Want to have a short phone call with someone? Call them at 11:55 a.m., right before lunch. They'll talk fast. You may think you are interesting, but you are not more interesting than lunch.

You may not want to hear it, but your critics are often the ones telling you they still love you and care about you, and want to make you better.

Often think of the worst-case scenario, the "Eaten By Wolves" factor.

educators best serve students by helping them be more self-reflective. The only way any of us can improve—as Coach Graham taught me—is if we develop a real ability to assess ourselves. If we can’t accurately do that, how can we tell if we’re getting better or worse?

Whatever news we get about the scans, I’m not going to die when we hear it. I won’t die the next day, or the day after that, or the day after that. So today, right now, well this is a wonderful day. And I want you to know how much I’m enjoying it.” I thought about that, and about Jai’s smile. I knew then. That’s the way the rest of my life would need to be lived.

If I work hard enough, there will be things I can do tomorrow that I can't do today.

somehow, with the passage of time, and the dealines that life imposes, surrending became the right thing to do