tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44548503540753189732024-02-19T03:57:47.850-08:00Passion Discovery CoachingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-71826240131175497092019-01-20T05:27:00.000-08:002019-01-20T05:27:03.510-08:00Sometimes during a moment of silence<div dir="ltr" style="background-color: white; line-height: 1.2; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Ever watch "For the Love of the Game"? It's a movie about a older pitcher who has learned to clear out all the noise around him in order to focus on throwing his pitch with accuracy. He mutes out all the surrounding sound of the fans, a train passing by, and all he can hear is himself. The quote above could refer to a moment like this, the of silencing of a crowd, or it can refer to a silence among a few, or it can obviously refer to the silence you can create when you are alone. In each instance, you get to experience hearing “everything”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">There is little else that I enjoy more than sitting in silence at the end of the day. Some people prefer to take time to meditate in the morning to start their day, to enter their day in a clear mind. They use it to prepare themselves for the day ahead. There are also those like myself that like to use the time at the end of the day to reflect back, surrounded by silence. At some point during my reflection, I will find myself with a smile. Life is good, right? I have a healthy wife and healthy kids. Everything else is just icing on the cake.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">The world moves so fast. I have a collection of photographs of my family on my computer, which are used as a screensaver slideshow. It tells me how quickly time proceeds without ever stopping to ask us, “are we going too fast?” It is up to us to ask ourselves that question and attempt to savor more of it. Savor more of our time that is possibly the most elusive thing we know. My favorite way to do that is to sit in silence for some time at the end of each day. It provides me the feeling that I can almost slow time down during those moments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "calibri"; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Go ahead and give it a try. See how long you can stretch the silence out. Keeping in mind that anyone can just sit in silence, but it can be difficult to not start thinking about things that need to get done or conversations you feel the need to either re-hash or pre-hash. That defeats the purpose, however. The goal is similar to meditation: to find inner peace. Allow yourself to completely silence the noise and hear everything. To me, that means allowing myself to touch upon a sixth sense so I can hear “my world”.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-25168380362686965972018-09-09T06:06:00.003-07:002018-09-09T06:06:58.068-07:00Team<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today is the first day of my son's flag football season. I will be coaching his team again, this being the third year. Each year we start with new players, except this years's team is keeping 3 of the same kids as last year. The team consists of 7 or 8 total players. Each of the past two seasons has been successful on many fronts. We have had a winning record each season; we have had fun each season; and every player on the team has scored a touchdown every season. The latter can be a bit of a challenge given the wide range of skill level. I remember the touchdown one of the kids scored last year when he immediately ran off the field to find his mother who had just arrived to tell her the good news. It made for a special moment for that young boy, and for me. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Football is the ultimate team sport. Go ahead and ask NFL great Warren Moon if he thinks that's true, or the up and coming star quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, on why he chose to play football over baseball. The goals of each season for me is always the same and are used to measure my team's success. The ultimate goal is to have fun playing the sport. I see a lot of talk from parents about making sure the kids have fun, but sometimes it's just lip service. I see many parents reliving their youth through their kids, and driving them hard to be better. I also see coaches who think that the kids can't have fun without winning and sacrifice either the less talented kids or the fun of the game to reach that goal. At some point, that's okay. But that point should not come long before high school. Certain talented kids might be an exception to this, but too many parents think their kid is that exception. I enjoy having control of the team as the coach to make sure these kids can be what they are meant to be...kids.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Another important goal to the season is to teach the kids to work together. Again, football is the ultimate team sport. One or two star players will not consistently succeed against a team of players. We practice passing patterns and misdirection run plays, and we practice zone defenses where everyone has a job to do. The kids learn to depend on each other and to help each other. It's great to see them congratulate each other for their successes and pick each other up after their failures. The quarterback cannot succeed without the receiver catching the ball. The receiver cannot score without a good pass from the quarterback. A sack may save a pass defender who let his guy get by him. One defender misses, the next grabs the flag. The joy of coaching is watching the kid's joy in playing. I set these boys up to be successful through practicing fundamentals and some creative offensive and defensive designs. When they grasp the concepts and play together as a team, their joy shines like the sun and warms my soul. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I would like to thank the boys and girls I've coached in the past as well as in this season and into the future. For they give me a certain joy I seek in life, probably without even knowing it. Go team!</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I grew up the youngest of three children and always found myself the listener around the dinner table. It was tough to get a word in on the conversation, so I learned how to listen and think instead of speak. It is a valuable tool that many people lack.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Being an introvert gives me a head start on this counsel. I have also previously discussed the importance and value of truth. The second gate though, is it necessary, is a little more difficult to determine since it is the most arbitrary. It leaves a lot of room for introverts and extroverts to decide who they are going to be. This is good. One should always be true to oneself. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The third gate is something that I like to think I have always done well, but I surely have improved on this after meeting my wife almost 20 years ago. She has taught me kindness to others even in the face of adversity. Something that is never easy to do, but freeing when accomplished. Kindness is also something we teach our children. In fact, my kid's school asks for quotes of kindness at the beginning of each year to post around the hallways for every kid to read. I don't know if kindness wasn't very high on the priority list of teachings for my generation and my parent's generation, or if we as adults have forgotten the lessons, but I find it amazing how often adults choose not to be kind. Whether it is through actions or words, this is something I feel we need to practice as much as we preach. Not only do we need to teach the younger generation, but we also need to teach ourselves. