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My Life Today, June 6th, 2017

Nobody Wants to Hear It, But Go Ahead It’s June 6th, 2017, and I am ok to go. (see Jodie Foster clip from Contact). What I am reading? Tools of Titans What I am doing as a husband? It’s date night. That means dinner and a movie. What I am doing as a father? Wrestling, […]

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Fidget Spinner Sends Mom to the Toilet: The Life of a Mother

Fidget Spinner the Victim of a Botched Hand-off On June 5th, 2017, a fidget spinner was the victim of a fall somewhere near the little town of Stilwell, Kansas. The perpetrators involved were a four-year-old boy (The Handler) and a six-year-old boy (The Dropper). The Handler handed the spinner to The Dropper while The Dropper […]

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Book Recommendation: Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss

Tools of Titans: The Tactics, Routines, and Habits of Billionaires, Icons, and World-Class Performers by Tim Ferriss That’s the title and author of the book I am currently reading.  It was recommended to me by a dear friend, Tom Carroll, and I have really come to enjoy it.  This bad boy is 707 pages long […]

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Prolonged Focus

The Back Story It was a Sunday afternoon.  The day was not unlike most Sunday afternoons for this Dad and CEO.  I had been woken up early by one of my youngest two boys.  Breakfast included coffee and a Lean1 protein shake.  The dog was walked.  A shower was taken.  The boys even had time […]

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Coach Dad

A Weekend To Do List for The Father of 5 Boys

Weekend To Do List What does the father of five boys do over the course of a weekend?  Great question and I’m glad you asked. Take a look at my weekend to do list. Tonight (Friday) – Baseball game Tomorrow (Saturday) – Three baseball games (two games overlap) Sunday – Two softball games That’s just […]

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I Sweat

My Confession: I sweat.  Please don’t read that as “I’m sweet.”  Anyone who knows me will tell you that I could be labeled as sweet, but in this case I’m talking about sweat.  The moist (sorry to those who hate that word choice) underarm nuisance that I have been forced to embrace. This is not […]

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The Power of LinkedIn

Who Knew? I’m sure many of you out there have already figured out the power of LinkedIn for professional networking.  As a business owner, I do not use it to find a job, but it is definitely useful for other things.  Like what, you ask.  Here’s a list. My Typical Uses of LinkedIn: Finding employees […]

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Rambling Thoughts Writing

The Difficulty of Writing

Writing Words is Tough Have you ever realized how difficult it is to write?  Maybe I am alone with this struggle, but I don’t think so.  I have seen too many people say the same thing over the years.  It is ridiculous.  It sucks. My method for overcoming the complete lack of words is to […]

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Coach Dad

Coach Dad: Coaching as a Parent

Dad as Coach Parenting comes with a lot of challenges. Your children and their athletic endeavors are another area where a challenge can be presented. Here is the big question. Should you coach? The answer is never cut and dried. It comes down to your capability, your availability, your child’s ability to take instruction from […]

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Hello Mondays: Start the Week Off Strong

Let’s Roll That’s the way I would like to feel (let’s roll) on Mondays, but I am not always afforded the opportunity to get to that point.  Mondays can come in like a lion or like a lamb.  Most commonly it is like a lion. The trick in dealing with Mondays is in how you […]