I am excited to announce that I was recently asked by the OC Health Care News Magazine to be included in an article profiling local men who are focused on health. I thought I would share my answers before they are published! Look for it on the news stands in a few weeks!
What is your hometown? I was born and raised in Huntington Beach, and was fortunate enough to spend all of my summers in Catalina.
How long have you been a coach/trainer? I have been teaching Karate at Zen Dojos Martial Arts Academy in San Juan Capistrano for the last 6 years, and I’m excited to share that I recently took on a position as assistant coach to an I-9 flag football league, Go Dragons!
What inspires you to live a healthy lifestyle? The same thing that inspires me to be an entrepreneur; knowing that ultimately I am responsible for my own success or failure. Long hours and the self-employment grind demand high energy, stamina, and focus, all which start with healthy food choices and regular exercise, not coffee, Redbull or 5-hour energy. Having a healthy mind and body is crucial in today’s fast paced and competitive business environment.
What advice can you give new athletes? Stretch while you are checking your facebook or watching TV, buy a water bottle so that you drink water all day long, don’t smoke cigarettes, take a multi and vitamin B everyday, and listen to audio books when you drive or workout (audiobooks are an inexpensive education in whatever you want).
What are your qualifications as a coach i.e. degree, training, certifications? I have a black belt in TaeKwando and in Shaolin Kempo Karate under 7th degree Black Belt Master Instructor Paul Benavidez, and I am currently training to become a certified Krav Maga Instructor. I also believe that being an employer is like being a coach in many ways, as training and inspiring sales floors can be just as exciting and challenging as coaching sports teams. In my path to where I am at I have earned two BA’s from UCSB, a MBA from UPOHX, currently hold a CA mortgage Brokers License, and am a licensed Life and Health Insurance Agent.
Tell us a little bit about yourself.. This can be anything else you’d like the community to know about you. (ie Hobbies, interests, goals, family, pets, etc). I’d like to share something that I have learned to be true in life, sports, and business; it is the importance of getting up if and when you fall down…every-time. This concept has gotten me to where I am at. Life is short, not easy, and will always present challenges; the trick to a winning relationship, career or season is to turn challenges into opportunities, and opportunities into successes. Always go for the extra point, push yourself to the limit, and if you don’t score or you fall flat on your face, get up, and try it again! Success does not come to you, you must go to it! Also as a side note, don’t be a Bully, be a Bully Buster!
Ryan Foland
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