for kids to get in, especially during during the winter season when it snows, you know, I want to be able to have a facility open for kids to come in and work on their game as well too, right? That giving back to the community, I think it would be really awesome. So yeah, good, good. Perfect. So last question, this is a more of a personal one. Yes, two part. So first one is what does failure mean to you? And the second one is how important is taking risks, both in business and in life? Yeah. What is failure? Wow. I think it's fun. Honestly, I think I think failure is fun, right? Because you're either going to learn something about yourself, right? My coach used to tell me, you know, adversity has the effect of eliciting talents while under prosperous conditions might have remained dormant, right?  Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents while under prosperous conditions might have remained dormant. So during those adverse times, you're going to learn a lot about yourself, right? It's you're either going to sulk, you're going to make excuses, you know, you're going to blame someone else or it's going to bring something out of you to improve and to get better, right? So if if I'm looking at failure as, oh, man, you know, I'm just not good enough.  Or you can look at it as let's see how I stack up against this certain situation. OK, cool. I didn't get it done this time. But what did I learn about myself, right? So failure should be able to teach you a lot about how you can handle that situation and what you still need to work on to get better, right? Because there's we're all going to we're all going to experience some type of adversity in our life, right? But I think it's our mental our mental toughness that really can separate you from those who look to blame others, right? So even I coach high school basketball, there are games we lose and it happens, right? But what do we learn from it? Right? Let's go back. Let's watch the film. Let's see. Let's see where we where our game plan went wrong. Let's see how we can improve, right? So don't look at failure as the end of the game. Look at it as a teaching tool. Look at it as a way to and that you can improve yourself and to get better and to hopefully find some some success in the end. So, yeah, I really hope I really hope that answered your first question. Yeah, so and then the second question. Could you repeat that for me one more time? Yeah, so how important is taking risks? Yes, in business or in life? Yeah, it's very important. I think if I didn't take a risk by leaving my nine to five job, I'd still be stuck there, right? But my thing is you rather take the risk and failed and not take the risk at all. And then you leave with you still have regrets, right? Oh, I wish I wish I could have done this. I wish I could have done that, right? All successful people have to take risk in their life. And it's very, very important for your growth. And I'm not going to lie. It was scary. It was really, really scary. Like calling my wife after I left my job and telling her, hey, I just left a business I was at for five years, you know, that has been a steady stream of income for my family. I just left it and I'm trusting that this new business that I'm in with Ben is just going to bring great financial stability and peace and more time with each other. And she had doubts, you know, and I still remember Leo. She actually spoke to me and she told me, she says, do you really think this guy, Ben, has all of this information that's going to help you to be able to leave your job?  Do you really think he has that much money of information to give you? And I looked at her and I said, yes, 100 percent. Yes. She's OK. All right. Give it a shot. And looking back a year now, it was one of the greatest risks that I took of my life. I was we were able to go on our very first vacation this past year. You know, we didn't even get a chance to go on a honeymoon after we got married, you know, and when I started this business with Ben, you know, I'm like, wow, we can go on a vacation now. Like I can set my schedule. Right. I can I can determine when, you know, the hours I'm going into work, what days I'm going into, the days I want to take off, right? I have so much freedom, you know, I have a young daughter that I can spend more time, you know, I can take her to sports events, you know, and being there and being a great father, right? So the risk you have to be able to take risk. It's very, very important. And I'm just extremely blessed and thankful that I that I stumbled upon Ben's Ben's ad on a podcast I was listening to.  I know for me, I got to go 100 percent, man, there is no turning back because I have other people who are counting on me. So that just brought another level of motivation and determination and grit to make sure that this was successful. But I would tell the other coaches, you know, you have to be able to take risk in your life. If there's something that you are really passionate about doing, really give it 100 percent effort, give it your best. You will have some setbacks. You will have some some failures, you know, one month may be really difficult. And but you have to be able to be you have to stick to the process. You have to be consistent and just really go back to those three questions that, you know, that you want to ask yourself, am I happy with what I'm doing? Right.  