Basketball is a game of separation. If you want to create a distinction between you and your peers. You must learn how to separate.Football, a game of inches.Baseball, a game of failure.Soccer, a game of tactical patience.Boxing, a sport of kings.Basketball, is a game of runs, angles and finding advantages. I have a new one. […]
Author: faizahmed
Daring Magnificent Brave
Reader, This is not for you. It is for someone I know struggling right now. Struggling to grasp, onto something. Anything. But you, the reader. I hope you remember these words. When life feels like a Slip N’ Slide. And you feel yourself Falling,Falling.Falling… with nothing to hold on to. Because that moment will come. […]
Let’s Talk Communication
“Communication does not always occur naturally, even among a tight-knit group of individuals. Communication must be taught and practiced in order to bring everyone together as one.” – Coach K Picture a coach and I’ll bet they are yelling on the sideline. This is likely about their team not communicating. Or at a ref, fine. […]
A Letter to 19 Year Old Faiz
Dear 19 Year Old Faiz, Get up off the ground, wipe your eyes – he is right, you are not good enough. This isn’t for you. It hurts, I know. Years from now we’re going to do great things, all of which will stem from the scarring this pain will leave. Nobody cares that you […]
Plan Your Ideal Day
Schedules suck, I hate them, you hate them. And I’m convinced the solution you are looking for right now is to schedule everything. A lot of us are feeling the pandemic blues. I know I am. We’re almost through it. I promise. But right now, a lot of us feel like we are missing something. […]
BIGS – My Most Reliable Productivity Tool
Do you do it? I bet you don’t. And if you do. Then, you deserve it. Deserve what? All the success that is and will continue coming to you. Take a moment to evaluate where you are – in whichever realm of life is important to you. Do you like what you see? Whatever your […]
Let Go of Your Goals
The brutal and honest truth is that it doesn’t matter what your goals are. All that matters is what you do. If you want to live an accomplished life – let go of your goals. A good goal is simply one that gets you to act. Many goals have the opposite effect: Some goals are […]
Hello World.
I don’t live a conventional life – I live in polarity. My strict morning routine lasts three hours. It consists of what I must get done. Calm mind, healthy body. Then I start my day. From this point on everything I do feels like play. This can be reading, film study, prompted reflection, imagining or […]