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Good Sport Or Bad Sport, Follow The Rules If You Play The Game

One thing learned from the beginning? If I play sports I’m going to get dirty. Not everyone got the message along the way. A new kid with a new glove and ball came to play. Another kid rubbed dirt on the ball and spit in the pocket of the mitt. The new […]

FATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

When my kids were young we played a game of ‘Who’s Your Daddy’ one Father’s Day. It started and ended with one question: “Who would you rather have as a dad than me?” I had their answers all planned out. Of course they’d favor me? Instead of a simple “You” as […]

How Teamwork Is Supposed To Work In Real Life

A team is a temporary group with the same goals. Whether it’s sports, school, work, or family, it’s important to know how teamwork is supposed to work. The biggest element of teamwork is cooperation, which is in shorter supply than most expect. For example, in the armed forces all entities compete […]

HOW TO COACH CANCER SURVIVORS

The impact of cancer news hits far and wide, but it is a fastball to the face of the patient and they have no defense. Imagine getting clocked in the head like Tony C and waking up to that ‘new normal.’ Watching it happen in 1967 made a lot of Little League […]

AUTHORITARIAN PARENT? WHAT OTHER KIND IS THERE

A scene from the movie Vision Quest shows Louden Swain’s buddy Kuch at home with his dad. Instead of a bonding moment of shared struggle, the dad slaps Kuch around, telling him he’ll never be nothing. Nothing. Wrestling might make him feel like a big shot, but he’ll still be nothing. […]

SPORT TALK RADIO ADS ON PORTLAND’S 620, 750, 1080

Look at the face of sport talk reason. This man isn’t on sport talk radio because of his face. This face is on sport talk radio because of the audience. They want him. They need him. It doesn’t happen often, but if the airwaves line up in the right order while I […]

Smart Boston Loves Boomerpdx Portland But It’s Not Enough

Smart Boston got it’s name by being smart. No news there, not when the Wall Street Journal and Times Higher Education list of top colleges came out Wednesday, September 27th, 2017. Do we all agree that the WSJ/THE poll helps smart Boston? With two of the top three colleges in town, there’s […]

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. HOW’S IT GOING?

Human nature kicks in hard on the question of right or wrong. You always want to be right. So does the person who is wrong. If it’s too hard to decide who is right or wrong, find a third-party, but first agree to live with their decision. The biggest problem with right or wrong is […]

LIFE CHANGE UP? SAW-WING BATTER, BATTER, BATTER

See a fat pitch down the middle and get hold of it. After that they all look like a fat pitch down the middle. All you need to do is stand in and swing for the fences T-ball style. That’s baseball, but how does it connect to your busy life?

What happens with an espn expired contract happens everywhere. Every day David Mamet told the secret in Glengary Glen Ross: ABC, or Always Be Closing. That’s how the pros work, always ready for the next job. Do that enough enough and you get the good coffee. If you wait you’re slipping behind. The shock of […]

Good Sport Or Bad Sport, Follow The Rules If You Play The Game

FATHER’S DAY REMINDER: WHO’S YOUR DADDY?

How Teamwork Is Supposed To Work In Real Life

HOW TO COACH CANCER SURVIVORS

AUTHORITARIAN PARENT? WHAT OTHER KIND IS THERE

SPORT TALK RADIO ADS ON PORTLAND’S 620, 750, 1080

Smart Boston Loves Boomerpdx Portland But It’s Not Enough

YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. HOW’S IT GOING?

LIFE CHANGE UP? SAW-WING BATTER, BATTER, BATTER

espn EXPIRED CONTRACT, FIRED, DOWNSIZED, LAID OFF. HOW HAVE YOU HANDLED THESE THINGS?

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