Grit: Physical and mental toughness; perseverance; the ability to overcome obstacles. Today, most people think things should come easy. The word we often hear is entitlement which Webster’s defines as, “a belief that one is deserving or entitled to certain privileges.” There is a misconception that success comes easy; that one should not have to […]
If you want to break the ice with a group of baseball coaches say this, “Kids have changed. They are so soft.” It won’t work on every coach, but this will usually lead to a long conversation about how kids “don’t get it” anymore. Are you guilty of this? I know I have fallen in […]
Culture Developmental Strategies It’s been too long. The start of the season has made it challenging to keep up with the weekly newsletter post. For the next several months, it is going to be a struggle for me to create weekly content. I want to try something new during the course of the baseball season. […]
Thanks to so many of you, I made the jump in 2016. With your encouragement, I wrote 33 newsletters in 2016. I hope I was able to leave you with a takeaway or two. Below are the top 10 articles from the past year: 10. “Misconceptions About Success” 9. “The Standard- Four Strategies to Help in Your […]
Happy New Year! Are you looking for a simple way to make a difference in 2015? Commit to writing more handwritten notes. I have a great friend who owns a radio station in Marietta, OH. Several years ago, he challenged me to write five handwritten letters a week. To date, I haven’t been able to […]
Let me get the following off my chest: I think dip and chew are gross; I wear “tweener” baseball pants; I still believe in the sacrifice bunt; and I believe results are more important than the process. I know, I know, everyone is preaching the importance on focusing on the process. If you listen closely, […]
If you grew up playing basketball in Washington, PA in the 90’s you knew the names: Park and Dewey; 8th Ward; Brownson House; “The Y”; Stanley’s Hall; and “The Center.” These were the locations to some of the best runs in the city; and, looking back, some of the best lessons you can learn in […]
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, […]
With the temperatures plummeting and the holiday season upon us, I thought it would be a good time to discuss ways coaches can improve in the summer. Coaching is a highly competitive field. When I started coaching, I had no idea what I should be doing during the summer months. Here are five things you can do […]
Don’t judge me- I spent a lot of time at the Meadows Racetrack as a kid. My dad loved the horses, I loved my dad; therefore, I ended up loving the race track as well. By the time I was ten years old I could read a racing program with the best of them. I […]