Welcome to another episode of tales from the trail. This edition is a special one, Justin Chezem and I welcome an up and coming professional athlete, Carlos Vera. Carlos is outside the usual guest profile, he’s a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He is currently a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter on ESPN. The UFC produced show brings in 16 fighters to compete against each other to determine a winner who is awarded a contract to fight in the UFC. On the show, the 16 fighters are divided into two teams of 8, each coached by a veteran of the UFC. In this season, the coaches are Michael Chandler and Conor MacGregor. Carlos is on MacGregor’s side and shares a bit of that experience with us. However, the main reason I wanted Carlos to join is that he is uniquely qualified to share what mindset it takes to continually progress and reach your go ...