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Masters Hall of Fame Mourns the Loss of Sensei Thomas Boganski

Master Thomas Boganski was simply a cool guy.  He was an ambassador at Masters Hall of Fame and I recall him being a judge at a Martial Arts conference. He was never pretentious, never postured in an environment where that is commonplace. 

"Master Thomas Boganski inspired you by seeing the greatness within you, your job was to live up to that vision." - David Kamatoy

Thank you for being in our lives Master Boganski. 

Condolences, thoughts and prayers to Cassandra and Natasha, family and friends.

Sincerely, 

David Kamatoy 
Master Hall of Fame 2013

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(Press Release) The Masters Hall of Fame is saddened to learn of the sudden and unexpected death of Sensei Thomas Boganski, a 10th Dan Black Belt in Taekwon-Do, at his home in Henderson, NV, on December 5. Sensei Boganski was a long-time Ambassador for the Masters Hall of Fame and was presented with a Life Achievement Award in 2007 in recognition of his many years in martial arts. Sensei Boganski also proudly served in the U.S. Air Force.

“Master Boganski was a good man who treated me very well,” recalled Sensei Jason Carlage, who was inducted into the Masters Hall of Fame in 2011 by Sensei Boganski. “I was introduced to him by my teacher, Grandmaster Vernon Kam, and I became fast friends with Master Boganski. I was given the privilege to teach kenpo karate myself and I sought Master Boganski's advice for how to become the best instructor I could be. I was humbled and honored when Master Boganski told me he would like to nominate me for induction. Attending the ceremony with him is one of the highlights of my life,” Carlage stated. 

Recalling their many conversations after the birth of his own children, Sensei Carlage said, “The way he spoke about his two daughters and his two grandchildren made it clear to me how much he cherished each of them. He encouraged me to love my children and made me realize how much of a blessing they are in life. I am one of many who have benefited from Master Boganski's service and acts of kindness as a veteran, a teacher, a father and a friend. As a Catholic man and member of the Knights of Columbus, Master Boganski had very strong faith and he believed in the power of prayer. I pray for his family and for the immense loss of their father and grandfather. 

Master Boganski's daughters Cassandra and Natasha have started a GoFundMe page to help with the expenses of his funeral and associated needs. According to the GoFundMe page, Sensei Boganski had no life insurance to put toward funeral expenses, and his daughters also must move all of his belongings out of his apartment. The funeral alone will run some $10,000 in order to give Sensei Boganski the memorial he deserves.

With the help and support of family and friends, Sensei Thomas Boganski will be laid to rest at noon on Friday, December 20 at the Veterans Memorial at 1900 Veterans Memorial Dr, Boulder City, NV, 89005. Preceding the interment there will be a Funeral Service at Davis Funeral Home located at 6200 S Eastern Ave, Las Vegas, NV, 89119 at 10:00 a.m.

For more information or to donate, visit the GoFundMe page at https://www.gofundme.com/f/funeral-fundraiser-for-thomas-boganski.

"Typewriter Blog Theme" on Typepad, David Kamatoy's original Blog gets retro update.

It seems like a typewriter blog theme on typepad make perfect sense. I did a version of this in the past but I am trying to get a bit more detailed. 

My design idea for the blog is a typed paper sitting on a desk.  Iv'e been trying to get warmer tones out this last website build for a client and I think that carried over to this idea. I wanted to keep our red, black and white Kamatoy Media Group and Jugglemail theme but give it a warm retro typewriter feeling. Here are the elements I used to create to piece this blog theme together. It is a work in progress...

 

Element #1: Special Elite Font

The font. I ended up choosing the "Special Elite" Google Font by Astigmatic, Principal Design that mimics the Smith Corona Special Elite Number NR6 and the Remington Noiseless typewriter models according to the Google Font website. Which can be found here. https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Special+Elite

I really think the effect of this font on top of the paper backdrop really works well. I want add some white out or a coffee stain. 

Using CSS in Typepad is a little tricky but not too bad. I used the customized template with adding the CSS. I could have really gone deep with it and played with the HTML but for now, this worked. 

Element #2: Paper Post Background

I chose a paper background from Envato. I had to play with a texture that was not too distracting. As close to white as possible. In case the image doesn't load. The color behind the image is white or near white.

