10 Things I Can't Live Without [0:00:00]
Antonio: In today’s video, gents, we’re talking about things that Antonio can’t
live without. No, no, no, that’s not the direction I’m taking this video.
For today’s video, gents, we’re going to go beyond basic survival. I’m going to
talk about the things that I enjoyed thoroughly over the last year that I think you should
consider picking up this holiday season. [Music] Let’s talk about the man bag. This
one here the Satchel 11 made by Nutsac, I’ve had them in the past as a sponsor. This one,
I had sent to me years ago and I leveraged the heck out of this thing. Any time I was
traveling, when I had too much to carry. I’ll tell you as a father as someone that likes
to carry around a few things, this thing has been amazing.
Now, I was happy with that Satchel 11 for years, until they sent me this TacSac 13.
This one right here, amazing. I love the molle lining, so you can attach a number of things
inside. It’s just a little bit bigger, so it works perfectly for my laptop.
What I also like about this, they’ve also got custom Kydex holster that they can build,
so if you concealed carry. Point being is this allows me to take a little bit bigger
firepower with me and I just love the design, it's still right there with the Satchel 11,
it looks good. That being said, if you're into looks, you
need to check out their Jones 13. I took this one on a recent trip with me and I got two
compliments on the airplane. Then, when I got off the airplane, the guy I was staying
with, Aaron, he just absolutely loved it. He looked at this he's like, “Oh, that's
a nice bag. They didn't send me one of these.” I'm like, “Yeah. This is mine.”
This thing is beautiful. To me, it's all about the leather. And I do believe a man spending
a bit more to get the right bag that he absolutely loves the look of and he uses is always a
good investment. Now, you noticed I'm wearing a turtleneck.
Let me go ahead and give you a better view of this. This is from John Henric and I have
to say I absolutely love their sweaters. Not only do they have a great selection, they're
classics, but they feel amazing. This one right here is in cashmere. If you've
never owned a cashmere, you really want to treat yourself to one this holiday season.
There's some great deals, I'll link to them down in the description. They're not the sponsor
this video, I simply had them. I think they sent like ten sweaters to me and I am rotating
through them this holiday season. I just absolutely love sweaters because you
get to dress yourself up a bit, but yet it's not over the top. It's not sports jacket,
it's not a suit, still it's better than a hoodie in my opinion when it comes to just
looking good. And for me, I love the turtleneck. One of
my signature looks, but not for everybody, but go look at all the different style. My
point here is find yourself a great sweater and I think John Henric makes some pretty
good ones. Next up on the list and no surprise to a lot
of you guys, fragrance. So, over the last year and a half, I've probably picked up about
300 fragrances. And every single morning, what I do is I wear something new. I'm testing
it I'm doing research. I spend about 30 minutes to an hour learning about the notes trying
to get into this more. But, one thing that's amazed me about fragrances
and why I’ve gone into this so deep is how it can affect your productivity, how it can
affect the way that you focus, how it can affect how you feel about yourself and others
feel about you. Knowing this, I'm excited to announce, hey,
I've already got the test samples of my new fragrance line coming out. If you haven't
heard of this, check it out, Mission Fragrances – Honor, Courage, Commitment.
This is going to be the first fragrance line that honestly doesn't care that much about
scent. I know that sounds bad. They are going to smell good. These are going to be crowd
pleasers. What we are going to focus on is the science
of smell. Getting into the right notes, you understanding what you're wearing and how
it can improve your mood, [music] how it can get you more focused in at work, how whenever
you go to the gym it can help you be more committed to actually showing up and working
out. I'm focused on the psychology of it and I
haven't seen anyone do any of this. So, we're really excited about this. If this at all
interests you, down in the description of today's video, I'm putting a special link
over to Mission Fragrances, where you can sign up for our early bird list.
Next up on this list of items can’t live without, I've got my air pods pro and my iPhone
12. Now, for me it's not so much the technology, it's what this allows me to do.
So, this is seamless. I can listen to all of my favorite audio books. And really, that's
what I love my phone for. Yeah, I can connect, I can check things out on the web. I've got
some pretty cool apps, but it's my subscription over at Audible, who's not the sponsor of
today's video. I just simply have got, yeah, like 500 audio books I’ve listened to over
the last probably decade. Right now, I just finished up Clockwork by
Mike Michalowics, great book for any business owner entrepreneur. Phil Collins, I'm Not
Dead Yet, pretty good listen. Eleven Rings by Phil Jackson. This one is amazing. I've
read the book and it was great to just re-listen to the audio. Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins,
really good. The Wealthy Gardener. This is probably the
fourth time this year I’ve listened to this audio book. And that's what I love about this,
whenever I have down time I can be listening to this. Point being is, yeah, I love my audio
books and the technology that makes it possible. [0:04:59] The next thing I can't live without,
small loud little Italians that call me every single day. What do you think, Aaron?
Aaron: [Laughs] Who are you talking about? Antonio: The point is is having a real friend,
someone that you, yeah, you know you can share things with and you've got a real relationship
with. [Music] We we're even wearing matching shirts.
Aaron: You look studly. Antonio: Next up on the list, I’m sure a
lot of you guys are thinking, he’s going to say Thursday Boots. I love Thursday Boots,
they’re awesome, but on this list, I’m putting Brooks and specifically I’m going
with their Adrenaline. So, this pair, I’ve had for a while, absolutely
love them. In fact, going back, I’ve got some really early pairs of Adrenaline shoes.
Brooks for me I’ve just found they really work with my feet. That being said, I’ve
recently tried their Bedlam and absolutely love these as well.