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I enjoy the quote because it reminds me that truth and kindness are powerful. They come into the world through our choosing, and leave it a better place. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">I was listening to my favorite morning show and they were doing their bi-weekly “5 Things You Need To Know” segment. One host began her need-to-know by quoting a headline from an article she had read. As she read the headline, my blood pressure spiked. The headline was, “Why Women Should Lie Even More Than They Do”.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">People who know me, know that there are very few things in this world that can get my blood boiling. The way I see it, everyone has different opinions and different experiences that lead them to their opinions. The opinion doesn’t matter as much to me as the reason/experience behind it. So if someone tells me that they think sports are not good for kids, which is in direct conflict to my beliefs, I don’t get upset. What I would want to know is why do they think that? Maybe it is because that person’s personal experience with sports was from a situation where they were made fun of because they weren’t as good at sports as others. That would certainly lead to an unfavorable outlook on sports. And there could be a number of other different reasons. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">However, the quoted headline attacks my values and my beliefs in more ways than one. First, honesty, trust, and truth are at the top of my core values. Therefore, the headline threatens a top core value of mine. Not only does it threaten my core values, if someone were to just read the headline and not the article, they might begin to spread the wrong word. I understand people sometimes feel pressure to lie, but that’s no matter. They shouldn’t lie.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">Why do people lie? I’m going to give you two reasons: They can, and it’s easy. I’m sure you can come up with many reasons why you should lie in any particular instance. It will spare someone’s feelings; it will help me get ahead; I don’t know this person well enough to tell them the truth; and the excuses go on, and on. Some people call them reasons, I call them excuses. That’s because I try my hardest not to lie. Ever. I believe the world would be a better place without all the lies that are told every day, the big ones and the small ones. The fact is that people have grown accustomed to not hearing the truth. The truth can certainly hurt. The truth can also certainly hurt you. “Tony” may say, “if I didn’t lie in my interview, I would have never gotten this job.” So essentially Tony got the job over someone else because he lied. Then the person Tony got the job over suffers. I would ask “Tony”, “do you have to continue to build upon that lie now that you were hired? Do you have to keep telling lies to maintain that false persona you created to get the job?” One lie leads to another and another. It’s horrible. The truth on the other hand, never changes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can go on and on about this because I feel so passionately about it. But I really don’t think people want to hear it. I think people want any easy way out. They don’t want to always have to tell the truth because that would be too hard. They don’t want to face the truth because that would be too painful.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">“The truth may hurt for a while, but a lie hurts forever.”</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Recently, a 24-year old
star rookie linebacker for the NFL San Francisco 49ers decided to retire. His
reason? He decided that the risk of playing football outweighed the reward of
becoming a bigger superstar and making millions of dollars. The risk is directly
associated with his long term health. He mentions the concern over brain
disease as his #1 reason for retiring. His name is Chris Borland. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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the issue of head trauma for several years now. I have personal experience with
difficulties in remembering simple things such as certain tasks I’ve agreed to take on
at work or the details of recent conversations I’ve had with someone. I
sometimes relate these difficulties with the several minor concussions I
experienced in my youth sports career. Only one such concussion sidelined me,
but I know there were others. My wife certainly points these things out to me
from time to time. She didn’t even know me as a youth, but she certainly cares
for my future.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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only one retiring from football. In just the week leading up to his retirement,
two other players 27 or younger decided to retire. These players are considered to be
in the prime of their careers. As the decision to step away from the game becomes more common for players in the prime of their careers, even people who
do not follow the sport or the issue of head trauma should take notice. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">I have a son who has
expressed interest in playing football. And while I think that football was the
greatest sport experience that I had growing up, I will not let him play tackle
football until at least age 12. It’s too dangerous. What is the reward for
playing football before high school anyway? Arguably the greatest high profile
football player of all-time (Tom Brady) did not play until he was in high
school. This tells me that the reward of playing tackle football before high school is small. If
Brady can become one of the greatest without even playing the sport until high
school, why start earlier and subject yourself to such a great risk? Especially
when there are other options. There are other sports. Sports are great for character building, and as
long as flag football, soccer, and other sports are offered during the tackle
football season, I will have trouble understanding why so many kids still play
tackle football. How can an educated person possibly argue that the risk is not
greater than the reward? I guess educated person is a relative term.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Arial",sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Football is very big in
my town. Many kids are playing starting at age 5. It concerns me that these
kids will have so much of an advantage over my son if he decides he still wants
to play football later in life. It takes a great amount of patience,
understanding, love, and willpower to not give into doubt. The doubt that I may
be hurting my son’s future by keeping him away. At least I know I am not jeopardizing his future health. Some of you may be asking why I
would let him play in the first place. And it’s a simple answer of risk versus
reward. I believe sports are invaluable, and I know that tackle football isn’t
the only sport carrying the risk of head trauma. It may be the current poster board for head injuries, but
it could be argued that the risk is greater in soccer. I love the fact that my
son has taken an interest in sports, but I am prepared to be smart about it.
