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Happy Birthday Pops. 🏈
Before the whistle… before the sideline… before the title Coach… there was a young boy running the streets of Butternut Lane in Midland, Texas, learning discipline, teamwork, and resilience with nine siblings, a big family, and big dreams.
Over the years you became many things to many people — father, husband, mentor, educator, and coach. But the lesson you passed down to all of us has always been simple and powerful:
“Struggle within the technique.”
That wisdom shaped generations of young men on and off the field… and it shaped me.
So today I turned that lesson into a song — a tribute to the life, discipline, and legacy you built.
Happy Birthday Coach Rodney Sims.
Your impact runs deeper than the game.
Listen to the tribute here:
https://rodricklchambers-sims.bandcamp.com/track/struggle-within-the-technique-birthday-tribute-for-coach-rodney-sims⁠�
Love you Pops.

The world will always generate noise.
Headlines. Reactions. Urgency.
All asking for your attention.
But focus is a discipline.
Meditation is a decision.
Before you respond to the world…
center yourself within it.
Stillness isn’t escape.
It’s strategy.
Focus.
Meditate.
Move from alignment — not agitation.
Your Come-Through begins in quiet.

Anyone can communicate when it’s calm.
Who are you when you’re challenged?
Courage isn’t getting louder.
It’s staying regulated.
When the temperature rises,
lower your tone.
Slow your speech.
Relax your body.
Pressure reveals conditioning.
Courage chooses steadiness.
That’s how you Come-Through.

Absolutely. Day 3 needs maturity. Clean strength. No theatrics.

Here’s your IG Caption – Day 3: The Truth:

Awareness is internal.
The pause is internal.

But truth?
Truth is relational.

This is where courage becomes visible.

It’s easy to reflect.
It’s harder to say what is real.

Many people aren’t misunderstood.
They’re under-expressed.

They dilute their needs.
They soften their standards.
They shrink their voice to avoid discomfort.

But silence has a cost.
And over time, that cost becomes resentment.

Courage does not attack.
Courage clarifies.

“This is what I need.”
“This is where I stand.”

No aggression.
No apology.
Just alignment.

That’s how you Come-Through without losing yourself.

Most people don’t struggle with honesty.
They struggle with immediacy.
Reaction feels powerful in the moment…
until you’re cleaning it up later.
Today’s rep is simple:
Hold three seconds before you speak.
Breathe before you text back.
That small gap between stimulus and response?
That’s where leadership is built.
Pressure whispers, “Say it now.”
Courage asks, “Is this aligned?”
If you can pause, you can pivot.
And if you can pivot, you control the room — without raising your voice.
That’s the work.
That’s the upgrade.
That’s Comm-Through.

Day 1: The Awareness Muscle
Before you fix your words…
before you adjust your tone…
before you try to control the room…
Can you observe yourself?
Courage begins with awareness.
Not performance.
Not dominance.
Not image management.
Awareness.

What happens in you under intensity?
Do you withdraw?
Over-explain?
Take over?
Shut down?

You can’t upgrade what you refuse to see.
Pressure may reveal your patterns…
but courage gives you the strength to face them.
This week we train the awareness muscle.
Because the strongest communicators
aren’t the loudest in the room —
they’re the most self-aware.
That’s the first rep.
That’s Comm-Through.

You don’t fight the old cycle.
You ride it until it finishes teaching you.
The snake sheds.
Not because it failed —
but because it outgrew the skin.
And when the shedding is complete…
you don’t mourn it.
You mount the fire.
This year isn’t about survival.
It’s about directed power.
Calm authority.
Forward motion with intention.
Shed well.
Ride wisely.
Burn clean. 🔥🐎