James Pomerantz

Excellent. Yeah. Good. A little bit of a break in between. So, you know, I was just kind of healing up a little bit and getting my body ready, getting prepared. So you had to have gotten out of the military, though, to go to Northwestern, right? No, I was still active duty at Bud's Prep. To play football there, too? And I played football there, too, yeah.

Excellent. Yeah. Good. A little bit of a break in between. So, you know, I was just kind of healing up a little bit and getting my body ready, getting prepared. So you had to have gotten out of the military, though, to go to Northwestern, right? No, I was still active duty at Bud's Prep. To play football there, too? And I played football there, too, yeah.

Yeah, so I was doing a pretty ridiculous schedule at that time. It was like leave the house at 4.30. I'd be in Evanston. at practice or film or whatever we were doing, weightlifting in the morning, drive back to Great Lakes during the day, fulfill my duties at Bud's Prep, then drive back down in the evenings if I had classes and do whatever else I had to.

Yeah, so I was doing a pretty ridiculous schedule at that time. It was like leave the house at 4.30. I'd be in Evanston. at practice or film or whatever we were doing, weightlifting in the morning, drive back to Great Lakes during the day, fulfill my duties at Bud's Prep, then drive back down in the evenings if I had classes and do whatever else I had to.

Yeah, so I was doing a pretty ridiculous schedule at that time. It was like leave the house at 4.30. I'd be in Evanston. at practice or film or whatever we were doing, weightlifting in the morning, drive back to Great Lakes during the day, fulfill my duties at Bud's Prep, then drive back down in the evenings if I had classes and do whatever else I had to.

So it was like, I was doing like 12 hour, you know, How'd your wife like that? She loved it, man. She was so happy that I was doing that. No, she hated all of it.

So it was like, I was doing like 12 hour, you know, How'd your wife like that? She loved it, man. She was so happy that I was doing that. No, she hated all of it.

So it was like, I was doing like 12 hour, you know, How'd your wife like that? She loved it, man. She was so happy that I was doing that. No, she hated all of it.

No, she hated all of it. It was a tough time, right? I mean, you just make some strange decisions at those times in your life. I had convinced myself that...

No, she hated all of it. It was a tough time, right? I mean, you just make some strange decisions at those times in your life. I had convinced myself that...

No, she hated all of it. It was a tough time, right? I mean, you just make some strange decisions at those times in your life. I had convinced myself that...

this was in the benefit for my family and my kids that this is what needed to happen in order for me to transition out of the military successfully and provide for my family and my kids like if i'm going to do that this is what would need to happen it's the same lie that i told myself and i think a lot of other people tell themselves when we're in that the job can never suffer first why because we'd be considered a quitter to those around us right again this currency

this was in the benefit for my family and my kids that this is what needed to happen in order for me to transition out of the military successfully and provide for my family and my kids like if i'm going to do that this is what would need to happen it's the same lie that i told myself and i think a lot of other people tell themselves when we're in that the job can never suffer first why because we'd be considered a quitter to those around us right again this currency

this was in the benefit for my family and my kids that this is what needed to happen in order for me to transition out of the military successfully and provide for my family and my kids like if i'm going to do that this is what would need to happen it's the same lie that i told myself and i think a lot of other people tell themselves when we're in that the job can never suffer first why because we'd be considered a quitter to those around us right again this currency

Job suffered last, always. Yeah. Yeah. And I don't think that there's any way to come to that conclusion without going through it all. I wish I could tell. Which sucks. I wish I could even tell, you know, and so as a dad now, those things, those things, those kind of ideas terrorize you. They won't listen. Can I help them to absorb these lessons or do they have to do it all themselves?

Job suffered last, always. Yeah. Yeah. And I don't think that there's any way to come to that conclusion without going through it all. I wish I could tell. Which sucks. I wish I could even tell, you know, and so as a dad now, those things, those things, those kind of ideas terrorize you. They won't listen. Can I help them to absorb these lessons or do they have to do it all themselves?

Job suffered last, always. Yeah. Yeah. And I don't think that there's any way to come to that conclusion without going through it all. I wish I could tell. Which sucks. I wish I could even tell, you know, and so as a dad now, those things, those things, those kind of ideas terrorize you. They won't listen. Can I help them to absorb these lessons or do they have to do it all themselves?

Do they have to go through that whole ridiculous series of events that I went through to get to here, to have the idea, to know that I don't have to do that. I don't have to prove myself. I don't have to live up to anything. I don't have that fear of missing out. I don't need anybody to love me or like me. I don't need any of that. It's not my job to save everybody.

Do they have to go through that whole ridiculous series of events that I went through to get to here, to have the idea, to know that I don't have to do that. I don't have to prove myself. I don't have to live up to anything. I don't have that fear of missing out. I don't need anybody to love me or like me. I don't need any of that. It's not my job to save everybody.

Do they have to go through that whole ridiculous series of events that I went through to get to here, to have the idea, to know that I don't have to do that. I don't have to prove myself. I don't have to live up to anything. I don't have that fear of missing out. I don't need anybody to love me or like me. I don't need any of that. It's not my job to save everybody.