Thank you, Deloris Jordan.

If you swim in my personal circle you know I love the movies. This past weekend I had the privilege to see Air, the story of Michael Jordan's initial commitment to sponsorship by Nike in 1984.

It's the story of people with big dreams and the audacity to chase them.

I went into the theater expecting to see a movie about an athlete and a company. I left moved as an entrepreneur and as a mother. As an entrepreneur, Air is the closest experience I've had to the reliving the magic of that one big moment in business when you know every tomorrow you pray for depends on the absolute synchronicity of decisions being made today-some of which you have no control over.

When it goes right, it is a feeling of magic. Magic that clears the fog of the unknown and allows you to look down a road no one else can even see. Where you alone see all the steps to walk with ease and grace, in the absolute consummation of a goal.

[When it goes wrong, it is personal mental ruin from the inside out that is impossible to describe to anyone who has not stood at that summit before. And to the few who have stood on that summit also, you can not hear their words. At best they will hold your hand.]

Air captured that for me. In a crowded theater I felt alone, nodding to myself, praying along with Matt Damon at pivotal moments on his summit.

But it was a fierce mother on the screen, my personal strongest sense of identity, I saw evident in Viola Davis' portrayal of Michael Jordan's mom, Deloris Jordan. Ms. Jordan is clearly a remarkable lady. She reflected that same magic in motherhood I compared to standing on the summit as an entrepreneur with the primary difference being motherhood's summit is crafted over years, not moments, of good intentions, good words, strong protection, and a gentle hand.

I was struggling on how to convey this parallel when I watched the interview below. Listening to Viola Davis describe her work and the incredible woman, Deloris Jordan is, I thought, 'Yes! Exactly. That is the best of what motherhood is.' Check out the video below and if short on time, start 1:20 into it.

I wish every kid on the planet had the personal magic of a Deloris Jordan in their life.

Thank you, Deloris Jordan. And thank you, Viola Davis, for the gift of sharing her story. With any luck, I bring this spirit of mother to my own family.

"Dreams are the tools that keep you alive."

-Viola Davis