EVERYDAY GUY
A LIFE OF RESILIENCE , STRENGTH , AND PURPOSE
My experiences as a young father struggling to find answers to life ' s questions echoed the lessons that I learned inside the ring as a boxer . Just like inside the boxing ring , life will hit you . Hard . The question isn ’ t whether you ’ ll face challenges — it ’ s how you ’ ll respond .
At 20 , I was a brand-new father , struggling to balance my passion for life with the weight of responsibility . My daughter , Willow , and I grew up together — bonding through late-night walks when neither of us could sleep . While I felt lost and unworthy , her big blue eyes told me she believed in me , even when I didn ’ t believe in myself .
Fatherhood wasn ’ t easy . I went down dark paths , working as a nightclub bouncer in a world of violence and chaos . But no matter how lost I felt , Willow ’ s presence grounded me . everydayguy . life