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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Shopping Cart
To me, a shopping cart is a benchmark for character and integrity. No law says we need to return the shopping cart. We can choose to return […]
Being Well by Doing Good
A simple Google search will return many nuanced variations to the terms doing well, being well, doing good, and being good. I established my perspective on this […]
Thin Places
A nice perk of having a daughter live in Colorado, is the ability to hike mountains, passes and trails at elevation. I have been where that air […]
Cur Non
“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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
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