by Mike | Oct 8, 2025 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Corona del Mar, death, faith, Heaven, HOPE, Jesus, Leisure Society, Life Coaching, Malibu, marathon, New Beginnings, Prayer, running, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, Simplify, skiing, surfing, Surfing in Heaven, WW II
Now streaming on Audible — narrated by the author. After ten exciting months on Amazon in print and e-book, Surfing in Heaven is now available on Audible! And yes — I recorded it myself. That’s part of why it took a little longer after the official book launch in...
by Mike | Dec 19, 2024 | balance, Bible, death, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, Prayer, Silicon Valley, Simplify, surfing
When Latika Vines invited me to be a guest on her award-winning podcast, Empowering the Working Moms, I have to admit—I felt a bit of trepidation. Latika’s audience consists primarily of women, many of them African American, who are half my age. They balance demanding...
by Mike | Jul 8, 2024 | 1960s, balance, Bible, Corona del Mar, exercise, faith, Grandpa Jack, Heaven, humor, John Wooden, Life Coaching, Malibu, meditation, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, skiing, surfing, triathlon, WW II
Ryan Pyle is one very interesting dude! We sat down in his West Hollywood studio recently for an engaging discussion about WWII, surfing history, China, work/life balance, basketball (including John Wooden), powder skiing, surfing in Heaven, wave pools, Ironman...
by Mike | Oct 1, 2022 | balance, Leisure Society, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley, Simplify
“Man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then sacrifices his money to recuperate his health.” -Dalai Lama One of my greatest joys in leaving the tech industry was terminating my email account at Oracle. That was another leash I did not mind removing. As...
by Mike | Sep 25, 2022 | 1960s, balance, death, exercise, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, San Onofre Surfing Club, Silicon Valley, surfing
“I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.” -Bronnie Ware (1) While the world’s first microprocessor (2) was catalyzing the personal computer revolution in Silicon Valley, the sport of surfing was forever changed by...
by Mike | Sep 25, 2022 | 1960s, balance, Bible, faith, Heaven, Jesus, Life Coaching, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley
Surfing in Heaven – Section 6 title page (chapters to follow).