Forgiving Yourself – Easier said than done
Years ago I lost my mom after she had a lengthy battle with cancer. I miss her and think about her everyday. For years, I stewed about all the things I felt that I hadn’t done right during her illness....
View ArticleSoccer Coaching Tips – Be Fun!
Forget the flat-back four for a minute (because it doesn’t work…but that’s another story), forget pressing in the final third or over-lapping. The biggest asset you have as a youth soccer coach (or any...
View ArticleFREE Relationship Book
CLICK HERE TO READ IT – Funny, sarcastic and heartfelt (well, sort of) What do I know about relationships? Maybe nothing, but at least I’ve been in one for over 20 years. She’s obviously an infinitely...
View ArticleMonday Thoughts and Loss
We lost a very close family friend the other day. He was a kind and gentle man with a great sense of humor (at least I thought so – the humor part). I know he will be in a good place. Rest easy Rene,...
View Article430 am wake up call
I woke up early in the morning just hoping that I had more time to sleep…I did. It was 420 and I had to be up at. 430 – brutal! So I got up showered ate a bit and now am sitting in Miami airport on my...
View ArticleEaster, Birthday and Travelling
I celebrated my 40-something birthday the other day (45 if you must know)…I certainly don’t feel 45, though I may look it! Slept all day, got up and went to dinner with my family, came home and went...
View ArticleI Love Artists Lives
I love learning about artists, their stories and their daily lives. To me, it adds texture to what they are all about. Check out this cool story....
View ArticleStop Dissing Clowns!
I don’t understand why clowns get a bad rap? How can you be scared of a clown? Take my buddy in this photo for example…she was making balloon animals as I walked out of breakfast recently in Guatemala....
View ArticleQuotable – from The Gift of Stoppage Time
“Once his first touch let him down and the ball ran too far away from his foot, it was all over but the crying. I went flying in on him like I was shot out of a cannon; studs up and oblivious to the...
View ArticleDude…what’s up with my haircut?
I love my parents…and god bless my mom, may she rest in peace. But a day before my 45th birthday and looking at this picture I have to ask them out loud…what the f#%*k!!! No wonder I didn’t have my...
View ArticleWriter’s Block – Take it Head On!
I’ve had it…and I’d make a safe bet that some of you have had it too. No matter how hard you try, you just can’t get anything onto paper. Or are you really trying that hard? I think the biggest problem...
View ArticleFearless Writing & Promoting
To build on yesterday’s theme of being fearless in your writing, today I’ll give an example of being fearless in marketing your work. Again, I was scared years ago to put my writing out there, then I...
View ArticleEarly Monday Morning…Like, Really Early!
Had a great time just now chatting about my book The Gift of Stoppage Time with Louis B. Free on his radio show. Aside from the 545 am wake up call (dude, is it even legal to get up that early?)….we...
View ArticleMLS Passes MLB with the Kids!
A study the other day found that more kids growing up now are following Major League Soccer than they are following Major League Baseball! FOR years I have been saying that kids in the USA are never...
View ArticleNSCAA Fun!
What’s life if you can’t chill out with a mascot from time to time? NSCAA Convention in Philly, loved it!
View ArticleThe Northern Lights Should be Good
While I sit here typing in a t-shirt and shorts with sunny, bright skies outside my window, I just imagine how different my world will be in a few short hours. I’ll be in Philly tomorrow, enjoying the...
View ArticleGo Get Them! Watchdog Failure!
I love the guy…but probably shouldn’t trust my life to him. CLICK HERE TO WATCH
View ArticleYour Kid Isn’t Going Pro
There are massive debates going on in the youth sports circles about how much is too much…and how we can gain that “edge” to propell our child to the “next level.” What the heck is the next level...
View ArticleMy inspirational story about friendship and redemption
My Book A great read for soccer fans everywhere.
View ArticleLondon Bridge Don’t Fall Down
View from the Tower of London towards Tower Bridge. We barely hit any rain…great trip! I took this picture.
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