Wounded Warrior Project Veteran Retreat Program

Florida-based entrepreneur Adam Gerard Washousky has a diverse professional background in education, business operations, and customer relationship management. Adam Gerard Washousky is the proprietor of A-Team Operations, an online retail business that donates a portion of all sales to various charitable causes, including the Wounded Warrior Project (WWP).

For more than 15 years, WWP has supported military veterans and service members who sustained physical and psychological injuries while serving in military operations occurring after the September 11th attacks. The organization delivers programming to support the over half a million veterans suffering from pervasive medical and mental health issues.

WWP launched its Project Odyssey veteran retreat to help returning soldiers recover from conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and combat stress. Participants can elect to join single-gender or couple 90-day programs that combine therapeutic outdoor activities with counseling. After completing the program, participants can become alumni of WWP and gain access its extensive network of resources.

Three Effective eBay Listing Tools

A longtime New York-based landscaper and model for Abercrombie & Fitch, Adam Gerard Washousky now resides in Florida, where he manages an online business and supports a variety of nonprofit organizations. As the owner of an eBay company called A-Team Operations, Adam Gerard Washousky sells clothing, candles, and other home decor products.

High-volume sellers on eBay can save time and money by using third-party listing tools, such as:

- ChannelAdvisor. Using an effective data transformation engine, ChannelAdvisor allows users to input product data and receive optimized product listings on more than 90 global marketplaces. Other features include advanced quantity management tools and prioritized distribution centers that track stock levels. 

- Jazva. This cloud-based system allows users to automate listings and track sales and inventory. Jazva also includes a feature that gives the option to automatically adjust product prices based on competition from similar eBay companies. 

- CrazyLister. One of the more easy-to-use listing tools, CrazyLister uses a drag-and-drop editor that lets users create professional listings in a matter of minutes. The starter package costs $20 per month.

Organization = Time = Success

Throughout my tenure at Excelsior College I was able to acquire an assortment of skills. These skills were mostly learned through the lesson plans & course content I was studying. One important skill I learned and developed was organization.
Organization is a life skill that one may or may not be taught a young age. I believe we all have it in us to be organized. Organization isn't a virtue, it's something rather taught and that can be honed. 
Taking online classes is unique. You have to be organized. If you're not you might as well chalk it up as a loss for the class. I say this because taking courses online requires you to be on the computer at a certain time, submit assignments in a timely manner, respond to teacher, lessons, and peers every single day. Some courses are modified & constructed to help aid in organization others weren't. Navigating through these online courses, syllabus, lessons, web format, I realized the importance of organization. I learned how to hone this skill through compartmentalizing sections of the course, sections of lessons, sections of the conversations between peers / teacher into excel files, word docs, etc. This became a tedious task but proved to be fruitful. 
Every course I took at Excelsior College had a degree of difficulty to it. Having and honing the skill of organization helped me complete each course with relative ease. Through hard work and determination I graduated Cum Laude in the Criminal Justice Master's Program from Excelsior College.
The silver lining in all of this was that organization gave me time. My responsibilities for given courses required me to be active on my computer daily & it was time consuming. Once I became organized I noticed I had more time. What would I do with this time? I ended up opening an eBay account and starting a few stores. I was able to complete my work and also have gainful employment at the same time. That's what we call a beautiful thing my peers. Organization gives you extra time and in return allows you to utilize that time to succeed in school / life.
-Adam Washousky

Avoiding Lower-Back Pain as a Fitness Enthusiast

As owner and founder of A-Team Operations, Adam Gerard Washousky leads as an online retail entrepreneur with a focus on exceeding customer expectations. A longtime resident of Florida and New York, Adam Gerard Washousky enjoys lifting weights in his free time. 

Avoiding lower-back pain when engaging in weightlifting is often achievable by taking simple precautions and maintaining correct posture. Safety begins with proper form, which includes firmly planted feet and maintaining a straight back while being careful not to lift from the spine. 

The two major types of back pain involve flexion-based and extension-based dysfunctions. Flexion issues are most common in today’s office-bound society and can be alleviated by proper posture while sitting at the desk and taking breaks for short walks or stretching exercises throughout the day. 

By contrast, extension-based dysfunctions are most common among those who work out or participate in athletics regularly. One type occurs when the pelvis is overextended, or positioned in an anterior tilt, for an extended period. When experiencing this type of pain, avoid exercises that can exacerbate the problem such as back extensions and squats until the pain goes away and mobility is restored.

Creating success through your passion.

Creating success through your passion.
Find your passion. Have short, mid-term, long term goals. Accomplish and crush these goals. Mind you all the while establishing new goals. Life can hit hard and alter the path you take to crush goals but just roll with the punches you'll make it.
Online retail was perfect for me. I was in grad school online sitting in front of a computer all day. Boring but learning. Studying but wanting more. I was sitting stagnant a term i like to use and wanted to make some money. I threw some stuff on online retail sites (#shout out to my brother) and started to see some success. I enjoyed it, it became interesting and it developed into my passion. I'm an entrepreneur at heart. That being said you can have no fear of loss.
I rocked up grad school and was buying as much inventory up as possible and selling on multiple sites. Investing into your passion and being about your purpose creates success.
#stay focused #stay grinding #no fear of loss #creating success through your passion.