Most golfers, myself included, look to hit the biggest shot every time. When we step up to the tee, we pull out a driver. We whack the ball, hopefully we whack it harder and farther than those playing in our foursome and then we proudly stride up the fairway, planning the next big shot. We […]
Today’s world is full of labels with the intent to clash one side against another. Everyone needs to be pigeonholed into a box so we can create sides, generate controversy and friction. This simplifies things, especially for the media who use it to drive ratings. Their argument is that it creates a common reference point
When we first taught tackling to high school football players we started off using the phrase “break down” as the expression for the player to get into a tackling position. Coaches of all ages and across the country use that expression. However, we came to realize that command made the player come to a
We have a sign in the football locker room, “Discipline is not what we do to you, it is what we do for you”. As a high school football coach, an unexpected requirement of the job is to convince young men that discipline is not a bad word. Until that point in their life for
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“To follow” – go or come after (a person or thing proceeding ahead); to accept as a guide or leader; accept the authority of or give allegiance to; to conform to, comply with, or act in accordance with; obey. “To Join” – to connect, or bring or put together; to come into union with; to
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When someone says “have a nice day” or my wife tells me “safe travels”, over the years my answer has become “I’ll do my part” which can often get me weird looks (no longer from my wife, she chose to marry me). None of us have complete control over our circumstances so how can we possibly
“If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?” ― Rumi A mirror needs polished to be clear and reflect the proper image, without rubbing the image gets distorted. The same way fire is needed to purify gold; without it the precious metal is not so precious. A beautiful pearl is
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The concept of Unity came forefront in my mind while listening to a sermon at a wedding. This was one of the better wedding sermons I have heard. It focused on the oneness in marriage and in the married couple’s purpose; moving forward in a mutual direction for the common good of all involved with
I recently came upon a noteworthy story around team building from of all sources, Bruce Springsteen. It seems that back in the early 1970’s when Bruce was about to rocket to stardom and national attention with the release of his third album, Born to Run, he had a meeting with the E-Street Band. He point-blank
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My wife, Vicki, and I had talked about taking dance lessons for well over twenty years. I even added it to my bucket list. This winter I took the approach of ‘just do it’ and spent the money on a gift certificate for a series of lessons. Now we had to walk our talk or
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