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BIG ANNOUNCEMENT

My entire writing career...

There has been ONE biography I've aimed for…

ONE bio that's the tower of power & too sweet to be sour…

ONE book that would be the cream of the crop!!!

It's happening!

I'm writing a biography of the one & only:

"MACHO MAN" RANDY SAVAGE

This is the official industry announcement below. OOOOOOHHHH YEAHHH:

BOOKS

I've read over 1,000 books in my life, but my favorite book of all time has been the same since 3rd grade: Jonathan Livingston Seagull

Page for page, the book packs more wisdom than any other I’ve read. And I know what you’re thinking…. “Isn’t that the book we had to read in elementary school?”

Yes, yes it is.

In fact, the book in this photo is the one I “forgot” to give back to my third grade classroom. I now read it every year. And since the book has sold over 50 million copies, I’m not the only one.

If you’ve never read it or don’t remember reading it, I highly recommend you buy it. It’s great for you. And great for your kids.

From tips on learning, mentoring, persistence and hard work… Jonathan Livingston Seagull has it all.

On Perfection

"You will begin to touch heaven in the moment that you touch perfect speed. And that isn't flying 1,000 mph. Or a million. Or the speed of light. Because any number is a limit. Perfection doesn't have limits. Perfect speed, my son, is being there."

Here are 14 inspiring lessons to help you level-up your life from the little book that's sold over 50 million copies.

BICEPS

You want a simple and sinister workout that will blast your whole body, burn out your shoulders and punish your legs?

Hell yes, you do! Who wouldn’t?!?!

Now what if I told you it’ll only take 20 minutes?

How IN are you? 500% in? 1,000% IN?

Here’s the workout. It’s a new Flex Factory Special:

Pick a weight that is 40-50% of your max. This is more of a HIIT workout than anything.

It’s 5 rounds of 10 reps for each of the following.

10 slam balls

10 hex bar deadlifts

10 landmines each shoulder

Rest 30 seconds

REPEAT 5 TIMES

Good luck!

QUICK FLEXES

I wrote a short story this week about a trip I took visiting my grandparents in Florida when I was a teenager. Nearly 500k people have seen it.

Here’s the intro:

It's the summer of '92 and I'm visiting my grandparents solo in Florida.

I'm 14.

The main activities were the dog track, dinner at 5pm & movies with my grandfather.

He wasn't into movies so he'd see whatever I wanted.

I hatched a devious plan.

That turned disastrous:

READ THE WHOLE STORY HERE

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