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On Sunday, December 2nd, I participated in my first powerlifting competition, specifically the deadlifting event. I chose this competition because I was curious about doing it, but never had sufficient motivation to pursue it. Over past 15 months since my neck surgery, I have grown to love powerlifting and Olympic lifting movements. I am intrinsically […]

I am coaching my daughter’s soccer team for the first time this fall. I don’t normally coach soccer, but wanted to have the chance to coach Lucy and her teammates as I mostly coach my son’s teams. Frankly, I love it. The girls are a lot of fun. They smile a lot, love to learn,

  Let me be clear: I don’t play Fortnite. I barely know much about it. However, I am a father of a 10-year old son, Patrick, who has developed a deep infatuation with the survival-themed video game. So, I like to think that makes me a quasi-expert on Fortnite. Patrick plays Fortnite at every opportunity.

I originally wrote this post for my Innovation Strategy course this quarter. My task was to evaluate whether my personal traits are conductive to being an entrepreneur. This was a very important assignment for me because I am intent upon building my own business and this introspection is critical for understanding my strengths and challenges. I

I’ve received a vast array of e-mails this week from folks that I follow recapping their 2017. I never paid attention to how common this practice is until now. So, I thought about my year and whether it would be useful to look back at my 2017. I took about 15 minutes to jot down

I recently attended my first sport psychology industry conference. I had a wonderful experience over the course of my three days in Orlando. I met a number of my JFK University sport psychology classmates and professors, as well as respected professionals in our field. A number of individuals spent time with me during the conference

Less than two weeks ago, I had anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) surgery to correct degenerative disc disease in my neck. I am happy to say that the surgery was a complete success. First of all, that simply means that I survived a major two-and-a-half hour surgery. The surgery required that I receive general

Two Saturdays ago, I was coaching my son’s 3rd and 4th grade flag football team. I started the morning as my usual positive, enthusiastic self. I was much better prepared than week one. I was ready to get all of the kids touches. I was intent on creating an environment for them to have a

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