by Ryan Krzykowski | Sep 23, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
There are many things I’m not very good at. I’m not good at home repair. I’m not good at putting things together. I’m not good at songwriting, farming, or drawing straight lines. When faced with any one of those tasks, it is easy for me to...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Sep 9, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
( There’s nothing particularly relevant to coaches or athletes in the picture this week, but when I did a search for “scared face”, this one was too good to pass up.) FEAR. The very word brings to mind vivid images and memories. Fear is powerful. It...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Aug 26, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I do this about once a year. I’ll read something and think, “Wow, that’s better than whatever I was going to write” and I’ll post it in this space. One of my good friends sent this to me a week ago and I loved it. I thought the first...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Aug 12, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
In the years I spent in coaching I had opportunities to develop some very cool relationships with athletes. In some cases, I actually took advantage of those opportunities. Unfortunately, there are many that I missed. I try not to major in regret as I live my life,...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jul 29, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
It’s been a long summer. And while it’s not quite over yet, we are very near the beginning of a new school year. My family spent a good part of this week registering children for classes, shopping for supplies, loading up backpacks, and otherwise gearing...
by Ryan Krzykowski | Jul 15, 2011 | Blog 1, General, Ryan Krzykowski
I read this the other day:“let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us.” (Hebrews 12:1) Whenever I’ve read that before, my thoughts have gone to the...