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by Michael Hughes Without a doubt having a newborn child makes you ponder the value of sleep like never before. It’s amazing to me how my wife can operate under such a lack of sleep night after night for almost two months. What further amazes me is how much my growing daughter sleeps (however short
by Michael Hughes Recently I was reminded that life is really just one big test. Life tests us, for better or worse, every moment of the day. We’re tested mentally, physically, and emotionally. Sometimes in small ways and sometimes in larger ways. Sometimes we pick our own tests. Tests do not promise comfort, but they
by Michael Hughes Time as they say is the only resource we never get back, so increasingly we place a premium on how we spend it and set expectations on how we intend to use it. This time of year is powerful in relation to time. In business no matter your placement on the organizational
by Michael Hughes It’s that time of year when days get darker earlier and life starts to feel like it’s in hyper drive. Almost like you’re in a Tesla and it goes into Ludicrous mode and you feel out of control. It’s the time of year right before the holidays when everyone is pushing to
by Michael Hughes A couple weeks ago, my pregnant wife was feeling run down and tired after a long work week. Trying to be the caring husband, I remembered she’d been wanting to go see “Bad Moms” in theaters but ironically all her “mom friends” either were preoccupied with their newborns or were too busy
by Michael Hughes I love Track & Field. Not only was it my favorite sport growing up, but the breadth of events and variety of athleticism is truly incredible. The last few weeks I’ve enjoyed going home and watching the Track & Field competitions and this year was truly struck by Ashton Eaton’s second consecutive
by Michael Hughes It’s been said that Gymnazo is ‘my baby’. I get this a lot and always laugh because the implication that I’ve invested time, energy and money into something that started as an idea and has steadily been growing ever since, is pretty accurate. More than ‘my baby’ Gymnazo has been a constant
by Michael Hughes When I was a boy my father, another small business owner, always needed to be close by to run his business. Traveling outside California was hard to do, especially in the summer. So to ensure the five of us boys and my mom enjoyed our summer breaks he bought a cabin at