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Take inventory on who you are spending your time with. Go ahead, I’ll wait... Chances are you’ll see you are spending too much time with the problem children and the mediocre middle. Thanks to our sympathetic system, our natural tendency is to constantly mitigate and manage risk. This is not necessarily a bad thing when … Continue reading Day 100: ONE warrior…

Yesterday I wrote about practice… here’s my “AND”… There’s a difference from being on the edge verses being on the ledge. Another ‘L’ of a difference. Let me explain. There are three zones when it comes to performance. The first is called your comfort zone. This is where you’re good, typically really good. You're performing … Continue reading Day 99: Edge, execution, and excellence…

My first week back from the brink was clarifying. Most every practice, regardless my intent, circled back to what was on many a mind - What the hell was running through your mind when you saw deaths door slowly swinging open. Many wanted to know if I was scared to death, so to speak. The … Continue reading Peaceful and fight for life…

Habits are built through routinely doing something. And when you begin trying something new, you will most likely struggle. This is, in essence, the core of what practicing is all about. I had the unique experience of getting paid to play a sport for a few years after college. It was a dream of a … Continue reading Day 98: Habits…

The first time I’d ever heard the word “one” used in a non-singular form was from U2. The song “One” saved their band from disbanding. In late October of 1990, the band met up in Berlin to see if they could recreate themselves after a couple of albums did not strike a chord with their … Continue reading Day 97: ONE – uncommon among the uncommon…

Tommy was born on February 11th in Milan, Ohio. He was a very curious child, the last of Sam and Nancy. When Tommy was seven, his family moved to Michigan and enrolled him in the local school. Early on, one of his schoolmasters labeled young Tommy as "addled" - unable to think clearly, confused - … Continue reading Day 96: Genius and dumbass…

At the beginning of this year I asked a few teams "what are you going to improve upon from 2020?" A large portion of the responses from my highly productive and responsible friends involved something to do with learning to let go or delegate better. It's just a fact that these types of people are … Continue reading Day 95: The gap trap…

Today I went back to work. Four practices starting with Grappy and ending with Chicago. All zoom. All good. Tomorrow I’ve got five. Wednesday six. Thursday four. Friday three. It. Is. Good. To. OPUS. Krit and Penny came home to nurse me back to health. Amazing. Happy Easter celebrating Willow’s 37th with more family including … Continue reading Let it be…