The Prelude: “Changing The Culture One Dribble At a Time”

This is the first feature of the series “Changing The Culture, One Dribble At the Time’ given the audience a chance to get a closer look inside of Make It Look Easy (MILE). Chris speaks about his true intentions for the brand, also you will see testimonies from a hand few of the clients he works with. The feature closes with Chris thanking some of the people who played large parts in his life both on and off the court.

Production:

This film was a Make It Look Easy collaboration with 1301 Productions. Juma did a wonderful job editing and bringing Chris’s vision to fruition. Be on the look out for Episode 1.

Chapter 1: The Turning Point

If we are being completely honest, I am still in awe that I am where i am in my life. These last couple of years have flew by pretty fast. Of course that comes with various trials & tribulations, but to be fair I must admit that I have a fair amount of positive events compared to the negative, so who am I to complain. Sometimes it can get overwhelming…. I have a pretty busy daily schedule especially since its HS basketball season. A normal weekday for me starts at 6AM with a facetime call from my son CJ before he gets on the bus, 7AM getting ready for work, I’m a Safe Room Instructor at the rival school across town , when i get off at 3;30PM I rush back across town to get to basketball practice. Practice ends at 6:15PM then i have skill workouts until 8PM. I get home call CJ see about how his school day and basketball game went, figure out workouts and scheduling for the next day, promote the brand on social media, then i watch Youtube on some of my favorite trainers until i fall asleep & Repeat.

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Once my playing career was complete, I was aware that my habits would change but I have allowed them to turn for the worst. I am extremely out of basketball shape. I have been blessed to still have opportunity influence others with the game of basketball, and if I plan on reaching the level I want i must take better care of my body. I have challenged myself to not only eat better but get back in playing shape. Not just for MILE but more importantly for ME.

Although I have accomplished a multitude of things at the age of 27: Multiple years of Head Coaching experience to include Head Coaching a Elite AAU program on the Adidas Gauntlet and just being promoted to the Program Director position of Tennessee/Western Ky Vision, launching the MILE Website, & ETC… I still know i have another levei i can tap into.

LIKE…..

I need a larger presence on social media so i can reach the masses, so that means i have to get out of my comfort zone and be more active on a consistent basis. I want to be a better trainer, so my players can reach their goals, and go past their potential; that means I need to study more and get in better shape. lastly I feel like Im not taking full advantage of my 24hrs, so I am going to start using a planner to be more precise with my time and help with organzation. I’m aware of my capabilities, but now I have to be more Disciplined and Structured to obtain my goals for myself, #TheBrand, & #TheProgram .

I have a very great support and resource system. My granny said “ if you hear something more than once, its probably true.” All of the people who I confide in have given me some of the same advice here lately: READ & WRITE more. In the beginning I told Pedro I was going to be best trainer in Western KY/ Middle TN and truthfully when I’m locked in, I AM. But because i have relaxed mentally I have allowed myself to not be where I believe I should both in Physically & with #TheBrand Im glad that Im real enough to look in the mirror and be real with myself, now I have to be Disciplined,Dedicated,& engaged mentally to reach my full potential! You find out what type of character a person has when they face adversity, I’m at the #TurningPoint… will i make the Right Decisions or Will i get Left behind?

Words of Christopher Moses Sr.

January 23,2019

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Chapter 2: Time has a Funny way of ticking

I can still remember when I first decided I to train full time. I was in Russellville, KY and Pedro was like in 6th or 7th grade and he was Hell Bent on getting better. During that time I was still in college playing ball, so I had TUNNEL VISION all I did was workout and hoop.. I was obsessed with getting better I would run the stadium, go lift weights, do a skill workout in the hot sun then wait for the text for the hoop session, I would play anywhere against anyone I just wanted to get better. Pedro’s game was very raw, but he had tons of untapped potential & he had the same kind of love for the game as I did. He always asked to workout when I seen him and finally one day we got in gym!

|SB: at this point I did not consider myself a trainer, I spent a lot of time working on my game with my Mentor Terry Boykin, and I would always ask questions on why, when, where, and how to do the things he was teaching me. All I did was take the knowledge that I learned from him and the experience from playing in college and applied it to when I trained myself & others|

Me and Pedro continue to workout that summer & I went off to school to play ball and had begin leading individual workouts with my teammates. Time went by and I came back to Russellville and Pedro is taller, and he has gotten so much better! He tells me he has been doing the drills we worked on everyday since I left and is ready to get better again this summer... we repeat the process for the next 4-5 summers. Pedro’s Senior Year was my first year out of college and I am a volunteer assistant for the legendary coach Phil Todd. I was excited because I have an opportunity to coach Pedro and see him in real game situations. He had a really good year and is a Top 3 ranked player in the state.. & were didn’t have to sneak in gyms anymore lol Pedro went on to be a Mr. Basketball finalist Play in multiple All Star Games and was invited to the some big time Camps including the NBPA Top 100 camp.. ultimately signing to Belmont University. I go create the Social Media pages and we start uploading content... The Buzz starts to grow about MILE So that summer I expanded to training in other cities and I had a large impact in Clarksville, TN, Hopkinsville, KY & Bowling Green, Ky.

The summer of ‘17 was game changing for #TheBrand

STATUS UPDATE….

Concerning my diet, I have started a fruit diet. I purchased a blender and I blend frozen fruit and V8 to Replace my Lunch, I have slowed down on Fast Food & Fried food.

I have also started dedicating myself to getting up early before work to eat breakfast and do 6AM workouts Monday- Thursday. I have been more active in workouts especially on defensive end. Which is also going to help my clients with their development.

I have purchased a dry erase board to help with my daily time management. This is a regimen that will allow me to be more efficient with my time, and schedule time for myself. I also purchased a business cell phone which will allow me to not miss business calls, because i know if your calling this phone is business. Sometimes I have “only child syndrome lol” were i don’t want to be bothered and I allow my phone to die so I can have uninterrupted time to myself. As much as I enjoy the attention the brand has, it gets overwhelming at times balancing being a parent a coach a trainer & Etc. But i am confident that the Life adjustments I am making will prevent myself from feeling overwhelmed

Now I have slacked off too…

I still have not started reading books although i did reach out to my longtime friend Dre’ and he recommended some books that i would be interested in and would help me become a more well rounded.

I have not started working out at home or in the weight room or running as I anticipated I would. But i am going to continue to strive for better physical health for myself.

Words of Christopher Moses Sr.

February 4,2019

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