Japanese Apartment Tour

This is what it's like living in a Japanese Apartment in Osaka, Japan, where I work as an English teacher. ...

08 October, 2022 / 0 Comments

Video: A Brighter Future Starts With We: A Poem In Accord With My Debut Nonfiction Novel Arrows of Youth

It’s my privilege to share my first book—Arrows of Youth. I hope and believe, from the bottom of my heart, that this poem encompasses the themes of the book — of connection, courage, growth, healing, and compassion....

07 June, 2021 / 0 Comments

Arrows of Youth Book Official Teaser

The teaser trailer of my first book, Arrows of Youth: A Young Man's Inspiring Journey to Find What Lights His Soul on Fire ...

07 June, 2021 / 2 Comments

The Dare to Dream Podcast Episode 27: Gratitude, Leadership, & Breathing Deeply

If you focus on what you lack, you'll lose what you have. If you focus on what you have, you'll gain what you lack. ...

22 May, 2021 / 0 Comments

Video: Compassion Supersedes the Need to Be Right

To move forward in any relationship or conversation, each of us must admit our own ignorance and realize that our way isn’t the only way. ...

15 May, 2021 / 0 Comments

The Dare to Dream Podcast Episode 26: How to Feel Grounded and Move Forward Through Seasons of Uncertainty

Join us as we discuss personal strategies on how we re-ground ourselves when we feel like we have wandered off course. ...

07 May, 2021 / 0 Comments

The Dare to Dream Podcast Episode 25: How Thinking Deeply Will Shape Your Habits

Why we must make time to do nothing but contemplate who we currently are and if we’re happy with the direction in which our actions are moving us....

01 May, 2021 / 0 Comments

The Dare to Dream Podcast Episode 24: How Meditating On Our Mortality Gives Life Profound Meaning

In this episode, we discuss how thinking about our own death on a daily basis truly leads to a more meaningful way of life; pondering the fact that any day could be our last makes us cherish what time we have....

23 April, 2021 / 0 Comments

The Dare to Dream Podcast Episode 23: Untangling Life’s Preconceived Expectations

In this episode, we explore the concept of a "life ultimatum," the demand we put on ourselves to be a certain person or have specific things (like a family or house) at a defined time in our lives. ...

16 April, 2021 / 0 Comments

Why Am I Doing This?

I have a confession to make. I wonder if I’m trying to do too much. This thought dawned on me as I was working on an article about committing to a practice....

11 April, 2021 / 0 Comments