I look down the counter at my daughter Merriam. She is waiting there on her tower, a genius contraption that raises the toddler to counter height so they can take part in all that is grown up kitchen activity. At this moment she props herself up on the counter with her little folded arms, feetContinue reading “Providing”
Tag Archives: Philosophy
An Athlete’s Land Ethic
I waited way too long in life to read Aldo Leopold’s classic work A Sand County Almanac. Well, technically, I listened to it and interestingly did so during one of only two experiences I have had with real urban living. Having spent nearly my whole life in Idaho and northeast Oregon I had taken aContinue reading “An Athlete’s Land Ethic“
Go Find Boredom
By all accounts our first child has been an incredibly ‘easy’ baby (I’m now frantically knocking on wood for daring to type that). I guess she is a technically a toddler at eighteen months of age. We have a very short list of areas that Merriam really gives us challenge. One of those areas thoughContinue reading “Go Find Boredom“
A Love Triangle, of Sorts
I was doing a consultation with a high school coach last week when I found myself saying something realized I repeat often, ‘I love pyramids, I use them for everything.’ The topic was programming training for a track season and I was sharing with her how I organize my training components into a pyramid thatContinue reading “A Love Triangle, of Sorts“
On Coachability
There is no trait I have found in an athlete with a higher correlation to performance than coachability. Yes, I know, shocking to hear this from a coach. Newsflash, coach likes it when his athletes do what he says! Actually just doing what coach says is not true coachability but we will get to thatContinue reading “On Coachability”