I found a great reminder for all of us when it comes to creating something special in our life and the fact that there are tons of distractions out there that we need to filter through. From Jon Gordon (@JonGordon11) he shares this thought from his book “The Carpenter” - “To create something special you have to care more about what you are creating than the distractions vying for your attention.” Well, seeing that there are tons of distractions for all of us in our world today - I wante...

I stumbled upon some thoughts about failure recently from a couple of great sources of learning about failure. Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) recently shared a post where he reminded us that since we are human, we are indeed terrible at some things - but that doesn’t mean we are terrible as a person. When we lose at something - meaning we fail at something, that doesn’t mean we are a loser or a failure. The mindset and perspective on this is HUGE! It’s temporary. It’s an event when we fail, it’s ...

A little different episode today, right from the heart. The story today is about the power of relationships and the times throughout our life where they come back to us so that we can continue learning and growing. BIG shoutout to an incredible former student and player that is connected to this story and the powerful & inspiring lessons that she is still teaching me today! This one is one of many lessons that connect each and every one of us to each other. Sorry for the emotions and trou...

I really enjoy seeing these posts from Mark Hickie (@MPHickie) every day where he always offers some form of encouragement. “A message for today … A reminder: growth takes time, patience & courage — especially in moments no one sees. Every small step you take now is building a future you’ll be proud of. Keep going even when it’s hard. One day, the future you will be so grateful you didn’t give up.” This is something that I see connecting with so many people in today’s world, i...

Haven’t shared much from this guy in awhile and this one struck me as something I needed to get out there. Coach AJ - Mental Fitness (@coachajkings) shared this from legendary football coach Nick Saban, "Complacency creates a blatant disregard for doing what is right." "Success is momentary, it's not continuous." We are reminded from Coach AJ as he shares some of his thoughts connected to this - “Success hinges on doing the work, while complacency is full of indifference. • It ero...

Just saw this post that had a great connection to today (Monday), but really it's any day that this will work with. From POSITIVITY (@PositivitySaid) - “Monday: New day. New week. New Mindset. New focus. New start. New intentions. New results. Make it a great one.” Now this simple little post helped me to see not only some options for making this day a great one, but helping to make my future a better one too. These choices are not just for today. They can obviously last for a while. Aw...

I was listening to Mitch Albom’s “Tuesday People” Podcast (@wetuesdaypeople) and you can find the recent episode - click on: “The Words We Wished We’d Spoken” (Episode 242) and he was sharing some thoughts that he has gotten from many people on his book tour for “Twice”. His new book is another homerun for him and I would agree with so many others that have read it. It’s one you will get you thinking about your life and the changes you can make in it. One of many things he brings up in ...

From the School of Hard Knocks (@theschoolofhardknockz) on Instagram, I caught a quick interview of a billionaire where he mentioned something his dad told him - “We grow old to soon and wise too late.” I think that is so true. Wisdom comes with experience and obviously experience comes with age. Experience also comes with taking action in life. That is something all of us can do more of for sure, especially for me. Part of growing old too soon is that time flys by and this person also mentio...

I came across a powerful reminder from TeacherGoals (@teachergoals) and this reminds us that “Character counts”. The quote is something that I know I need to focus on a bit more and I know that our world would be much better if we all connected with this more too - “I’m not impressed by your looks, money, social status or job title. I’m impressed by the way you treat other human beings.” We have plenty of examples, sad to say, of so many people not connecting with this thought. Ho...

Amazing post from Clint Hurdle (@ClintHurdle13) which got me thinking about a few things. This post sums up how all of us can do more and be more for others. Clint shared this: “Every morning when my feet hit the ground, my first thought is: Lord, let me be a simple man in a complex world. Let me be a source of encouragement for others. Let me be some light for others. I tip my hat to my son Christian for challenging me to share positivity beyond my email list which ne...

I found a post on FB from someone new and I connected with it right away. It’s from Sam Demma and he shares something that one of his high school teachers shared with him that is very relevant for all of us to connect with. “Small consistent actions” were the three words that his teacher shared with him. The question he asked the class was “what do these people have in common?” He had written many famous people’s names on the board before this. These words are not only meant for famous ...

I came across something that really hit home for me. This post from Gary Hensel (@gary_hensel) reminded me that “Somebody didn’t wake up today, but you did. That’s enough reason to stop complaining, and that’s enough to be thankful for. Never let your troubles blind you to your daily blessings.” Recently I went to a funeral service for a longtime family friend, finding out a former student of mine recently passed away and most recently a neighbor and good friends of ours - lost a family...

This was the post that I spoke about from Friday’s show and it comes from Greg Berge (@gb1121) where he shares his video from an NBA legend, Doug Collins. “Too many kids today are afraid of failure.” Doug Collins reminds us that “Failure isn’t the end. It’s the lesson. It’s how you grow, learn, and get tougher. Every champion has failed; they just refused to stay there.” Now of course it hits differently hearing the clip instead of me just talking about it or reading the quotes.&n...

I was reading my “Daily Reader” from John Maxwell on my Kindle app, and yesterday’s lesson was about making failure your best friend. I love how easy he puts part of this. John mentions “When you are able to learn from any bad experience and thereby turn it into a good experience, you make a major transition in life. For years I’ve taught something that I think gives useful insight on the subject of change: People change when they… Hurt enough that they have to, Learn enough that they w...

I found this from Ball is Psych (@BallisPsych) and it’s a great reminder for all of us in life and I know it’s something I need to keep working on for sure. “You are in control of your life. There are four things you can control every day of your life: attitude, work ethic, how you treat others and how you treat yourself.” — Pat Summitt. Coach Summit was right… We do have some things that we can control and for me, it’s something that I need to focus on. I’m starting to get ...

I listened to John O’Leary’s podcast yesterday, entitled “Breaking Down The Walls” for his Monday Moment episode #825 (click the link HERE to listen to it - really gets us thinking about things.) Please, check out the movie - Soul On Fire. You will walk away fired up for connecting to things a bit differently in your life’s journey. Having a bit more gratitude in life in place of connecting to cynicism, anger, complaining and hate; can take us into a much better direction. F...

I found a new connection to things that can help me have better days, think better, do things better, get more fired up, etc. This thought came from Words of Wise | Mindset Coach (@Wordofwise_) and they shared this: “Stop being afraid of what could go wrong, and start to be excited about what could go right!” Wow!! Did I need this reminder! Little things this past weekend (and truthfully many days) pointed towards the fact of me focusing on things that I hope don’t happen. Things that c...

This is a powerful connection to a former student that recently passed away and it’s something I know I want to keep working on having in my life. The thought comes from Motivational Quotes (@motivational) where this truth was shared: “Be good to people. You will be remembered more for your kindness than any other level of success you could possibly attain.” So many of the posts that I saw from others about this student all had kindness being a part of what they remembered about him. Th...

Found an eye-opening post from Mind Essentials (@Mind_Essentials) where a quote from Denzel Washington was shared that said this: “Always be thankful for the bad things in life. They open your eyes to see the good things you weren’t paying attention to before.” Again, it’s not that I want bad things to happen to me just so I can learn lessons. It’s a reminder to have my eyes open more often than just when bad things happen. It’s how I respond when things get tossed at me and remember gr...

I found a post from Kylie Riordan (@mindfulheal) that connected to my good friend, Dr. Jeff Lip. This quote is one of many that Jeff shared with my students when he spoke to my classes over the years. It’s one he believes in strongly and so do I. The quote is from Pablo Picasso who said, “The meaning of life is to find your gift. The purpose of life is to give it away.” When we can do this - and we focus on helping others, making a difference for others - that is a very rich life!...