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Kociaba-fitness.com: The Year In Review

Submitted by Bill on April 18, 2015 - 13:51

Well guys its been just about a year since I launched this site and a lot has taken place in that year. I thought it was a good time to just kind of recap it all.
Thanks to the constant nagging of my friend Joe we launched the site last April. I recorded my first interview with three time Olympian Arlene Semeco last June and followed up with interviews with Clarence Bass, Steve Maxwell, Brooks Kubik and Dan John. I want to thank them all for taking the time to talk with a total unknown. I would also like to publicly thank Laree Draper for helping to open some of those doors. Without the support and encouragement of both Laree and her husband Dave (The Blonde Bomber!) Draper I don’t know if this site would even exist.

In the early fall of 2014 I prepared for and became the first and only blind certified kettlebell instructor in the world! I followed that up by going through the 1 TOUCH PROJECT (self defense training for the blind) program.

In the latter portion of the year I appeared on more than a half dozen internet shows including:

The Low Vision Bureau Podcast
Eyes On Success
The Blind Sport Podcast
Serotalk, and two appearances on the Google Plus video cast, Gym Chats.

Based on the positive response to my appearance on Serotalk the opportunity to host my own reoccuring podcast was presented to me by the manegement of SPN (Serotalk Podcast Network).
Its great having an audio guy who makes me actually sound like I know what I am doing. It’s a far cry from having my mic sitting next to my computer speakers.
THANKS PATRICK!

My show REAL WORLD FITNESS is a weekly podcast now in its third month. It's given me the opportunity to reach a much larger audience, and thus far the response has been nothing short of amazing.

That brings us pretty much up to date…

WHAT’S NEXT?

Well, I am working on setting up my online training/coaching service and continue to search for guests that I believe will enhance the lives of my listeners.

I want to say a special thank you to to the following people:

James T. for proofing and fixing all my sloppy writing.
Lisa F. for covering so many of my classes on the Blind Café when I just couldn’t do them.
And my wife Annette for making me want to do more to help and motivate others.
And, of course, thanks to all of you who take the time to read these little ramblings of mine.

Bill

Comments

Bill - June 2, 2015 - 09:55

Bill,

Congratulations on a wonderful first year. You prove that opening one door leads to more doors and more opportunities. Success breeds success.

You are truly a pioneer in showing what's possible when preparation meets opportunity.

Looking forward to years to come.

GO BILL

Clarence and Carol

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