8 years ago I had a singular moment that onset a cascade of health problems that has caused me to live in daily pain.

I’ll go into details on that maybe in another post. Today, I want to talk about the positive side of a shitty situation.

Though I’d never wish anyone experience what I still experience, it was also the catalyst for a journey of self discovery.

Who am I outside of business, and being a husband and father?

Who is… just Damon?

I still don’t know the answer, but I am closer to it.  Part of that journey has been figuring out how to balance a constant desire for forward momentum, with slowing down.

How to accomplish more by doing less?  And how do I be a better husband and father?

I’ve tried thinking of a million mottos and mantras, but they were all either too fakely provocative, too manufactured, missed the core of who I feel I am, or just too cheesy.

And though entrepreneurship is not all of me, I’ve come to accept that, yes, it is okay for it to be a lot of me.  So what is a saying I can try to summarize who I am personally and professionally, as well as who I want to be?

I’ve landed on this, which is going up in my office and home

Be present. Be positive. Be your best.

be your best