Until he is old enough to make his own decisions, his life is essentially in my hands. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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decisions as parents. We do the best we can, and follow that with a lot of hope
and prayer. I hope that more parents realize the risk of head trauma in tackle
football. I pray that fewer parents have to live any part of their life with
regret. The latest studies suggest that the risk of lasting brain injury is considerably
increased for football players who start playing before the age of 12. There
are other options. If you are reading and still doubt the risk, I hope you
educate yourself more. Your child’s life is in your hands. Make the best
decisions you can. The more educated you are, the better decision you will be
able to make. Please way the risk versus the reward.</span></span></div>
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by saying that for those of you reading this who continue to let your sons play
football at such a young age, I understand that there is a chance that I am
wrong on the risk. Even if I am right, not every kid will suffer a brain injury. For your sake, I hope that either I am wrong or that it doesn't happen to your family. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">An obstacle may be a person that is attacking you verbally; or it can be a moment when something that you wanted to happen didn’t. It could be as simple as your favorite baseball team losing the World Series or as complex as a time when you have spent countless hours researching and shopping for the perfect present for someone’s birthday only to have that person dismiss your gift as something they don’t need anymore. Whatever the obstacle, perseverance can lead you through any obstacle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">No matter the obstacle, a master such as our former president, chooses to be happy (or not) instead of being at the mercy of the circumstance. </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">What are the main influences your happiness? Are you the main influence, or is your circumstance the main influence? How do you overcome your obstacles? Do you use a coach to help you? A quote is from many a childhood hero,</span></span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">We all lead busy lives these days. The majority of it is spent at the office, trying to earn enough money to afford nicer things in life. As we grow older, many of us have kids and their lives and activities create to dos put on our list. Many of us have a significant other in our life with whom we certainly want to make time to spend. After that, it can be hard to stay in touch with all the friends we had before we got jobs and before we had children. And what about time to ourselves?</span></span></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">We all make sacrifices to one thing or another in order to make time for something else. For some of us it is sleep that we sacrifice. For others, we lose touch with old friends. Some of us shift time spent with our children or spouse to gain more time and success at work, or vice versa. In most cases sacrifices are made in more than one area of our lives to make up for lost time in other areas. As the old saying goes, “there’s not enough time in a day”. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">To make matters worse, we can get caught up in our daily lives that we forget that we are missing time spent on things that are important to us. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am thinker, an introvert as the label goes. I enjoy time spent reflecting on life. I like to think about my past and learning from things I have done so I can apply the best methods of things done to my future. I recently had a new idea that I wanted to test out. With all the routine and busyness in our lives, I felt like I could be missing opportunities to collect memories. Isn’t that what we live for, to make long-lasting, wonderful memories? I wanted to see what would happen if I kept a journal and recorded at least one memory for 30 straight days. </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">I knew he would get a
hit, I knew exactly where the ball was going to go through the infield, I was
just hoping the runner wouldn't get thrown out. Tied 5-5 in the bottom of the
ninth. And there it was...Base hit to right field...here comes the throw to
home plate...he scores! DEREK JETER WINS IT FOR THE YANKEES IN HIS LAST AB AT
YANKEE STADIUM! CAN YOU BELIEVE IT! BALL GAME OVER. YANKEES WIN!
THE-A-A-A-A-A-A YANKEES WIN!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Unbelievable. My
memories from 1996 watching the Yankees beat the Atlanta Braves to win the
World Series was the year that started a run of Derek Jeter led championship
teams and being a proud New York Yankees baseball fan. It was Yankees pride. And
to watch the final star of that 1996 team shine bright in his last game at
Yankee stadium was awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">I always liked Derek
Jeter. He was the center piece of all those great Yankee teams of the last 18
years. He wasn’t my hero early on, because I was young and he wasn’t the best
player. I came to understand how he stood for more than just talent. And as
talented as he was, he wasn’t the most talented ball player out there. But he
had those intangibles that drew people to him. He played hard. He respected
everyone out there and he respected the game. As he played on, or maybe as I
got older, my appreciation for Jeter grew. Derek Jeter ended up being one of
the classiest players of his day and age. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">People argue that sports
figures should not be the role models for youth today. But inevitably they are.
