A few days ago I had an epiphany that we must teach kids that practice does NOT make perfect. I wrote that pushing kids to perfection, could prevent them from getting better. This is what I believe from my experience. However, there is research that backs this up. Researchers from Arizona State found that parents […]
One of the biggest reasons I struggled at West Point was my ability to run. It didn’t matter if it was running sprints at football practice or distance running for routine morning physical fitness training. When the going got tough I broke. I’m ashamed to admit this, as this is something I’ve mostly kept to […]
The haunting feeling I have every so often is that I’m not living up to my potential. This year alone I had a classmate from West Point run for Governor of Georgia, and a classmate from FAMU run for Governor of Florida. It’s not that I aspire for political office. However, I do aspire to […]