the contemporary shopping lifestyle

I’d like to begin my initial post by introducing myself. My name is Gary and I have known and been friends with the guys from TD for years. When this opportunity came along to write a blog on their site I was more than happy to do it. A little background on me, I’m from the Albany area. I attended college at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (and still paying for it), majored in finance and now work in the financial service industry. I’ve always been interested in sports. I’ve played everything from racquetball to football, to track and field. I’ve tried just about everything. For some reason, it was the preparation that I really fell in love with. There’s something to be said about being at your peak, no matter what you’re training for. That’s why I think I love working out as much as I do. It’s the feeling that you get from being in great shape that’s addicting and makes you willing to give up precious free time in order to progress towards or maintain that feeling, even if you’re not involved in any organized sports or activities.

That’s what really draws me into a site like TD. To me, I feel it’s a site all about being striving to be your best. I’m going to be setting some goals over then next few weeks at a personal level, a professional level and at a fitness level. I’ve read you’re ten times more likely to accomplish your goals if you tell someone else what they are. That’s exactly what I plan to do here. There’s probably of hundreds, if not thousands of interactions that take place throughout the day that we can learn from. I think this will be a great forum for me to give a little more thought to those interactions and really get something out of them. If you get anything out of these learned lessons, or if I can help anyone else along the way, all the better! I’m looking at this blog as an opportunity for me to grow as a writer, a professional, and a fitness advocate and let you into the mind of an over analytical, over caffeinated finance and gym geek. I look forward to sharing my stories and hearing yours as well. Thank you

Gary