So but yeah, risks are very important and my reward has been given back plentiful. So that's awesome. That's awesome. And well, I've I personally have seen your growth because, you know, you're part of our program and it's great to see like how you've been growing. You're very committed. You show up to all the calls. You ask questions. You share your results. And you by you doing that, you're getting results away from from from the program. So thank you. Play to you and continue because the more you continue to be consistent, the more you're going to grow. And it's going to be many more vacations with your family. Appreciate that. Thank you so much, Leo. I appreciate it. Cool. So, Mario, well, thank you. Thank you very much for for taking the time to share share your story with us. And I know that I'm inspired by you. I know a lot of other coaches who take the time out to actually listen and and take note of your story and what what you went through where you are now will be inspired. And how can coaches follow you or get in contact with you if they want to? Yeah, great question. So if any coaches want to get in contact with me, they can shoot me an email at a f a coaching one for at gmail.com. That is the best way to get in contact with me. You can also check out our website at a f a basketball dot com AFA stands for Adams Fundamentals Academy, which is my last name. And and so that would be the best way to also get in contact with me as well, too. And just visit our page. You know, you're able to see a lot of parent testimonials on what we're doing and and and some, you know, a little bit more about our programs and what we offer. And I know, you know, hopefully when this interview is released, I'm going to be sharing this with with my kids and and their parents as well, too. So I would just want to give a big shout out to all of the AFA basketball kids and parents who have trusted this academy. I haven't been able to, you know, I would not have been able to have so much success with this business without your support and your dedication and your commitment. So thank you so much for enrolling into our academy. And yeah, so that's all I got, man. Thank you so much, Leo. OK, well, Mario, all the best and look forward to catching up with you in the new future. All right. I appreciate it. Thank you, sir. Thank you.


Lenovo make some pretty big claims with its ThinkPad P14's generation 2, saying that it is a portable mobile workstation. On the surface, this looks to be true, as the laptop is equipped with a V Pro certified processor and Nvidia Quadro graphics. However, look a bit deeper and you find that the Tiger Lake units that are advertised are the G-Series, which have up to 4 cores and 8 threads, as well as a 15W TDP. These CPUs don't mix well with high-intensity tasks, while the Quadro T500 has the same chip that is found on the GTX 1650 and the MX450, but has a TGP that is more similar to the MX450. That said, you still get access to a 4K display. Today we are presenting you with laptop media's top 5 picks about the Lenovo ThinkPad P14's generation 2.  It also comes with a super long key travel, despite the body being only 17.9mm thick. The feedback is also surprisingly clicky. The unit also features a red nipple, which works in tandem with a set of physical buttons above the touchpad. Speaking of the touchpad, it gets the Lenovo treatment, which consists of a milar surface finish, while offering smooth gliding and accurate tracking. The clicking mechanism also works really well. The laptop is available with either a full HD or a 4K display, both coming with a 14-inch diagonal and an IPS panel. Our laptop used the former option, which was pretty good. The panel has excellent viewing angles, a maximum measured brightness as 407 nits in the middle of the screen and 397 nits average across the surface with a maximum deviation of 5%, and a 1450 to 1 contrast ratio, which is very good. The panel covers 89% of the sRGB color gamut. The panel doesn't have accurate color representation with the stock settings, but once we applied our design and gaming profile, things improved significantly. You can compare the results of our test with the stock settings, left, and with our profile applied, right. Only 2 per 100 people watching this video are subscribers. If you decide to just start following us, we'll be able to reinvest more in our laboratory thus making even more helpful videos for you. Thank you, you're awesome. While the battery size leaves things to be desired, the 50 watt hours unit works really well with the power efficient processors, delivering 12 hours and a half of web browsing, and 9 hours and 52 minutes of video playback. Now, we conduct the battery tests with Windows Better Performance setting turned on, screen brightness adjusted to 120 nits, and all other programs turned off except for the one we are testing the notebook with. The laptop has a lot of ports, despite its 14 inch form factor.  The cooling solution is nothing spectacular, featuring two bulky heat pipes which work in tandem for both the CPU and GPU. They connect to a single fan. There are also several heat spreaders over the VRM modules and the graphics memory. While the temperatures here don't seem that bad, the CPU can't maintain its base clock for prolonged tasks, dipping well below 3.00 gigahertz. While the max temperature shown here is 77 degrees Celsius, we recorded spikes of up to 90 degrees Celsius. The hotspot of the laptop was just on the edge of going over 40 degrees Celsius. Also, the fans were quite loud.


