what really matters revisited

Upon special request, this blog originally published in 2020 is being re-released with slight revisions in March, 2022.  Back in 2009, over a decade ago, Simon Sinek brought new awareness to TED Talks with his famous How Great Leaders Inspire Action presentation. In Sinek’s talk he explained that as corporate entities, we communicate well what […]

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Practice makes perfect….no it doesn’t!

“Practice makes perfect!”  Oh yes indeed, we’ve all heard it and probably countless times. For years and years, teachers, coaches, and yes, parents have used that expression, Practice makes perfect to hopefully inspire higher levels of achievement. But I have to ask, what is this obsession with perfection?   Perfection, especially when it comes to one’s […]

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Shine.FM – Momcast

Many thanks to Heather Erbe, on-air celebrity at Shine.FM radio (88.3 FM – Indianapolis) for interviewing me on one of her recent “Momcasts.” Our discussion focused on my first book, The Missing Piece – Our Search for Security in an Insecure World and how my faith and my experiences in athletics have impacted my life. Thank you, Heather and Shine.FM. […]

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The Sequel – Each of Us Needs to Be Our Best 9/12 Self…….Again

Yes, this is the sequel to a previous blog I wrote in January, 2020.  At the time, even though I had no idea what was coming (the pandemic), I wrote about many challenges already facing us as a society. Mental health issues (depression, high anxiety, loneliness), ever-increasing suicide rates, our ‘addiction’ to technology and the […]

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