A simple truth changes everything: gratitude only matters when it moves. We take you from a loud Thanksgiving greeting to a grounded plan for serving families, mentoring young men, and building Project Redemption—our nonprofit focused on recovery, community impact, and real career pathways. The story runs through a rough childhood with addiction and instability, the hunger for belonging, and the choice to become the steady person younger eyes can trust. Along the way, we dig into daily habits that keep you centered when work gets messy: early morning reflection, small moments with your kids, and one-message-a-day appreciation that lifts someone right when they need it.

We talk candidly about being a man others can model, especially when the examples you had weren’t great. It only takes one person to prove a different life is possible. That’s why we’re pouring energy into schools, teaching mindset, health and fitness, networking, and money-making skills that hold up in the real world. Service anchors the vision: passing out meals on Thanksgiving, rebuilding fences, and even crafting cards with our kids for survivors of trafficking worldwide. Those two hours at a table with markers and glitter turned compassion into something you can hold.

If you’ve felt the weight of business volatility—quitting teammates, slow pipelines, financial strain—this conversation offers a practical reset: count what’s working, serve someone today, and lead at home first. Project Redemption is our promise to scale that ethic, starting with the recovery community and branching outward. Listen, reflect, and then act. Subscribe, share this with someone who needs hope, and leave a review with one gratitude you’re practicing this week.