The reason that most of us never experience the exhilaration of hitting the game winning shot is that so few of us are willing to risk shooting the ball when the game is on the line.
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Thought for the Day – Taking a Shot
Posted in Entertainment/Music/Sports, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged game on the line, game winning shot, taking risks on April 9, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Thought for the Day – Soul to Soul
Posted in Opinions, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged judging a book by it's cover, soul-mate on April 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
When you’re with your soul-mate it shouldn’t be necessary for them to have a hard body, or to wear lingerie, in order to stir your passion. The only kind of people who pick books by their cover are those who’ve never taken the time to actually read one.
Thought for the Day – A Perfect Church
Posted in Commentaries, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged perfect church on March 15, 2015| 1 Comment »
The problem with finding a perfect church is that none of us would be qualified to attend there.
Thought for the Day – Criticism
Posted in Commentaries, Personal, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged accusing, complaining, criticism, rationalizing on January 28, 2015| 2 Comments »
Recently, an associate of mine shared some negative perceptions that they’d heard others express about me in the workplace. And while it’s never pleasant to hear that bad things are being said about you, I believe that my co-worker’s intent was to genuinely help me. Undoubtedly, receiving criticism can be very challenging, and I must admit that I’ve cycled through a range of emotions. Part of me wants to make the case that these folks really haven’t taken the time to get to know me, and part of me wants to explain that I’ve been placed in a somewhat precarious job position in recent years. Yet another part wants to be offended, and to vehemently deny that there is any truth to these viewpoints. But ultimately, all of those actions would prove to be counterproductive.
When I take a deep breath, and try to look at things objectively, I can understand how someone, who has only seen me in my current job context, might draw some negative conclusions about me, and my work ethic. Though I don’t feel that these are representative of who I really am, or what I’m capable of, I do have to accept some ownership of the fact that my handling of this situation has not been sufficient to quell these unflattering perceptions. I guess I have to ask myself, “Can I do more?” or “Can I do better?” And the answer to those questions is “Yes, I can.” So instead of defending, accusing, rationalizing, stewing, or complaining, I just need to step up, and prove these criticisms to be invalid.
These folks are not particularly interested in my almost 25 years of performance at the plant, they want to know what I did yesterday, and what I’m going to do for them tomorrow. Generally, that’s how real life works.
A Driver, An Actor, and the Ability to Speak Chinese
Posted in Commentaries, Parenting / Family, Thought for the Day / Quotes, Word Pictures, tagged coaching young people, Little League Coach, Middle School Coach on January 3, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Being an auto mechanic isn’t necessarily a prerequisite for being a race car driver. Indeed they are two distinct skill sets. But without a fundamental understanding of how a high performance automobile works, a driver’s competitiveness is likely to result in shredded tires, overheated brakes, locked-up transmissions, and/or blown engines. And so it is for coaches, especially those who work with players who are in their formative years. The Little League coach, who thoroughly understands baseball, but knows little about the capabilities of 8 & 9 year old boys, or the Middle School volleyball coach who knows bump/set/spike, but has no understanding of the capacities of 12 & 13 year old girls, is bound to struggle and become highly frustrated. In these instances the player is the vehicle through which the game is played, and a coach who lacks insight into their inner workings is likely to cause damage in the pursuit of victory. With this in mind, I would suggest that the evaluation process for coaches who work with young people needs to look beyond the individual’s knowledge of the game. As a parent, I would submit that a coaches ability to effectively connect with their players is far more important than their expertise in the given sport. On the surface, a great Shakespearean actor may seem well qualified to teach a simple university drama class, but if that university is located in Beijing, and the actor doesn’t speak Chinese, their legitimate expertise may be rendered useless.
Thought for the Day – Taking the Lead
Posted in Opinions, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged being in charge, being your own boss, leadership, taking the lead on December 13, 2014| Leave a Comment »
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Thought for the Day – Racist Tendencies
Posted in Commentaries, Opinions, Social / Political, Thought for the Day / Quotes, tagged middle aged white men, racism, racist on March 17, 2015| Leave a Comment »
The person who presumes that all middle aged white men harbor some secret racist agenda renders themselves guilty of that accusation.
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