One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received is that the most important job you will have, is the one you have right now. As a society we are always looking at, or for what’s next. I am personally guilty of having an exit strategy before I even get two feet in the
Now that my world tour is on it’s second to last leg, I thought it was fitting to touch on the topic of intentional networking. I call it my world tour because over a six week period I have/will have traversed from Vegas to Toronto to Chicago to Memphis to my hometown back to Vegas
This was post was triggered by StartHER Five podcast episode with Dr. Marcia Edwards – Therapy for Black Girls. I say triggered because that’s exactly what I was. The tribe was having a very thought provoking conversation about therapy, resources available, why it’s important, and other topics that are worth a listen, and Dr. Edwards
This past weekend I had the opportunity to be a part of the transformational experience that is NCAA Career in Sports Forum. This is a 4-day event that provides 200 student-athletes each year with the opportunity to explore varying careers in sport, chart their career paths, and network with their peers and a host of
Professional and Personal development…let’s talk about it. I do not know about y’all (yes i’m from Texas if you didn’t know and that is a regular word in my vocabulary), but mediocrity and stagnation are not words I like to use and/or want to be aligned with in any sort of reference. That may be
The other day at practice, one of the players was being challenged to a series of complicated set ups and after he completed the drill (and exceeded the expectations of his coach, I might add), I overheard him confidently say, “I know how to make shots.” His tone…his matter-of-factness displayed a different level of confidence.
In 36 years I have never had my birthday fall on Easter Sunday. Naturally I feel this next trip around the sun will bring be accompanied by some extra special blessings! I’ve lived through some significant life changes in the last 365 days, and with all change comes life lessons. I’m blessed to be another
It’s natural to wonder if you made the right decision. If the jump was worth it. If betting on yourself was really the right thing to do. If your gut instinct of the most out-of-the-box move that everyone else thought was nuts, was really the right thing for you. I’m officially 2 months into my
I’ve spent my entire career…no wait entire LIFE, thinking in “semesters”. I’ve always been in school, teaching classes, coaching, supporting students and student-athletes in some capacity or another, and as I have now transitioned into professional sports, those semesters have moved to in and out of season. It’s different. A piece of me feels like
