On Sunday, I scheduled a mentor session with a young wrestler for Wednesday evening at 8 PM. On Monday afternoon, I got a text from him that read, "I have midterms this week. Is there anyway we could reschedule for Wednesday morning before school?" Wednesday morning before school! Talk about having his priorities straight. We [...]
You are what you eat. You are what you think. These two truths can be your asset or your enemy. These two truths also have a big impact on those around you. When I was young my parents instilled in me a standard of excellence with which to operate. They never came out and said, "You [...]
Ten years ago, I made my first trip to Europe to live and study in Spain. My Spanish brother (he stayed with my family in the US for a year in high school) was showing me around one day, and he asked, "Why do you always look so mad? Maybe you should smile more and [...]