Derek Jeter agreed with this. He understood that even though baseball players
were just ordinary men, that kids looked up to them. He felt that there was an
obligation to be a role model whether he wanted to be or not. And he definitely
did not think that a baseball player was any sort of hero. Heroes are made of men
and women who fight for our freedom and who sacrifice of themselves for the
benefit of others. But in fact, a baseball player can be a hero. A hero of
determination, success, and respectability.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Derek Sanderson Jeter was
born in July, 1974. When he was five years old he began to dream of playing
shortstop for the New York Yankees. He developed a passion for the game. His
passion drove him towards success. Not only did Derek Jeter fulfill his childhood
dream of being a New York Yankees shortstop, and not only will he be a first
ballot Hall of Fame baseball player as one of the greatest shortstops in major
league baseball history, he will be remembered and respected as one of the
greatest role models baseball has ever known. His story allows kids to dream as
big as he did. He was given a gift that was a combination of talent, passion,
and respectability. He worked hard at honing his gift to become a star. He was
a role model not only for younger kids, but for other major league ballplayers.
That is the kind of respect he had.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Everybody knows:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can't be all things to all people.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can't do all things at once.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can't do all things equally well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can't do all things better than everyone else.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Your humanity is showing just like everyone else's.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have to decide what comes first, and do that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have to discover your strengths, and use them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You have to learn not to compete with others,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Because no one else is in the contest of "being you."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will have learned to accept your own uniqueness.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">You will have learned to set priorities and make decisions. You will have learned to give yourself the respect that is due.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And yo'll be a most vital mortal.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That you are a wonderful unique person.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That you are a once-in-all history event.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That it's more than a right, it's your duty, to be who you are.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">That life is a not a problem to solve, but a gift to cherish.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And you'll be able to stay one up on what used to get you down.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">~Author Unknown</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-8403906384217410732014-05-12T04:16:00.000-07:002014-05-12T04:16:09.449-07:00What are you beautiful for?<b style="font-weight: normal;"></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">I recently was at a wedding with some very good high school friends whom I do not see much outside of special occasions. The parents of one of these friends dropped by to pick up their kids halfway through the event. I went to say hello along with a few other people and as I spoke to the parents someone next to me made a comment. I turned to these friends and asked what was so funny. They just kept smiling and commented on how I haven’t changed and that I still even sound the same. I loved it, it was music to my ears.</span></span></b><br />
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">On the car ride home I told my wife the story. She asked if that was a good thing or bad thing. Right away I said that it was a good thing, but afterwards started to think more about it. Why wouldn’t it be good thing? I loved the person I was in high school just as much as I love the person I have grown to be now. In fact, I was more of a leader then. Or was I? I was more of an outgoing leader then, but I am still a leader today. Just without as much of the vocal aspect. I guess my mind got sidetracked a little bit and starting wondering, what is leadership anyway? A nice interpretation of leadership can be taken from Roy Lessin:</span></span></b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Leadership is not a job title, it is a characteristic of life. We lead by our attitude, by our responses to authority, by the words we speak, and by the examples we set. With a vision for the future and a heart for people, leaders can motivate and inspire others into action. A leader is someone who others want to follow; a good leader is someone worth following.”</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">The big question is not if you are a leader, but if you are a leader of your self. Everything always begins with you. If you are a leader of your self, than you know how to lead. And being a leader of your self begins with being happy with yourself. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">This brings me back to the question my wife posed to me on the car ride home that night. Was I happy with the comment that I am still the same as people remember me 20 years ago. There’s no doubt in my mind that I am happy about it. Not only I am happy with the person I am and the person I was, I am also happy to think that the two are still one. That I can still be all the things I once was, in addition to all the things I am now. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-size: large;">I have traveled through life always trying to take the best in everyone I meet and become a better person. I have learned so many good things from so many good people, and simply tried to put these things into practice in my own life. My story is still being written, and today is yet again another opportunity to improve...to become happier...to add to the collection of beautiful things learned from people I meet along the way…</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></b><span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-74652027213746306942014-04-05T07:17:00.000-07:002014-04-05T07:17:23.216-07:00Each moment you decide who you want to be<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">“Each moment describes who you are, and gives you the opportunity to decide if that’s who you want to be.” iPEC foundation principle. </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Yes. We define ourselves every day. Every moment to be exact. We are the culmination of our actions. Do you know any nice people? Why do you consider them to be “nice people”? It’s because we see them perform acts of kindness. How about people who are not nice? The only difference between the two is a matter of a moment. That moment when people have taken in all the information around them and make a decision on how to act.