We’re officially in the first full week of April, and I’ve learned so much in just eight days. One would think that to reach an epiphany, you need more time or some life-changing encounter. But I guess, the saying “you learn something new every day” is true — and when you choose to be more intentional about every moment, you’ll start seeing things you might have missed before. What am I talking about? Vision.  At the beginning of each year, there’s always a hyperfocus on this

If there’s one thing Q1 has shown me, it’s the strangely intricate beauty of pressure. Even writing that feels surreal, considering I’ve always avoided it. Growing up, my dad spoiled me, so I got used to having things go my way—pressure, of course, does the exact opposite. Because of that, I used to resent it whenever it showed up in work, church, my social life, or anywhere else. To me, happiness came from getting what I wanted.  But what if that’s not the whole truth? What

When Lauryn Hill asked, “How you gonna win when you ain’t right within?” in “Doo Wop (That Thing),”  she was speaking to something deeper than success. So much of our lives revolves around achieving—securing the dream job, building a family, buying a home. We all want to win. But I’m learning that winning isn’t limited to just what’s tangible.  Sometimes winning looks like doing the inner work: seeking God, going to therapy, choosing discipline over comfort, or finally bookin

“Ugly people just walking around with all these luxuries,” my brother said to me in a recent, lengthy conversation. No, he wasn’t referring to the physical ugliness of people. He was referencing the internal blemishes that people have inside and are quite comfortable with — sometimes unknowingly, and other times knowingly. And it got me thinking. Most of the things that we [humans] are pursuing are extrinsic. Whether it’s a new house, car, money, a promotion, traveling first