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The crystal ball of life is fun to look into once in a while. As 2007 rapidly approaches, my wife and I are having a lot of fun this month looking at the future. Having children, pursuing our dreams, more education, jobs, places to live, friends and more. I believe in life we are given […]
To me a lot of life boils down to two things: Negotiation and Networking. Who you know, and what you do with who you know. I find myself in almost constant negotiation with my wife, friends, colleagues, etc. The negotiation may be right on the surface or buried deep below - but it is happening. […]
This is a draft of a new article my friend Heather Pieper-Olson and I are working on for the Gallup StrengthsQuest e-newsletter - any thoughts or comments are greatly appreciated. JVD
We will never coach the same way again. After a combined 20+ years of coaching, the way we motivate players, work with our co-coaches, […]
Happy Holidays to everyone! I am back from Kauai, Hawaii and making my way through the transition from warm paradise to sleeting / raining / snowing Minnesota. I love Minnesota for many reasons, but sleet is not one of them.
I am very thankful for this past year. I was able to coach two different great […]
A forced slowdown was in order the past two days after I sprained my ankle surfing near Poipu Beach. I was having little problem getting up on the surfboard, my problem came getting off of it in the shallow water. I heard a crack in my ankle when I fell off that sounded like the […]
The past two days have been a combination of a whirlwind and slowdown on vacation. I have been able to snorkel, golf (twice - once at Wailua Golf Course and once at the Pukea Golf Course), run, hike, swim, and generally enjoy the 82 degree temperatures Kauai has to offer.
Above the picture really sums up […]
Arrived in Kauai, Hawaii yesterday after a long day of travel. The time change is 5 hours I think so when we got here it was late for our time -by the time we went to bed we had been up for 24 hours straight. Woke up at a normal time 6:00 am, so our […]
Funny things happen when you are out running and listening to your IPOD. I have been thinking through some things lately and as soon as I was at a critical thought and the song “Patience” by Guns N’ Roses came on. The lyrics entail more than this but include:
All we need is just a little […]