Mar
25
2018
In 1855 Robert Browning wrote the poem, Andrea Del Sarto. The line, less is more, has become an oft-used expression in promoting inner peace and personal focus.
Yet do much less, so much less, Someone says,
(I know his name, no matter)—so much less!
Well,...
Mar
24
2018
"You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free." - Jesus
The most reliable teacher of all is your life experience. Your life experience proves each new day begins with a sunrise.
The promise of a new...
Mar
22
2018
Jeff Erickson has been my friend, mentor, and hero from the first day I met him at NBC Alaska Camps. Jeff loves people; especially the youth of Alaska. The fact Jeff is a devoted husband and father of a...
Mar
17
2018
Everyone delights in and appreciates an encouraging thank you shout out.
Alaska Airlines deserves a Fred Crowell - NBC Camps shoutout.
THANK YOU ALASKA AIRLINES - Excellence Award
First flight - basketball coach at UAF - 1965
800,000 mile+ flown
...
Mar
16
2018
So vividly the memory of a bad brag rests in my memory bank. It was my 9th-grade year; basketball was the brag. On the ride home Dad, teammate, and his father listened to my bad brag about my great...
Mar
13
2018
Perfection is a noble concept yet it is a fallacious possibility.
Coaches often talk about perfect practice. Really!? What is so admirable about perfection?
Under close examination, the pursuit of perfection actually becomes a deterrent to exceptional performance.
Leaders who demand...
Mar
12
2018
The academy award winning, best picture you have seen in your lifetime, is you. You are the screenwriter, the producer, director, lead actor, and in charge of promotion and sales.
The movie is called, This is Your Life! The really...
Mar
11
2018
Thoughts become words, words become actions, actions become habits, and habits become your destiny.
I remember so clearly an experience in the early years of marriage. After enjoying a fabulous dinner Susie prepared, I was lying on the couch. Susie asked...
Mar
05
2018
The detachment principle is a life skill of letting go with ease and grace yet maintaining zest and a drive to live life fully.
All of life has a beginning and an ending.
There is first the...
Mar
02
2018
Do you want single or double knocks?
Every time the aspiring basketball youth yells back to Coach Crowell, “give me double knocks, Coach!!!!!”
Coach Crowell makes two-fisted fake binoculars and points to the action. Without exception, the hoopster either gives a great performance...
