People ask me all the time why I share the hard stuff so openly. Why talk about the divorces? The drinking? The car wreck when I was drunk Here's the thing. We identify with failure much better than we do success because each of us has misstepped at some point in our lives. When I stand up and say I've been divorced twice, fired three times, had two DUIs suddenly people don't feel so alone in their own struggles. They realize that if this guy who managed in the World Series can mess up that badly and still find redemption, maybe there's hope for them too. I'm not trying to be the hero of my story. I'm trying to be transparent and authentic because that's when real connection happens. That's when someone in the back row thinks, "If he can get sober, maybe I can too. If he can find happiness in marriage, maybe there's hope for mine." The truth is, I've been given a platform to share experience, strength, and hope through the lessons I learned the hard way. I don't tell people what to do....nobody wants to be told what to do. I just try to be a guide on the side Because sometimes the most powerful thing you can say is: "Me too. I've been there. And here's what I learned." That's where healing begins.