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View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Coaching for Character
I’ve spent lots of time with some of the world’s most successful coaches. I discovered that many of them think about character a lot, especially traits that are important to winning – like...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY 982.3: Doing Sports Right
When I was a kid playing sports, there were no clubs, travel teams, or private coaches. Except for summer baseball leagues, the primary place to play was high school. When I was in the 10th grade, I...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: 982.5: How to Succeed by Failing Forward – Turning Stumbling...
The best way to teach our children to succeed is to teach them to fail. After all, if getting everything you want on the first try is success, and everything else is failure, we all fail much more...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: School Principal: The Most Difficult CEO Job in the Nation
Schools all over the nation are struggling to modify their strategies to meet the Common Core demands regarding critical thinking and problem solving. They must also find ways to teach 21st Century...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Can Prolonging Life Be a Mistake? Who Are You to Judge?
Revised 8/8/15 I once heard a story about an emergency medical technician I’ll call Jake who was summoned to help an unconscious woman. When he arrived, she had no pulse. From her color and dilated...
View ArticleNEVER GIVE UP ON YOUR QUEST FOR A GOOD LIFE
Just as a beautiful flower can emerge out dry and desolate soil, joy and fulfillment can emerge out of the rubble of disappointment, grief and even tragedy. Stay positive and persevere believing the...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Moral Courage – The Engine of Integrity
Mignon McLaughlin tells us, “People are made of flesh and blood and a miracle fiber called courage.” Courage comes in two forms: physical courage and moral courage. Physical courage is demonstrated by...
View ArticleCOMMENTARY: Converting Pessimists Into Optimists
Every full life has its bright days and its dark days, its triumphs and defeats, its calm and stormy seas. All these high and low experiences could justify viewing the past through the lens of...
View ArticleBe cautious but not timid
Be cautious but not timid; believe you will succeed, but don’t be afraid of failing. Remember, every meaningful achievement is built on the foundation stones of false starts and failures. –Michael...
View ArticleIf You Persevere, You’ll Prevail
Obstacles are not there to stop you. They are there to challenge you. If you preserve you’ll prevail. The post If You Persevere, You’ll Prevail appeared first on What Will Matter.
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