Where Do I Sign? From Tragedy to Resilient Triumph is a moving, motivational memoir by David A. Dodd—A global leader in economic resilience, dynamic speaker, and survivor of extraordinary adversity. Through deeply personal storytelling, David reveals how a life shaped by trauma and setbacks became one defined by purpose, innovation, and unshakable resilience.

After a near-fatal auto crash left him with life-threatening injuries and a long road to recovery, he had every reason to give up. Instead, he leaned into five core principles that had guided him from childhood, resulting in personal resilience, faith, and a commitment to service. Along the way, he founded the International Sustainable Resilience Center and helped reshape how communities worldwide recover from disaster and build lasting strength.

This book is a compelling blend of life story and practical principles that will inspire readers from every walk of life. Whether you’re seeking encouragement during hard times or a framework for long-term growth, Where Do I Sign? offers hope, clarity, and an empowering message: you are stronger than you think.

Sign your name to your future. Conquer tragedy with resilience.

Here are the five principles of personal resilience.
1. Learn something, something that interests you
2. In learning about that something, find your passion
3. Pursue that passion, continue to learn about it and experience it
4. Develop a strategy, with specific actions to realize results from that passion
5. Measure your progress and celebrate success, focusing on the future not the past

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I love this line, which comes from a quote by Melodie Beattie, which reads in its entirety:

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.”

And I would add this thought — that without gratitude, you can turn any paradise into hell.

Without gratitude, you will always walk away from the table still starving — no matter what measure of abundance has been laid before you.

Without gratitude, every job is the worst job on earth, every spouse is deficient, every friend lets you down, every home is on the wrong street, every gift is the wrong size, every novel is full of typos, every mattress is uncomfortable, every cup of coffee is too weak.

Without gratitude, every choice you ever made will always feel like the wrong choice.

Without gratitude, summers will always be too hot; winters will always be too cold. The music will always be too loud, the movie will always suck, the teenagers will always be too rude.

Without gratitude, people who vote or worship differently from you will always be monsters in your eyes. Without gratitude, you will always feel you were born into the wrong family. Without gratitude, the waitress will always be too slow, and you will always get the worst seat on the bus. Without gratitude, every driver on the road except you is an idiot.

Without gratitude, life is The Misery.

These three things are so true…

1) There is no happiness without gratitude
2) There is no transformation without self-accountability
3) There is no peace without forgiveness

But first among those — the alchemy of all alchemies — is gratitude.

If we learn nothing else while we’re here, then, we must learn how to say THANK YOU.

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We speak to Jill Gonzalez of Water hub, Dr. Larry Gluck and Austin G.-S. Tang also share their thoughts. A Good News time was had by all.

To find the best cities for professional- and college-basketball fans, WalletHub compared more than 290 of the largest cities across 21 key metrics, ranging from the performance level of each city’s NBA and NCAA Division 1 basketball teams to ticket prices to stadium accessibility.

Best Cities for Basketball Fans
Worst Cities for Basketball Fans
1. Los Angeles, CA
283. Santa Clara, CA
2. Boston, MA
284. Berkeley, CA
3. Salt Lake City, UT
285. Evansville, IN
4. Philadelphia, PA
286. Wilmington, NC
5. San Francisco, CA
287. Daytona Beach, FL
6. Miami, FL
288. New Britain, CT
7. San Antonio, TX
289. Montgomery, AL
8. Houston, TX
290. Pocatello, ID
9. Washington, DC
291. St. George, UT
10. Oklahoma City, OK
292. Stephenville, TX

Best vs. Worst

Charlotte, North Carolina, has the lowest average ticket price for an NBA game, $32.05, which is 3.9 times less expensive than in San Francisco, the city with the highest at $125.43.

The Houston Rockets have the highest performance level among NBA teams, 68.34 percent, which is 2.3 times better than that of the New York Knicks, the team with the lowest at 29.31 percent.

The Gonzaga Bulldogs have the highest performance level among college basketball teams, 89.87 percent, which is 8.3 times better than that of the Chicago State Cougars, the team with the lowest at 10.85 percent.

Miami has the highest fan engagement for NBA teams, 43.40, which is 30.6 times higher than in New York, the city with the lowest at 1.42.

To view the full report and your city’s rank, please visit:
https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-basketball-fans/11034 (https://wallethub.com/edu/best-worst-cities-for-basketball-fans/11034)

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