As I have stated before, working in education is one of the toughest but most rewarding professions a person can have. We tend to focus on the hard days and…

As a high school golf coach, 90 percent of my job is trying to figure out how to teach my players to think, or not to think. The mental aspect…

We all encounter storms in our lives. These storms may come daily or unannounced. Some storms will last longer than others. The only thing I know for certain is that…

Hey, Coach! Did you know when you see a redbird you are supposed to blow it a kiss?  Wait, what?  The question was asked by a first grade student during…

As coaches and teachers we are viewed as the leader of our classroom or team. Being a leader is a characteristic that not everyone has or understands. Coaches of athletic…

When I think about winning I think of a sports team winning a championship or an individual winning a contest. Ricky Bobby’s father in the movie Talladega Nights tells him…

For the past 4 years, I have been watching a show called Forged in Fire on the history channel. The show brings in four bladesmiths to create a fully functioning…

As I watch my daughter play with her ballerina music box, the importance of the music box hits me. When she opens it up the ballerina begins to spin as…

In the movie Shrek, Shrek tells Donkey that Ogres are like onions. He goes on to say that ogres have layers like onions. Aren’t we all in a sense similar…

“I don't have what IT takes today to be me.  To do the things I am capable of doing.  I am searching for self motivation. Something that will get me…