Honestly I can't imagine having fans, but if I can affect someone in some small way to make lasting changes in their life then all the work has been worth it. As I've gotten older I've found that we all have some impact on each other. Young kids make changes in my life and I like to think I make the cashier's life at the chow hall a little tiny bit better. When people tell me the book has helped them with motivation or looking at the problem differently it motivates me to keep producing. So I guess in the end fans feed the fire.

I started training Turkish airmen in the gym while I was stationed in Turkey for 2 years. Finally I trained a good friend of mine from Pakistan. He said "you changed my life." It felt awesome so I decided to write the book and maybe change another person's life.

I'm working on the sequel to Stay on Target. I have some interesting data and unique points I think but it's been tough to plow through. I published a short supplement guide I thought people would find useful and so far I haven't received any input, good or bad, which is disheartening. I think maybe I need more data on what people want to read before I invest a lot more time writing something people won't want.

Coffee.

Take care of my kids and spend time with family. Work my real job as an F-16 instructor. Play tabletop and video games.

Hah, yes the first serious story I wrote was a short sci-fi story. I wrote it on deployment in Iraq and made all the mistakes any new author makes, terrible leading dialogue, flat characters etc... But it was a great exercise. I am definitely no Earnest Hemingway but I think we learn from any serious writing. Like anything else it is about practice.

I sit down at night and write something for as long as I can take. Sometimes just starting to write leads to further writing. Sometimes I write a bunch of terrible sentences. Sometimes I think it is terrible at the time and it turns out to be okay. I think you make your money in the editing and the second and third times writing the book.

I hired a professional.

I wrote what I like to read. I like science backed non-fiction. I wish I could read fiction but I kind of feel like I'm wasting my time. I read to improve and learn more about the world. I do enough other time-consuming fruitless activities.

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