Some late nights or rather early mornings (if you want to be more technical about it) I lay in my bed and take it all in. A feeling of true loneliness strikes me and consumes my soul. Sometimes I just sit up in my bed and shed a tear or two because of how lonely I do get at times. Other times it’s because of the stress that builds up and the never ending  pile [...]

I grew up without a father my entire life. I hardly know anything about my father except for the very few and limited photos I have seen of him. My grandma used to tell me stories about him and my mother before I came into the picture. In-fact my father never wanted a child at that point but my mother did. I don’t take it to heart when I think about it but I have [...]

I’ve been going through a major array of different emotions as of late. Part of that has to do with me visiting back to some of my all-time favorite and meaningful songs. I wanted to take a moment to share one of the most impacting song from a band I can bet you that 99% of the world doesn’t even know. That’s the thing about me – I am not a big fan of mainstream [...]

One of my favorite quotes is: Therefore I started to compile a personal list of life values I want to abide by. Below is my unfinished list thus far: Have Integrity – when you say you are going to do something, do it. Do not under deliver or make up excuses Always be on Time – Always, no matter what. This falls under integrity, but is so important it needs to be listed on it’s own [...]

It has been 2 weeks since I last threw on the goalie pads and stood daringly taking shot after shot while making the occasional ridiculous save too. I already miss it! One of my bigger mistakes (that I didn’t realize at the time) was when I sold off all my goalie gear except for my one remaining glove in the summer of 2011. At that time I just wasn’t putting my equipment to true use [...]

Recently, I’ve been approached by many individuals asking me why they don’t see any results in obtaining their goals. Therefore I would like to share my one universal secret (it’s not a secret whatsoever) in why so many individuals don’t get what they truly want. Excuses ARE NOT Reasons In my past year of self-development I have come a far way in getting rid of the habitual default to making excuses. It’s something that we [...]

Not Too Far Over the past 3 years I have been searching deep within myself for true forgiveness. I have battled through a horrible weight gain, the worst depression episode of my life, up and down semesters at college grades wise, harsh break-ups, injury, and worse of all – a loss of passion to pursue my dreams. However in the past year my life has come together more than I could have ever imagined and [...]

I came across this a few weeks ago and was really moved by the story. It takes a strong individual to break an addiction of any kind and to want to better themselves. I’d just like to share this video to all who have yet to see it. I hope it touches and inspires you as it did for me.   (Chris Rene came in 3rd place on The X Factor – 2011)   Enjoy:

Growing up through the years from my teenage adolescence to what now is my early adulthood and nearing the end of college has been a great journey. I came into college with the same mindset any normal individual would have, to get my degree and have fun as often as I could. However the game plan changed after my first year and I haven’t been looking back much ever since. If I looked around it [...]

Although I’ve seen this speech multiple times now, it still gets me at the end every time. I don’t even have much more to say than if you haven’t seen this, please do:   Full Speech Below: I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest I’ve ever gotten to a college [...]