When I was around 12 or 13 years old I got one of the most important jobs in my life: I was a “gofer” (as in go for this and go for that) at University Basketball Camp in Staten Island. This legendary basketball camp was run by Greg and Gela Mikalauskas. Held in Staten Island, New…
ell rings. You pop up and head into the hallway, and all of the following happens in the next three minutes: A student approaches you to tell you that they are being bullied. A teacher is sick and has to leave early. There’s a broken door handle on a first-floor classroom door. There’s a parent…
Hey friends. I wrote this blog about a month ago, before all this #coronavirus hit. God bless you and your families during this time. The topic of this blog still rings true, even though we are not in schools, and may not be for quite some time. I challenge you to let them see you…
Hey Friends, My best to you and your families during this time. These are tricky days and I wish health and goodness for you. Here is a short training I did for my district to put up on some of our virtual sites and I’d like to share it with you as well. Click Here…
Stories are a great way to reflect. They make us think, they make us laugh, they make us cry, and the best ones can move our emotions. I read this story in the Coaching and Leadership Journal by my friend Dan Spainhour. This is a monthly leadership journal sent directly to you hardcopy and via…
Dear friends, these are tricky times and have presented numerous challenges not only for educators but for families, small business owners, etc. There has been a ton of literature put out about how to lead through these times. I’d like to get back to several of my older scheduled posts. During these times there are…
As we hit March Madness in college basketball playoff time, I write the second in a series of leadership lessons I learned through my time officiating. Thanksgiving Eve, November 2003. My first big game! My first televised game! The Famous Peters/Curtis game. Well, I tried to be calm in the locker room, but I was…
Over the next couple of weeks, as we approach March Madness in the college basketball season, I’d like to share two stories from my officiating background that afforded life long lessons. The first is this week’s blog: Get It Right! It is the 2015-2016 college basketball season and on this particular Saturday, I’m officiating a…
I was absolutely appalled watching the press conference of the Houston Astros and their owner Jim Crane. On the first day of MLB’s spring training, I expected (and I believe many others did too) for the owner to stand up there, dressed professionally, and totally own the sign-stealing cheating scandal. For him to maybe say…
An old drunken man was wandering down by the river where a pastor was baptizing people from the local church. The pastor said to him “Are you ready to find Jesus?” The old man said “yes” and went to the pastor, where he was dunked in the water. The pastor pulled him out and asked:…