You can’t predict what will happen daily, but you can choose how you respond to what comes at you.

I played basketball in high school– but that was in P.E. class. I was not on any team, just in the class, because it was required. Now, the only sport I really liked was ice skating, so you can imagine my lack of enthusiasm to play anything, let alone basketball.

One day, the ball came at me so fast that a blink would make anyone miss. There I was, the one who had her hand not placed to receive the throw, and my finger was broken.

As a musician, this was devastating. I could feel all the goals and dreams I wanted begin to slip away.

But the fight came when I decided to win by navigating my way through the detour. Did you know you can play an open-hole flute with a splint on your ring finger?

I made the choice to figure out how to survive the fall and fight to win!

The K.I.S.S. ~ Fight to win!

Are you doing what you need to do in this season of life? Are you having those tough conversations first with yourself and then with those who need to have them with you?

You can keep moving forward when the walls around you are crumbling.

So what are you waiting for? What is really holding you back?

What can you do today to impact tomorrow?

And don’t give me the song and dance that says, “You’re too busy or you don’t have time.” I’ve been on that train many times before. And if you choose to stay on that train, you will take all of your dreams and bury them with you when you’re six feet under.

But at this moment, you can make a decision that will turn the tide. You can calm the chaos in your head and focus on the next step in your heart so you can fight to win.

Let’s get real and raw! What really matters that deserves your attention? In other words, where are you going to fight to win?

“Be present. Be incredible. Be YOU!!!“