The Cotton Club Blog & Podcast
I fired up the podcast machine this past week to do an update for those that have been asking regarding the release of my book coming out in 2025. Mistakes Were Made, volume one, should be highly entertaining and maybe even frightening for some people.
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This year has been really hard for me. There’s been mornings I wasn’t sure I wanted to keep going and a lot of nights that I’ve been exhausted but couldn’t rest. I put on a pretty good front. Only a handful of people have known about this until now.
It’s unfortunate that some people struggle because they can’t let things go and continue to carry anger and resentment. The truth is that they’ve probably never experienced true peace before, and that’s the really sad part. This is why that when they are presented an opportunity by their adversary to have closure in a situation they fail to realize the importance of that moment. Even when faced w/ continued anxiety and emotional toll, they are unable to accept an alternative of peace.
I ran across this motivational meme the other day and thought it was really good information. In fact, I printed it out and put it on my personal corner of my office whiteboard so I could reflect upon it a couple of times a day.
As we go through life we go from season to season. These seasons are not like what you think in the traditional sense, they are just encapsulated periods of time where you have a specific circle of friends, live in a different city or have a career in a particular industry for a period of time, etc. Some seasons are definitely better than others. Enjoy the good ones… hurry through the bad ones…
Having a close-knit group of supporters provides comfort and empowerment in tough times. We often take this support for granted until we find ourselves alone, realizing too late the importance of these relationships. Everyone, regardless of who they are, needs people standing in their corner.
My dad had the ability to take a look at something and immediately figure out how it worked and could usually repair it even if he’d never seen it before. I was just telling mom that I don’t think I ever bragged on him or gave him enough credit for this while he was alive. […]
Henry RohrscheibMay 27, 1944 – December 17, 2023 I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone that has reached out to my family and I through phone calls, text messages, emails, etc., you will never know how much it has meant to mom and I over the past few days. I would also like […]
“One minute you are young and cool, maybe even a little dangerous, and the next minute you are reading amazon reviews for birdseed.” I’ve always tried to be as transparent as possible when I share things here because the goal for me the past decade or so has been to leave behind a collection of […]
I’m one of those guys that sketches out pretty much everything before I start a project. I can’t explain it but it really helps me to have a mental picture in my head as to what the final product will be before I ever start a project… Unfortunately, this isn’t always possible. I’m getting ready […]
