Do It

INTRODUCTION

Action. A relatively small word that demands effort and breeds better. Yet, nothing about it feels small. Nor should it. When it comes to dreams and goals, action is the biggest word of them all. And let's face it, big can be complicated, intimidating, and scary. Trust me, if anyone gets it, it's me. I've been there before. In that same boat you are in as you read this book. Afraid of action. Afraid of failure. Afraid of a lot of things.

“David, see me outside when you're done in the locker room,” my coach hollered before returning on court to answer questions from the media.

I just finished playing in my first real game of professional basketball in Spain. I'd always dreamt of playing in the NBA, and I'd be lying if I didn't tell you that I'd also always dreamt of playing basketball professionally in Spain. My older sister studied in Spain for two years during which I vicariously lived through her stories and photos. I wrote about Spanish life and business for my 50‐page capstone project in college. Even as a child, I made my family stop to eat tapas at the Spain booth in Disney's Epcot International Food and Wine Festival every time we vacationed there. (My dad is a Disney fanatic, so much so that my parents even honeymooned there. So, naturally 99% of my childhood vacations consisted of Disney.) All this to say, I knew I was meant to be in Spain. And I especially knew that I was meant to be playing basketball. This was the closest steppingstone I had to the ...