In early August we went on vacation, visited Hershey Park, Amish Country and Cooperstown.  It was a great family vacation, however I did observe something that surprised and upset me at Hershey Park.  I witnessed an unbelievable amount of rudeness.  It came from all...

In today's world, the participation trophy area, people are finding it harder and harder to overcome failure.  Harder and harder to handle losing.  The entitlement and me first motto of many is a hard thing to witness. For me growing up, you had to tryout to make a...

We are faced everyday with two options, being replaced or being the replacement.  Let me explain.  I had a conversation with upper level management recently and the statement was made.  If I were to leave the company today, I would push for you to be my replacement. ...

We live in an era of comparison.  Whatever one does it's usually compared to someone else. The constant debate now is it Jordan or Lebron. To me that's like comparing which child I like better.  They're both great, however both are different and their own person....

The idea behind this blog has been a topic that I have wrestled with in my head for a long time. Many times I feel like I failed to live up to what I wanted to be and ultimately feel that has let my family down. I wanted to do more and be able to provide my family...

I've seen or heard others often say I don't like to hear my own voice or I don't like how I look in a photo. We spend our life time worrying about how we look and how others see us. What do you see when you look in the mirror? There are two side to this, one will say...

You hear it all too often, they have a ton of potential.  Or wait till you reach your potential.  We spend a lifetime looking back or planning the future instead of living in the now. As a coach I've been guilty of saying it myself, that player has some potential,...

In sports we often hear the phrases;  Win at all costs, Win or go home, and so on.  I could make this post all about winning catchphrases. At the end of day do you have to win to build a winner.  Some will argue yes you have to win, if you're not a winner you're a...

I see it everyday in sports, some are afraid to compete. College sports has become a perfect example as kids continue to transfer from school to school.  A lot of those transfers come as a result of kids feeling a coach lied to them about playing time or because they...

You hear it all the time, the outfit I brought doesn't look like it did online.  My favorite is when someone says I bought it because it looked great on them.  I thought it would look great on me. Many time in life our expectation on something doesn't match the...

To me the biggest thing we take for granted is time.  We chase it, we set it and we change it however the one thing we can't do is slow it down.  How often do you hear someone ask, What time is it? We always want more or say there is not enough time in a day.  We...

When was the last time you watched a game without getting on social media?  You may be one of the few who doesn't, however for most the two are almost going hand and hand. You have fans who cheer, tweet and give play by play for everything and then there are those who...

I've loved sports since I was able to hold a ball.  I was able to play sports from an early age all the the way up to the point I'm at now.  A big reason for my success, my love of the sports and my desire to coach was due to several great coaches along the way.  Like...

I had a great time yesterday with a childhood friend. We talked about our sons, the struggles they are going through and how those struggles have similarities to ones we faced.  Its been twenty years since I graduated high-school and there are still things that I...

My goal everyday is to be better than I was yesterday.  I have tried to get that same goal into my boys thinking.  Note, I never tell them they have to be the best, as long as they give and do their best than success will find them. Coaching youth sports I continue to...

Many of us strive to be perfect in whatever we do.  However, our expectation is often dashed by the reality that being perfect in an imperfect world is often unreachable.  How do we handle that adversity?  Some take it in stride and try to work harder to reach their...

As the days and years of our lives pass there is a common question asked, If you could go back and change something in your life would you? I know I used to get caught up in that thinking when I was younger, I often thought I would love to go back to a moment in High...

Watching the LL World Series recently and the same question was asked to all the players, who is your favorite player, the analyst then took each player and compared them to a MLB player.  Comparison is something that happens to all of us, be it at work, in your...

Playing sports today is much different from when I played.  I was driven to be the best that I could, driven to be successful and driven to prove people wrong who doubted me.  Last night I had a great conversation with a parent of one of my baseball kids.  Today a lot...

I got promised many things growing up, most times when someone promised something I got too excited only to be crushed later when it didn't happen.   I grew to understand that some promises will never happen and have to accept that. Some people make promises as they...