

Give the Day a Chance
By: Damien J. Branch | Sunday, July 25th 2026 | 7:30 PM EST Some habits do not feel like habits until you realize they have been making decisions for you. My father used to catch me outside in the morning, I would wake up, step through the door and light up before I had done much of anything else. Before breakfast. Before work. Before I had checked in with myself long enough to know what kind of day I was actually having. He would look at me, shake his head and say: “Son, you


Life at Six Months In
By: Damien J. Branch | June 1st, 2026 | Monday 8:45pm EST We are officially six months into the year. The first thing I want to do is thank God. Every day I wake up is another opportunity to make a difference, not only in my own life, but in the lives of my family, my community, and the people who take the time to tune into what I'm building. This year started as a fresh chapter for a lot of reasons. My family made it through a difficult season. My business became more struct


We’re Asking the Wrong Questions...
Two 15-year-olds. Two separate incidents. One week. And a reminder that the real questions do not start after the tragedy. By: Damien J. Branch | April 25th, 2026 | Saturday 12:00pm EST When young boys lose their lives, the first thing people ask is: What happened? Who did it? Why? Those questions matter, but I think we ask them too late. This week, two 15-year-old boys lost their lives in separate incidents close to home. One in Queens. One on Long Island, and it hit me. Not