I am a true believer of white backgrounds especially for email marketing. Image backgrounds on email is never a good idea.So typically in order for us to continue the style guide from website to email on the Jugglemail (our project) platform I typically choose white. 

Element #3: Desktop Backdrop

I also went with an an Envato wood backdrop for now. After playing with a few options,  Ideally I need an image that is repeatable that has warmth without drawing attention away from the text. I uploaded this as 4000 px accross, the reason is that I found that the repeating image worked better on a 1920 screen. Above the fold with one scroll kept the theme. There are other wood options that I played with but this was the one that did the best job of being a background vs. a "Ooh look at that background." background. 

I may go crazy at some point and try to overlay images on my hands on the sides of the blog as if they are sitting on the desk.  If I can set it up so that my hands stay while the background moves. That would be cool. 

Here is the code link for Typepad CSS. https://help.typepad.com/background_images.html

Element #4: The Banner

The banner is using another typewriter font from Adobe, Typeka Regular. I used the same paper backdrop and added a few lines on the blog to help break up the layout a bit. I had to incorporate the 3 ball mark, my name and additional text. 

This typepad format is suggesting a 1000px- 1200px native accross. So I did 1000px. I included a little of my bio which I feel is always going to be confusing but that's one the reasons for the blog. To show the crazy diversity skill set. I ended up going flatter with the logo vs. shadowed. But I did throw in that Typewriter image to carry the retro theme through. 

This is a work in progress and I am going to continue to tweak the code on this and also play with the layouts of blog posts, so that they fit. 

This typewriter theme blog allows me to have a little fun since my other related sites should  take a more traditional tone to them.

Please comment if you are doing something similar or found something similar. I did a cursory search and was surprised that nothing immediately came up. There was a cool typing effect blog theme though so that's cool. 

 

Q: What the heck is Workflowy? A: Recommended

Workflowy is an online list-making / brainstorming tool. If you've brainstormed using bullet points on a Word doc, Google doc, Powerpoint, etc. Workflowy takes this idea to the next level in a surprisingly elegant way.

Check out Workflowy by clicking here.

Writers, creatives, brainstormers, entrepreneurs, jugglers (both literal and metaphorical), I highly recommend Workflowy.

Workflowy is like an online Google doc that is stuck in bullet mode. It forces a list making linear perspective for brainstorming allowing for both linear and non-linear thought.

It does this with the ability to easily shift away from stepped bullet points, which is always annoying on every other program. Any one bullet point can be clicked on and ZOOMED, essentially creating a new document that is connected to the master list or document or workflowy, whatever you want to call it.

Additionally, you can organize via #HASHTAGS and those tags become clickable.

If the process works for you, it becomes a great tool for organizing and brainstorming. I use it in tandem with my other physical and virtual tools.

This is how I am using it...

I am using it as a daily success journal. I have created a #SuccessJournal hashtag.

• #SuccessJournal INSERT DATE
• I will then create thoughts and ideas as I normally would create lists.
• 7:00 a.m. Wake up, shower, caffeine
• I add bullet points that are assigned times. This helps me track what I am doing. I use a 20 min. timer to help me stay on task, but if I lose a block of time it’s usually because I have gone off on a tangent or taken a nap.

Additionally - I use workflowy to work on projects. For instance my book,

• #MYBOOK - I create a hashtag and then I can tangent off into working on the book idea for a time.
• #Hashtag - Write a chapter or a blog post or a book (that would be annoying) on #Hashtags.
  

The system uses the comfortable bullet point brainstorming format that many of us use in Word documents, Google documents, Powerpoint and hand written or printed lists. The real value comes from the ability to zoom into any bullet point and brainstorm out. Also great is the ability to hashtag categories.

Workflowy is a linear and non-linear creative system. An online bullet point based brainstorm tool similar to that of Google Docs, Word 365 or Google Keep.

Back in the day, client and Maverick Publisher John Perkins taught me that he did a lot of work using index cards. He would carry them around and write down ideas and organize his thoughts for his next books, using them for notes, contacts, etc. The tool was visual and tactile; also from an organizational perspective you can easily rearrange and move an idea around. So if you were working on a book or a paper, you can take a quote or idea and move it around in front of you. Workflowy is a similar tool.

