Dear Gregg, While many USMNT supporters are skeptical of your performance as head coach of the national team to this point in time, I would like to publicly say thank you. Four years ago, you took one of the most challenging jobs in World Football. Being the coach of the USMNT is an honoring position …
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Reflections After Another Year of Life
This past Sunday was my 27th birthday. Damn, I’m getting old. Okay, okay I realize I’m not ~that~ old. However, I am three years away from 30, and I’m closer to 40 than I am to 13. Not only that, I’m starting to feel the age in my joints. God save my poor knees. All …
What It’s Like Living In Cali (so far)
Today marks day 21 of my living in SoCal. Damn, that still feels really weird to say. Alas, here we are. I have loved every minute of being here so far. That isn’t to say there haven’t been road bumps in the transition. There have been a few, to be honest. My new job has …
75 Hard – Two Weeks In
The end of yesterday marked 14 days that I had completed all tasks for 75 Hard. I’m still kicking myself for failing when I went down to Nashville. I’d be 28 days in after today if I hadn’t failed. But, I’m still learning that failure is just a part of life, an important one. Failure …
75 Hard/Personal Update, First Podcast Released
75 Hard One Week Update Yesterday marked the end of week one of 75 Hard (for the second time I may add.) It’s hard to put into words exactly what this challenge has done for me over the course of this month, but to put it simply, it’s been incredible. Just look at what it’s …
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I Failed 75 Hard
I lasted ten days doing 75 Hard. But that does not mean I’m quite done with this endeavor yet. Last week, I traveled to Denver, Colorado, to see about a job opportunity. I left Tuesday morning and came back to Ohio on Friday morning. When I got back to the airport in Cincinnatti, I decided …
An American Man is a Premier League Manager
No, I’m not referring to the heartwarming and hilarious comedy show on Apple TV, Ted Lasso. I’m talking about Jesse Marsch. Jesse’s rise to being a manager in what is arguably the toughest football league in the world is just as heartwarming and inspiring as the hit TV show. Jesse’s footballing career began at Princeton …
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Why I’m Doing 75 Hard
On Wednesday of this week, I joined two of my friends in an endeavor known as “75 Hard”. For those of you who do not know, 75 Hard is a simple, but not easy (as the name suggests), completion of tasks for 75 straight days. No compromises, no substituions. If you fail a day, you …
My Battle with Anxiety and Depression
Growing up, I remember listening to my mom tell me about depression. What it was like for her, how it made her feel, and even having suicidal thoughts. When we had this discussion, I was about fifteen or sixteen, and the more she told me, the more intensely I felt her pain. I remember balling …
Knee Jerk Reactions and Weston’s Injury
With the rise of social media over the past fifteen years or so, the dispersal of information has become quite rapid and instantaneous. Seemingly, everyone nowadays has a cellphone with an internet connection almost anywhere you could possibly be in the world. Combine that with humans’ innate need to know things, we are constantly overloaded …
Footy Foster 