Going to your "cave" for 6 months to "change" doesn't have to be done alone. You got a good tribe around you, show them the cave. Give them the tour. They'll push you through that 6 month metamorphosis quicker than you can say "slick snot." "Level up" as a team sport.

Find yourself navigating the dating field at an elevated age? You guys listen up and listen good. Do not chase. You can and should pursue, but if she's wanting/making you chase.. Kick her no good ass to the curb. Your momma's not going to like her. Pursue don't chase.

It’s not about what you do when you want to. Your progress/success/movement is hugely based on what you do when you DON’T want to.

There's a peace in waking up before the sun. That quiet time as the world begins to shake itself from its slumber. I've always been this way. My soul needs this time, that space between where the world beings and God ends. Good morning, everyone..

No gym photo. No wannabe motivational statement. Just thankful to be where my feet are. Thankful God has given me another opportunity to continue the work. Perhaps, one day when my boys look back they'll say, "dad did good...." That will be enough. Navigate intentionally.

It's all about perspective. Inevitably, that perspective will take the wheel. And.. How you see your ideal world to your real world will spawn a decision.. A choice. This is where the line is drawn. This is the distance between winning and losing. Choose wisely.

You know you’re fully in “dad zone” when you’re having nightmares about the thermostat being messed with. Hump Day hard ladies and gents!

You've got to start somewhere BUT the point still stands. Get after it regardless. I can promise your heart doesn't appreciate you being big and beautiful.

Take the time to volunteer coach. Ross Watkins reminded me of the beauty in this. You're not just giving back, but learning about yourself. How you parent your own children. The insights are immeasurable. This gives to a child that might not have the same. So volunteer.

Dads shouldn't be on the sideline. Dads shouldn't just be a paycheck. No matter your circumstance - FIGHT. Sometimes the best way to win the battle is to put down the swords. Stay focused on what the goal is and should be. Loving your children. Navigate intentionally.

Parenting isn't about perfection. Being a dad isn't about being perfect. It's about refining. Your mistakes, your missteps do not define you until you lay down to them. They're processed, weighed and when done right, refine us. Parent for purpose not perfection.

No amount of suffering excuses giving up. Suffering should incite the very opposite. Our suffering should be WHY WE WIN. For as sure as that suffering will end, on the other side of it will be a different life. One way or the other. Your call. Navigate intentionally.

Too often the answers we are looking for don’t come because we are simply asking the wrong question’s.

The world will judge on how many times you fall. And they’ll love it. Your God and your family measure by how often you get up. And they’ll love it. Who are you living for?

Dedication is simply cloaked in a robe of acceptance. Acceptance that it’s going to be hard. Acceptance that it’s going to suck. Acceptance that it won’t always be fun. Acceptance that it’s day in and day out. Acceptance that it’s always DAY ONE.

They say that ‘excuses are like assholes’. I say they’re FOR assholes. Daily goal - Don’t be an asshole. Navigate Intentionally.

My greatest failures didn't come because of the inability to succeed. My greatest failures came because I quit just before the finish line. Not that I wasn't good enough, but because I wasn't STRONG enough. Read it again. Navigate Intentionally.

Keep telling yourself you get a pass because mommy and daddy were mean. Keep telling yourself you get a pass because you're an addict. Keep telling yourself you get a pass for your weaknesses. Your gifts are wasted. You only change when you decide. Navigate Intentionally

Ask yourself daily.. Daily.. Are you an excuse? OR Are you THE example?

Through the ups and downs, the real ones shine through.