Unmasking Haters: Recognizing Helpers We’re Not Ready to Embrace

In our journey towards personal growth and success, we often encounter individuals who criticize and doubt our abilities. These so-called “haters” can be discouraging and disheartening, causing us to question our worth and potential. However, it’s important to realize that sometimes, these “haters” might actually be helpers in disguise. In this blog post, we willContinueContinue reading “Unmasking Haters: Recognizing Helpers We’re Not Ready to Embrace”

Nurturing Self-Confidence in a World Obsessed with Internet Likes

A few days ago, as I attended the Drake concert, I couldn’t help but notice a stark reality about the world young people are growing up in today. In this digital age, internet likes and followings have become more important than ever before. While many of us who are slightly older may struggle to understandContinueContinue reading “Nurturing Self-Confidence in a World Obsessed with Internet Likes”

Choosing Understanding: Meeting Hate with Consistency and Humor

If we can mold the young minds to see passed the surface and give people a chance love will win. Because at the end of it all love always wins. In a world rife with negativity, hate, and prejudice, it can be challenging to maintain a positive outlook and respond to hate without fueling theContinueContinue reading “Choosing Understanding: Meeting Hate with Consistency and Humor”

Cultivating Resiliency in Children: A Pathway to Lifelong Growth

In a world where instant gratification and comfort zones are increasingly prevalent, teaching children the value of resiliency has become more crucial than ever. Resilience, the ability to bounce back from setbacks and face challenges head-on, is a skill that, when nurtured from a young age, can have a profound impact on a child’s development.ContinueContinue reading “Cultivating Resiliency in Children: A Pathway to Lifelong Growth”

Embracing Childhood Innocence: Lessons from Growing Up in Poverty

Growing up, I was blissfully unaware of the financial struggles my family faced. It was only in retrospect that I realized how little my parents had and how little we had in comparison to others. As I pondered over this realization, I questioned whether my contentment with what I had was a virtue or aContinueContinue reading “Embracing Childhood Innocence: Lessons from Growing Up in Poverty”

Navigating Parenthood in a Rapidly Changing World: Embracing Imperfection

Parenting has always been a challenging journey, but in today’s rapidly changing world, it often feels like we’re facing an uphill battle. As we strive to raise our children amidst evolving technologies, shifting societal norms, and unprecedented global challenges, it’s crucial to remember one thing: not being too hard on ourselves as parents. In thisContinueContinue reading “Navigating Parenthood in a Rapidly Changing World: Embracing Imperfection”

Getting Back to Me

How powerful is trama, depression, and anxiety…. I have very few positive memories of myself in sports prior to 2015. Losing regional final to Loch Raven I remember missing a game winner against elkton. A busted nose against HDG Losing regional final to HDG I remember never taking football seriously. Which pissed alot of peopleContinueContinue reading “Getting Back to Me”

You Write Your Story

Kobe Bryant after his Achilles injury, This is such BS! All the training and sacrifice just flew out the window with one step that I’ve done millions of times! The frustration is unbearable. The anger is rage. Why the hell did this happen ?!? Makes no damn sense. Now I’m supposed to come back fromContinueContinue reading “You Write Your Story”

Anger Is Controllable

Anger is one of the most controllable emotions but few can control it. It starts with understanding some things are out of our hands and that everyone sees things differently. I did this thing with a group of kids I train about anger and focusing on the controllables while not letting others opinions get usContinueContinue reading “Anger Is Controllable”

Still here

Pops Cultures mantra is better everyday, mentally, physically, spiritually. Its been some time since we’ve put anything out of Pops Culture. But trust me when I say it hasn’t stopped. If anything its gotten busier with a bigger community, bigger projects, and bigger goals. Our core group is now spread out on many different teams,ContinueContinue reading “Still here”