On Monday, September 18th, I will have anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_cervical_discectomy_and_fusion) to repair degenerative disc disease at three vertebral levels, C4 through C7. This was not a frivolous decision. I consulted with three well-respected surgeons in my area – two orthopedic surgeons and one neurosurgeon – who concurred that the muscle …
The following is a blog post that I authored John F. Kennedy University’s “student success” blog. It highlights my transition from a 19-year business consulting career to the Master’s of Sport Psychology program at JFKU and a career as a high performance consultant. About three years ago, I embarked on a journey of self-discovery at …
I recently completed my first quarter as a student in John F. Kennedy University’s sport psychology program. My last time in a formal educational setting was 1999 when I sat in a brick-and-mortar classroom. For the last three months, I sat in a virtual classroom learning from professors and classmates mostly through an online platform …
