Christmas decorations are disappearing from living rooms and windows, champagne glasses and empty bottles of wine litter the floor. Soon, it will sink in that the holiday season has concluded and 2016 is ready to get down and fantastically dirty.

You daydream in the middle of the day about your goals and ambitions, doodling on notes of paper, or laying wide awake at night thinking about what you want to become

This is my first open mic piece from a few months ago. It was a nervous, exhilarating, and humbling experience. Can't wait to do more.

The worst thing that happens to us when we grow up is we realize the meaning of "risk." Risk is the potential loss after committing an action. In 1957, Parker Brothers released a board game called Risk where players take turns trying to achieve world domination while moving their infantry around a political map of the world. That certainly involves risk.

Chasing a dream is not an easy journey because you often feel like you are behind and running out of time. However, when you catch the dream and hold it in your hand, there is no greater sense of satisfaction...