Archive for December 2022

There are many types of pain we each face. Some common sources are the pain of rejection, the pain of failure, and the pain of defeat. Most people tend to avoid pain and seek comfort. This is counter intuitive because we are built to grow from pain. On the other side of pain is where…

The Marine’s have a saying that, “Everyone wants to go to heaven, but no one wants to die to get there.” This illustrates the human condition. We know what’s on the other side of sacrifice, but don’t want to go through the work it takes to get there. You might be promised heaven, but don’t…

Every week I owe myself at least two Jiu Jitsu training sessions. This week was rough with my work schedule and weekend commitments, so I did two training sessions yesterday. When I got into the second one, I started talking myself out of it. There was a moment where my heart was pounding so hard…