Sean D. Francis

When our parents told us to stand up straight they were doing a lot more for us than staving off crooked spine syndrome, they were empowering us to take risk.  Who knew? For the record, I despise the phrase ‘fake it, until you make it’. I hate the idea that if you act a certain [...]

By now you may have already heard about the bold and exciting trick play used in a middle school football game.  Here is a video of that play in case you aren’t familiar with it.

It is time to jump into the way back machine and visit an article written in 2003 about pessimism. The Positive Side of Pessimism by Kathleen Mitchell touches upon similar themes I’ve explored here. Kathleen writes: When you see the world through a pessimistic lens, it’s usually because you’ve been hurt or discouraged and want [...]