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Courtesy of a former wrestler, I know what it takes to become a state champion wrestler in high school.
It would involve grueling practices with wrestlers above your weight class, plus weight training. Meanwhile, preparation for qualifying for your own weight class would begin eight months ahead of time with an apple for dinner and going to bed early so as not to experience the hours of hunger that follow.
He boiled it down: “Basically, a miserable life.” No thank you.
Read MoreI am doing everything wrong on social media.
As a creator, I’m supposed to have a niche. As a business owner, I’m supposed to have a clear offer.
I’m supposed to post in three different categories: one third education, one third inspiration, and one third promotion.
Read MoreThis week, Ashleigh Barty, the number-one ranked women's tennis player in the world, announced her retirement from the sport at age twenty-five.
It made international headlines. Who quits at the top?
Barty said that she knows all too well what it takes to bring out her best, and she doesn't want to do it anymore. She doesn't have the drive.
Read MoreEvery couple of years, my father does battle with the humid, salty coastal air to painstakingly, single-handedly repaint his entire cedar-sided home.
And every step of the way, he wants to show off his progress. “Come look!” If I am not available for a physical audience, I will get a report by phone of which sections have been done since we last spoke.
Read MoreI didn’t realize the extent to which some kids face pressure to excel until I moved to a major city and began to work with affluent families there.
Though these kids enjoyed certain privileges and choices that I had not had, they were also expected to follow a certain path in life. They were expected to be exceptional students and go to exceptional colleges.
Presumably, to have exceptional lives.
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