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“
Tag Archives: Presence
The Inconvenience of Connection
This past weekend our seven-month-old daughter Merriam got to meet her Great Uncle Pat, whom I was named after, for the first time. They gazed into each other’s eyes, and she reacted to his voice with great curiosity. Those of us watching were pulled into the moment, as these two humans separated in time byContinue reading “The Inconvenience of Connection”
The Value of Discomfort
In my adolescent years I spent a good chunk of each winter waterfowl hunting in the farm and ranchlands of Western Idaho. I loved it, probably mostly for the time with my father and our bird dog Cheska. Hunting gave my dad and I a shared activity to connect over at an age where connectionContinue reading “The Value of Discomfort”
Why Do We Compete?
Last weekend I got to be back at a track meet coaching for the first time in just short of a year. While some of our athletes got the opportunity to compete in 2020 and early 2021, this was the first time I was able to join any of them in that competitive arena. ItContinue reading “Why Do We Compete?”
Presence – so simple, so elusive
The final of the 3 Ps of performance! If you’ve established the what and the why of your purpose, and you can fully define and you value your process, then all that is left is to remain present as you embrace your challenge. Simple, right? Not so fast. Presence is simple in concept, but plentyContinue reading “Presence – so simple, so elusive”