Why Did I Come to FSU? Some Things Are God Things
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- I was asked a question today that, somewhat surprisingly, I’ve never been [...]
Travel Mishaps, Explosions of Laughter, and Memories of Eric Zaun
KATOWICE, WHICH IS NOT KRAKOW, Poland – It was a little after 4 in the [...]
Three Years Of Parenting, And One Thing I’ve Learned: Efforting
My buddy turned three the other day. Parents always warn you that time flies, to [...]
The Coaching Chronicles: Why I Don’t Use Don’t As a Coach
Welcome to the Coaching Chronicles, a little series I'll do whenever I learn something -- [...]
Dr. Nate Zinsser: The Confident Mind, And The Most Powerful Sports Book I’ve Read
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- This year is our ninth year of SANDCAST, which is still a [...]
The “Deadlift of Mental Strength” Is This Five-Minute Journaling Routine
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- I deadlifted yesterday. Squatted, too, both front and back. This morning, I [...]
A Year With Two Kids, And The Redirecting of Ambition
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – My daughter, a headstrong little cherub named Harper, turned one yesterday. As [...]
The Beauty of Death, And Small Things Like These
I've been thinking about death a lot these past few weeks. My grandfather, whose health [...]
How Jonathan Haidt and Johann Hari Helped Me Get My Brain Back
A truly wonderful thing happened on an otherwise truly normal fall morning in Tallahassee. I [...]
Biggest Lesson of 2025: “Success is being excited to go to work, and excited to go home”
TALLAHASSEE, Florida – Throughout my life, I’ve had varying definitions of success. In high school, [...]