I actively use index cards in addition to tools like Google docs,  Jugglemail.com, my phone, a physical notebook and now Workflowy.

I am using it right now. As an example, I am on my laptop connected to my OnePlus 2 hotspot. My open tabs include, Google drive / docs, Workflowy, Google Hangouts, Twitter and of course our own Jugglemail.com. I also have an index card in my pocket with a list of stuff to buy at the store when I’m done.

PROS / CONS / BOTTOM LINE

• PROs
• Constant brainstorming mode.
• Ability to create beat after beat, idea after idea.
• Mostly linear but is also non-linear. By simply copy and pasting elements around it's quite useful.
• #Hashtag becomes very practical once you learn how to use it.
• Non-linear perspective. Since it’s relatively one really long list, you end up with the ability to create a " Brainstorming Journal".
• CONs
• Free but not free. 250 bullet items which I have gone through pretty quickly and you can buy or earn more bulleted items by sharing and referrals. Or you can just subscribe for  .
• Not as common as Google Docs. Copy and pasting into another application works.
• Also there is a collaborative mode. I just have not used it yet.
• Cloud based - You can work offline with a Google doc and then sync. Not so with Workflowy
• Bottom Line: Recommended for writers, brainstormers and creatives. Try it and you may like it. I am now using workflowy as my online journal and list maker/brainstormer. I am still using Google docs in tandem with this tool and of course Jugglemail.com.

Cost: Free or Pay

Free Option - You get 250-500 bullet points a month. If you people you recommend sign up you earn an additional 250 bullet points a month. 

Pay Option: $4.99 a year or $49 per year they also have a Workflowy for teams option. Workflowy for teams is a better deal but you have to sign up for 2 accounts at the same time.

Additional Notes: A couple of weird things, There is no homepage. The homepage is the application, so try it by clicking here. However, there is a Workflowy blog and you can read it by clicking here. And finally  you can check out their youtube video here. 

Kudos to the Workflowy marketing strategy as well. It is as elegant as the application itself. You get more bullet points by sharing the application. The application is the homepage as you may have already seen. You can either recommend it or buy it. In a new media world where we are constantly creating visuals it's nice to see a copy based marketing strategy that's working. I wish some of our own products had such a simple sales funnel. 

Please use this link to sign up as I actually get more bullets.. WHOO HOO!!! Check out Workflowy by clicking here.

Written by: David Kamatoy Editor: Stephen Prendergast

David Kamatoy is a juggler literally and figuratively. A Nationally Syndicated TV/ Radio producer known for The Big Biz Show and Sully’s Biz Brew. He host’s his own show, “David Kamatoy Blog Show” a magazine style format show covering entertainment, entrepreneurship and e-marketing. He is co-founder of Kamatoy Media Group and Jugglemail.com a CRM email marketing company As an early adopter to social media he understands the long term benefits of self-branding and content creation.

 

 

A few quick updates...

Hello Blogosphere, 

Just to let you know...I am back. I am starting to update the sites and getting back into the learning curve. I added the Contact Me and the Join The Email list buttons and links at the top. 

For now, the contact me page uses a simple google form while the email list subscribes you to our jugglemail CRM system. 

The reason I separated it is simply personal preference. While yes as an email marketing guru guy we of course want you to subscribe but I also don't want to be that annoying. 

Please send me any suggestions and feel free to reach out to me via the form. I would love to test it and connect with you directly. 

Juggler Out

 

 

Finally, an update...

Please excuse my dust as we begin to update the site. 

My plan is to take DavidKamatoy.com and then connect the dots between all sites. I will continue to blog on this site because of my early  developed internet real estate and I will continue to blog again.

We came up on Typepad before Wordpress became the powerhouse that it is. As amazing as the Wordpress format is we have multiple sites brute force attacked and hacked. I personally have spent hours recovering Wordpress sites.

Additionally we have sites built on our own Jugglemail format which is ideal for membership based sites, Dojos, Dance Studios, etc. 

Both Typepad and Jugglemail have been safer, less hack-able formats.

I look forward to writing again.

Please excuse the dust. 

 

My head is coming online at the strangest hours...

