Chapter 36 In my lifetime, I have been a part of many fights, games, competitions… you name it. We all start out thinking we are going to win. As a competitor and a coach, the preparation and careful intention of trying to control the outcome of the game is what we all strive for everytimeContinue reading “Taking the L.”
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President Donald Trump 2nd Inauguration Speech Full Text (January 20, 2025)
Special Edition Thank you. Thank you very much everybody. Well, thank you very, very much. Vice President Vance, Speaker Johnson, Senator Thune, Chief Justice Roberts, justices of the United States Supreme Court, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, President Biden, Vice President Harris, and my fellow citizens. The Golden Age of America begins right now.Continue reading “President Donald Trump 2nd Inauguration Speech Full Text (January 20, 2025)”
The Great Pretender
Chapter 35 I believe that our society thinks we should all have our junk together. Take a look at someone who seems to have it all put together and inside you will probably find someone who is what I call “The Great Pretender”. That is no knock to them, but it is a way toContinue reading “The Great Pretender”
Airport Water
Chapter 34 What a ridiculous name for an article or blog, right? Most of the ways of how we think about things in this world is ridiculous, so to have this type of title fits perfectly for today’s subject. Our world is filled with people that make assumptions and judgements towards others and different thingsContinue reading “Airport Water”
What Are You Worth?
Chapter 33 Not that anyone of us doubts ourselves in life, but we do have our moments of confusion. I would definitely say I have a healthy inner-self and understand my personal mission and goals, but sometimes we get shaken in our conviction. It could happen for various reasons, and it is extremely discomforting toContinue reading “What Are You Worth?”
Memories You Are Living At This Moment.
Chapter 32 Life reveals so many different things to people. Each person has their own story and their own season, and each new day is a moment in time where we get to be present and exist. With many people, life is such a torrential experiment where you are being pulled from one demand toContinue reading “Memories You Are Living At This Moment.”
Headspace.
Chapter 31 After the dust settles on a championship, within days an athlete or coach, really anyone involved in the process, starts to reflect deeply on the whole ordeal that has led them to where they are in the present moment. Mixed emotions begin to scramble everything up and sometimes what seems such a joyousContinue reading “Headspace.”
Master of Something
Chapter 30 Graduated. How am I supposed to feel? Am I supposed to feel elated and informed? Do I feel better about myself? What is a Masters Degree graduate supposed to feel like? In my world, it is an expectation. I want to celebrate, but then I look at my amazing peers and almost everyoneContinue reading “Master of Something”
2.1 Million Served: Using Social Media To Inspire
Academic Series: Work #1 Every few months, I run my own digital checkup. It’s basically a digital consumer report to make sure all of my platforms check out and are in good standing and healthy. That includes a personal search and an analysis of all the analytics that companies put out about your influence andContinue reading “2.1 Million Served: Using Social Media To Inspire”
Neuroplastic Leash.
Chapter 29 The brain is such an amazing miracle and revelation of science. It’s ability to spawn, create, move, diagnose, react, and send signals with billions of particles of information to our body in a nanosecond is unmatched. As a normal human, we don’t give ourselves enough credit, and we move about our day unrealizingContinue reading “Neuroplastic Leash.”
Fear Should Not Exist In Education.
Chapter 28 Do you ever question why education is ineffective? As a teacher, a parent, coach, or just a general human, have you ever seen this current generation’s student behavior? On the surface level, some of what these students do is absolutely unexplainable. I could write a whole other piece on that, that’s not theContinue reading “Fear Should Not Exist In Education.”
1983.
Book Series: Chapter 2 Little did we know that the spring of 1983 would bring many five year olds like myself everlasting joy that would resonate the next four decades. I was living in Shelby, North Carolina – a small little country town that was unheard of at the time, to the precipice of theContinue reading “1983.”
Research Project.
Book Series: Introduction Three years ago when I came out of grad school with my teaching credential, our society was the actualization of a post apocalyptic nightmare that had taken over the world. No one would have expected Covid-19 to create the madness that ensued. Pre-pandemic I had spent six years as a full timeContinue reading “Research Project.”