“Given enough time, any man may master the physical. With enough knowledge, any man may become wise. It is the true warrior who can master both… and surpass the result.”
~Tien T’ai
I hired a UFC cage fighter to train me once. His name is Matt Arroyo. He was runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter reality show. He taught me Muay Thai and jiu jitsu.
Why did I, Preston Ely, do this? Wasn’t I just going to get hurt?
Yes. I was just going to get hurt. But if Matt doesn’t do it, then life WILL. And life hurts way worse than Matt. I promise you that.
“Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired, and success achieved.” ~Helen Keller
Helen Keller was not only an author, lecturer and activist… she was a trained cage fighter. I bet you didn’t know that.
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Preston Ely
is a real estate investor, serial entrepreneur, life coach, musician and philanthropist. CEO of Real Freedom, Inc, one of the most influential internet-based information publishers in the world, owns the largest Anytime Fitness Gym in the United States, is recording a music album with Atlantic Records, sits on the board of Advocates Of Love Orphanage, and has a non-profit charity assisting the poor and oppressed in Cuba with both their physical and spiritual needs.
With over 200,000 subscribers to his email newsletter, he is rapidly fulfilling his mission on earth, which is to glorify God by setting people physically, mentally, financially, and spiritually free through his music and his message of FREEDOM. Preston is 37 years old, lives in Tampa, FL with his wife Ashley, where he spends most of his time reading, writing, and practicing mixed martial arts.