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Mike Mulkey, Author
Mike Mulkey, Author
Mike Mulkey is a surfer, author, and life coach who writes about finding the perfect wave in heaven. His first book, Surfing in Heaven, is a true story about Mike’s journey to find hope amidst the daily battles we all face at work and beyond. Mike is now living out his dream of working part-time at Trader Joe’s and writing about hanging ten toes over the nose in heaven!
Surfing in Heaven
Surfing in Heaven. An outrageous thought… Or is it?
Surfing in Heaven chronicles a significant portion of Mike’s life as a surfer in California, spanning from the 1960s to late 2024. The story unfolds through eight distinct “waves,” each capturing a key theme that brought Mike closer to the dream of riding perfect waves in Heaven.
Recent Blog Articles
SLOW DOWN
“The road is better than the inn.” Miguel de Cervantes Prologue (4.1) ROLM Corporation was a dream company to start a career, and they were led by one of the truly great Silicon Valley pioneers, Ken Oshman, who established “Great Place To Work” (GPW) as a corporate...
25 years of Riding the Wave in Silicon Valley
“Material possessions, winning scores, and great reputations are meaningless in the eyes of the Lord, because He knows what we really are and that is all that matters.” Coach John Wooden Prologue (Part 4 of 4) The intent of this final prologue is to briefly review my...
San Onofre Surfing Club
"I've learned that simple walks with my father around the block on summer nights when I was a child did wonders for me as an adult.” Andy Rooney Prologue (Part 3 of 4) While Corona del Mar provided a near ideal beach community for a young grom growing up in the 60’s,...
Corona del Mar and Growing Up
"Don't judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant.” Robert Louis Stevenson Prologue (Part 2 of 4) Crown of the Sea My “San Onofre experience” and growing up in Corona del Mar plays a big part fitting this work/life balance puzzle together....
Malibu and “The Greatest Generation”
Prologue (Part 1 of 4) “... surfing on a wave is a phenomenal conjunction of forces; the mathematics of it are profoundly complex. However, as an expression of the essential relationship between man and nature, surfing is unique in its clarity. And as a metaphor for...