Sometimes, we have better things "to do"...

Than what's on our "to do" list.

We are not suggesting "blowing things off", but we sometimes need to
balance out.

"To do" lists are always there, and never get totally done, as life
always has
us add to them.

So why not just do some important things that are not on our list, and
which doesn't have to do with "stuff".

Maybe we can spend some alone time and re-charge our battery, or spend
some quality time with some of our friends or family, or maybe just
"be".

We all need to balance, and when we do, we don't need to worry, because
our "to do"
list will be there when we're done:)

Yours in "Balance" - Coach

When I was a kid...

All pools weren't concrete and plaster.

I grew up with blowups, metal walled and dough boys, and the game was
to "Blow the water out of the pool", as much as possible, the more the
better.

We did "cannon balls', "watermelons", even the "Pittsburgh plunge" and
an occasional "wagon wheel whip"...and the winner was the one who got
the most people standing around...wet.

Well, time moves on, and I bet this weekend, we can all do what we do best, with our family and friends.

Will it be our mad cooking skills, unparalleled guitar hero genius,
world class card shark abilities, or just our inherent talent of
attempting to hit a golf ball.

Whatever it is, let's plan on getting some folks wet.

Yours in "Game" - Coach

Many decisions are in need...

Of some real analyzing...pulling from our own experiences.

Other decisions are in need of some input from our friends and family.

And with some decisions, we need some objective advice.

And sometimes, we just need our "gut" to be the umpire.

Yours in "Decisions" - Coach

How Big is Your World?

It's most likely a lot bigger than when we were born.

We're not talking the real world, but "Your world".

Remember back when you were a small child - your entire world was your
bedroom - the place where we all slept, played and had dreams of what
we wanted to become.

As we grew older, our world included our backyard and then being a
passenger in a car, and seeing things that we have never seen before.
And before long, our world included school and friends and then our
world...soon became the real world.

The real world can be intimidating to say the least, as some of the
past comforts and boundaries have all but disappeared, but with all the
choices and opportunities that are there for us...what are we going to
do with them?

Yours in "How Big is Your World"? - Coach

We can't live forever...

And on first thought, it would be nice to.

But what happens if we did live forever?

Our family would die off and our friends would pass on too, leaving us all
alone.

So on second thought, maybe it's not the best that we live forever,
just do all we can with the one life we have.

That may make more sense.

Yours in "Living Life" - Coach

Holidays...

Are made for us to Celebrate.

With our friends, our families and co-workers.

It is our time to relish what really matters in our life, when the clock is stopped with regard to our daily routines and tasks.

So let's all celebrate, as we are meant to do on this rare Saturday holiday commemorating the day of our Independence.

Independence Day represents more than we all could hope for, in more ways than one.

Yours in "Celebration" - Coach

Stop chasing...

And start embracing!

Got that one from my friend Snowy, National Sales Manager at Oneill!

We may all feel like we are chasing our own tail, in these times, and
we need to start embracing what is real in our lives.

Let's focus on what really matters...like our friends and family, and
be thankful for all that we have.

Tough times pass - they always do, so let the negativity be around our
lives, but not within our lives.

Yours in "Stop Chasing and Start Embracing" - Coach - and Snowy

It's not a burden...

It's a gift.

A good reminder of this is the song "He's not heavy, he's my brother".

So what do we have in our world that we perceive as a burden, but would be
heartbroken if it were gone?

Our responsibilities of our work, having to deal with our family, our
relationships or our friends?

We need to stay mindful of the responsibilities in our lives must not
be, or become a burden...as everything in our lives is a gift - and
some more valuable that others.

Yours in "Cherishing our Gifts" - Coach

I Thank My Competitors

My competitors do more for me than my friends.

My friends are too polite to point out my weaknesses, but my competitors go to great lengths to tell me all of them.

My competitors are efficient and diligent. They make me search for ways to improve my service and efficiencies.

My competitors would take my business away from me if they could.

This keeps me alert and to hold what I have.

If I had no competitors, I would be lazy, incompetent and complacent. I need the discipline they enforce on me.

I thank my competitors. They have been good to me.

Yours in " - 'Thank You Competitors" - Coach

Ah, it's Christmas Eve...

Some Celebrate it and some don't, either way, it's the start of a National Holiday tomorrow...Christmas!

And that's the day to be with family and friends, eating, conversing
and just plain "hanging out", and for some, giving and receiving some
pretty sweet gifts.

We've all had a pretty tough year, and there is no sense in bringing the funk to our celebration.

So let's all make it a point, and do whatever it takes, to really make this Holiday a long lasting memory.

Your in "It's all about Memories" - Coach

What's your Fun Day?

Not that we can't have fun everyday...but what is the day you designate
specifically for fun?

We pick Saturday - It's our day when nothing has to be done, but
countless things could be.

Waking up with the day planned for fun, or open for fun, is a pretty
exciting day to have within your week

We can have fun doing nothing and just laying around, reading or
watching the tube. It can be day designed to anything our hearts desire
with friends and family.

Many of our friends have a fiesta or party on
Saturday night - just to enjoy a celebration and "top off" the past
week.

Which day is your Fun Day?

Yours in "Making Life Special" - Coach

Many of us have our time off...

Where we can cut loose or just relax.
And that's great - we all need to balance out.
But does our time off also contain "quality" time?
We can all work and relax, but that only takes in consideration our
lives, and is the right ticket if we are alone and have no friends or
family.
In understanding that most of us have more than us, in our lives, we
probably need to take in consideration, spending quality time with others.
Who will you designate quality time with?
Yours in "Family and Friends" - Coach