“Well I raised a lot of Cain back in my younger days, while Mama used to pray my crops would fail.” Those opening lyrics from a great old Merle Haggard song paint such a vivid image every time I hear it. And while, I don’t necessarily relate to the theme of those lyrics, I do

There is something deep in us that resists change. We say we want a new congress, but rarely do we vote anyone out. (There are exceptions.) And then, even our new congressional representative has difficulty in changing anything. This resistance to change certainly makes our job as a coach very difficult, but also gives us

I’ll never forget that day. It was during the Thanksgiving season and my oldest son was home from college for the long weekend. I was fairly new to coaching at the time and my relationship with Chuck could be characterized this way: I would tell him what he should do….he wouldn’t do it….and then we

Kevin came into the coaching relationship eager for change – deep change that would create new contours in his character and prepare him for something big, bold, and life-altering.  I admired his willingness to look deep within himself and the humility behind his openness to not just do things differently but to be someone different.