10 Best Books for Building Mental Resilience in Tough Times
There's a moment I come back to sometimes. Three years ago, I lost my job the same week my dad went into the hospital. I remember sitting in my car in the.
DeShawn Brooks
DeShawn is 41. Born and raised in Atlanta. His dad was a high school basketball coach. His grandfather before that. The Brooks men coached. That was not an expectation that was ever stated directly — it was just the water in the house, the way you learned what men were for.
When DeShawn was twelve his grandfather took him to an early morning practice at the gym — 5:45am, the gym still cold from overnight, condensation on the windows, the squeak of shoes before the body warms up and the game act
10 Best Books for Building Self-Esteem and Self-Worth (When You Don’t Believe You Deserve Good Things)
I got promoted at work and immediately assumed it was a mistake. Not "I felt nervous about the new responsibilities" — I literally believed the HR department.
