My Story

After 20+ years of teaching and coaching young people and partnering with my wife of 30 years in successfully raising four of our children, I have amassed a number of effective strategies to help people self manage and self improve. 

While teaching high school chemistry and math at a prep school in the southeastern United States, I noticed an interesting trend, a pattern. A small group of students who shared a common characteristic, seemed to work harder, show greater focus and fortitude. They all had parents or key people in their lives who had held them to higher expectations and had taught them to not take much for granted.

I was inspired to challenge my very own young children to "do your best to be the best; and if you're not at the top, you'd better be damn close. Find out who the top is and give him or her hell." This is the message I shared with them every morning just before morning drop off.

It made all the difference. 

I learned that we need a mission and vision for ourselves, our families, and our communities. 

Living a mission- and vision-driven life takes courage, strength, tenacity, fortitude...mettle.

One of several key messages is to know your core values and then align them with your behaviors.