November 29, 2020

Resilience is the ability to bounce back after a setback, loss, failure, or tragedy in your life. 2020 has been a training ground for resilience – COVID-19, quarantines, social distancing, closed businesses, unemployment, virtual homeschooling, working from home, indebtedness, political and racial tensions…

July 1, 2020

Our general health and well-being are largely dictated by the strength and health of our relationships. Laughter is a sure-fire way to improve and keep relationships strong and thriving. It is...

March 22,2020

“I hear he’s really tough!” “Yeah, he’s the defending District and Regional Champ.” “Man, look at the way that guy’s built!” “I don’t know if I could beat him.” These are words that I heard teammates and wrestlers I coached utter. In wrestling...

August 12, 2020

On Tuesday, June 28, 2020, I gave a speech entitled My Mess, My Message. My mess is the story of sinking into the dark pit of depression. As I recovered from depression, I was compelled to tell my story to help other men who were struggling with...

April 28, 2020

“Look sharp, feel sharp, and be sharp!” I drilled this into my four sons and daughter as they grew up. I expected them to dress and groom themselves well. Why? When you present yourself in this manner, it builds confidence, self-respect, sets you...

March 14, 2020

“Skip, what are you doing? Skip, what are you doing?” On April 17, 2014, I lay behind my desk in a fetal position asking this question over and over. My office was locked, lights out, shades drawn, telephone and Blackberry turned off. How did I get here? What happened?