Laying on the most uncomfortable “ Murphy bed” in Winnie Palmers children’s hospital. I told you yesterday my son is sick and we had to take him to the emergency room. “Everything is going well. He’s in great spirits. Proud of my wife and I”. Nothing like the first time. We couldn’t shake the negative thoughts of our son being in pain from sickle cell. Crying together at night about the burdens of life. Shows how much we are maturing with our 10 month old. Parenthood is launching us to the...
1 day ago • 2 min read
It’s 8:30am on a Wednesday…. “Dad can you drop me to the baby sitter please? I need to go give her a hard time today” “Sure papi. Let’s get ready. lol you already kept mommy and daddy up last night”. So as Halo is getting ready…. COUGH COUGH SNEEZE..... Is our baby beginning to get sick? He has sickle cell. If he gets sick will his hands and feet swell up? These are all the questions that are running in the mind of a new dad. So I drop him off in hopes that he’ll be ok. Time to work on the...
3 days ago • 2 min read
I read this interesting passage earlier today. Thought I’d share it with you. This is while I’m frustrated from a stupid cancellation(when you book a load and they cancel it abruptly). I was on my way to the pickup. I hate when this happens. So I ended up near a Puerto Rican bakery and got me a fire plate of white rice, pinto beans, yuca and ribs. It’s called "FL bakery". Lol strange. i thought i would walk into a world of pastries and treats. Just before I got the load, I was able to sign on...
4 days ago • 2 min read
There was this powerful dude name “Christos” back in the days. He lived during the Roman Empire. He had a crowd of people who admired his lifestyle. I mean “die hard fans”. “Christos we want to be just like you when we grow up. Around this time, he would roam in a city called Capernaum(busy fishing and trading village on the northwest shore of the Sea of Galilee). Pay your taxes…. Just like how Uncle Sam wants his money, the tax collectors of those day came to collect their Mula. Christos had...
4 days ago • 2 min read
It’s 6:30am on a Sunday and I wish I could stay home and get some more rest. Halo decided to keep us up last night because he just can’t get enough of his parents. Go to mommy for 10 mins….. Run back to daddy…, This is happening for 6-7 hours a night. I’m begging the alarm clock to give us more time please….. But it refuses to listen. So I get up out of the bed to get ready for church with a million negative thoughts racing through my mind. Living rent free by the way…. Here are some of the...
6 days ago • 2 min read
It’s Friday night at 7pm and I’m exhausted 🥱. My wife walks up to me…. “Want to have our planning time for the month of September?” “Sure babe. Let’s do it” (Even though I wanted to go to sleep). Let’s Do It! In our “planning time” we talk about our budget, goals, schedules, family stuff etc. This helps us to stay unified despite the whirlwind of life. My wife is planning on going back to school to get her nursing degree. At first I was ready to pass out..... “Oh great! More debt” . lol but...
7 days ago • 2 min read
Even though we are considered small businesses…It is still important for us to treat ourselves as if we have a sky scrapping building. Especially, when it comes to landing Direct Clients. Something that separates professionals from everyone else is sending quotes and receipts. Once a client says they're interested, the next step is sending them a professional quote. This right here matters more than you think. You don't need fancy software to do this. I built mine using Microsoft Word. You...
8 days ago • 1 min read
Today was one of those days….. Unusually Slow. Sometimes there is no explanation for it. I know one thing is for sure…. If you “can’t survive the slow days in this business you will quit”. There is this “emotional weight” that starts to kick in. Then we start asking questions like…. “Was I built for this?” “I’m so stupid, what did I get myself into?” “Another day of sitting?” “How come everyone else is getting loaded but me”. Calm down my friend…. El cargo boss got you. Here are some things I...
9 days ago • 1 min read
It’s 5pm on a gloomy Wednesday in Orlando Florida… I mean it looks like Hurricane Katrina out here. I’m on the way to pickup Halo from the baby sitter… “Should I Stop by the leasing office to grab my free coffee? ☕️” Don’t mind if I do. “Should I do a quick 20 pull ups in the gym while waiting?” Knock em out El cargo boss. As I walk in there…… look who I see…. Mr. 2 at fault accidents and a nice speeding ticket I told you about a couple emails ago. He was supposed to be the guy I hired full...
10 days ago • 1 min read