I just wanted to wish everybody a Happy Easter! No matter if you are Christian or not, today is an excellent day to reflect upon everything that you are thankful for. I personally have had time to reflect on my life, and I have had many blessings. Through my baseball, I have met many great people, traveled to many great places, and found the love of my life. I have a great, supporting family that is always there for me. And most of all, I am healthy and able to spend everyday with the people that are most important to me.

So, on this Easter day, I hope everybody has time to tell people in their lives what they mean to them and truly be thankful for everything they have been given!

There are many factors that led me to start blogging. People blog for all kinds of different reasons: for fun, to relax, to vent, or because others now expect them to. Since I began my self-development adventure, I have read many people’s blogs and have learned much from a few of them. Below are the top reasons I decided to start a blog.

1. To stay motivated: In order to maintain a blog, I have to constantly be thinking about things to write about. The content of which I plan to write will help me reach my goals by focusing on practicing what I am trying to preach. The longer I write, the longer I will keep on the path to becoming a better person. Continue reading this post…

Every person, at some point in their life, has a “life-altering” experience. This experience came for me on February 28th of this year when my daughter was born. As I held her for the first time, a million things rushed through my head: am I going to be a good father, how am I going to support her, what do I need to do to be the best father/person possible?

I decided to set out on a self-improvement adventure. I did this for both myself and my family. After reading many blogs, books, and as much material I could find on the internet, I decided to start my own website in order to help both myself and all the other people out there who are going to be in my position soon, are currently in my position, or have been in my position in the past. I feel that the best possible way to learn is by trying to start discussions and putting my views/opinions out there so they can be viewed and critiqued by others. With your help, I feel we all can improve and make not only our lives better, but the lives of people around us better.

So here it is, “Growing Into You.” Please feel free to leave comments or send me an e-mail at tad@growingintoyou.com with article suggestions and guest posts. I hope to hear from all of you soon.