Half Time
June 30, 2025 In my opinion, one of the most fascinating points of any sporting event is the creation of a half time or period. It is a moment that is set aside after a set period of play that is designed to reflect on a few points. If we take these questions and place […]
10 Pages a Day
June 23, 2025 One of the most challenging facets of living in the west is the accomplishment society we have generated over the last 30 years. Each milestone is marked by a celebration as if we have permanently arrived and have no more work to do on that specific chapter of our lives. Kindergarten graduation […]
First With Your Head
June 16, 2025 Freshman year of Jesuit College Prep is filled with a nostalgia that only someone who has experienced it can truly appreciate. During this first year, there are many lessons designed to help lay the foundation that will form the immature boy into the motto: a man for others. One of these lessons […]
Setbacks
June 9, 2025 Growing up, my grandfather loved to give us advice for school: stay away from B’s, they will sting you. While this was a way to encourage us to pursue excellence and get A’s…I think there is a lesson to be taken from the latter portion of that statement: they will sting you. […]
How can I do better today?
June 2, 2025 One of the many habits I have been working on developing over the last 3 years is the daily examen. For many of you, this practice may be called many things: vision planning, dreaming, reflection, diary time. For others, you have no idea what this is. This is a rather simple practice […]
Know Thyself
May 26, 2025 In ancient Greece, there is a Temple of Apollo located at Delphi. Upon the entrance is encrypted the statement “Know Thyself.” For centuries philosophers have discussed the application of this principle in many ways. Unfortunately, in the modern world, the ability to truly “know thyself” has slowly been eradicated in the culturally […]
Audit Your Thoughts, Expose Your Excuses
May 19, 2025 One of the most often neglected and underappreciated spaces in the arena of personal excellence is time spent in silence. With the 24/7 distraction of noise that floods our life, we rarely have time to sit back and contemplate our thoughts, emotions, dreams and most importantly our excuses. To be quite honest, […]
Day 366
May 12, 2025 Exactly one day and one year ago, I gave up alcohol. This isn’t going to be a long story about addiction, but more about mental toughness and choices. For many people, they struggle with addiction, and as we all know the first statement of an addict is “I can quit anytime I […]
Good Fruit Comes From Good Trees
May 5, 2025 On Sunday, March 2nd, at the 9:00 Mass, our Priest made the following statement. “Good Fruit comes from Good Trees,” If this statement or observation holds true, the question I have is: What makes a tree good? Without getting too far into the weeds of philosophical discussion, the most simple answer is […]
Act The Way You Want To Feel.
April, 28, 2025 In my private practice, I am privy to being told dreams and aspirations surrounding health related goals every single day. My patients unload their burdens at my feet and ask me to help them pursue the restoration of the quality of health they have lost. Now, I am not sure if you […]