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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Cur Non

September 20, 2023

“Cur Non” means “Why Not.” It is a famous quote by Marquis de Lafayette and is a motto at Lafayette College, my alma mater, named after the […]

Redd Up

September 10, 2023

Pretty much everyone from the Pittsburgh area will know exactly what the phrase “redd up” means. Everyone else is likely confused. Redd up has its roots in […]

Be A …, Not A … (Part 5)

August 27, 2023

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 […]

Third Day in Pads

August 20, 2023

Its August and preseason two-a-day practices for the upcoming football season have started. As both a player and coach, I experienced the challenge of summer camp and […]

Come, Stay, Go

July 30, 2023

There is a pattern of come, stay, and then go. We all experience the need to come as well as go, but we also recognized there are […]

Current and Significant

July 18, 2023

This blog started out titled “Current and Relevant,” based on an interview I recently heard with Bruce Springsteen. Then I remembered notes on a blog in the […]

Othering

July 9, 2023

Recently I was made aware of the term “othering” and based on how I heard it, I thought it was a newly created buzzword being bantered about […]

Garbage Time

June 28, 2023

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 […]

The Coin of Mattering

June 18, 2023

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 […]

Vocation of a Business Leader

June 6, 2023

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 […]

Sacrifice

May 28, 2023

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 […]

Be A …, Not A … (Part 4)

May 16, 2023

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 […]

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