For many years I considered myself a night person and while I stil believe that to be true, I am finding myself becoming a really early morning person.

The world of RENDERING and ASSEMBLING video has created these NAP GAPS. I recall stories of how Bob Hope did all the USO shows by catching naps wherever and whenever he could. 

What's happening is that my subconcious mind is sort of clearing the plate for the tasks ahead and by napping or doing a little self hypnosis it seems to be giving the juice to be productive. 

I mean let's face it, you desk jockeys know the worst case senario is getting ready to work and then sitting in front of the computer waiting for something to happen. 

I think in the world of social media it's even worse. "Hey look Facebook, Ooh twitter, oh damn EBAY!" 

So here are a few tricks that I am currently employing....

20 Min. Timer 

http://www.online-stopwatch.com/countdown-timer/

There is an app. But I float this puppy over my work and try to accomplish something in 20 minutes. It's also a good way to take a break when needed. Thanks to TV and 22 min. We are used to working and seeing in 22 min. segments. You can focus a lot in 20 minutes. 

Online Video Hulu\

http://hulu.com/r/78mHSg

I watch a lot of online video in the background. For work that requires medium focus it works fine. TV and docs have a tendency to be better than Films. Since Films are written to be visual you miss a lot by not watching them. Television on the other hand is still written very RADIO + VISUALS. Most shows you can know what's happening without watching too closely. 

Online MUSIC Pandora

I am sure most of you do this already. But music is the default fun cool. My personal problem is that I fricking play and produce music so this can become its own DAMN DISTRACTION. Thus the Classical music is a great default. 

http://lifehacker.com/5365012/the-best-sounds-for-getting-work-done

Baroque Baby

(I recently subscribed to Pandora  love it. I interviewed Tim Westergren back in the day. And all I can say is CONTINUED SUCCESS.)

b-12 + Caffeine. 5 hour energy etc. 

• 5 Hour Energy still works well
• DynaPep- I am liking these days
• Labrada Power Shot
• I also get sublingual b-12 and b complex

I am trying to do more shots than the energy drinks and then drink more water with Enegen C or its equivalent. 

 

I am avoiding Ritalin, Nicotine and Meth at this point. However I am looking forward to BREAKING BAD. 

I am in the process of finishing off some rather big projects and have had to take a moment to address my health due to a persitent little cough that popped up. So just a quick entry for my PRODUCTIVE FRIENDS OUT THERE. 

 

ROCK ON

David Kamatoy, juggler & producer

 

 

Thy Cold is Over...Now What?

Good News Bad News...

Bad News- I caught a cold.

Good News- It was literally at the end of a shooting gig out of town. It did not interfere directly with that gig, however it did slow me down. 

I am always amazed at how healthy I get after a cold.

• I stop eating MUCUS inducing food. (Milk yogurt, cheese.)
• I take a ton of vitamins Wellness formula.
• In theory I should be sleeping more but I really don't.
• I tend to take a lot of Pseudephedrine which of course does not really allow me to sleep well. 

I am able to get some things done but it really affects the ability to be extroverted, it just takes so much energy not to cough, talk safely around people, etc. 

New thoughts on this cold run.

• I wish I got more regular sleep.
• I will endevour to keep the healthy food going. 
• I would like to be more productive (lol).

The bottom line is that I lost productivity because of the cold and now I have to catch up now that I have a bit more focused energy. 

Blogging Again..."The more I have to write about the less time I have to write."

 

This is me with Kickboxing Champion Lisa King. (Yes! I should be blogging about this.)

"The more I have to write about the less time I have to write." - David Kamatoy, juggler aka blogger

In the age of social media blogging continues to be extremely important. A blog should be the central HUB for all content you create because you own it. In then should be shared via social media leading the public back to your site / brand. 

CONTENT IS KING AGAIN

Content will always be king and in the age of social media it becomes even more and more important. Often we are so busy creating projects and media that we do not optimize them for the web via blogging, press releases, articles, pictures, etc. In many ways that's our continuing goal as a media company. To adequately optimize our media. 

For example the business that goes to the trouble of spending $5000 on a trade show booth but spends no money telling people outside and inside the trade show that they will be at the trade show via press releases, video, pictures, blogging and social media. Just like spending the additional money to staff the booth so should the company optimize it's investment buy budgeting for MEDIA & PR.

