Hey there!
My name is Neil Kollipara. I’m a writer and I started this blog for a few different reasons.
First of all, I wanted to share my thoughts, opinions, and findings specifically as they relate to a few of my favorite topics… fitness, leadership, and digital minimalism. This blog is designed to attract like-minded people and help them along their journey.
Second, as a writer, there’s always this urge to create — if you’re a writer, you know that feeling, and it’s something you can’t simply shake. Your mind is a powerful thing, and I find that if I keep everything contained, I lose a bit of myself. Writing is benevolence.
Third, I wanted to put together a digital journal that some day my kids could look back at and say, “Wow, Dad did this!?” It’ll give them some insights into what I was thinking about and what I was doing when they were little, and hopefully it inspires them to share their gifts with the world.
My most important job in life…
… is to be a father.
I have two kids — currently ages 8 and 1.5 — and they have given me so much purpose in life.
If there are three things I could tell them over and over again, this is what they would be:
- Put God first
- Treat your body right
- Be kind to everyone you meet
My fitness journey
Spend any time reading this blog and you’ll learn I lift weights.
I started lifting in 2019, after my wife started working at a local gym.
She had a massive impact on my fitness journey.
When COVID shut down the world in 2020, my wife brought home some equipment from the gym she was working at, and I put together a small at-home workout regimen that ultimately became the foundation for my
Where you were is not where you’ll always be…
Let’s rewind for a second.
Growing up, I was not the most athletic kid.
At school, I was almost always the last kid to finish The Mile Run.
I couldn’t do pull-ups, push-ups, sit-ups… I was very lacking when it came to athleticism.
Once I started playing baseball, things shifted a bit…
I’ve done a lot of different things in my career, which has taken on more of a “pathless path” trajectory.
Mostly I like to write about digital minimalism, leadership, creativity, and a bunch of other random topics.
To find out what those are, I suppose you’ll need to read the blog.
Now, a little bit more about me:
- I live in Royal Oak, a suburb of Detroit, with my wife and two kids.
- I currently work as an SDR at a construction tech startup.
- I hold a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Michigan-Dearborn. Go Blue!
If you enjoy my work, you should Buy Me a Coffee… or just send me a message – would love to hear from you!
Thanks for taking the time to stop by. Peace!