There has been an increase in “negative” emails sent to me in the past couple months about many of my previous posts. Many simply disagree with my opinions, while others have gotten rather nasty. While I try to look at them as constructive criticism, one in particular led me to laugh. It was from a dive store owner who took offense to some generalities I discussed about dive store instructors and staff. His defense truly led me to believe that he didn’t really understand what promoting yourself was really about. [Read more...]

Before I was diagnosed with diabetes, I didn’t recognize the symptoms of the disease. I lost about 35 pounds and I was drinking water like crazy. The worse part was I had no energy. I moved like a snail. My work suffered and I was just miserable. When I finally got tested, my blood sugar levels were almost four times that of a normal level. When I was first diagnosed, it was very overwhelming. I knew it was going to be a major lifestyle change. When I became a certified diver, I didn’t give my condition too much thought as it pertained to scuba diving. However, there became a time that I wasn’t happy with my performance as an average diver. I wanted something more. I knew that if I wanted to take my diving to the next level, I needed to take my personal health care to the next level as well. [Read more...]

I’ve always prided myself on doing a good job. I strive to give people what they want and to exceed their expectations. When I started to get emails questioning my motives and eventually started getting more hate emails, I took it rather personally. However, it has occurred to me, that many people don’t know why I write about the things I’ve written and why I teach the things I do. So let me fill you in on what Precision Diving is really about. [Read more...]