Posts for Guru Gilbert


My Story of Greek God at Binghamton University (Part 3/3)

From Guru Gilbert
October 15, 2009 at 12:23 pm
After I hung up my SAE underwear junior year, I immediately began looking forward to the day I could start helping the next guy in my fraternity prepare. I guess it’s the ... (more)

What Makes Us Happy? What Are the Keys to Living a Good Life? (I’ll tell you!)

From Guru Gilbert
October 7, 2009 at 10:42 am
Some might argue, the ultimate question, we’re all trying to figure out is what will make us happy? After all, everything we do is in the pursuit of happiness, right? You ... (more)

My Story of Greek God at Binghamton University (Part 2/3)

From Guru Gilbert
October 1, 2009 at 2:22 pm
“Gilbert you’re up!” yelled one of the Alpha Epsilon Phi girls. As I approached the stage my heart was pounding like crazy. All I heard was “Gil IS Greek ... (more)

My Story of Greek God at Binghamton University (Part 1)

From Guru Gilbert
September 9, 2009 at 1:57 pm
It was a gorgeous October day of my junior year of high school. I got home from school and decided it was time to start looking through the two books I had on colleges. I knew ... (more)

Why TIME magazine is completely irresponsible for saying that exercise won’t make you thin

From Guru Gilbert
August 18, 2009 at 1:36 pm
Recently, Time Magazine featured an article by John Cloud, entitled ‘Why Exercise Won’t Make You Thin‘ that is generating a ton of buzz. I addressed my thoughts ... (more)

How bliss is ignorance? The dark side of entrepreneurship

From Guru Gilbert
August 4, 2009 at 1:56 pm
I get so many emails from aspiring entrepreneurs of all ages who want help with their business. But is starting a business all it’s cracked up to be? Here’s the problem: ... (more)

“You’re so mature for your age!” What is maturity?

From Guru Gilbert
July 21, 2009 at 2:50 pm
The other day after I got off the phone with a friend/adviser who told me how mature I am for my age I started to think about what he really meant. He’s been telling me ... (more)

The art of the fake retirement

From Guru Gilbert
July 7, 2009 at 1:33 pm
How many times can someone say they are going to retire? Retirement in the sports and entertainment industries has become somewhat of a joke. Jay-Z convinced us that the Black ... (more)

MyBodyTutor.com featured on Good Morning America! (Video Included)

From Guru Gilbert
June 23, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Any business, like any relationship, has ups and downs. It’s the ups that keep you going through the downs. If there are too many downs then it’s time to get out. Thankfully, ... (more)

The Economy, Thrillist, and Caroline with crazy before & after pictures!

From Guru Gilbert
June 18, 2009 at 12:15 pm
MBT is doing very well thankfully, despite the economy! In fact, I hate to say it but the economy is actually helping my business. I think it’s partly because everyone understands ... (more)

The worst word in the English Language

From Guru Gilbert
June 10, 2009 at 3:18 pm
I think the ultimate paradox in life, and especially as an entrepreneur, is to never be complacent. But of course, the paradox is that if you’re never complacent how can ... (more)

How to give (and get) advice

From Guru Gilbert
June 1, 2009 at 12:29 pm
My brother in law always jokes that there’s two types of good. Good. And good for nothin’! I think that applies to advice too. And I love helping people and a huge part ... (more)

Is your ego getting in your way?

From Guru Gilbert
May 14, 2009 at 10:41 am
Ego, as I’ve written about before, is simply the story you tell yourself about yourself. If the story you tell yourself about yourself is that you’re a worthless piece of ... (more)

Why I’ll probably never write a bestselling health and fitness book

From Guru Gilbert
May 6, 2009 at 11:35 am
First off, writing a bestselling book has nothing to do with writing. In fact, I can confidently say my writing is better than 99% of the health and fitness books out there. Not ... (more)

1000 words

From Guru Gilbert
May 1, 2009 at 2:25 pm
My nephew, Landon Jay Uvenio! ... (more)

Birthday wishes to my mom on her 60th Birthday!

From Guru Gilbert
April 24, 2009 at 1:10 am
It must have been no later than 4:15 in the morning when my mom woke me up abruptly. “Let’s go! Wake up!! We’re going to Disney World!!!” she said excitingly. “But what ... (more)

Do people who get married younger take less risks?

From Guru Gilbert
April 21, 2009 at 1:12 pm
Life is ultimately about 3 actionable questions: Where you live, what you do with it and who you share it with. If you’re lucky in love and you meet your ‘partner’ in life ... (more)

What came first the chicken or the egg?

From Guru Gilbert
April 16, 2009 at 11:10 am
I’ve been thinking a lot about the chicken or the egg debate. Well sort of. It seems as though we all have our own chicken or the egg debate. Whether it’s with your fitness ... (more)

Do dumb people really exist?

From Guru Gilbert
April 7, 2009 at 10:46 am
When I was in a junior in High School I had my first taste of tutoring. I was in the National Honor Society and because of that I was able to put my name down on a list to become ... (more)

The story we tell (and sell) ourselves on and how it affects you

From Guru Gilbert
March 31, 2009 at 10:35 am
Did you ever realize that you tell yourself a story about yourself? We all do. In fact, the story you tell yourself about yourself is simply your ego. We all have an ego. Some ... (more)

Do we marry our parents? And how you might be able to find the right significant other

From Guru Gilbert
March 23, 2009 at 11:38 am
One of the questions I’m fascinated with is why people date certain people. And I’m pretty convinced that women look to date men like their father and guys look to date women ... (more)

Banter never, ever, gets old! (How to tell if you’re close with someone)

From Guru Gilbert
March 10, 2009 at 11:11 am
When you can call someone out on their bullshit, and they laugh, you know you’re very close to them. If you can tease someone and they laugh you also know you’re very close ... (more)

Why get rich quick schemes don’t exist and how it affects you

From Guru Gilbert
March 5, 2009 at 3:24 pm
I am amazed by how impatient we are when it comes to results for our health and fitness goals. In fact, it’s scary how fast we expect results! Here is the promise I make ... (more)

The paradox of vulnerability in relationships

From Guru Gilbert
February 24, 2009 at 12:03 pm
People fascinate me. Relationships fascinate me more. One of the things I enjoy most about MyBodyTutor is I get to work with such a wide range of people. When I say I’ve helped ... (more)

Yahoo! Shine, Wes is down 54 pounds! and the Happiness Project

From Guru Gilbert
February 19, 2009 at 2:29 pm
I was interviewed by Katie McCaskey of Geezeo.com and the subject of the interview was ‘How does fitness relate to finances?’ It was an interesting topic that was certainly ... (more)