Hello Steemians! My name is Andy Garcia and I love Martial Arts and Cryptocurrency!
(And yes "Andy Garcia" like the Actor lol (Been Hearing that for 22 years ;p)
About Myself:
I have Joined Steemit in an effort to bring Value to an amazing Community. So let me begin by telling you a little bit about myself. In my short life I have experienced a lot, I left my parents house at a pretty early age (17), and I have been on my own since then. My mindset since I was 15 was to invest and grow as an entrepreneur, I went to Culinary School right after I graduated High school, I took about 6 classes and ended up with $11,000 in debt. Then I had an epiphany, why was I paying so much money when all they we're teaching me was how to follow a recipe? Don't get me wrong, I learned a lot of basic skills and obtained some very valuable information from the psychology classes, but it still wasn't helping me reach my goal of becoming a sophisticated investor, because all I was creating was a negative cashflow. I left the school and continued to work and build my capital, while teaching myself how to invest and become a more positive being. As the years progressed and I made different connections, I ended up working in Wet Willie's on South Beach, where I was a Server/Bartender/Barback/Security. Yes lol I did it all there, however the most important things I did while working there was meeting my amazing fiance, Sasha Banni, whom I love so much (more on that story in a bit), and creating a bond with who are my current business partners and best friends, Mikell Cogshell, Pablo Daglio, and "Master" Henry Rodriguez.
About Monkey Elite:
When I first met "Master Henry" he had mentioned to me that he was a 5th Dan Black Belt in Japanese Jiu-jitsu and an Ex Professional Thai Fighter, and I immediately asked him if he could teach me how to defend myself, and besides that I was always interested in Martial Arts since I was a child, but my parents never really had the money to put me in any schools simply because the money that was present was strictly for bills, and my father worked DAMN HARD to make sure that I always had a roof over my head, and I will forever be grateful for that. But now the tides have changed and I was making money and had enough to pay someone to teach me, so I asked Henry how much he would charge me to train. His response to me was "Free", I asked him "Why Free?", he replied "Simply because theres something about you that I like and I see a lot of potential in you". I began training under his protege "Mikell Cogshell" & "Pablo Daglio" and we instantly became the best of friends. After training for a while, and seeing how much influence Martial Arts has on the world, we decided to make a business out of our unique fighting style. Between myself and my friends, we created a company named 'Monkey Elite', and we are the Silver Monkey's! Haha I know what your thinking, "What's wrong with this Crazy Kid", just keep wondering maybe one day you'll figure it out, but in the meantime.... Monkey Elite is our project and our goal is to become the First Blockchain Startup Mixed Martial Arts Company. We are currently working with one of the biggest manufacturers for Martial Arts equipment in Pakistan, and have been recording our techniques to teach the world how to properly defend themselves, as well as helping professional fighters improve their techniques; while also reaching physical goals, and spiritual goals, because Martial Arts has to do completely with the Mind, Body, and Spirit.
Now on to the Loves of MY life:
I know what your thinking, "damn those shutters in the back are messed up!".... LOL just messing around.. Yes I have 4 kids with my Fiance and I am 22 years old, although they are my step kids, I treat them as if they we're my own. You probably think it's crazy to have 4 kids at this age, it's really not. It's all about being disciplined and organized. I love my family with all my heart, they are by far the best thing that has ever happened to me and my goal is to teach them how to become successful and independent as I have become.
I met my fiance Sasha when I was working at Wet Willie's, and the first thing I thought to myself was "wow she is absolutely stunning", the following thought after that was "How in the HELL does she have 4 kids?!?!" To tell you the truth it wasn't her beauty that made me fall in love with her, it was how strong of a Woman she was. She had been raising all these kids by herself for years, with help only from her family, that showed me resilience and how independent she actually was, and slowly but surely we fell in love. My role is to ease off some of that pressure that she has had for so long on her shoulders and in return, she gives me all the love, and support that I could ever ask for. No matter what idea comes to my creative mind, she always backs me up 100%. There are no words that can express how I feel about my family, because such a word still hasn't been invented. That is why I have chosen to marry her and spend the rest of my life with her and these amazing kids, I play a huge role in their lives and I promise that I will do everything in my power to give them the lives they deserve.
Cryptocurrency and Me <3
I got involved with Cryptocurrency in the beginning of 2017, and realized instantly how amazing Blockchain Technology is and how it can truly change the world. I began investing in it after about 2 months of learning about it, and my investments have been growing ever since. I have become very passionate about blockchain technology and what it stands for.
I started watching videos and reading books trying to learn how to read trends in the market using indicators on Trading Charts and just like that I started trading. I have to say that me and Mikell Cogshell (one of my business partners) we're the first one's out of our team to really geek out on learning "The Blockchain" and how to make money with it, and "make money with it", is exactly what we have done. We have the Crypto Trading game on LOCKDOWN, and we see when prices are going to skyrocket before it happens, or when they are going to plummet before it happens and that has been a complete game changer.
Since we see how much potential Blockchain technology has we have pushed the concept to our Business partners and are currently working on converting our company "Monkey Elite" into a complete Blockchain company accepting nothing but Bitcoin. We see where this is all heading and our mission is to help others see things the way we have learned to see it. Blockchain Technology will Change the world for the better, guaranteed...
What I bring to the Steemit Table:
My goal with Steemit is to deliver as much value to the community as possible and teach others whom are interested in the things that I have learned in my life.
- Use 'Monkey Elite' to teach Steemians Martial Arts.
- Use my knowledge on cooking to teach you guys how to make some of my favorite recipe's.
- Teach others how to build a passive income using Cryptocurrencies.
- Motivate and inspire everyone on Steemit through my motivational posts.
- Last but not least, I want to show you that anything is possible as long as you set your mind to it.
Credits:
Thank you to all who have taken your time to read my post to the very end, I hope I didn't bore you to death, and I do apologize if there are any typo's.
Image Credits:
- https://steemit.com
- http://moneyweek.com
- All other images we're my personal images.
Tools:
- http://picresize.com/ (Resizing Images)
- https://imgsafe.org/ (Image Hosting)
Verification Proof:
- Facebook- https://www.facebook.com/mydailybtc
- Instagram (private) -
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- Steem Verification (Mikell Cogshell/ Business Partner)