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Same can be said of people with integrity and those without, or of heroes and cowards. Many times people aren’t thinking of who they want to be in the moment. People are reacting. But what if you could stop yourself for one split second to ask yourself one question that could end up defining who you are? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Let’s say you are studying for an exam and you are exhausted. It is late at night and you want to go to bed. Every moment before this you have succeeded in finishing that homework, of completing that project, but now you are just too tired. Another hour would really make the material stick, but you could probably get by and pass the exam with the effort you have made so far. Instead of closing the books and going to bed, what if you took a moment and asked yourself this question: who do I want to be, right now? Do you want to be the person that just gets by? Or do you want to be the person who is dedicated to finishing all that they have started? </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">There’s no judgment. You can choose whoever you want to be. As long as you are happy with who you are, then any choice you make is the right one. But if you want more, if you want to be more, then seize the opportunity to decide who you want to be in that moment and make the best of it. Sometimes that moment will be with you for the rest of your life.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: #1155cc; font-family: Arial; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-5533986041358078812014-03-09T09:00:00.004-07:002014-03-09T09:00:49.888-07:00How's it feel to want?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I can’t get this title saying out of my head. Every time someone says that they want something I think of my college roommate who would respond to people with this phrase. He thought he was a comedian. When I really think about what he used to say I now think more deeply about one of his patented expressions.</span></span></div>
<b id="docs-internal-guid-36616b82-a792-4942-c823-6600bbddcdf7" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Many people want. The want a new car. They want to win the megabucks. They want to travel the world. They want to quit their jobs. They want this, and they want that. What usually happens when people get what they want? They tend to want more. </span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">It’s okay to want. It is very okay to want. Wanting is a good thing. It allows people to grow. It makes people work harder. Someone who wants more money ought to work harder in order to earn more money. Someone who wants to be a professional singer or athlete needs to work hard in order to get there. Those who work hard and achieve what they want have what many people continually search for, fulfillment. Those who fail to obtain what they want despite their efforts are faced with a dilemma. A dilemma of whether or not to continue put forth that effort, or maybe increase that effort, and to rise again to meet their new challenge. The strongest people in the world are the ones who rise up after get knocked down. They continue to want and don’t give up.</span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I want. I want my family to be happy and my children to be successful. I provide enough for my children so that they continue to want. Besides not being able to afford to give them everything they wanted, it would not benefit them anyway. It would not allow them to grow strong, or to learn how important it is work hard enough to obtain something they want. </span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wanting something more than anything else in the world is very a powerful thing. It helps you determine who you are. It asks you how much you are willing to sacrifice in order to get what it is you want so dearly. Do you give up what you want because it is too hard to obtain, or do you fight harder for what you want? When you want something hard enough and long enough, achieving the reward is beyond comparison. It is definitely better than had you never wanted at all. So in the end, I have to say that while on the surface it may not feel good to want, deep down I know it is a good thing. Wanting creates a challenge. </span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The NFL football season has ended. The sport that draws the most attention here in the United States will put some people into withdrawals now that the Superbowl is over. This year I watched the Superbowl with my family. Well, at least the first half. My wife and I let the kids stay up past their bedtime to watch the first half. My wife and I were not far behind the kids to bed this night. It was nice not to have to stay up and watch the whole game because of the lopsided score this year. Yes, we go to bed earlier than most. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">When I was young, I always marveled at the adults who woke up early in the day. My wrestling coach admitted that he loved waking up at 5 a.m. every day. At the time, I couldn't even imagine waking that early every day. I like to sleep almost as much as the next guy, but I would also rather be awake and enjoying that time. It was hard however, to get myself around to spending more of my time awake and less time asleep. Finally, I had a friend who put things into perspective for me. This was in college when I my classes started at 8 a.m. while my roommates started their business, english, and political science major classes closer to noon. But anyway, they stayed up into the morning hours every night while I tried to hang with them until midnight. I remember finding out that they had stayed up until 6 a.m. one night, then went to class for 11 a.m. How they could manage perplexed me. My friend told me why I should try to stay up later more often. His perspective was simple, "you will get plenty of sleep when you die."</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">This did little for my rational thinking, but it hit a key note with my imaginary mind. You see, we are all gong to die. It's not pretty, but it's true. We will one day fall asleep forever. So why spend more time than necessary in sleep? We only have so much time, would we rather be dreaming or fulfilling those dreams? My friend helped me to imagine what I could accomplish by being awake more. