Baseball Joe

In Lesson 2 of Module 3 in the Coaching With Purpose lessons that we use in Coaching Life Groups, we read this quote: Although I was a reasonably good guy, I was relating to many of my players as if our relationship was a business deal.  I would care about them and...

Attitude Check

Last night I went to the first grade musical at my youngest son’s elementary school.  If you’ve been to a first grade musical anytime in the last 20 years, you know how it goes.  It’s kind of cute, but there’s not a whole lot of entertainment...

Ice On the Concrete

I am a big believer in positive attitudes and feel like complaining is one of the most powerful enemies of joy and success.  As a result, there are very few things that I allow myself to complain and whine about.  However, cold, snow and ice all make the list.  Maybe...

Coaching Bad

Last night I was watching a basketball game on TV with my kids and a commercial came on for a new TV series called “Coaching Bad”.  Spike TV is teaming up with Ray Lewis to “shine a light on the ever-growing issue of coaches and their anger...

Nuisance

Grant Wiggins writes a blog about education and just a few months ago posted this — an account of a veteran high school teacher who decides to shadow two students for a day to get a better feel for what it’s like to be a HS student. The post is a terrific...