October 2021 | Mental Health
I’m obsessed with thoughts and human behaviors. This makes sense as I work in marketing—where understanding the inner thoughts that lead to behaviors is key to success. This also makes sense as someone who has dealt with addiction—seeking to better understand why the...
October 2021 | Mental Health
This weekend, like so many others, I was enjoying a little NFL football. My Browns are legitimate championship contenders for the first time in three decades, making it a much more enjoyable part of each Sunday. There was a stoppage in play that led to a commercial...
March 2019 | Journal, Mental Health, Personal Development
As I begin to share more of my thoughts and views in such a public way, I wanted to get this out of the way early on. I don’t think I’m right. In fact, I’m sure I’m wrong about a lot of things. I have been wrong in the past and I’ll be wrong in the future. I’ve...
March 2019 | Journal, Mental Health, Personal Development, Productivity
I’ve been an emotional yo-yo for a long time. My mood can swing from optimistic and ready to take on the world to “I suck at everything” in what seems like a flash. It’s not much fun. (understatement of the post) AWARENESS WITHOUT ACTION By...
March 2019 | Journal, Mental Health, Personal Development, Productivity
I’M STRUGGLING I’m not sure the exact definition of a mental breakdown, but retreating to the basement to repeatedly slam my trusty yellow legal pad on my desk tells me I’m pushing the boundary. As I’ve found in the past, simply sharing that story and my reality has...
February 2019 | Addiction, Business Thoughts, Journal, Mental Health, Personal Development
Happiness was a destination, a place I would someday arrive. With this in mind, I quickly realized that in order to get there, I needed to create a path. Yes, I needed the infrastructure—or super-highway—that would allow me to quickly arrive at its sparkly,...