by David Cote | Jun 8, 2025 | Discipline, Faith, Mind & Identity
I’ve been told I’m a lot. Sometimes it was meant as a compliment. Other times—not so much. I think the first time I noticed I was wired a little different was back in sixth grade. I was that kid who always asked questions. Not because I wanted to challenge authority—I...
by David Cote | Jun 8, 2025 | Discipline, Faith, Mind & Identity
It’s Sunday. I woke up at 4:30 like usual… Well, closer to 5:00 today. Stayed in bed a little longer because I went to bed later than I wanted to. My goal is 10:30 PM, but last night my daughter brought up a trip she wants to take—with her boyfriend’s family—and I...
by David Cote | Jun 7, 2025 | Faith, Legacy & Fatherhood, Mind & Identity
Failure isn’t fun. It’s frustrating, humbling, and often painful. But the way I see it now—it’s also sacred ground. Because it’s in failure that we’re formed. It’s where God meets us and reminds us who we are—not in our success, but in the struggle. It’s a lesson I’m...
by David Cote | Jun 7, 2025 | Legacy & Fatherhood, Mind & Identity
I had no idea how much fatherhood would expose me. Not in a shameful way. Not in a failure kind of way. But in the kind of way that calls you up—if you’re willing to answer. The kind of way that takes all your big talk and asks, “Now what?” I became a dad earlier than...
by David Cote | Jun 6, 2025 | Faith, Mind & Identity
Not every bad day comes with a funeral or a crisis. Some just hit sideways. You wake up off. You get in a dumb argument. You’re behind on work. Your energy’s low. Nothing really happens—but everything feels heavy. Like you’re carrying extra weight, and you don’t...
by David Cote | Jun 6, 2025 | Cravings, Discipline, Mind & Identity
I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about this thing called the sugar fast—or the sugar diet. People are dropping weight, getting ripped, and apparently eating candy and fruit all day to do it. Sounds wild, right? I looked into it. And yeah, the idea is: eat...
