Lifes Black Belts With Eric Alders

In this episode I sit down with Mark Sisom. Mark highlights his life growing up with a Green Beret as a father and how his dad instilled tremendous character traits in him that he still uses today. He discusses how he transitioned from playing Baseball and Hockey at a competitive level to getting into martial arts. How his parents divorce led to him moving to southern NJ which introduced him to a world of Art, Surf and Skateboarding. He discusses getting more involved with graphic design which eventually led him to running an international surf, skate and snowboarding magazine. He overcame that company closing and ended up getting involved with a Band, Barry and the Penetrators which also became a successful band with 3 Albums, radio play and national recognition. We cover how he's been able to maintain a loving marriage and from his love he met in college, raising teenage girls and much more. We cover so much in a short time and have so much more to cover in a future podcast. We hope you enjoy this epis

I sit down for my first full-length interview with my Father, Paul Alders. We discuss growing up in Brooklyn in the 50's and 60's. He discusses what it was like being raised by a strict tough father, how navigating the city with his friends helped to build his character and how he avoided major trouble that some of his friends got into. From there we cover how he went from hard labor, to putting himself through college at night, a variety of jobs he had and eventually how he got into the sales business. That decision led him down a path of running a multi-million dollar sales repping agency for almost 30 years. We discuss how some of his life experiences helped him become the man, father and grandfather he is today. How he was able to raise two loving sons (I'm one of them lol) and helped them to both become successful business owners. We discuss how martial arts came into the mix which heavily influenced me and much more. We really need to do a follow up episode but I thought there's no b

In this intro episode Eric discusses what the idea is for the Podcast "Life's Black Belts." Guests chosen to interview won't all be in the marital arts but rather how we view them as Black Belt's in life. That doesn't mean perfection just like in martial arts. The path to Black Belt has a beginning, lot's of challenges and adversity and the need to constantly learn and grow. To overcome failure and stay focused on your goal. Then when the goal is reached you need to continue your growth, there is no perfection. Just like in life. Celebrities are not the only people with interesting and inspiring stories. We want to highlight these everyday heroes. How have they overcome their challenges. What do they still struggle with. What are they proficient in. How they have created a successful business, marriage and more. The hope is to show how all of us have amazing stories that we can find inspiration in. Maybe it will help you to put your phone down and talk the the stranger acros