Was that an explanation or an excuse? Wait- was that an explanation or an excuse? The difference matters, and if you are a leader at work, a parent, a coach… you want to make sure you get it right. Does this sound familiar? You get ready to explain why something didn’t happen as desired (didn’t […]
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Courage looks like this Courage looks like this. Being courageous doesn’t mean you are without fear. Courage requires shaking hands with fear. It takes courage to be kind. It takes courage to be scared and still move forward. Courage is finding the light no matter how deafening the darkness feels. When I think of courageous
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Trying to figure out this human thing Having a high risk kid during Covid made it hard to feel part of our small town community the last two years. Last night as we gathered for the homecoming parade I looked around with gratitude for the people around me. For while I disagreed with how our
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Allow Compassion to Narrate Life Fact #678: There will be times when you simply forget to do something.Even if a reminder is right in front of your face. Like a mirror held up to you.Even if it is right on your face, like an overnight face mask.And it isn’t until you are on your run
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It’s the process that matters most The photo alone isn’t special. The moment it captured is. In the middle of a timed competition, one teammate pulled too hard on the drawer and it fell out sending its contents flying. The day before I talked to them about what leadership looks like, how to not get
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Dear Sports Fans It’s time for a refresher on a few things, because we are all human and make mistakes.But a few weeks into football season and social media has made it clear that some have forgotten that suicide among athletes is on the rise, that there is a mental health crisis among athletes from
Kindness is Always Worth It Some may never have gotten read.Some may have hit the trash immediately after the last word was read.But perhaps a few made a child feel special. Perhaps a few made a child feel like they were seen, valued and wanted in camp this summer. That’s why I wrote over 200
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Cross Country Life Lessons Everyone Should Follow 1) Your race doesn’t finish until all of your teammates cross the line. If you finish ahead of the pack, you now get to help those behind you finish. Going back and cheering for those who finished behind me was a non negotiable. The same goes for life-
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Amor fati. Love your fate. I didn’t want to hustle to the mall right after my final team building/ emotional intelligence workshop ended, to get my daughter to her skating lesson and tackle school supply shopping at target. And when the figuring skating daughter wasn’t ready to go right away, I felt myself rise to
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That’s a wrap! It’s a wrap!My 9th summer of camps is officially done and today managed to be the hardest, most exhausting camp yet- which just is on brand for how I do things.I ended the summer leaving nothing on the table, giving it my all- never phoning it in. Even in 2020 when most