When it comes down to it, guys, find the sport that you love. For me, running since I was
a kid, it just makes me feel good. I love it. It’s something I consistently do. So,
find what works for you and then make sure you get the right tools, so that, yeah, you
can continue to love it. Because before this, I was buying cheaper
shoes and let’s just say I was starting to have some feet issues. I bought the right
shoes, I got the right liners, all of a sudden with the right, you know, support, boom, I’m
feeling better. Next up on my list of things I can’t live
without, so it’s first thing in the morning here in Wisconsin. A little bit cold outside.
Wife wants me to go to the store and get some food for the kids for breakfast, guess what?
My hair, all out of control right there. Boom! In one second, I go from out of control to
stylish. Absolutely love my flat cap. This has become
something I’m wearing pretty much every day and I love it first thing in the morning
because I don’t have to style my hair and in a matter of one second, I can go to looking
good. Next up on this list, we’ve got the Rolex
Explorer. If you’re not familiar with the history of this watch, it came out the year
after Sir Edmund Hillary climbed Mt. Everest. They put it out to commemorate that accomplishment.
For me, I bought this because I wanted to commemorate me and my family exploring the
world, living abroad. We traveled to about four countries in a period of four years.
I just really like the look of it as well. I have to admit, it is to me the perfect watch.
It’s simple, yet it’s elegant. It’s very easy to read.
I like watches with no dates that just simply have the time. This watch right here is rugged.
It’s, you know, relatively hard to find, relatively expensive, but when it comes down
to it, for me, it has just been something that has become my daily wear and I absolutely
love it. Next up on the list of items I can’t live
without, I’ve got my shaving cream from Vitaman. Now, if you don’t know, I actually
helped develop this shaving cream. They had stuff about a year ago, I thought was pretty
good, I’m like, “You know what? But, we can improve upon it.”
And, in case you don’t know, Vitaman is my company, and down in the description, I’m
going to have special link for you, so you can get the best deal on the internet.
But, this shaving cream, I wanted something that was super slick, you would only need
to use a small amount and it would give you an amazing shave even if you decided to skip
the shaving oil. Because I’ve been talking to a lot of people about the value of using
a shaving oil with the shaving cream, but I’m like, you know, most guys aren’t going
to heed my advice, they just want a shaving cream that does it all and this is the product.
Now, if you’re not familiar, over at Vitaman, I’ve also got my aftershave balm. This was
the product that brought me into the company, why I became a partner in this company because
I loved how this is a natural product using aloe vera and it is just nice. I mean, this
soothes any type of burn. Let’s just say that this aftershave balm is in my opinion
the best in the world and after that, the face moisturizer.
So, these three products right here, you put the face moisture on right after you probably
within a couple of minutes of putting this stuff on. Point being is this what you put
on your face at the beginning of the day, it locks in the moisture right after the shower
and really just makes your face look good all day especially if you’re dealing with,
you know, dry weather, cold weather, extreme weather that’s going to cause your skin
to flake. This is going to help you look good all day.
And, again, gents, this is my company. I stand behind every product we sell. So, if you’ve
got an issue, just email me, we will fix it. But, guys, go check this out, I’m going
to put a link down in the description to Vitaman with the best deal on the web, so use it or
lose it. Next up on the list of things I can’t live
without, my little wiener dog, [Evie]. Now, looking at her, you may say, oh, she’s not
so little. That’s true, she’s maybe a bit overfed.
That being said, when it comes to defense against cats, when it comes to defense against
vacuums, which we all know come from the devil, my wiener dog is here to lay down her life,
to defend us ‘til the end. I mean, just look at her go. Look at her bark. This dog
right here is ferocious. She has my back, she’s going to defend me ‘til the end.
Guys, it doesn’t get much better than this. Next up on the list, we’ve got the Oura
ring. This is a smart ring that tracks your sleep, tracks your exercise, your activity
throughout the day, your temperature. Is it a hundred percent accurate? No. But, it’s
better than a lot of the other ones I’ve tried. And, my favorite part about this is
I forget it’s there. [0:09:59] Once a week, I do need to charge
it, although I charge it more than that. But, it is something that I forget it’s there
and then, every couple of days maybe I want to – if I have especially if I had a bad
night of sleep, I want to see, okay, what happened throughout the night.
Or if I have a good night sleep, I want to see, okay, how good was it and it gives me
all these information and then really makes it easy, I’m not right now getting charge
anything extra for the ad now. The ring itself was relatively expensive,
but when it comes down to it, to be able to improve your sleep to be able to track and
keep wins of whenever I go for a run. Point being is this is a forget it, you know, I
just put it on, I forget about it for a week and I’m able to track my activity. And by
tracking my activity, I feel I then have the information I need to improve it.
Next up on the list of items I can’t live without, I’ve got my journal. This one here,
a pocket journal by Lochby. They were a sponsor awhile back. I will link to them down in the
description, so you get the best deal on the web. But, guys, awesome journals.
And, what I love about journaling is it allows me to get everything in my head on paper.
Yes, I could use my phone, but there’s so many, yeah, distractions, notifications, notes.
This allows you just time to think to get, you know, whether it’d be your, you know,
your list of things you have to get the grocery store or maybe you want to write down some
things that’s on your mind. What I love about journaling is you get to
look back and you get to see where you were. This right here for a lot of people, I know
for me, it’s just calms you down, to be able to get everything out of your head onto
paper to me is, yeah, something that I can’t live without.
In fact, if you want to know, almost 18 years ago, I was journaling. This is my old combat
journal. And if you’re curious what is inside that journal, check out this video right here.
This video actually didn’t get a whole lot of attention. I think this is one of my best
videos and I talk about things that I learned, you know, back when I was journaling, what
was in that journal, a lot of things have come true. Some of them, thank goodness, they
did not. I thought it was a great video, so go check
it out. I will link to it down in the description. [0:11:51] End of audio