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I enjoy my moments of solitude. Morning has become the best time to cash in on that. So I made an effort to become more of a morning person. This allows me to fulfill a desire to have time to myself. To watch the sun come up. To have daydreams I can remember and that can inspire me instead of night dreams I can't always remember or are filled with things of fantasy such as flying.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Losing sleep isn't for everyone. Some people operate on the bare minimum as it is. I am finding it harder to cut back on sleep as I get older. But I still daydream about waking up before everyone and watching, listening, and feeling the peacefulness of a spring morning. The time when the rest of the world is still asleep and I am blessed to be the only one taking it all in. Breathing the cool, fresh air and feeling it fill my lungs. Hearing the birds chirp between the sounds of silence. Watching tiny clouds float past overhead in the vast blue sky. Thinking about how beautiful and wonderful this life is. And daydreaming about how I fit into it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you don't do this already, I recommend picking day to wake up early and doing nothing at all except being with your own daydreams; observing the world we live in; and enjoying a moment of solitude. If nothing at all, it sure is relaxing.</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-18698970912252417072014-01-01T05:09:00.000-08:002014-01-01T05:10:36.911-08:00Happiness in 2014<span id="docs-internal-guid-5bed1545-4dd3-1b09-0d05-8272d000132e"><span style="vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">“Happiness is in the heart, not in the circumstance.” ~Dove (chocolate). </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The year 2013 is over. Did you reach any of your goals you set at the beginning of last year? Did you set any goals? Whether you set goals or not, there were surely things that you wanted to accomplish in 2013. And when you start thinking about the things you want to accomplish in 2014, here are six things you might want to think about...</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">1. Think about things that are going to make you happy. Will losing weight make you happy? How about getting in better shape? Will doing more for others make you happy? Being happy should be the ultimate goal. Maybe that should be your goal...being happier. (I would love to coach someone who came to me with that goal!)</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">2. How realistic are the goals you are setting? It's true that in failure we learn. But sometimes it's better if the goals you set are achievable. Try this, dream big but set multiple miniature goals in a sequence that will allow you to reach those dreams once they are achieved. Having a goal of climbing Mount Everest before you even climb your first mountain may be a little too far sighted. Dream of climbing Mount Everest one day, but start with a goal of climbing a few mountains first. It's possible that you may even end up ditching your old goal in favor a new one along the way.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">3. Think about how your goals affect those around you. Training to climb the highest mountains may take a lot of time. Will you do it alone? Will you lose time you spend with loved ones to your training? Think about the value of what you want to achieve versus what you may be giving up to reach your goal. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">4. Be excited. There's no point in setting goals if you can't be a little excited about the idea of achieving them. You may even need that excitement at some point along the way. If you want to be able to do 100 pushups, you may want to quit at 50 and getting past it may only happen if you can get excited about your vision of doing 100.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">5. Repeat step 1; think about things that are going to make you happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">6. Be proud of your accomplishments. Achieving goals takes mental strength. You need focus and the strength to keep going during times when you want to stop.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Small goals lead to bigger goals. So start small and don't stop.The end of the year is the beginning of a new year. It's a good time to start setting goals, but when you achieve a goal in April, set another one. Keep the momentum going and enjoy the ride. Remember that Dove chocolate quote, that happiness is not in the circumstance of achieving your goals, it's in you every step of the way.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-39520461997522401872013-11-17T19:33:00.002-08:002013-11-18T02:53:15.897-08:00Be a True Fan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: large; line-height: 1.15; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why do sports fans go so crazy for their teams? Football stadiums can be unbelievably loud with fans supporting the home team. Fans come to the stadium with a passion that they cannot replicate in other areas of their life. Even non-football fans can get caught in the environment of the crowd and start clapping and cheering as loud as they can. Have you ever been in that type of environment? Where everyone around you is screaming at the top of their lungs in support of a sports team? It’s contagious.</span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stephen could be difficult. If Anthony or I didn’t do things the “right” way, Stephen would be all over us. We got in many fights over the slightest of things. I knew the anger and stubbornness in Stephen so I wouldn’t take his side when he decided to get angry with Anthony. Anthony on the other hand, always sided with Stephen. It didn’t bother me much though. Stephen taught me to stick up for myself and what I believed in, no matter the cost. He would say that a person is nobody if he didn’t stand by what he believed in. Unfortunately, we didn’t always believe in the same things and would end up in week long fights. He also always taught me to not allow anyone to make fun of my friends or my family. I remember one particular day when he called me Suozzo Salami. It didn’t bother me, but I thought to myself, “this could be considered a shot at my family name”, so I asked him very nicely not to call me that. He refused, so another week long fight ensued. We sure did fight over silly stuff, but at least we had principles! </span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">We always made it through those fights and became friends again. Until two years later when I moved away again, back to New Hampshire. We tried to stay in touch, but it’s hard when you’re 10 or 11 years old and two states away. We had one final fight where we never made amends. It’s was over a hat that I bought for his birthday. Actually, I didn’t buy it and that was problem. Stephen was offended that I had my mother buy him the Miami Dolphins hat he wanted. I felt badly and told him so. However, Stephen was not one to forgive with a simple sorry. It had to be more than that.