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Character
Character walks and talks It leads and it follows It pushes and it pulls Character makes the man It shines in dark times It anchors in rough times Character draws strength It collapses weakness It...
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Rowing or Riding?
Which athlete are you? The one who rows the boat or the one who simply rides along? I read an interesting blog post today from Seth Godin called Along for the Ride that reminded me of this aspect of...
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Your Purpose?
“Dreams aren’t just visions, they’re visions coupled to strategies for making them real.” -Astro Teller Purpose sounds like something so, so simple. It seems like common sense to have a defined purpose...
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Your Purpose 2Q
“Great dreams aren’t just visions, they are visions coupled to strategies for making them real.” – Astro Teller, X (formerly Google X) Early in my football coaching career, probably my second or third...
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Your Purpose 3Q
Time. We all fight it. We all struggle with it. It’s always moving and there never seems to be enough of it. Double this sentiment for a sports coach. Time is our biggest enemy. Wasted time is a...
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Your Purpose 4Q
Execution of purpose. We’ve all heard the saying, “Practice makes perfect.”. Our parents, teachers, coaches, etc. have been telling us this little nugget of wisdom for years upon years, right?...
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Leadership is what leadership does
I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership recently with national and world events being what they are. Politics, business, agriculture, science, education, sports, etc. all rely on effective leadership...
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Dear Juniors
Dear Juniors, Graduation Day. A day of celebration and a day to honor the graduating seniors. When I coached high school, it was one of my favorite days. No, it wasn’t because kids I’d been around for...
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Leaders
An often overlooked fundamental of good organizations is leadership. By overlooked, I don’t mean ignored. We have leadership out the ying yang in our society. Presidents, governors, mayors,...
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Shining Eyes
It’s not often a sports-crazed blog writer gets the opportunity to quote a conductor in a post. But what Benjamin Zander, conductor of the Boston Philharmonic and Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra,...
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