A VIRAL HIT + BODY OF WORK = OVERNIGHT SUCCESS (That took 10+ years to build.)

Everytime someone finds something that we or our cliets have done, we want them to see and easily find something else that we have done. This creates multiple impressions, branding, credibility, an increase in database and ideally an increase in revenue.

For example if you have only one video on YOUTUBE and someone sees that video and even loves it. What's the next video that come up on youtube? A: NOT YOURS. Epsecially if that is your only video.

 Verily I say unto thee, the more media the merrier...

"In the age of social media, you can't ignore PR because by definition social media is PR. Take control of it and master it, your doing it anyway, just be mindful of it and improve."

-David Kamatoy juggler aka Host of 'Blog This with David Kamatoy'

This week alone we are producing 11 hours of national & regional radio, 6-10 hours of broadcast television. Additional Videos for the web. Continuing production on 3 musical songs and participating in a international UN Peace concert.(Ooh and I am submitting as a juggler for a national tv commercial =).)

• Visit BigBizShow.com this week for new shows
• Visit RobertCardozaLive.com for politics,money and you
• Visit and subscribe to youtube.com/thejuggler for the new videos. 

HA! So yes there is a LOT TO BLOG ABOUT. We already producing the media. So now it's time to OPTIMIZE our efforts. 

BUYER BEWARE: There are firms out there taking advantage of people and businesses that NEED SOCIAL MEDIA and then charging hundreds of dollars or more a month. However, if you don't have anything to promote via social media (i.e. blogging) then there is really nothing to build your social media around.

SHAMELESS CTA: We would love to help with creating something to blog about. Give us a call at 619-573-9456 or email us via the contact page, http://KamatoyMediaGroup.com

Anyway! My immediate goal is to start to babble again, that's what this is about. 

BLOG THIS BABY!, 

David Kamatoy, juggler aka Blogger

 

Sore but in a Good Way! I think... BALANCE SMALANCE

Finally felt like getting back to working out...

After back to back colds I actually got back to working out. Wow! this is the first time I have been sore from working out in months. The last times were mostly from BEING SICK!

When I juggle or perform on a regular basis with multiple shows it's very hard to workout as well. Baseball players experience something similar, they have a tendency to bulk up in the off-season knowing that they will actually lose muscle mass during the run.

The biggest challenge I have now is that working out causes a bit more energy and at the same time I need more sleep to really recover. My editing, writing and shooting schedule does not really bode to that so well. lol

Where am I going with this...

BALANCE IS A MYTH aka BALANCE SMALANCE

Ron Fender and I talk about this a lot. Anyone who accomplishes large projects, generally speaking a BALANCED LIFE IS A MYTH. That does not mean that you can't have one in the future. It's just righ now for me and I think a lot of people in this re-building of the economy it's a lot of work. 

So keep good and motivating thoughts around you. Remember sleep deprevation can be TRANCE INDUCING so it's important to recognize when your subconcious mind is going down the negative rabbbit hole of doom.

Find things that are actually rewarding for you. Celebrate the completion of something. Don't be afraid of hanging out with people for a moment. 

Anyway I am probably preaching to the choir and definitely talking to myself at this point. 

Back to work...

 

 

 

The Cold Is Back Part II

WOW! It happened again...LAME

So after a 2 week cold, 2 weeks of the cough hanging on. I somehow caught another one. I have been ultra careful considering I still had a cough I was limiting my diet, etc.

It started as a cough again which I assumed was an allergic reaction...NOT! Then came the fever and yada yada yada.

In trying to find some sort of positive spin on this one...

At least maybe my cough will dissapear after this run.

It does seem like its moving faster through my system. 

I am looking quite svelte due to diet changes.

 

I am reminded of one of the 4 hour work week lessons.

WHAT IF YOU COULD ONLY WORK 4 HOURS A WEEK? Due to life circumstances etc. 

I have known for a few months now that the pace that I have put on myself to catch up is completely unrealistic to keep up. Not if I want to actually have a life.

So with that this is just a random journal entry to keep it real. 

BACK TO WORK.