"I am going to break the rules on this"
Never Quit. When I met Roger I was only beginning to think I might write a book. Roger Freet was about to be my book agent, and he came to me through a friend of a follower. That…
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It is not about what is for dinner. For thirty years she had been having the same argument. Every evening, the same game. The same turmoil. The same result. "They can never just…
Read it →Tuesday Turning Point: Journaling
For the last five years I have kept a journaling practice. It does a lot for me. I have the old ADHD wiring. If something is left undone, my brain runs on autopilot at night. And…
Read it →Tuesday Task Up: On Being "Used"
First, We now return to our regularly scheduled programming. 😂 I appreciate you hanging in there for the launch. That group is something I am very passionate about, and we did…
Read it →Boundaries don't always feel great
It's tempting, when the need arises to stand up for oneself, to shrink. Not because that is what we want to do, not even because it will make things at all better, but for no…
Read it →World Cup and Coronaries
Nothing is over until it's over. I got reminded of that today, and it wasn't even my sport. Look, your red-blooded, hamburger-eating, hot-wing-murdering American football fan…
Read it →I Cried This Morning
I sobbed today. Don't worry. I'm fine. Better than fine. But you're going to have to sit with me for a minute before I tell you why those tears felt so good. For most of my life…
Read it →No Training Wheels
When I saw the video I was aghast. My friend's son, Joshua, was riding a bicycle. He had no helmet, no pads, no training wheels. He was steady, his face bright and unconcerned…
Read it →Coaching Confessions: I'm a complainer
Confession Time: I have been complaining. A lot. I know what you are thinking, or maybe I think I know: "How can a coach, one with so much to share and who seems to hate…
Read it →Don't hang up. Everyone does that.
“Dad! I got a job for 10 bucks an hour plus commission.” I was 19 and engaged at the time. This was the most money I had ever made. He didn't congratulate me, didn't celebrate…
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