Some of you may know that I am currently training for my second marathon. I have found how much I enjoy the freedom of running as the miles have continued to grow each week. We too quickly find out as we age that our time, and therefore lives, become constrained as we have so many … Continue reading Freedom of Running
Self
Fruition
The Fruits of the Spirit from Galatians 5 are ideals that I memorized long ago as a child. Galatians 5:22 and 23 share the Fruits of the Spirit as: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. These are character skills that I know my parents intentionally tried to instill in my brother … Continue reading Fruition
Thinking Back; Moving Forward
As another school year has wound down to its last few days, I have found myself spending a great deal of time reflecting on accomplishments and challenges. A school year is filled with many moments, some that we will cherish forever and some that we might like to forget. Regardless of the context of the … Continue reading Thinking Back; Moving Forward
Plus, Minus, Equal
I read a book last summer that shared an anecdote that has stuck with me this year. The book, Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday, shared a training philosophy from mixed martial arts legend Ken Shamrock. The idea: Plus, Minus, Equal. Even though it was shared as a training philosophy it has had great … Continue reading Plus, Minus, Equal
Find Your Who
I had the opportunity this week to speak to the seniors at the top of our graduating class. This group is an impressive selection of young people with an unbelievable amount of potential. My message, while easy to express in words was full of powerful ideas that could potentially push and challenge each of them … Continue reading Find Your Who
The Gap
Last week’s post provided me with some interesting feedback about how our attitude impacts change. I had a few interesting conversations this week about how personal the emotions are that drive our attitude, but also how public that attitude is to those around us. These conversations made me think more about how our attitude, and … Continue reading The Gap
Focus Point
Since returning to school from winter break I have felt more distracted than normal. Maybe it is the new challenges and changes of this semester, but for whatever reason, I find myself struggling to stay attentive to one task. There are so many things on my to-do list that I spend my day jumping back … Continue reading Focus Point
#OneWord 2018
I have discussed in previous blog posts my dislike for New Year's resolutions and goals. Too many times, I think, goals are used as crutches in our lives; we either set them so high we ultimately cannot control the outcome, or we set them so low (and safe) that we can’t really refer to them … Continue reading #OneWord 2018
Don’t Give Up
I had a little time at home one evening this week. The kids were all working on various things quietly and with no meetings to plan for and emails to respond to, I turned on ESPN to watch college basketball. As soon as I turned the channel, Jim Valvano’s famous speech at the ESPYs was … Continue reading Don’t Give Up
Masks
My kids love Halloween. They enjoy ringing doorbells dressed up in a way that our neighbors do not even know who they are...and of course there is the whole candy thing that they enjoy as well. I am not sure if they like the costumes or candy more. Moving through the neighborhood, wearing a costume/pretending … Continue reading Masks
Leading and Learning 