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Sitting on a couch, staring out a picture window at layers upon layers of fluffy freezing nastiness will really work wonders for your complex.

Inspiring, right?

Well I'm not Abe Lincoln, or even George W. Bush for that matter, but in many ways, that is the point. I've spent a lot time over the past few years figuring out that humble fact. Things don't always go as dreamt; in fact, that's rare. And people are starting to notice.

This thought process has slowly infiltrated the next generation that's coming along and I've had occasion to witness it firsthand. Kids (a loose term, for now) are slamming the snooze button on their dreams and that void is filled with Xbox and girls and entitlement and who knows what else.

That's kind of a depressing sentiment if you ask me. But it is what it is. And here's the rub, it may not be a terrible thing.

Alright, maybe I should backtrack just a hair.

If the biggest aspirations among people who have yet to change the world (kids?) is to sleep in and play Xbox, then maybe we have a problem. But if those same people are going about their business, working hard and doing things the right way, and maybe some of their bigger goals don't pan out, I'm here to tell them that it's ok. Not everyone can be Lebron James or Barack Obama or even the guy in charge at work everyday. Not everyone can be big man on campus or the best player on the high school team.

It's ok.

That's the point. When people attempt things in life to try and make themselves happy or truly fulfilled, then even if they don't succeed as they hope, there can still be satisfaction. There must still be satisfaction. A young man who is a Senior in high school and has worked his whole life for that one basketball season can not let the lack of success, be it team or individual, discourage him from what he's achieved simply by efforting to be a better player. Because in reality, he spent his time becoming a better person as he took steps to improve himself on the court. He was motivated, and it didn't pan out as it did in his dreams, but there's nothing wrong with that. He'll still find success in life, even if in basketball, he's just another face in the crowd.

Sometimes we are what we are, and while I'm not suggesting that you settle, I am insisting that you not apologize.

I may not write introductions with the mastery of Rick Reilly. I don't often have something that must be said. But this time, I'm onto something.

So whether you're inspired by words or moved (while sitting on the couch) by snow, just remember that this little journey is one guy's point of view. And you may not agree.

And that guy's not anybody anyway. And he probably has no clue what he's talking about. And that's ok.

I'm not famous.

Be well.