Due to our recent move, we are living in a townhouse while the home we bought is being renovated. We are not sure how long our stay here will be, and our focus is on making our ‘forever’ house the way it needs to be. We are passing through a temporary residence to get to […]
When one moves after 33 years, we realize how many things need to be replaced. There are the obvious items like Doctors, Dentists, and Mechanics, but there are also coffee shops and BBQ places. I just replaced my barber. I have been replaced at work, several times, and companies move on without missing a beat.
For those of you who have been wondering if you missed a Coach Mahr blog post over the summer, rest assured you did not. My life has been overly hectic. I have always lived a full and busy life, often overextending myself. However, things got a little out of hand these past few months. We
“Some will, some won’t; so what – someone is waiting” is from Jack Canfield and his, “The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be.” Jack also refers to it a “SWSWSWSW” or as I heard someone once say, “SW to the fourth.” When we make a request
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This is the third blog in a series about youth sports. The prior two discussed the win at all cost mentality and the lost focus on the priority of youth sports. This one addresses a more serious concern, the mental health of the game. Let me start by noting that I am not a mental health professional
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Athletics and athletes were created in Greece. The purpose was to train citizens to strive for excellence, not merely victory. Excellence in every area. They were citizen-athletes. Athletics was a value driven process that led to respect for others, personal and team integrity, justice, and fairness. It improved society as a whole. The word origin
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If given the choice, would we want to influence 1.5% of a group, or 100%? The answer appears obvious, yet in many situations our society chooses the 1.5%. Years ago, I read a study that noted 30% of the kids that play youth sports, play a sport in high school. A separate report stated that
There will come a time when we arrive at the Station and disembark. Our train will, at last, pull in with bells ringing, flags waving, and bands playing. There will have been one last smile, nod, or wave to the passengers with whom we shared our journey. The line, ‘part of the journey is the
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I am in the midst of a 15-week course studying the theology and teaching of the Second Vatican Council held from 1962 to 1965. We started the course by looking at the state of the Church in the decades preceding the Second Vatican Council. It was there that I heard the expression “Hierarchical and Collegial.”
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When I was developing content for my role as a High School Football Coach and Character Coach, I built about 50 separate lessons around the “Be A, Not A” concept. It very well could be the content for my next book. For now, I am using this content to supplement the creation of new blog
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