Lynnda and I just returned from Disney World, a trip I promised her following soccer season. This was a “Thank You” for her support during the season. We eat late dinners during the season. Most weekends have games restricting fall travel. Her support is essential for me to coach. She ...

Back in my days as a corporate manager, we were working to finish a project before Christmas for a customer. I was pushing my people hard. I thought I had solid commitments until things fell apart at the last minute because we couldn’t get a critical tool. My supervisor remarked, “I knew we ...

Last week I having specialty dental work performed. The dentist entered the room smiling, “I wondered if that was you on my appointment list, coach.” Chad is a former high school soccer player of mine. He was talented and had a great attitude. After dental school at WVU he moved to Colorado ...

Have you bought your Christmas gifts yet? This week at the Global Plastics Summit (GPS) in a session talking about supply chain problems we heard, “If you ordered something for Christmas that is coming from Asia, if it isn’t on the water now, it won’t get to the U.S. in 2021.” They ...

Two years ago, this month, I ruptured both of my quads playing adult soccer. For 8 weeks I couldn’t put any weight on my legs and was in a wheelchair. My occupational therapists taught me how to do many of the tasks I couldn’t do, like getting dressed and using a special tool to put on my ...

This week we attended a conference at Virginia Beach. After my run today on the boardwalk I walked down to the beach. There was a woman probably about 20 years old, walking on a tight rope that was set up 2 feet above the sand. I watched her walk almost the entire way across, about 40 feet, ...

I grew up in Pittsburgh. Most of my uncles worked in the steel mills. Many of my cousins chose not to go to college because they could make good money working in steel mills. They drove nice cars. I bought a Suzuki 90 motorcycle for $250. That was what I could afford and attend WVU. My Dad was ...

This year our varsity soccer team has only 2 seniors. We graduated 13 last year, most were starters. A lot of underclassmen have some big shoes to fill. We also have a new head coach, a former player I had the privilege to coach. He has played the game at a high level and brings a positive ...

This week’s leadership lesson with my high school soccer players is influence. We have taught leadership to our boys for over 20 years. The Captains get additional training. Since we began teaching leadership our teams have won 16 Regional and 5 State Championships. Most important is success ...

We just had the 20th anniversary of the 9-11 attacks. Most people old enough to remember the time can recall vividly. Back then I was a corporate manager meeting with a customer in Buchanan, Virginia. Joe a big burley guy broke into the meeting and told us a plane just hit one of the twin ...