Sep. 16, 2011
$91,000 Dollars, 2 Years, 1 Marine and 2 Brothers
Friday’s in my gym are usually a little crazy. It’s the end of the week so I try to tie up some lose ends and let my hair down with my staff. (A little harder since I’m sporting a fohawk now and not the Jackson Teller inspired long locks.)
We started calling these days “Freaky Friday at TEF” thanks to my client Paul Amrose. Paul and my brother Rob have started an entire new movement every Friday. It started with a unique t-shirt here, a funky pair of shorts here and has now expanded to include the music on the iPod, wigs, hats, to full blown costumes.
Why do I mention this?
Well, quite frankly I’m not sure if this atmosphere would have become such a unique theme if it weren’t for my bro, Rob to all of you, and Robert to my family and me.
You see today is his 2 year anniversary.
It was 2 years ago today that he was honorably discharged from the United States Marine Corp after serving our country for 5 years.
Sgt. Robert P. English became a man among boys on his journey to being dubbed “The Poster Boy Marine” by many of his fellow Marines including many Commanding Officers.
In only a short time he earned the honor of running the Body Composition Program on his base, something he earned by impressing his Sgt. Maj. after only running one single Body Composition Program workout. Something unheard of, unless you were a Staff Non Commissioned Officer (a Marine with roughly 8 years of service).
During his five years in the Marines my bro not only became a Combat Conditioning Specialist through his hard work and dedication to the Marines he also was awarded a Black Belt Martial Arts Instructor Certification within the Marine Corp Martial Arts Program (MCMAP).
You see my brother didn’t have to leave this all behind. It truly is a life that no one will understand unless they have served this country or for him, being one of the few and the proud.
But he did.
He actually left behind an $81,000 signing bonus including an additional bonus of $10,000 to come home and work in the business I had started to build.
That my friends was guaranteed, tax-free money that he turned down to come home to what was at the time, no guarantees. Though he knew his brother, he knew my work ethic and he believed in the foundation I had set.
So I sit here saying thank you Robert.
And additional thanks, from the bottom of my heart, to all of our United States Armed Forces. This week began as one of remembrance, but I want to end it as one of motivation.
My brother is a straight up MOTIVATOR! Our clients know it and our staff knows it.
So earlier this week I came across a video that a few of my colleagues like Luka Hocevar and Ben Bruno had posted on their Facebook’s and in their blogs.
The minute I watched it I IMMEDIATELY thought about how motivational it was to watch my brother Sgt. Major in Parris Island give them a speech prior to their graduation on the parade deck.
So Robert, this one’s for you.
Happy 2 years homie!
Thanks for being a champion!
Let’s crush shit!
WATCH THIS => http://youtu.be/yX39J_YyKbs
Work Hard, Train Hard, Get Better,
Tyler English