</span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I talked to Stephen several weeks after that when he told me that his family was moving to the Massachusetts-Vermont border. It was the last conversation we ever had. It’s funny how well we remember certain things. I remember a lot from my best friend at the time. Even with all of our fights, I am thankful we became friends. We learned a lot from each other.</span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">We all grow and change through the years. I have been married now for almost ten years and I am not the same person I was when I got married. Neither is my wife. The good news is that we have grown together. Stephen and I grew apart, but he will always be a part of who I am. “All that we love deeply becomes a part of us.” (Helen Keller)</span></span></div>
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<br /><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-2830754609893583272013-10-27T17:57:00.003-07:002013-10-27T18:00:38.030-07:00How much is too much?<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">During the day I work full time as an engineer. At night and on weekends I am a professional life coach for people looking to figure out what ignites their inner passion. In the spring, I coach my son’s Little League baseball team. This past year I volunteered to be part of my town’s Little League board. So when I recently signed up to volunteer as a broadcaster for my town’s local television station, someone close to me said that I was taking on too much. It got me thinking, how much is too much?</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I love sports. I love that my son has a passion around baseball. I dream that he has enough ability to match his passion and take him far. I also temper those dreams with the consideration that he may one day decide he doesn’t love baseball as much as I think he does. And I know enough to enjoy what I have right now, today, which is a seven year old who loves to play. I also love to coach him. And volunteering to be part of the Little League organization in my town will allow me to keep coaching him for the next five years. In this town, you’re likely not to be a coach for long, if you are not part of the board. </span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Now, my favorite sport has always been football. I played in high school and even did a little bit in college. Every Sunday, since I was a kid I would watch the Sunday game with my father and two older brothers, and I am now finding my son is starting to want to watch too. I have enough experience and knowledge to broadcast a high school football game, which I did a couple of weeks ago. It was a lot of fun. I now have the desire to improve on that performance. I want to do it again.</span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">So far I have given up one night a month for the Little League board meetings and one Friday night to broadcast football under the lights. This is in addition to my engineering job and the extra time my coaching business takes me away. It is time spent away from my wife. Time, the most precious gift we have in our life. But time is worth what you use it for. Useless hours are spent by millions of people every week in front of a television or computer. Time is made much more valuable when you spend it enjoying what is most important to you. My wife and family are the most important to me. So I make that time valuable.</span></span></div>
<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">So do I do “too much”? I don’t think so. I spend a lot of my time supporting my family through engineering; I spend a lot of my time supporting my passion through coaching; I spend a little time on the Little League activities and broadcasting that I enjoy; and the rest of the time I spend with my family. I can acknowledge that I give up time that I can enjoy with my wife in order to enjoy something else. In order to make up for “lost time” with her, I make the time that we do have more enjoyable. We had a lunch date the other day. We spent time one night putting the new hardware that she bought on our kitchen cabinets. We cuddle more. She will pour a glass of wine while I sip hot chocolate and we’ll just talk, without distractions. It is because I realize I have less time with her, that I try a to make the time we do have more valuable. I don’t think I am doing too much. I think I am doing just the right amount, leaving myself enough energy to capitalize on the time I have - doing things I love most and doing things with the people I love most.</span></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-1973487857811728802013-10-07T17:12:00.003-07:002013-10-07T17:12:52.112-07:00In Loving Memory<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt; text-align: justify;">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Being a sports fan, I love watching greatness. I have my favorite teams, but I can still applaud when someone on another team does something worth my appreciation. I can appreciate greatness even when it comes from an arch rival, or even when it means my team loses a championship game. If the better team wins, I can tip my cap. An example of this is my appreciation for a great former pitcher of the Boston Red Sox, Pedro Martinez. This past week, I was able to appreciate the end of a great player that has played for my favorite team for the past 18 years. You might have heard of him. His name is Mariano Rivera.</span></span></div>
<b id="docs-internal-guid-5793023a-6c7c-e291-a27f-e52ccf534cf8" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 15px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-73292278068269303692013-09-23T02:27:00.000-07:002013-09-23T02:27:37.849-07:00Travel<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I used to travel in my previous career. It was nice. Fly to California, drive the coastline, and enjoy the sunshine. Fly to Minnesota, work until dinnertime, eat in a new restaurant, and stay in a nice hotel. See new places. Meet new people. Drive new cars. This was especially nice when I was single. When I was single I didn’t really miss anyone from back home. I got to see and learn about different parts of the country and about different types of people and enjoy the time without a second thought about what was happening at home. </span></span></div>
