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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Be A …, Not A … (Part 7)
When I was developing content in my role as a High School Football and Character Coach, I sketched out a bunch of lessons around the “Be A […]
Who Is My Neighbor?
The Sunday Gospel reading at Mass was the Parable of the Good Samaritan, found in Luke 10:25-37. The parable is told by Jesus about a Jewish traveler […]
Pursue Excellence
We need to pursue excellence as opposed to a sole focus on attaining a goal or winning. Change our focus to the inputs and process and not […]
Bubbles Up
When Jimmy Buffett passed away in September 2023, I had a couple of friends ask me when there would be a blog highlighting Jimmy and his […]
Go For the No
I took a sales training course several decades ago, where the concept of “going for the no” was presented. I remember my Company President being quite dismayed […]
Repurpose not Retire
The dictionary definition of retirement is “to withdraw from service, to have no more use or meaning.” When a company retires a machine from service, it no […]
Giving In to Aversion and Anger
“When you give in to aversion and anger, it’s as though, having decided to kill someone by throwing him into a river, you wrap your arms around […]
Put Your Mask on First
I was having a conversation with my nephew about making sure he takes care of himself. That he gets poured into as well as pouring himself into […]
Don’t Judge a Book by its Cover
The English idiom, “don’t judge a book by its cover”, is a figurative phrase that we should not judge the worth or value of something or someone […]
Toothpaste and the Moral Compass
This is the 1st of a 4-part series of articles on morality that I am co-writing with my friend Nick Halaris of Profit+. Between the two of […]
The Hidden Pain of Staying the Same
I had this blog post prepared a while back but have been hesitant to share it as we are in a period of extreme change. The blog […]
Ought
The word “ought” is used to indicate duty or correctness. More importantly it represents a moral obligation. Some people feel as if “ought” is just another […]
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