From a not so wise man

At the time I’m writing this, I am just about done with my first semester in college. While there are still plenty of lessons to be learned, I feel like I’ve settled in quite nicely. Moving in during the summer definitely helped. I know my way around. I’ve met lots of people. And most excitingly, I am right in the middle of my first year as a college football player. But despite everything I’ve had going on, I’m undoubtedly the most proud of the growth I’ve made as a person. I feel focused and very close to God. And above ...

As graduation season has come and gone, I’ve had the privilege of watching some of my closest friends run off to college and chase their dreams. The pain of saying goodbye is tough, but it’s one that symbolizes new beginnings, a fresh chapter in our stories that will be cemented into our legacies forever. However, my time to dwell on the absence of my brothers was cut short. Simply because I wasn’t far behind them. At the time I’m writing this, I have completed my first month of summer workouts at Kennesaw State. I’m in the process of moving into ...

We are often told there is no such thing as “perfection”. Achieving it is impossible, and no matter how hard we strive to be perfect, we’ll always come up short. It doesn’t matter what the task at hand is. Whether we are trying to master the arts or become the best possible version of ourselves, we will always be bound to the inevitable mistakes of life. However, even when we’re aware of this, we still believe there’s a path that leads to perfection. We sacrifice our time, energy, and relationships to go all in on an unreachable level of success. ...