“A simple idea that’s too often neglected. To appreciate you. For all you’ve gone through and all you’ve become. For all the fears you’ve faced and found freedom from. For the dreams you now only dreamed but had the bravery to make real. For all the people you’ve helped and for all the food you have done. You matter more than you know. So please do not measure your worthiness by what the majority tells you that you should be, do and have.” - Robin Sharma This might be the greatest...

“It is not death that a man should fear, but never beginning to live.” -Marcus Aurelius Only you know whether you are really living. My definition of living is hardly the standard everyone should use, but if you’re reading this Note, I think you’ll agree and know where I’m heading. Living a life that is not true to you–not authentic to you–is not living, at least not fully living. Yes, waking up each morning, existing, getting through the day, and maybe finding a little time to do something...

Tonight is the college football National Championship game between Indiana University (my wife’s alma mater) and the University of Miami. While we’ll be watching the game and rooting for the Hoosiers, I’m more interested in seeing what happens after the game with the coaching staff at IU–particularly the offensive and defensive coordinators. I’m sure both are already being courted by programs to leave IU to become head coaches, which will lead both men to reflect on what they want–what is...