I believe in leaning into your fears and freeing yourself from their control.

I believe in elevating and challenging yourself.

I believe in finding a simple value, an ultimate goal, holding true to it, and using it as a filter for every action in your life.

I believe in striving to be a better father, husband, son, and friend. If I filter every action through that, life becomes more simple.

I know that I get lost when I don’t have something to chase or something to work towards.

My most confused times in life were times where things came easy. The struggle is the most powerful motivator.

I have, what I believe to be, a unique ability to evaluate myself. The ability to peel away surface layers to find my authentic self and desires. After all is said and done, I often find a natural man in his ugliest form. At times I have let this get the best of me, and often place the power of my awareness in others. Believing they are aware of every mistake and every flaw of my being. The older I get and the more life experience I obtain, the more I realize that this tool can be used for progression rather than a measuring stick to reveal my imperfections.

I believe in embracing our imperfections and minimizing self righteousness, both individually and collectively.

I have no reason to believe that we will ever reach our true potential. If I ever get to a point that I feel as if I have arrived, it is time to regroup, reflect, and rethink.

I believe that our desire to improve must outweigh our fears, if we are to accomplish anything in life.

I believe in faith and prayer. That some situations need the ultimate guidance of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. I believe in acting upon the answer we receive whether we like it or not.

I believe in movement, that no amount of thinking or wishing will change your circumstances.

I believe in change. That it’s the only thing that’s constant. The best way to handle it is to accept reality quickly and improve yourself daily.

I believe that you have total control of the way you react.

I believe that our lives are direct results of the choices we make, not a mere result of what has happened to us.

I believe that safe spaces rob us of the chance to find something greater. That the natural man wants it easy.

I believe God would like us to maximize what we’ve been given before we ask for more.

I believe in mastering your emotions, and never placing the power of emotion in someone else’s opinion of you.

I believe in fear, it is real, and can be debilitating. I also believe we should strive to eliminate it in any decision making process.

I believe your actions should be as if someone is always watching.

I believe that prayer is a tool for divine intervention. But only if we choose to act.

I believe in creating an environment for improvement. Finding the places that you’re uncomfortable in and seeing what you can handle. Lean into your fears, push against them, and you will find your authentic self.

I believe that growing together with my spouse and raising resilient, loving children are the only things that truly matter in this life.

If you focus on what you can’t do, it almost entirely masks what you can do.

I believe my goal is to thrive, not to merely exist.

Reflect, reflect, reflect. Constantly improve. Study. Learn from failures. Embrace imperfections and the quest to correct them.

Ultimately I believe in gratitude for what we have been given and the vision to improve upon it.