The ‘Give a Damn’ Factor This morning when I woke up the last two things I wanted to do was exercise and work. You know what I did today, in addition to the dozens of small tasks that consumed my time?… Continue Reading
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Learning to believe in “Another Day of Sun”
“Climb these hills / I’m reaching for the heights” Have you seen La La Land yet? The modern musical and critical darling from Whiplash director Damien Chazelle recently gained a wealth of attention for tying the record James Cameron’s Titanic… Continue Reading
The path to success begins with a single decision
This Monday feels like the first real Monday in 2017. Yesterday was not a major holiday, nor was the weekend filled with global celebrations. Yesterday was just another Sunday and today is just another Monday. There will be 50 more… Continue Reading
If not now, when?
A new year is upon us. If the late night I spent celebrating the end of the preceding year was not proof enough of this being true then the line I spotted outside my local gym at the crack of… Continue Reading
Monday Motivation: Lil Yachty
I would hesitate before ever claiming there was too much music in the world, but sometimes I do worry over the state of the unknown talent. There was a brief window in time not all that long ago where a… Continue Reading
Monday Motivation: I Set My Friends On Fire
They say that growing up means watching your heroes turn human in front of you, and I have to say that in my experience that has largely been true. There may be no more defining moment in the transition from… Continue Reading
Monday Motivation: Musicals
I feel like musicals are one area of music that receives a great deal of hate and disrespect for no legitimate reason whatsoever. There are random hits every now and then, like Hamilton, but the vast majority of musicals are… Continue Reading
Monday Motivation: New Kids on the Block
November 2016 will go down in history as a month that began by dividing our country in a way we haven’t seen in recent years. Regardless of where you stand with politics I think it is safe to say everyone… Continue Reading
Monday Motivation: You Blew It!
There comes a time in every twenty-something’s life when they must face the realization that the songs they relied on to get them through earlier years no longer possess the ability to cure modern stresses. The life of a young… Continue Reading
Monday Motivation: Waterparks
If you’re anything like me, you probably started the day by recognizing that the start of a new work week had indeed arrived and then immediately began shaking your fists at the sky in anger. Monday is rarely anyone’s favorite… Continue Reading