A man should strive to be a hero. A hero is a man of high character. You might say heroes only exist in Marvel and DC comics and movies. You have been lied to. Your wife, your children, and the world itself needs you to be a hero.

THREAD TIME! Hero is simply the English word for the greek word “heros” which primarily meant a “grand man”. The greeks called a grand man, a hero. A real man is a hero.

My father was bi-polar and an alcoholic with a tremendous heart

He's the reason for everything I am and everything I'm not.

Here's how I stopped the cycle and honor him on #FathersDay and everyday

THREAD I was blessed with the most fantastic mother who was forced to provide and care for me.

She never spoke ill of my father.

She did her best to make sure that my father's failures did not impact me.

This allowed me to see that my father's issues were his own and not about me

Let's talk about how to come up with new ideas

Both in quantity and quality

I'm going to get philosophical and practical in this one.

THREAD Our modern world is a paradox

There's never been a better time to create

But, there's also never been an easier time to consume

Despite growing up relatively poor, my life felt quite magical. Practically, single-handedly my incredible mother did everything she could to push me and to make sure I went to college. Good things just happened and I naturally did well in school. But, this was all an illusion I was a creature of comfort

In every facet of my life I was seeking comfort

Work
Personal

My mother protected me from real work. My only concern was good grades and that came easy. I got away with this while in school but the bills came due as I entered the real world.