My Background
How did I arrive here
When my son was born, I was an investor, a hi-tech entrepreneur, and engineer. By conventional measures, I was successful, or at least I thought I was. There was money, a house, a car, and a lucrative career, but inside I felt void and that made me fearful I might not be ready for the most important job of my life – being a dad. During my son’s first year, my instincts told me to work harder because I was responsible for a tiny person whose future seemed totally dependent on me. However, I was already working too much and more work obviously meant less time with my son. Additional money wasn’t making me feel better, and it certainly wasn’t making me a better dad. Something had to change.
I started reading books, talking with my happiest friends, and watching documentaries on how good lives are made. Gradually, I realized that my life was totally out of balance, and decided to do something about it. At the time, there was a buffet of systems and plans for maximizing overall happiness and life balance. I tried a lot of them, let go of the ego-driven desire to be amazing, and ultimately found that by prioritizing my family and friends, physical health, and spiritual life as I had my professional responsibilities, peace of mind and contentment found me. I also discovered that I was more productive at work when the other areas of my life were given proper attention.
Today, I live in Hermosa Beach, California, which lives up to its name (hermosa means beautiful in Spanish). The weather is gorgeous year-round, so I get my feet in the sand and my body in the ocean nearly every day. I am a proud father of a 20-year old son in his third year of college. I love running, yoga, weight training, basketball, surfing, swimming, skiing, and most recently, the pickleball craze. Every day, I read, sketch, play piano, and try to learn something new. Balance gave me the life I could only dream of during my first four decades. Now my passion is sharing these ideas with others. I look forward to helping you to live a healthy, happy, balanced life.
Map for Success
Work Life Balance
Whether you’re starting your first company, in college, just starting your first job, changing careers, or just looking for a tune-up, I can help you develop a framework and habits for a healthy, balanced life.
We’ll discover what your life and career goals are, determine where you are actually spending your time, review basic financial and investment strategies, and together determine where incremental progress can be made. Then we’ll structure a plan to make those improvements.
Testimonials
Business Strategy
Business Strategy
Business Strategy
"Going through the SWOT analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) really opened my eyes to who my competition is and who who my ideal target customer should be. I could then better focus my energy to find and close those clients." Ian C.
First Business
Business Strategy
Business Strategy
"John was supper helpful in helping me to prioritize my tasks, understand the importance of cash flow, and structuring the overall business strategy. This is my first business- so I was starting from ground zero. I feel confident I now have the proper structure and plan in place. " Fred R.
Job Stress
Fresh out of College
Fresh out of College
"I had been in the same job for 30+ years, and didn’t realize how much the stress of my work environment was causing me to live a very unbalanced life. It was effecting my overall health, I was not sleeping well, and I never seemed to have enough time to "enjoy life". John helped me to take a step back and re-evaluate what's important
"I had been in the same job for 30+ years, and didn’t realize how much the stress of my work environment was causing me to live a very unbalanced life. It was effecting my overall health, I was not sleeping well, and I never seemed to have enough time to "enjoy life". John helped me to take a step back and re-evaluate what's important to me, and guided me in planning for a successful transition to a new career and a more balanced life." Shirley A.
Fresh out of College
Fresh out of College
Fresh out of College
"Fresh out of college and starting a new career in nursing, John helped me to understand how living a balanced life , which meant spending time on relationships and my health, could actually help me be more productive at work. He also helped me understand the power of long term financial planning." Jamie D