COACH MAHR's BLOG
Coach Mahr's Blog started May 2017 out of the desire to continue to share latest content that was being developed in his role as character coach. A simple expression will catch Coach’s ear and upon reflection and discernment the Holy Spirit gains a greater foothold in his consciousness and guides his words to create a woven thread.
A new blog is typically posted every 10 days.
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Try Not to Suck
“Try Not to Suck” became the rallying cry of the Chicago Cubs during their 2016 World Series Championship run, their first one in 108 years. It started […]
Endeavor to be Simple
I had a great customer service experience recently and when I complimented the woman who provided it, she replied “We endeavor to be simple.” This restaurant had […]
We Play to the End
In 2019, Eddie Olczyk, the NHL player turned coach turned broadcaster was on his second round of chemotherapy for stage 3 colon cancer, and the effects were […]
Stairway to Heaven
This week I had the pleasure, and I do mean pleasure, of attending the funeral of my 45-year-old cousin whose body finally gave in after a 4-year […]
Downstream
Several years ago, I was about to remove a vine like weed from our mailbox garden area. The ‘weed’ had started to coil around our street sign. […]
Pursuit
The word pursuit is a noun that is the action of following or endeavoring after someone or something. When I hear the word pursuit, I immediately picture […]
Be A, Not A (Part 2)
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, […]
Confusion is the Step Before Clarity
There is the expression that “confusion is the step before clarity.” What happens in that step? What is the aha moment? I am currently confused about a […]
Timing is Everything
If I can hold a door open for someone, I always do. I learned that at a young age from my Dad. When people say thanks, I […]
It Can Always Be Worse
I have used the line, “it can always be worse,” many times in my life. I use it to gain perspective on my current reality. To me, […]
Solitude
My wife and I spent a recent weekend camping at Solitude Farmz in upstate New York. We spent time watching the wind create a burst of ripples on […]
Chaos
I remember going to a hockey game with my Dad back when the Mario Lemieux led Penguins were rolling. My memory is that it was a great […]
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