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Yeah, you can actually touch that thing, exactly. Yeah, super cool. Like take a look at this thing, right? Wow! It's like so simple, but takes a lot of work, right? Yeah, it takes a lot of work and Yeah No pain, no gain. No pain, no gain. Like this one. So what did you do with this one? This is... Okay, this is uh, I took two pieces of wood like this. Okay, one like this and a smaller one like that and and I cut it at a at a 15 degree angle here and here's 90 degrees and here's more than 40 45 degrees and here's less than 45. Where's the opposite way around? I don't know yet, but Then like in the middle I put like a 35.5 degree angle right in the center of of the smaller slab Smaller slab here this way and here I put a 15 degree angle just like here Then I cut three pieces One, two, three pieces rips of wood like this Here's this plywood that, you know, bends It comes from Italy and I connected them with glue to, you know, like, you know, this end and that end here and there And the middle one I put in to the to the ridge that I cut from center to center And that's what happened. I clamped it and I glued it for like, you know, two hours So and then it was finished.  I mean you can I mean you can do a lot of stuff with it You can, you know, do this with it You can do that with it, but it's not as pretty as, you know, the natural as a free form. What are you? Yeah The natural angles what it's doing with it And I was looking at it for a couple of days and I got bored. I found these things.  I don't know.  So this this is the same thing you've we used. Okay. This is basically Let's put this aside. You use the plywood for this guy as well. Yeah Okay, this is like the same wood Okay And I connected it You know here Okay One piece and two piece and three pieces. Okay. Here's a here's a perfect square This is a perfect square right here Is there a wood inside that or is that hollow? No, no, there's wood inside There's wood inside. So you took a perfect square of one of these woods like one of these, you know cut Perfectly, okay, you know perfectly to a square and then I glued here this to here And they all have to have the perfect the same size otherwise It would you know, it looked like this. Yeah, or like that, you know I mean they have to be perfectly, you know measured symmetrical totally all the way And I cut here this one Okay, this is basically also It's the same length from here To here. Yeah as to here and you're going down the center So your axis of symmetry if we do a little tilt with the camera So your axis of symmetry is just going straight down here. It's perfectly symmetrical That's cool. If you see from the side, okay, look know what you see I It's like basically a block So most of your structures you're building you do a lot of measurements almost everything you do you're doing Very precise. Well, whether has to be a sense, you know to it.  Yeah How can this be the same length as that? Yeah, yeah, how can this be the same length as that? Yes, it is. You know, you know, that's what makes it interesting Yeah, and with the when you do this when you try to make a symmetrical it becomes very easy to stabilize the structures. Yeah Yeah, sure and if the wood is You know, uh, you know high quality wood, it's you know consistent all the way through so there's no, you know pieces that are You know, uh, you know where there's something missing in between For example, okay, cool. Cool. Should we take a look at the this one this one blew me away Should we just build it up together here? Let me give this a quick look. That's this guy Right. These are the angles. So I guess this was a little bit less than 45. This was a little bit more than 45 This was a 35 degree angle one 15 degrees here and this was 90 degrees. This side is 90 Sorry, this side is 90. This guy's 15 degrees and this one was 15 degrees exactly and it just goes up All right, and very stable surprisingly very stable. You can see how thin this is, right? Here, can you pass can you pass me that one as well? I'm just going to do a close-up again. Super solid Well, yeah, because there is like tension in there. Oh, yeah a lot of tension because of the The arch on him of the bend So the tension keeps it more stable. Well, the tension keeps it totally stable Totally stable like, you know, because I had to glue it here perfectly and here Yeah And that's basically what they do with bridges when they're building bridges. They put tension to keep it totally stable Okay, so here's this guy It's not rigid so it doesn't break. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah, like rigid stuff Beautiful. So these are the squares you can get a closer look and all these things are the same size Right So this this thing, I mean here I'll I'll I'll bring this guy close to you So he's built basically they're basically Lego blocks to a certain degree But his his blocks and he's done the golden triangle here. He's done the measurements and Sorry, the golden rectangle not triangle the golden rectangle and he's he's doing ratios and You know bringing distances together and connecting it up where the golden mean that's called the gold mean where they You know, you know, that's the perfect That's a sweet spot, you know where Like if you take all these, you know together and you make it smaller and smaller and smaller, that's where it ends up That's cool. Yeah. Yeah.  Okay. So this is one two three four five six Uh golden rectangles. Okay six rectangles and I made You know six times six is 36, you know golden rectangles and then I you know put them together like this And because they have the same size It's the same material If you see it, you know, you see the same pattern because it's like a it's like a twisting kind of thing So you got a little I mean I could have made more and like on each, you know level I could have made it just a little bit smaller, but It's a lot of work So you're giving a nice spiral spiral within a spiral made by the golden rectangle so Beautiful, you can see that. I mean I could I mean you can build this higher you can put them, you know closer together if you want You know, I mean you can make it nicer You know, you can play around with this, you know, if you want you can actually, you know I turn it so you can see all the different angles. I should put on one of those, you know You know display units. Oh, yeah, I'd have a rotate.  That's it. Yeah, I mean I could do that like that. Yeah, right and it still has that sort of effect, right? Yeah, that's super solid like So there's like, yeah, it's beautiful Right Yeah, and it just basically The the most basic form of mathematics that appears in life that we find in nature Used to create us create a sculpture, right?


