A class full of 50 year olds watch as the teenager logs in to the teacher's computer at the front of the class. Collectively, they internally scoff and I can't blame them. A teacher should have more experience than the student. "This teenager hasn't lived enough yet to teach me anything" Think all the middle … Continue reading Teenage teacher →

Fourth of July is a bigger deal in America than St. Patrick's Day in Ireland.St. Patrick's Day in America could even be a bigger deal than St. Patrick's Day in Ireland.For some reason Americans are more patriotic than the Irish.Maybe it's their immigrant history?Maybe it's all the wars?Maybe it's a desire to be considered the … Continue reading American patriotism →

An interesting tidbit I got from my sports psychology course this week was around mistakes.That they are inevitable, there's no such thing as a perfect player or a perfect game and the recommendation from my lecturer was to give the brain a job that way you avoid ruminating on the mistake forever, torturing yourself and … Continue reading Mistakes and refocusing →

Is the ex-con more suspicious than the non-con? Do the fathers who were dirty devils back in the day give new boyfriends the worst interrogations? I think so. Because they were there. They lived that naughty life. They know the capacity for sneakiness. Now whether they can keep a lid on their suspicions and interrogations … Continue reading Ex-con vs non-con →

I think with sport it's easy to become disheartened by losses. Therefore if you were take over the Italian coaching job then it would be a tough job to all of a sudden start winning. But you still want to develop and along with that increase morale and motivation. Therefore I think there should be … Continue reading Grey development →

At one point Micah didn't have enough love in his life. He was isolated from others and couldn't provide himself with the love he needed. So he coped by drinking. Which led him to becoming an alcoholic. Yesterday Micah found himself isolated again and unfortunately his discipline failed him and he fell off the wagon. … Continue reading Micah’s drinking →

What am I actually doing here?Why did I put myself in that situation?They said this out loud and not in a contemplative way.It seemed like a cry for help but the mood didn't feel like emotional depths could be plumbed right now.Safe to say the other person didn't know how to reply.

"Life doesn't happen to you but for you" This is such a profound statement because it reminds us to step away from the victim state and toward the authorship of our life. On the surface that sounds easy to comprehend and everyone would pick ownership if you asked them but if you were take stock … Continue reading Not to but for →

I spent longer than I care to mention being miserable. My mistake was, I believed someone else's opinion of me was gospel. I outsourced my self worth to an unkind individual and I couldn't step back to see the whole picture. "The most important opinion, is the opinion you have of yourself" Zig Zigler

"Ok here we go, I'll make you a billionaire but you'll die at the age of 30" Hmm is there an option where I stay alive for longer? "Yeah you can die at the age of 70 but you'll have an average income you're whole life. That's a boring option, don't pick that one" ... … Continue reading Living longer →