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Motivation Timeline

  • Born

    Born

    My first day on Earth
  • Grandmother passed (Dad's Side)

    Grandmother passed (Dad's Side)

    We called her Mamaw and she made the best biscuits and gravy that I have ever eaten in my life.
  • Period: to

    Relationship with Nicole

    My first real relationship
  • Started my Lawncare business

    Started my Lawncare business

    I ran this company for the next 20 years
  • Graduated Highschool

    Graduated Highschool

  • Enrolled at OKState

    Enrolled at OKState

  • Worked IT at OSU

    My first real job. That was outside of food service and lawncare.
  • Bought a House

    Bought a House

    my business was doing well and I bought my first home.
  • Dropped out of Oklahoma State

    One of my first major failures
  • Period: to

    Relationship with Lauren

    Ended Ugly, but it taught me a lot.
  • Gritty the Kitty

    Gritty the Kitty

    I rescued a Cat. She is still alive and well
  • Grandfather Passed (Mom's Side)

    Grandfather Passed (Mom's Side)

    Pop was a cowboy for as long as I knew him. he'd cheat at cards but never at life.
  • Climbed my first Mountain.

    Climbed my first Mountain.

  • Manager at Our Daily Bread

    Manager at Our Daily Bread

  • Solo assent of Wheeler's peak

    Solo assent of Wheeler's peak

  • The big flood

    The big flood

    This was the first disaster relief effort that I was involved in. But not the last...
  • Bought a new House

    Bought a new House

  • Ranger!

    Ranger!

    The day my best bud started living with me full time.
  • Eli is Born (1st Nephew)

    Eli is Born (1st Nephew)

  • Covid19 in a public Health Job

    Covid19 in a public Health Job

    being essential really sucks
  • The Our Daily Bread crew splits up

    The Our Daily Bread crew splits up

    The best team of coworkers I've ever had go their separate ways.
  • Arkansas Highpoint

    Arkansas Highpoint

    we got soaked but made a memory for the ages.
  • Uncle Robin and Uncle Dwayne both passed

    Uncle Robin and Uncle Dwayne both passed

    the two guys in the foreground. Both standup men. Robin and I shared a Birthday .
  • Hawaii

    Hawaii

    The first vacation I had taken in 5-6 years and it was a big one.
  • Got Cancer

    Got Cancer

    Don't recommend
  • 1st Date with Courtney

    1st Date with Courtney

    The best thing to ever happen to me.
  • Disneyland with the nephew

    Disneyland with the nephew

    my SIL was pregnant with little Emmet
  • Yosemite

    Yosemite

    Just a few hours drive away from Disneyland
  • Emmet is born (2nd Nephew)

    Emmet is born (2nd Nephew)

  • Left Job Our Daily Bread

    Burnt out and at odds with the Director I decided to move in a new direction
  • Grandmother passed (mother's side)

    Grandmother passed (mother's side)

    Nan was a kind, funny, hard as old leather and stubborn beyond belief. She will be greatly missed.
  • Started the Reach Higher program at UCO

    Started the Reach Higher program at UCO

    The Start of a New Path
  • Family Cruise with Courtney and the girls

    Family Cruise with Courtney and the girls

  • Climbed Guadalupe Peak

    Climbed Guadalupe Peak

  • Started New Job at Exchange Bank

    Started New Job at Exchange Bank