"I might go on and have a satisfying career and earn a lot of money, marry a beautiful woman, have perfect kids and make a mark in this world, but what if I never had it better than when I got to run out of that tunnel on a Saturday night under the lights with my teammates?"
Football players struggle when our careers are over. It's hard. We have been football players for years. It's what we do, what we know, and a big part of who we are. And then it's gone. A big part of our identity lost. (thread 1/6)
Imagine standing before Christ one day and hearing:
"You watched thousands of hours of entertainment.
You read and watched endless news.
You argued and bickered online.
You scrolled for years.
But you barely opened the Book I gave you."
That thought convicts me. It reminds me to keep returning to Scripture, because no voice matters more than the voice of God speaking through His Word.
on my 26th birthday, i wrote I Took A Pill in Ibiza...11 years ago. The song became popular several years after i wrote it.
This year I celebrated my 37th birthday. I feel proud to look at the song lyrics and know that NONE of them are true anymore. I've grown into a completely new man...one that i'm proud of. check this out...
The older I get, the more I realize that showing up is the key to life. Show up when it’s hard. Show up when no one’s watching. Show up when you don't feel like it. Show up when the rewards are uncertain. Show up. You can never bet against the person who just keeps showing up.
@PeterMallouk With the market being so down recently, would you recommend putting money in the S&P500? or some individual stocks of traditionally strong companies that have had a pullback? (AMZN, GOOG, APPL)
"You’re poor because your mind is trapped in pleasure, not purpose.
When the rain falls, a farmer sees opportunity. A builder sees progress. A hustler sees growth. But a weak man? He only sees desire.
The soil doesn't care about your cravings. The grind doesn't pause for your distractions. And life? It never rewards the undisciplined.
While you're chasing a moment of pleasure, someone else is planting seeds that will feed generations.
Choose your thoughts wisely. Because what you focus on today determines whether you harvest abundance or regret tomorrow."