Some say the hardest part is getting started. If this is true though, why do we hear stories of people who give up on their diet, stop writing a novel or quit a challenging task. Maybe it’s not the start but the conclusion that’s more difficult. This is important to know when you are chasing […]
Years ago, in doing research for a Football Character Presentation, I came across an interesting tidbit from our Founding Fathers. Both George Washington and John Adams used similar lines in letters they wrote during the American Revolution: “No one can guarantee success. I can guarantee something better. We will deserve success” “It is not
God wired me to be a coach. Yet that is not my chosen profession, just my passion. I have spent over 35 years volunteering as a coach and being involved with young athletes. I have coached at many levels – rec leagues, travel teams, AAU, High School, College, Special Olympics volleyball and even a Women’s
I am not exactly sure where or when I first heard the phrase “hope is not a strategy.” In fact, it is debatable as to who conceived the phrase. I have seen it attributed to former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani who used the phrase, “Because ‘change’ is not a destination, just as ‘hope’
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Stephen Covey’s Seven Habits of Highly Effective People has been a source of material for character lessons I do for the local High School football team. While doing prep work for a lesson on Habit 6: Synergy, I came to the realization that a major problem today in society is the lack of synergy. The
This fall I spent a day hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maryland with my daughter Beth. Early in the hike we had a steep ascent on what is called a hard rock scramble, that gray area between hiking and rock climbing. During the climb I heard the expression from my daughter – ‘form over speed.’
Some people define themselves on who they are and their being, others define themselves on their accomplishments and their doing. As a high school football coach, I have seen both types of players during high school and then years later. I have coached young men who define themselves as complete people where football is just
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I started this blog after hearing a talk by Dr. Barry Corey, President of Biola University, a private Evangelical Christian university located in La Mirada, CA. He has a book titled Love Kindness: Discover the Power of a Forgotten Christian Virtue. Kindness is not niceness. The word nice/niceness is not in the bible, but kind/kindness
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
“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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