Category Archives: Made For This Moment

This Week’s Five Moments Newsletter: All reflections of 3,505 Days in Education. What I’ve LearnedGraceTwitterMomentsThank You #leadership #motivation #coaching#bebetter #beblessed http://eepurl.com/h5u-sT

Today is the day.  Day 13,505.  37 years in the as a teacher, coach and administrator will draw to a close as the final out is recorded at the baseball game tonight in Jefferson. I’ve experienced alot.I’ve celebrated.I’ve agonized.I’ve laughed.I’ve cried.I’ve learned alot.  Here are five (of many) simple lessons I’ve learned in the pastContinue reading “13,505 Days”

You are special.You are unique.You have been given a set of skills and talents that no one else has been given.  Your talents and the circle of influence that you have with your family, friends and at your work put you in a place no one else is in and no one else can influence.Continue reading “Be Who You Are”

If you’ve listened to our Beyond the Bench podcast you know I have a thing for putting carts away. Some would say bordering on obsession. I’ve scolded people from Hawaii, Arizona, California as well as my fellow Iowans. I have not discriminated. (The photos in this graphic are from spring break 2022 in Arizona). WeContinue reading “Do The Small Things”

There are a lot of angry people in the world and some days it seems like they all live and work around me.  The good news is that they don’t.  Too often we let people get inside of our head or play with our emotions and they have no right to either one. Some peopleContinue reading “People Can’t Break You If They Don’t Make You”