I find that marriage and leadership roles act as mirrors—reflecting one's strengths, capabilities, and uniqueness, as well as one's flaws and weaknesses.

While this reflection can be terrifying, showing up every day and looking at the reflection with hopes and desires to refine the image is such a wonderful feeling.

Unfaithfulness slows a man down; it is like a thick curtain that separates him from actualizing the persona he is designed to be. Unfaithfulness encourages premature growth and celebrates cancerous characters with ambitious hope that builds narcissistic tendencies.

Living a simple and quiet life isn’t comfortable. You choose to opt into perseverance and discomfort for the greater good.

You have to let go of many things holding you back, polluting your mind, clouding your judgement and hindering you from becoming the man God has designed you to be.

You lose what doesn’t matter.

Distractions are in different shades and sizes. One common excuse men make is that they have to work hard for their families. Given that this is expected, they forget that being present with their wives and kids is part of the equation.

Being physically present and emotionally absent equates to you not being present.

You might be unavailable today, but what happens when you need their attention or presence tomorrow? They would likely replicate what you have modelled for them