Everything is coming to Miami including @chessboxing! Great to see my friend @MovingWithMat in Miami today kicking off the first ever USA Chessboxing tryouts here in Miami at Chessboxing Miami. I will never forget first meeting Matt in 2018 (when I interviewed him in Atlanta for the @AgentInnovation podcast) shortly after he discovered chess boxing and just before he became the first American to compete in the World @ChessBoxing Championships. When Americans compete, we compete to win, and Matt became the first American to be the World Chessboxing Champion in 2018! Now he is leading not just a sport — but a movement. While I have known him for eight years and have showed up for any of his other events, including the charity he started @BrawlforaCause, today was the first time I’ve seen THE COACH in action. What an incredible workout session he led all these newcomers through today, as they sweated in the heat and humidity of the beginnings of the Miami summer. It was so amazing to see this starting up so strong in Miami, and in a gym led by a Cuban boxer. If you like chess and / or boxing you may want to follow Matt and check out Chessboxing Miami — at the House of Pain boxing gym just west of Wynwood — we might be lucky to see the legendary Matt Thomas back in the 305 quite often, especially if this sport keeps growing. I have no doubt it will because of the man that is leading it here for the 🇺🇸 You can also read more about Matt Thomas in my book, “The Heart of the American Dream.” amzn.to/4esAxM0 Love continuing to follow Matt’s journey and blessed to have him as a friend and inspiration in my own life. No one is truly fearless (he once told me) but he comes pretty close! Keep brawling! 🥊 🇺🇸

Have you ever wanted to punch your online chess opponent in the face? Now you can! 🥊 Introducing our new Chessboxing feature: just press B during a game on web to swing on the jerk that just took your queen! Full details in reply!

Novak Djokovic shut down the “mental toughness is a gift” myth in 90 seconds of pure gold. Interviewer: “Your mental strength is your greatest gift.” Djokovic: “I have to correct you. It’s not a gift. It’s work. Every single day.” He trains his mind like his serve: - Conscious breathing under maximum pressure - Feels the full storm of doubt & fear EVERY match - Rejects the fake “just think positive” nonsense “I acknowledge it. I might scream. Then I reset — fast.” The difference between 24 Slams and everyone else? How quickly you leave the darkness. This isn’t motivation porn. This is the actual operating system of the greatest ever. Watch with sound — it will rewire how you think about pressure.

YOOO After so long and many many puzzles. I have hit a 1000 day puzzle streak on @chesscom. I've never stuck to anything this long before and I'm super happy. I'd also like to thank @MovingWithMat for helping me find this passion again after so long. Historic moment for me.

YOOO After so long and many many puzzles. I have hit a 1000 day puzzle streak on @chesscom. I've never stuck to anything this long before and I'm super happy. I'd also like to thank @MovingWithMat for helping me find this passion again after so long. Historic moment for me.

The coach of the U.S. chess boxing team dropped out of law school to go all-in on the sport. Matt Thomas built the American team, which includes a lawyer, a Cornell math major, and a military veteran. In 2018, Thomas became the first American to win a world chess boxing title. cbsn.ws/3JNYqRT