There are two things I love doing simultaneously: drinking espresso and talking soccer. When my former college assistant soccer coach reached out to me to come on his show, I was pumped to hear it was called The Espresso Soccer Show. I knew we'd get into an amped-up...
Sports should teach young athletes discipline, how to work hard toward a goal, how to be better teammates, and how to be consistent with training. However, the work rate isn't possible if they don't fall in love with their coach first, and show up to training...
On one end, we have the coaches who encourage early specialization of a single sport, and are quick to bench their young players for participating in other activities. We have the parents who push their kid with year-round intensive training of one sport, and fail to...
"Work harder!" "Why are you taking an hour lunch break?!" "Turn your proposal in on time!" "Be more productive!" "Stop scrolling Facebook and pretending like you're working!" "Pay your taxes!" "Get back in your cubicle and do your job!" Imagine if kids stood on the sidelines at our work and pestered, berated,...
Ever had a baby at the same time as your neighbor? Your children grew up together, played together, took field trips together, went to the park together, took neighborhood strolls together, and ate grilled cheese sandwiches together? Alas, as much as they did as a pair, and...
I hear this argument a lot. Almost as much as: 1. "I'll start my diet tomorrow." or...
Tough conversations are icky and uncomfortable, and there are plenty we consistently avoid as humans. It's in our nature to shy away from confrontation out of the gut wrenching thoughts, 'what will they think?' or 'will they still like me after I say this ridiculous thing?' And...
I've had a bevy of followers reach out in the past few weeks asking a few of the same questions: When the heck will they open a Game of Thrones amusement park? Or how do you tackle people hovering over the Starbucks counter? Okay, these were up there. Jokes...
I was stripped away of my ego in 2013. After I finished the pinnacle of my soccer career at Johns Hopkins University and graduated with a top 10 school degree, I found myself alone in a hammock in the middle of the Amazon jungle. With nothing but...
I'm far, far from perfect. For one, I have to check Facebook to remember everyone's birthday. Two, I have vitiligo. Three, I have watched Lord of the Rings over 100 times. Four, I eat French fries with mayo. Five, I own an iPhone 5. You see? I'm not perfect, and I...