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Welcome to my blog. And now that you’re here, possibly for the first time, you may be wondering, “Who is this guy, Bill Emener?” Ah, grasshopper… the angst of what I should write about in my first blog is diminished – “I’ll tell you who I am,” I thought, “a sterling idea!”

This evening, following a good workout at the gym and a hot shower, I jumped on my motorcycle I went to my favorite restaurant here on St. Pete Beach. “While eating dinner on an outside patio,” I said to myself, “I’ll draft my blog.” A salad, an order of spaghetti and a hundred cups of coffee later, the only thing on my pad was what I started with: Who am I? Thus, I decided to start with what I know.

Firstly, I know that to a large extent my “Who” is a unique combination of my “Whats”. And as I have directly and indirectly written about in my books, especially my pop psych/self-help books and novels, my list of “Whats” also includes my “use-to-bes” (e.g., college basketball player, high school English teacher, scratch golfer, licensed psychologist), my “now-ams” (e.g., professor, softball player, writer, father, Pop Pop) and “wanna-bes” (e.g., the next winner of the Florida Lottery).

Another thing I know is that every time I have an epiphany and get close to really knowing who I am, I change and feel like I have to start all over again. Jeez! Well, maybe the process of trying to know who we are is more important than actually knowing.

Sorry I haven’t fully answered your question, “Who is this guy, Bill Emener.” Yet I have to believe that you know more about who I am than when you started reading this blog. I hope so. And if you have any suggestions, please… share.

Thanks, Bill