Hi, I’m Paul.
I started Warrior Habits as a self development experiment to read more books and deliberately practice my speaking and writing. It's now evolved into a place where I share my journey of building a life that’s truly in alignment - one rooted in health, freedom, and purpose. I’ve spent years as an entrepreneur, investor, and explorer of what it means to live well, but the common thread has always been habits. The small, consistent choices we make each day ultimately shape our health, our relationships, and our sense of meaning.
This is where I share my experiments in fitness, longevity, adventure, mindset, and personal growth. I’m not selling anything here - the site exists as much for me as for anyone else. It’s a place to capture ideas and lessons so I can look back and see how my thinking has changed.
Over time, those changes are obvious. Earlier posts reflect a stage of life focused on hustle, productivity, and grinding through habits. These days, I’m more interested in relationships, purpose, and meaning. Each year, I feel I’m getting a little better at shaping a life that matters to me.
Who knows what the next decade will bring?
A Bit About Me
- I love endurance challenges. Marathons, multi-day treks, trail running and even canoe races that last for days with almost no sleep. My latest conquest was the Yukon River Quest in 2025.
- I'm a techie person that no longer codes. About 10 years ago I co-founded a software company that grew into one of the most popular WordPress products before we sold it and moved on. That led to the creation of another company that's now around 150+ people in size and still in operation today. I still love creating startup projects with awesome people and am currently working on 2 more.
- I’m a competitive pool player. I love the mix of skill, focus, and psychology that the game demands. I've won a few decent level amateur tournaments and competed in the Hanoi Open in 2023. I also do free pool coaching lessons as a side hobby.
- I retired at 39. And then I unretired myself. Turns out I don't want to not work, I just want to work on the right stuff.
- I've lived in 15 different countries around the world including Romania, Malta, Hungary, Thailand, Philippines, Slovakia and Indonesia.
- I'm an avid runner and currently trying to break 19 mins for my 5k time. I ran the London Marathon as a youngster dressed as Scooby Doo. Yes, it was hot!
- I've spent years trying to get strong. I lifted continuously for around 25 years. I've bulked up to 190lbs and got down to my leanest at 155lbs. Best lifts include a 500lbs deadlift, 400lbs squat and around 275lbs bench.
- My current north star is to design a free, healthy, adventurous life where I build meaningful things with people I admire without being trapped by schedules while steadily deepening relationships and leaving a body of work that I'm proud of.
What led me to creating this site...
The idea for Warrior Habits was born about a year after I stumbled onto a realization: with the right knowledge, books, courses and mentors I could actually solve some of the problems I thought were just part of who I was.
For most of my life, I carried around heavy psychological baggage: low self-esteem, social anxiety, a habit of quitting whenever things got tough, and the feeling of being crushed whenever I faced big, overwhelming projects. Up until my late twenties, I assumed these were just “my genetics,” something I had no control over.
To make matters worse, I was cynical about the entire self-development world. I thought it was full of frauds selling false hope.
But then things hit a breaking point. I can’t recall the exact timeline, but I do remember being in a very dark place in my late twenties. I won’t call it depression, but it wasn’t far off. Most mornings, I didn’t even want to get out of bed. The idea of doing something positive, or even just productive, felt almost impossible.
That’s when I finally reached for something different. Out of desperation, I picked up a book. Then another. For the first time, I began to see that change was possible. That was the start of a rabbit hole that would eventually lead to Warrior Habits.
The Turning Point
A pinnacle moment for me was reading a book called The Six Pillars of Self Esteem by the late Nathaniel Branden. It took me over a month to study from cover to cover, I took copious notes, and it completely changed my perspective on things.
I started a daily writing habit to consistently remind myself the key lessons and I also did the exercises that were recommended in the book. Slowly but surely, I noticed subtle changes in my psychology and how that cascaded down into my behavior.
Not only was my self-esteem starting to improve, but I began to realize something bigger: I wasn’t powerless. I didn’t have to be at the mercy of my own mind. The struggles I faced weren’t life sentences, they were challenges that could be worked through. By learning from the countless people who had wrestled with similar problems before me, I could take their lessons and use them to shape a better version of myself.
This was a breakthrough for me.
With this glimpse of hope, I decided to double down and take responsibility for my issues by working through them systematically.
A Continual Journey
So, rather ambitiously, I resolved to study 140 of the top self development books that I could find, take extensive notes and produce videos about them.
Since I began working on myself, life has only moved from strength to strength.
On the inside, I feel like a different person - anchored by positive habits that keep me on track and give life meaning. On the outside, I’ve co-founded two successful businesses that gave me financial freedom and the chance to travel the world.
I don’t want to sound cliché or overly dramatic, but the truth is: this path has been life-changing. And I’m deeply grateful I stumbled onto it.