by Mike | Mar 3, 2025 | book reviews, New Beginnings
First, a huge thank you to everyone who has already supported Surfing in Heaven. Your support and enthusiasm for my story have been truly inspiring. If you’ve had the opportunity to delve into the pages of Surfing in Heaven, I’d be honored to hear your thoughts. Your...
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 a...
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).
by Mike | Sep 5, 2022 | balance, bikepacking, exercise, faith, New Beginnings, Simplify
by Mike & Matthew Mulkey The continental divide as viewed from our plane flight to Calgary, Alberta Authors Note: This journal is a brief interruption to my book (Surfing in Heaven). Chapter 19 (Surfing Without a Leash) will follow in the next couple of weeks. The...
by Mike | Mar 23, 2022 | balance, Heaven, Leisure Society, Life Coaching, meditation, New Beginnings, Silicon Valley, surfing, Surfing in Heaven Original Blogs
“For fast-acting relief, try slowing down.”-Lily Tomlin Slowing down in Baja California at Punta Pequeña. When I think of slowing down, I am reminded of surfing trips in the 80s to Punta Pequeña in Baja California with good friends John Chick, Eddie Means, John Park,...