A part of my story
During the recession in 1990 my dad was laid off from his programming job. We were forced to move back home to Louisiana. We rented an old house, in a bad area of Opelousas, close to my dad’s new job. The house was constantly getting infested with roaches and falling apart. We struggled to pay bills, and occasionally […]
What you think and say about yourself
What you think and say about yourself Self Esteem starts with what we think and say about ourselves. What do you say about yourself when you look in the mirror? Do you use self deprecating humor or do you only speak positively about yourself? Do you give up before you start, or do you see […]
What you say to your children matters!
What you say to your children matters! I’m proud of you. ✅What are you thinking?! ❌ I love watching you practice ✅You’ll never get better if you don’t practice. ❌ You look so happy when you’re out there✅You don’t look like you’re having fun. ❌ You’ve made so much progress✅I can’t believe you messed that up❌ I can’t wait to […]
Black Belt Discipline
——Black Belt Discipline—- The cards are stacked against this upcoming generation when it comes to understanding the RESULTS of hard work, patience, and boringly consistent disciplined effort in their jobs, relationships, finances, diets, studies – in most everything they do in life. It’s not their fault. They have grown up in a society of instant gratification. Tricks, hacks, […]
A Lesson in Honesty
Lately my son has been asking a lot of questions about the consequences of not following rules; such as timeouts, going to jail, getting speeding tickets, etc.. This week I noticed he had a plastic ball in the car that I didn’t recognize. Upon questioning, he eventually told me that he got it from his […]