THE AGONY OF DEFEAT

"The thrill of victory is worth the risk of the agony of defeat.”  - Mike Tauriainen, civil engineer, former Crowell player at UAF. Spokanites are grieving Gonzaga's heart breaking give away loss to Syracuse. Michigan State fans remain in shock...

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TRUE CONFESSION TIME

"Fred Crowell is the happiest man I know.” - F. Crowell 74 years ago today I was born next to mother, Kathleen Mitchell Crowell at Providence Hospital in Seattle.  My courageous and tireless working mother brought 8 of us into this...

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MONDAY – MUNDANE OR MOMENTOUS?

With this February being a leap year, we got a bonus day. We will not have another 29th of February for four more years! My bonus day started early. I needed to be at the clinic for blood tests. The technicians...

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WORDS YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR; YOU’RE FIRED!

March Madness is not only about the NCAA Basketball Tournament.  It is also about the madness in firing of coaches! Nearly every basketball coach in America, at any level, even 4th grade YMCA ball, has somebody unhappy with them. If...

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YOU JUST GOT CROWELLED

Scott Rueck, sensational women's basketball coach at Oregon State coined "Got Crowelled." Scott was a master coach at an NBC Camp in Hawaii a few years ago. One of our young coaches was doing some basketball drills. While I was...

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EL CAPITAN, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK

The Chief Stands tall at 7353 feet. For the first time in our lives Susie and I visited majestic Yosemite National Park with dear friends. I have added two photos I took before seeing El Capitan. In comparing them you will...

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MARVELOUS WORKMANSHIP

"Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex." These days as I am in Cabo San Lucas, two questions I have been asking people are: Do you believe in miracles? Have you experienced a miracle in your life? These two questions become more...

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FRIDAY WITH FRED

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Through the years, I have come to love beginnings and endings. The Creator of the universe gave us beginnings and endings. Sunrises break open new days. Sunsets end full days. Calendars break...

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MASTER THE SKILL OF SELLING YOU

Being the best you, is your best guarantee to success. Far too many people in business don't realize the vast majority of business is based on relationships. The best salesmen in business have mastered the art of relationship building. These...

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DRESS FOR SUCCESS

A wise practice each morning is to dress for success. The best way is to dress two times, not once! First, dress for the day to look your best for the jobs at hand. As you put on each...

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