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Look at this hair. Look at it. Look at dreadful awful terrible a mop a true mop But guys we can do something about this hair.  I am a part of jacksepticeye's Charity live stream to benefit those affected by COVID-19 or coronavirus He's gathering together a ton of streamers and a ton of youtubers to all live stream on the same day to try and raise as much Money as possible to go towards those who are affected to try and get more medical supplies for those who need it Just to try and do some good in the world when the world needs it and the world definitely needs it right now But tomorrow, I'm one of those youtubers that is participating in the event. I'm super super pumped It's gonna be right here on YouTube starting at 9 a.m. It's gonna be sweet, but I need your help We're setting the goal high for this one guys We're setting the goal high for this one the goal, which I've only done once before which was for the stream for Australia Is going to be $50,000 it's not gonna be easy it's gonna be tough But we're gonna have to rally together and fight for this amazing cause and what will you get? Obviously besides the satisfaction of giving to charity and helping those out around you But what will you get if we hit this goal if we hit this $50,000 goal guys I? Ethan Mark Nester will shave my head Live on stream That's right if we fit if we hit the $50,000 mark I will shave my head right on that stream and I need a haircut bad guys look at this look at this It's terrible So I just wanted to make this video real quick to let you know that this is happening to give you the details of the Stream again right here on YouTube 9 a.m. Pacific time is when it's going to be starting We'll be streaming for 10 to 12 hours probably I'm determined to hit this goal And I am determined to shave off all of this hair start anew it might be nice to start fresh But I haven't had a buzz cut since I was like Maybe 13 years old pop a picture up of it right now Pretty rough stuff guys Pretty rough stuff be there tomorrow We are raising money for an amazing cause I'll have Sean's video linked in the description as well Because obviously has a lot more details of what's going on I'm gonna go and start setting everything up for tomorrow, but I really hope to see you there It's gonna be a really fun time. I'm not even sure we're gonna be doing on the stream yet Hopefully, I'll be shaving my head by the end of it But we'll probably play some animal crossing. We might play some marbles on stream I know you guys love marbles on stream We're gonna be doing a ton of a ton of fun stuff But mainly we're just gonna be hanging out and raising money for an amazing cause along with the hundreds of other YouTubers and streamers that are doing the same. So the world is a really weird place right now It's a really really weird place. It feels very surreal But right now we are all for the most part stuck at home And so let's use this time wisely. Let's use this time to try and help each other out And I know that a lot of people right now are are really being affected by this especially monetarily So if you can't donate Please don't feel bad about it But I would like to remind everybody that every single Donation counts the last time that we did the the biggest stream that we did Was the one for karaoke for koalas and we had about 5,000 people in there And I was telling people about how every donation counts even the smallest ones Which is a dollar is the least amount of money that you're able to donate But if everybody in that stream donated one dollar, that's five thousand dollars for charity raised So please if you can only donate a dollar Please come and donate that dollar because it does make an incredible difference So tell your friends about it tell your family ask if they can donate as well Because the world needs it right now it really really do so let's have a fantastic stream tomorrow I will see you guys there. Let's raise some money for an amazing cause. Let's shave my head dude.  Why not? Am I gonna regret this?