Someone Who Has Made an Impact On Your Life

Colt Cabana.

I know, kind of lame for it to be someone I've never met as a opposed to someone close, but through his podcast, Cabana has made a big impact on me. Not only has his kept me interested in wrestling during periods where it was hard to be a fan, but it also introduced me to podcasts. While delivering mail each day I listen to at least seven different podcast episodes. It keeps me sane through work. And it made me start my own, which has been like therapy to me, after going through a real dark period. To say that Colt Cabana, who I have never even met, and his podcast have literally saved my life would be one of the truest things I could say about someone.

Ya know I was gonna come up with my own joke reply but this......you win. I ain't even gonna bother now.

My father, we may have had our differences but if i grow up to be half the man he is ill be thrilled. He worked his entire life to provide for me and my siblings and never complained once about anything.

My dad, we've been best friends for years. He's taught me a lot.

The Dali Lama. He taught me how to be happy after my first divorce.

Damn that's deep lol

My grandfather on my dad's side. He's the perfect man. Great husband, father, son, everything. He's good to everyone and asks for nothing in return. Not to mention he's 73 with 2 artificial hips and is practically deaf from working at a saw mill his entire life, yet, he still works 30 hours a week and I've never once heard him complain. He's a machine.

What kind of work does he do now?

I never really had family or close friends that impacted or influenced me. At least not in a positive way other than me learning what not to do or be like. I got more from things like action figures, movies, toys and celebrities like some others on here have.


At an early age I'd say I was influenced by cartoons like GI Joe and Masters of the Universe. They taught me to be the best person I can and the difference between right and wrong and to help others. The Christopher Reeve Superman movies influenced me like this too.


Getting into my teens I was taking karate. I spent most of the time training people under me to get them to my level rather than getting to move up myself. I was frustrated and about to give up when two guys that had not been there since before I started training had came back for a few weeks. I got to work with those two guys and learned more in those two weeks than I had in years. I felt better about myself and looked at things differently after that and kept going for awhile longer. Circumstances beyond my control caused me to have to quit but I've still got a passion for it.


Starting in high school I really got into drawing but ended up not doing any art for close to 15 years due to work and life in general taking up too much time to devote to improving enough to do anything with it. About 7 years ago life took a turn for the worst it could. I was a huge Trish Stratus fan and was very sad when I found out she was retiring and that made me feel even worse. I knew she had a website with an address for fan mail so I wrote a letter giving her my thanks for all the years of entertaining me. I didn't want to be a nameless fan so I wrote a bit about myself and to my surprise she wrote back. That lead to use writing each other back and forth for about a year. When she got on Myspace I showed her a picture I had painted of her back in the late 90's and she encouraged me to start drawing and painting again. She's been really supportive of me doing that and plugged me and my art on Twitter and Instagram and very supportive of me doing this. I wouldn't be doing what love today if it wasn't for her.