About Me

My name is Robert Stephens and I am excited to share my journey with you. I have decided to develop this blog and website to give you an insight into my life from the R (Robert) elements: “Roaming, Running, and Recruiting”. I am 43 years old and live in Southeast Texas in a community called The Woodlands. I have been married to the love of my life and best friend for 18 years and counting. We have two sons, ages 18 and 16.  Our path as a couple has never been easy, but I would never change a thing about it. It taught me how to grow up, struggle, compromise, and be a better person. My childhood path was not easy either and I may  go back and forth to that within some of the blog posts on this site.  If I had to say one thing about myself is that while I have succeeded in life, it has never been easy and come with some sort of struggle (and failures at times).  I've always had to tell myself nothing is given, everything is earned!

I have worked in higher education for the past 21 years, of which the majority has been in graduate admissions and recruiting.  I also received my real estate license in June 2022, and sell real estate as a second career. I also enjoy smoking meats, and have gotten pretty good at smoking ribs, chicken, and turkey (among other items).  

I now ask you to sit back, relax, and enjoy "The R Element".