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The Van In My Mind presents four short stories featuring desperate people at a crossroadsgrappling for meaning, purpose, and second chances. In Angel In Vegas, a burned-out, numbed-out, mid-career advertising exec named Gus meets a mysteriously congenial soul at a Las Vegas casino. Can the old man persuade Gus to recover his sparkbefore its too late? Motivational speaker and guru Frank the Tank peddles self-help and business advice to sold out arenas. If audiences understood Frankies dubious past, would they still flock to his books and seminars?A mainstay supermarket chain goes bankrupt, plunging a former employee into reflection and introspection. Meet the mostly-dysfunctional employees and customers who shaped the protagonists formative years in A&P: A Eulogy.In Samurai Deadhead, a late-career kickboxer meets a rock n roll legend who draws him a map to a buried treasure. After the musicians death, the martial artist sets out on a transformative quest to recover the goods. But is there any treasure to be found? Or was it all just a cruel joke? Touching on themes of failure and success, despair and hope, darkness and light, The Van In My Mind will remind you the greatest obstacles are often the ones we create.

This book will not teach you how to fight physically, but mentally-how martial arts training can give you a powerful, mental edge and a strong mindset. It's a book about how martial arts helped me on my personal journey-how martial arts helped me realize the power of respect, discipline, and honor. It will show the importance of controlling your focus and not letting anger, frustration, or fear destroy you. This is a simple story of an ordinary man who deeply has enjoyed growing and training in the martial arts and how the martial arts training has been a beautiful distraction from the negative drama that life throws at times. In over 20 years, I've learned many valuable skills and life lessons. One of the most impactful skills I learned in all my martial arts training is the application of a simple formula: Fall, Stand, Repeat. If you can learn to habitually climb your way back up from the inevitable falls-both on the mat, and in the dojo of life-you will achieve and exceed your goals.