Tell us about yourself and how many books you have written.
I am a father of four, married to the greatest person I have ever met.
As a kid growing up I was a baseball player and a wrestler – one who had much more desire than raw talent. The only way I knew how to bridge the difference between my talent and desire was through hard work. As a young man I had very high athletic goals, all of which I came up miserably short of achieving.
For the longest time I couldn’t justify the work I put into achieving those goals and how short I came up of achieving them.
Until I had adversity in my life as an adult.
It was then that I realized what the true importance of athletics and competition really is – to prepare you to be able to handle and win when your real test in life arrives.
My true test was my daughter being as close to death as one could be – to believe in her ability to recover. To be a fighter, to take everything I learned through athletics and utilize the lessons to help her recover.
I love to coach youth athletics – I believe there is not a more important person in the life of a young adult than a coach.
I love to inspire.
I love being the underdog.
I love winning.
I love beating an opponent who is bigger than I am.
All Life lessons I learned through athletics as a child, the athletics which I was so mad at- because I felt that I got nothing out of, because I didn’t reach my goals.
It made me realize – The reward which you seek, is sometimes not the reward in which you receive.
What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
My inspiration to write the “Every Breath Is Gold” series came from life experience of having a daughter fall into a coma.
How I realized everything in my life up to that point was to prepare me to help her.
Looking back on my life I realized every adversity I had previously faced was to best prepare me to face my ultimate test – to save my daughter.
The name of my latest book is “Your Soul Knows” and is the 3rd book in the “Every Breath Is Gold” series.
Book 1 is –
6 Minutes Wrestling With Life: A Family’s Tragedy To Triumph
Book 2 – Again: The Ability To Muster Up A Little More When The World Would Understand If You Quit
Do you have any unusual writing habits?
My best writing happens after midnight, more specifically around 3 am due to the phenomena of getting what I have called “3 am email” – emails from readers who have reached out to me to let me know how my works have touched them. I have often said – the greatest part of my writing are the wonderful people I have met through it.
What authors, or books have influenced you?
Victor Frankl’s “A Man’s Search For Meaning” – without a doubt has had the greatest influence on my writing and also on my outlook on life.
What are you working on now?
I am currently working on a book about a very good man who has had a great influence on my life who sits in prison. He is not innocent, but he is good. I believe good people do bad things sometimes, I also believe people should never be given up on. Ever.
What is your best method or website when it comes to promoting your books?
Word of mouth
Do you have any advice for new authors?
Yes – write what is in your heart and do not worry how many people will read it. If you connect with 1 person, your writing experience will be worth it.
What is the best advice you have ever heard?
Just do the next right thing and then repeat indefinitely.
What are you reading now?
“The Last Lecture” by Randy Pausch.
What’s next for you as a writer?
To continue to take life experiences and attempt to inspire others through words.
If you were going to be stranded on a desert island and allowed to take 3 or 4 books with you what books would you bring?
A Man’s Search For Meaning – Victor Frankl
The Fault In Our Stars – John Green
6 Minutes Wrestling With Life – JohnA Passaro
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