Yesterday was International Women’s Day, and I love being able to celebrate the fierce, capable, and strong woman I have become. This was never something I accomplished of my own accord, but through the countless people supporting me and being there for me to provide comfort, wisdom, and the tenacity to keep powering on. It’s […]
Read moreIt’s easier to not try; to allow yourself to fail even at something you so desperately want rather than deal with the disappointment of trying really hard and coming up short regardless. We can be so consumed with the fear of failure that we give up before something even begins. We can have it set […]
Read moreI have come to the sudden realization that there is something deeply, innately, and psychologically wrong with me at the center of my core. When it comes to how I live my life and how I will reach success and my goals, If I don’t have to work for it, then I don’t want it; […]
Read moreYou can lead a horse to water, but you can not make it drink. There has been an awful amount of time lately where I have been feeling like the world’s crappiest cowboy, shepherding a multitude of horses to the trough, only for them to whinny and thrash about because they are thirsty, yet refusing […]
Read moreWhenever I’ve been fortunate enough to teach a seminar, or a private lesson, or even just a class, I always have the same advice every single time; make the fight as unfair as humanly possible. I do not mean to cheat, or use cheap tricks, or any sort of underhanded techniques. No, what I mean […]
Read moreHow much wasted time is spent dreaming about the possibilities of the future instead of waking up and living it? The time is going to pass regardless, shouldn’t it be spent pursuing our goals, no matter what our age or life circumstances? A whole entire brand new year is upon us, and a wise man […]
Read morePatience may be a virtue, the moral compass we should all strive to adhere the quality for, but it is also harder to master than a 300 pound blue belt learning to berimbolo. Think about it. If patience was so easily attainable, New Year’s resolutions wouldn’t exist. There wouldn’t be an influx of new gym […]
Read moreI think sometimes we all need to remind ourselves when we are the g*d damned star of any dish, the Grand Poobah of a feast, the focal point of the dinner table, and the climactic entree of the evening. Sometimes we all need a little nudging reminder that we must stop selling ourselves short and […]
Read moreComparison is the thief of joy, an act of violence against oneself, and a distraction from our true purpose, so why can’t I stop doing it? This person is younger than me, better than me, prettier than me, more fit than me, has accomplished way more than me, the list goes on and on. Yet, […]
Read moreBlind loyalty has to be without a doubt one of the most self-sabotaging and detrimental behaviors currently running rampant through our people like a pandemic far deadlier and inevitably more contagious than Covid-19. And no, I’m not just talking about aligning with the appropriate colors of your political party and affiliation, but in all aspects […]
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