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Yesterday it was back to opus for me. Second practice since returning from vacation and my stud client is talking like a dud. I listened for a few minutes and got very ccd. Here’s what I told him. You sound like a worrier. This is not who you are. You are a warrior. Told him … Continue reading Warrior…

Play the game the right way to the final out. I learned this lesson the hard way as a young coach. We were playing our conference rivals and were up a few runs in the 7th - a healthy lead. I started mentally planning what I'd say to the team after this win. Sure enough, … Continue reading The final out

Fault and responsibility are cousins, with some big differences. You CAN be at fault for an event or issue regardless of whether you admit to and own that fault. You cannot be at fault if you didn't cause something. If you caused it, it is your fault. If you didn't, it's not. Very black and … Continue reading Fault and responsibility

Today started with Aedán James and his harmonica aided wake up call. After cycling him to Kita (German pre school), I made the turn toward the north. Today I was getting lost and doing my darndest to force myself to find my way home sans tech. So, that’s exactly what I did. Ended up lost … Continue reading Process…

Back in 1993 I was “forced” to go to the Center of Creative Leadership and attend a week long leadership program. Didn’t want to go. By weeks end? Didn’t want to leave. Waited until 2002 to make the decision to leave the corporate world and go it a lone. Had the dream for nine years … Continue reading Dream and do…

As a fairly new parent (a 15 month old), I'm learning a ton at each new stage. A lot of things TO do, and just as many NOT to do. Here's one of the big ones that has become clear to me, and seems to be counter cultural. I believe we do more harm than … Continue reading Less feelings focus

I suffer greatly from the curse of knowledge. What's the curse? Once you know something, you forget what it's like to not. Leaders suffer this on steroids. Fact. One of our clients has been challenging themselves to go deeper in BTL team practice. This is a worthy aim. As much as we talk about why … Continue reading Why we practice…

First and likely final trip to Poland concludes today. Been a fun visit. Like all of life, it’s had its moments of poison and wine. I’ve come to embrace this paradox. We head back to Berlin and I’m sad reflecting on the sweet memories we made. I’ve already forgotten the frustrations. Fact. Life is lived … Continue reading Bitter and sweet…