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<b style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"></span></span></b>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In case you haven't seen or read this before, enjoy it now. If you have read it before, then why not refresh your memory? If you prefer the video, <a href="http://shop.holstee.com/pages/manifesto" target="_blank">click here</a>. </span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09735800543663550491noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4454850354075318973.post-53236764452085687592013-09-09T03:42:00.002-07:002013-09-09T03:42:23.429-07:00The Future Holds Limitless Possibility<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.15; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I love commencement speeches. They inspire me to do more. Why are they given at the end of your college career though? They should be given at orientation for incoming freshman. That is when you have a group of young people who are likely at the stage of greatest uncertainty surrounding their future. Not that they need to know </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">exactly</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> what they want to be doing with their future. That sometimes takes more time and more experiences to determine, but it is the perfect time to stir one’s passion about their future and the limitless possibilities it contains. It is a time to get excited about learning; learning about economics, engineering, political science, or the many other educational degrees college has to offer. And most of all, it is a time to get excited to learn about yourself.</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">For those of you who share my enjoyment of inspirational speeches, here is an excerpt from one that I like. It can be addressed to anyone from high school seniors to middle aged men and women who can have a hard time figuring out what is right for them and their future. It doesn’t matter how old you are, your future begins today. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Every summer my family spends a few days in a little cottage located on a little island in Maine. The cottage has been in my wife’s family for five generations. We park at the club lot and boat the 100 yards across the harbor to the island. There is no television or internet. Apparently, water and electricity were fairly recent additions to the cottage. We are cut off from the outside world and get to spend our time and our thoughts on each other. It is a welcome holiday for me, void of all worldly distractions.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">Imagine what this vacation might look like to those who do not appreciate the calmness? To those who rely on information from the outside world to make them feel connected. What does feeling connected mean anyway? I choose to turn my focus onto the beauty around me: the morning sun telling the world to wake up, my playful children, the sound of the waves, the collection of seashells and sea glass, the wind in my face as our boat skims over the water, my imagination, and I could probably go on and on. I imagine that it could take some reframing for some to learn to appreciate the “bareness” of a disconnected little cottage in Maine. It is worth it to come here though. It is a wonderful place.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I even enjoy when it rains in Maine. That is, as long as the rain doesn’t last for days. When it rains we are stuck inside the small living space. We play card games and board games, read books, and just talk more. If we choose to, we also get to spend time visiting our innermost selves. We get to revisit the memories of where we have been; we get to ask questions about where we are now; and we get to think about where we want to be in the future. We get to dive into the depths of what are the most important things in our life, what we value the most. It is here when I think of the importance of my discovery of coaching. I think of how coaching has filled a desire to have a passion for what I do in my life. My goal is to align what I do with who I am and what I am passionate about.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: large;">I am a father and a husband. I am a brother and a son. I am a friend. I am an athlete. I am a sports fan. I am an honest person. I am a truth seeker. I am a thought provoker. I am a coach.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I finished the Spartan Race with a time of 57 minutes and change, my goal of completing it in under an hour accomplished. My friend, Rebecca, finished in 48 minutes and change. My second goal was not accomplished.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The SMART goals (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Reasonable, Time oriented):</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I let go of my second goal less than a mile into the race when we were running up an incline and I could not keep pace. Rebecca turned out to be in much better shape than I suspected. She was beyond impressive really, finishing 30th overall and 1st among females. Amazing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I was happy to reach my first goal. Imagine if I had just missed my goal and instead finished in, say 62 minutes? I would have a whole different perspective, even though my experience would essentially be the same. Instead of being happy with the results, I would be incredibly motivated to take on the course again next year. Why? It is just the type of person I am. I am the type of person who loves the challenge of success. I would need to race again to achieve that goal. This is why I like to set a second goal that is much more difficult to obtain so it creates my next challenge.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Setting goals are important, but more important is setting goals that are in line with the type of person you are. Set "reasonable" goals and if you are motivated by success, then you can build upon that success by setting new SMART goals. (See goal number 1). If you are the type of person who excels against adversity, then maybe you should have certain goals that are less "Attainable" - set just out of reach so that you never stop improving yourself in order to get there. (See goal number 2). I knew that I am a person who appreciates the extreme challenge which is why I set two goals instead of one. The first to reach and the second to keep me motivated beyond the race. I know if Rebecca wants to race again next year that I will be motivated to train harder and reach that second goal I had for myself this year.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">My first goal was SMART. My second goal was smart, without the acronym. It may not have been very attainable, but it turns out to be very motivating.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you are reading this Rebecca, do you think you could give me another chance to meet my second goal?</span></div>
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