The Inspire WV blog
Words worth sharing.
Lessons on belief, effort and perspective, written by Tim and the Inspire WV crew. Newest first.
Checking the Box
Last night I got to see one of my favorite bands, Metallica in concert. I had a chance to see them when I was in high school, but decided to pass because I had a baseball game. ...
Living Your Life
The expression you will only live once is one I grew up hearing. As I got older that changed to you only die once but live everyday. We can look at both of those expressions...
The SnowBall Effect
As a child I used to love snow, watching it, playing in it, snowball fights, the works. I remember my Dad and other adults not being as fond of it, as an adult now I understand...
Leave No Doubt!
One of the greatest pregame speeches came from Coach Bill Stewart before WVU played Oklahoma in the 2008 Fiesta Bowl. "Leave No Doubt" still brings me goosebumps every time I...
Uninspiring Inspiration
These last couple of weeks has brought about a lot of emotions and lack of inspiration. I feel like we are all on our own rollercoaster. Enjoying the excitement of the ups but...
Practice
Yes, Alan Iverson, we are talking about practice. I like so many during my playing career took practice for granted. My senior year in high school was when the realization...
The Blank Wall
Over the last week we have had some painting done at our house. This morning while I was getting ready for work I looked at the blank wall above my bathroom sink. For years...
We all run
Everybody runs, even those who say they hate running. We run from, run to or run for something. The problem is often we run from what we should run to. We run to what we...
How do you handle when winning leads to loss?
If you've ever played a sport you know the ultimate goal is to win. For some that is the end all goal, win at all costs. By many I would not be considered a very good coach as...
Being Lost
Yesterday was like most of my days, I was running from one event to another and during a quick stop at home I lost my keys. I had them was on a call and trying to rush to get to...
How do you measure Success?
The definition of success states, the accomplishment of an aim or purpose. It also mentions, there is a thin line between success and failure. I've been thinking about this...
Being Johnny Lawrence
I'm a big fan of movies and characters. It has always been part of an escape for me to lose myself in film. Like many, I loved The Karate Kid. I was four when the original...
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