When I was around five or six years old, my world changed overnight. I moved from Houston, Texas, when the weather was always warm and sunny, to Winchester, Virginia. I remember standing outside my new house um during that first winter, watching my breath turn into mist in the cold air.I was the new kid. I didn't know anyone, and everything was unfamiliar to me. But months later, I found myself walking outside, having fun, playing with new friends in the warm summer, no longer feeling so lost.And that's whe ...

Raise your hand if you've ever felt like you were falling behind in life. Well, that was me, too. As a matter of fact, I've always wondered what happens when you run out of options, but life keeps going anyway. Sometime in December 2018, I was sitting in last moment. I was crying so hot I could barely breathe. At that time, my rent was overdue and my savings were gone. And on that day, I made the hardest decision of my life. I dropped out of college. It felt like the end, but in hindsight, it was the beginn ...

Why do some stories captivate us while others are quite forgettable? Why can a book or a movie with very little action in it hold our attention while others will feel quite flat no matter how many high octane combat scenes get shoehorned in? While there probably isn't any single answer to this question, I do believe there is a blanket answer that probably applies in most circumstances. And that is stakes. Yeah. If nothing is at stake, we have no reason to be concerned and therefore no reason to be drawn in ...