AskMerce | Andrew Mercer's Thoughts on Personal Growth

I competed in my first Triathlon on Sunday in Chicago.  With a strange mixture of apprehension and excitement I waited in the start corral with the other green-swim capped athletes in my division. As I stood there I mentally went through a mental checklist of my preparation, or lack thereof, for the race.  Up until [...]

“Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.” Matthew 18:3 (NIV) I had some great toys as a kid.  Legos, Playmobil, and Brio train sets were among my favorites.  I liked building buildings, planning cities, and imagining stories to go along with what [...]

I realized quickly that my half-day snowboarding experience five years ago was going to be insufficient for me to hold my own on the hill.   Though my pride was rearing its ugly head, I knew that I needed to be willing to learn rather than thinking I could do it on my own.  My [...]

This is Part II, don’t miss out on Part I from Tuesday! I do not feel gratitude often, I feel more like things are owed to me, or I am entitled to them. Please and thank you can be perfunctory for me, and saying sorry is one of the toughest things for me to do. While [...]