Bob Mahr

Garbage Time is an expression used in sports when the game has become a blowout and the outcome has effectively been decided. The coaches of one or both teams decide to replace their best players with substitutes. It is called garbage time since this period is frequently marked by a significant drop in the quality […]

I first saw the phrase “The Coin of Mattering” over 10 years ago in a Harvard Business Review article by Umair Haque. In my opinion, the concept of mattering is an important component of life. We are here to matter and make a difference. The ‘coin of mattering’ is the currency that values how we

The dictionary defines vocation as a person’s employment or main occupation, especially regarded as particularly worthy and requiring great dedication. Vocation in a religious context is how God calls us to serve Him in the world. This can be done through the Church, Ministry, Marriage, even Business. The word vocation comes from the Latin, vocare,

A sacrifice is the act of giving up something valued for the sake of something else more important or worthy. The word ‘sacrifice’ came into the English language in the 13th century from the Latin word sacrificium.  It combines the elements sacri- (from ‘sacer’ meaning holy) with -fic- (from the verb ‘facere’, to make or

When I was developing content for my first role as a High School Football and Character Coach, I sketched out 50 separate lessons around the “Be A …, Not A …” concept. With a self-imposed threshold of 1100 words for blog posts (yes, I am aware I often exceed that limit) I estimate I have

“What you and I do feeds what we become” has emerged as my new coaching point. I use this line currently while addressing incoming freshmen for the high school football team. This group has been showing up to lift weights and learn what high school football will be about. They are showing up to become

With this being the 200th distinct post created as well as the 6th Anniversary of the website, I want to acknowledge the continuance of this blog. The word that comes to mind is, furtherance. The definition of furtherance is the advancement of a plan or interest, the act of furthering something along. To still be

We need mountaintop experiences. We need to be in a place where our view of things is different, a shift in perspective, where the air is crisp, the wind is strong, and we are exhilarated. We need to see the scale of our life in that moment, independent of life’s busyness, giving perspective on the

I started helping with the local high school football team here in Williamsburg. Ironically it is Lafayette High School after playing football at Lafayette College. So, all my Lafayette stuff has the wrong mascot (Leopards not Rams) and colors (Maroon and White, not Navy Blue and Vegas Gold). In every high school and college locker

The dictionary defines Mystical as “inspiring a sense of spiritual mystery, awe, and fascination; having a spiritual meaning or reality which is neither apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence.” I heard a variation of the definition recently from the very successful music producer, Rick Rubin, during a podcast interview, that I highly