1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:01,280 Where did your vision come from? 2 00:00:01,280 --> 00:00:02,980 Where did that originate? 3 00:00:02,980 --> 00:00:05,640 So I suffer from insomnia. 4 00:00:05,640 --> 00:00:07,680 I went to med school, nobody sleeps. 5 00:00:07,680 --> 00:00:08,960 And then later in my life, 6 00:00:08,960 --> 00:00:11,860 I found tragedies in my life. 7 00:00:11,860 --> 00:00:13,480 But I always felt if I slept better, 8 00:00:13,480 --> 00:00:15,940 I performed on the exam better. 9 00:00:15,940 --> 00:00:18,100 And grief is one of those big parts 10 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:19,500 of people not sleeping well. 11 00:00:19,500 --> 00:00:21,360 I was able to overcome that. 12 00:00:21,360 --> 00:00:24,340 And then when I started my business, so many decisions, 13 00:00:24,340 --> 00:00:26,160 but I was able to overcome that too. 14 00:00:26,160 --> 00:00:29,000 So in the midst of it all, 15 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,600 I'm able to find a way. 16 00:00:31,600 --> 00:00:34,380 And so I thought I will share it with the world. 17 00:00:34,380 --> 00:00:38,320 So I found a way, I think everybody can do it. 18 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:39,320 I've done it holistically. 19 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,580 I don't take any sleeping pills. 20 00:00:40,580 --> 00:00:44,160 So that's my seven proven sleep strategies for everyone. 21 00:00:44,160 --> 00:00:45,240 Absolutely. 22 00:00:45,240 --> 00:00:47,480 What is going on with Word? 23 00:00:47,480 --> 00:00:50,440 What are your, what's your end goal with your vision? 24 00:00:50,440 --> 00:00:52,080 Do you have a number that you wanna reach 25 00:00:52,080 --> 00:00:54,040 and try and help X amount of people 26 00:00:54,040 --> 00:00:56,880 or what is your goal for right now? 27 00:00:56,880 --> 00:01:00,840 So the sleep is, I call it the new pandemic. 28 00:01:00,840 --> 00:01:03,240 So people are not sleeping. 29 00:01:03,240 --> 00:01:04,520 It's a limitless, 30 00:01:04,520 --> 00:01:06,880 if I can change one person to sleep better 31 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,760 and discover their own potential that, 32 00:01:08,760 --> 00:01:11,760 hey, I slept better, so I'm gonna be great today. 33 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:14,560 And that's all, that's it. 34 00:01:14,560 --> 00:01:17,040 So that person can tell another person. 35 00:01:17,040 --> 00:01:18,880 And I don't have a major goal, 36 00:01:18,880 --> 00:01:21,160 but it's one person at a time. 37 00:01:22,120 --> 00:01:22,960 Gotcha. 38 00:01:22,960 --> 00:01:26,660 So whenever you first decided to become sleep doctor 39 00:01:26,660 --> 00:01:29,760 or Dr. Fix Sleep, as you said, right? 40 00:01:29,760 --> 00:01:31,000 Dr. Sleep Fix, yeah. 41 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,960 Dr. Sleep Fix, I brought it backwards. 42 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:37,080 How did you begin that journey out of med school? 43 00:01:37,080 --> 00:01:38,160 What were your first steps? 44 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:40,000 What got you started? 45 00:01:40,000 --> 00:01:43,720 So early on, I went to med school in the late eighties 46 00:01:43,720 --> 00:01:45,560 and sleep was not talked. 47 00:01:45,560 --> 00:01:49,560 Even now, sleep is not a big part of our curriculum. 48 00:01:49,560 --> 00:01:53,460 But then I was able to see every time I was a better person, 49 00:01:53,460 --> 00:01:55,000 I took better decisions. 50 00:01:55,000 --> 00:01:57,600 I also did ICU work. 51 00:01:57,600 --> 00:02:00,920 So I was like a shift worker half the time. 52 00:02:00,920 --> 00:02:04,840 But I knew how I felt poorly when I didn't sleep better. 53 00:02:04,840 --> 00:02:07,200 And so I was going through all these motions. 54 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,320 So I said, I have to find a way. 55 00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:11,360 So I've been in practice for 25 years. 56 00:02:11,360 --> 00:02:15,600 So I dedicated my whole life for all the specialties. 57 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,200 I have four medical specialties. 58 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:19,860 But for the last five years, I'm going to, 59 00:02:19,860 --> 00:02:23,640 because I've seen the effects of poor sleep in the ICU, 60 00:02:23,640 --> 00:02:25,560 affects various parts of our body, 61 00:02:25,560 --> 00:02:29,520 blood pressure, diabetes, mental fog, dementia. 62 00:02:29,520 --> 00:02:32,080 So I said, let me go on the other side 63 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:34,780 and teach people to prevent all this problem. 64 00:02:34,780 --> 00:02:37,960 So as you grow in life, you become more philosophical. 65 00:02:37,960 --> 00:02:40,040 In the ICU, I practice reactionary medicine 66 00:02:40,040 --> 00:02:42,040 because people are sick and they're dying. 67 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:44,880 So I said, I'm going to do something preventative. 68 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:48,040 So instead of reacting, let's go a bigger mission 69 00:02:48,040 --> 00:02:49,120 to help people. 70 00:02:49,120 --> 00:02:51,080 So if you sleep better, you rest better, 71 00:02:51,080 --> 00:02:53,080 your heart rate is better, your blood pressure is better, 72 00:02:53,080 --> 00:02:54,920 your diabetes is under control, 73 00:02:54,920 --> 00:02:57,180 your mental cobweb is all gone, 74 00:02:57,180 --> 00:02:58,960 you are more clear, it prevents dementia. 75 00:02:58,960 --> 00:03:03,960 So that's where, after 25 years of practicing ICU medicine, 76 00:03:04,520 --> 00:03:07,420 I said, let me do something in a bigger goal. 77 00:03:07,420 --> 00:03:09,720 So that's when I decided to dedicate 78 00:03:09,720 --> 00:03:11,480 the entire energy on sleep. 79 00:03:11,480 --> 00:03:12,680 Thank you for being here today. 80 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,160 I'm really happy that you tuned in to Vision Pros Live. 81 00:03:15,160 --> 00:03:17,800 I'm looking forward to seeing your reactions 82 00:03:17,800 --> 00:03:20,080 as these episodes continue to move forward. 83 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:21,800 This is going to get more and more fun. 84 00:03:21,800 --> 00:03:23,600 We'll have more and more engagement as well. 85 00:03:23,600 --> 00:03:25,720 We'll invite people to participate in the show. 86 00:03:25,720 --> 00:03:28,080 And thank you for giving us your time and attention. 87 00:03:28,080 --> 00:03:30,800 Have an excellent time building out your vision 88 00:03:30,800 --> 00:03:51,800 and becoming a Vision Pro yourself.