A coach, especially at a college level - much more at a college or high school level, than at a pro level - you're more of a teacher than an actual coach.

Give thanks. Appreciate what you DO have ... the more we give thanks, the more we receive to be thankful for. Gratitude is the gift that always gives back.

Vanity is great motivation, to be fair.

You want to be a writer? Start writing. You want to be a filmmaker? Start shooting stuff on your phone right now.

It's nice when they notice the deep voice from across the house, and they know it's papa. They know it's Dad.

If happiness is what you’re after, then you are going to be let down frequently and be unhappy much of your time. Joy, though, is something else. It’s not a choice, not a response to some result, it is a constant. Joy is “the feeling we have from doing what we are fashioned to do,” no matter the outcome.

Life is a series of commas, not periods.