“When you don’t know who you are, you start taking suggestions from other people.” - Shaun Derik

We're all just walking each other home. - Ram Dass

Everything has a season...

How you choose to get through what you're going through is what matters most.

Success doesn't guarantee you're thriving, but thriving can guarantee success.

One of my mentors taught me that, “What we can do often times is greater than what we will do.”

Me and one of my best friends Jian taking one of the first selfie and duck lips pose pic ever! I love when I get a chance to talk to young people about the entertainment industry, or even the sports industry, which is really just another form of entertainment. One of the things I share with them is to do it because you love it and it brings you joy first and foremost. I know for myself, the times that I enjoy the most about being involved in the entertainment world, whether i

There’s a big difference between looking good and being good. For about the first three or four years after launching REACH, everything seemed to be looking real good. My team and I were touring the country pretty consistently. We even landed a few gigs outside of the U.S. We were riding the wave of heat and momentum that came from my time with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation fellowship, the work with MEE Productions, and my continued partnership with Youth to Youth. But

Previous generations of parents did everything they could to minimize risk and uncertainty in the lives of their children. But what our generation of parents (me included) often do, to our children’s detriment, is everything we can to eliminate risk and uncertainty altogether.

I tell people that if you want to work with teens there are 3 things you have to be... Considerate , Consistent , and Courageous ....

It wasn't until my senior year of high school that I realized the life I was living and the choices I was making were taking me nowhere....

I was born on September 9th. My dad and I share a birthday. My mom's birthday is 4 days later on the 13th. It's an honor to be in such...

My daughter visiting a 1 room school from the 1800's. She would've NEVER had to wear a dunce cap! I was on the phone with my daughter...

I lived in the Cayman Islands for almost 10 years. I loved the Cayman Islands. I loved the people, the culture, the food—and of course,...

I remember one time I was speaking in schools in Philadelphia. I had some downtime so I decided to go over to South Street. If you've ever been to Philadelphia, you probably know that South Street is where you can find boutique fashion shops, local art and music, and great Philly Cheese Steaks! I had visited South Street several times over the years and was looking forward to another cool experience. So I went into one of the clothing shops and was in there for less than 5 mi

One of the reasons that I try to be very disciplined about the time I spend online, whether it's scrolling through social media or...

It's summertime. It's HOT . And nobody wants to think about goals. My only goal right now is to stay as cool as possible. I am a frequent...

Father's day is coming up and thanks to my son, I can proudly say that I've been a father for a quarter of a century! That blows my mind...

We are coming to the end of Mental Health Awareness month, but hopefully that doesn't mean we're coming to the end of Mental Health...

May is Trauma Informed Care Month  and it's important that we recognize that we all experience some form of trauma at some point in our...