Just play. Have fun. Enjoy the game." --Michael Jordan When I decided to take off work to watch the first two days of the NCAA tournament last year, my manager scrutinized me. Never mind that I’d done so the previous three years, she just didn’t get it. “You’re taking vacation days and not going anywhere?” "Um, well, actually …
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A {Great} Day to be Alive
Sometimes its lonely Sometimes its only me and The shadows that fill this room, Sometimes I'm fallin' desperately callin'... --Travis Tritt, It's a Great Day to be Alive The first time I heard the song, I had been on my feet for 16 hours straight. I hadn't simply been standing; from the hours of 2am-5am I'd …
A Sequel
Experience is what you get when you didn't get what you wanted. And experience is often the most valuable thing you have to offer.” --Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture "As long as you write a sequel." That's what my dad said after he read my book. He said he was comfortable with what I'd written because …
2012: The Year in Lessons
"Still, I am learning." -- Michelangelo What a difference a year makes. I wrote an upbeat post about this time last year, something I hoped contained a positive message. But I'll admit now, I struggled with it. You wouldn't think writing something positive would have been so difficult at that time; after all, the last …
Service Learning
"If you get, give. If you learn, teach." --Maya Angelou I wanted to help kids get to college. That was my goal. Publish a book that inspires people, and use the proceeds to help other kids get to a place where they could have the same incredible experience that I did. Simple, right? Well, it …
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