"Work though we must, our jobs do not automatically determine our priorities concerning our marriages, our children, our social life, or even our health. It's still life, constrained as it may be by limited disposable income or leisure time, and we're still responsible for making it something we enjoy or endure." -Melinda M. Marshall
New lifestyle Secrets is the vision of Sandro Marino and intended to be a portal of courage, discovery and possible transformation for you, the worker-bee, the downtrodden, the dreamer, the visionary and the entrepreneur.
Focusing on lifestyle by design, it's about sharing the information and experience of transformation, in which it has given a power to CREATE a New Lifestyle of PASSION, PURPOSE and the ability to live FREELY.
Unfortunately many do not see the light and possibilities within themselves, so here we share enlightened views on the matters of living well beyond borders, giving back, having fun and bridging true passions to a pay check.
About The Founder – Sandro Marino
I grew up in the family Italian restaurant business in Los Angeles, so I Love great food, good wine and am a pretty great chef as well. 
I'm a dual citizen of Argentina & the U.S., I speak Castilian Spanish & Portuguese, being that I lived in Brazil.
Growing up, I loved being outside and active. Basketball, skateboarding, surfing and biking were my favorite things to do and at 19 years of age I decided to move to Mammoth Lakes, CA to teach skiing at Mammoth Mountain. I fell in love with the mountain life and decided to stay the summer season for the rock climbing, back country trips, fishing and mountain bike riding.
Unfortunately, one day I was hit by a truck while riding my mountain bike and suffered a traumatic brain injury. With 2 subdural hematomas and the nearest trauma center being 4 hours away by car, my chances of survival were very small. It is critical to begin emergency treatment within the so-called "golden hour" following an injury like this. So I was flown to the hospital by Life-flight, but it still took a total of 4 hours to get me to the trauma center. It was a miracle that I had lived long enough to get there, and on upon arrival the neurosurgeons performed the necessary craniotomy. (a surgical operation in which a bone flap is temporarily removed from the skull to access the brain) The surgery went well, yet I had slipped into a state of coma.
Over a week later I regained consciousness, but had a loss of almost all of my motor skills. I could barely move, I could not walk, speak, eat any food or drink any fluids. My short-term memory was disabled as well. I could not remember new information and make new memories, much like the condition of the lead actor in the movie Momento.
The doctors said that my life would never be the same, and I would have to give up everything that I was passionate about at the time. No biking, skiing, climbing or any other athletic sport, as well as my independence for an indefinite period of time. Sounds like prison, doesn't it!
The good thing was that I came back as myself, being that I had retained my identity. Many head trauma survivors don't come back with the same personality and forever lose their identity. So I was fortunate in that sense, yet another terrible thing for me at the time was that I also had the awareness of what had happened to me. So not being able to walk, verbally communicate my thoughts or function the way I did only weeks before, made me feel like a prisoner in my own body. It was the most bizarre and most frustrating experience of my life, yet it became the best reference point to realizing that 99.9% of all the other b.s. we normally complain about is just a walk in the park and pales in comparison.
Amazingly, I overcame these challenges to accomplish things my doctors could not deem possible, I pushed myself way beyond the perceived prognosis and limitations.
Being blessed and grateful for a second chance at life, I've explored and expanded the possibilities of living well beyond borders over the years. My passion for travel, cultural immersion and discovery became so great that I was compelled to find other ways of creating income without being bound to a 9-5 job, 50 weeks of the year. I needed the freedom and flexibility to explore the endless possibilities and experiences in this renewed life.
In 2001 I was introduced to an industry that changed my life forever and more recently I created the New Lifestyle Secrets blog to start sharing my journey with others.
Sandro's accomplishments in the second life:
- Print Model in Las Vegas, agent Jackie Baskow
- Personal Fitness Coach for 3 years certified through ACE (American Council on Exercise) and NASM (National Academy of Sports Medicine)
- Commercial Realtor with Marcus & Millichap Real Estate Investment Services
- Top producing Executive Director, group presenter and trainer in a NYSE listed company
I believe that this life experience is too short and it shouldn't be constrained by limited free time, income or be something we "endure" (to put up with something or somebody unpleasant). We were blessed to be born into this body with a consciousness that can truly share and feel amazing experiences. If you are not moving from the inner light, heart and passion from who are, then you are missing the ride of your life.
In 2004 after 8 years of living in the rat-race, I decided to hit the "reset-button" and get rid of the trappings of consumerism. My priorities fell out of alignment with how I wanted to live my life. So, I decided to change my paradigm and went from living beyond my means and having a lot of "stuff", which took space, money and time away from the life I really wanted, to letting go of all the "stuff" (material and emotional baggage) and simplifying (minimalist style).
This approach gave me the space, time and money to accomplish the following:
- Expert snow-skier and instructor, PSIA (Professional Ski Instructors of America)
- Had traveled throughout 10 countries
- Became a dual citizen of Argentina and the U.S.
- Lived in Brazil
- Speaker of 3 languages now picking up a forth
- Founded NLS (New Lifestyle Secrets)
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Yours in courage, discovery and success,
Sandro Marino
