Blog Posts - Coach to Expect Success

Coffee And Great Conversation With An Awesome Teacher & Coach!

8/6/2018

What a fantastic morning. Got my 7-11 dark roast coffee - I'm a morning person through and through - and this morning I got to start off my day in a very positive way visiting with Coach Will Puvalowski for sit down conversation. Coach Will shared so much valuable knowledge - so much that we all can use in our lives no matter if we are a teacher, a coach, or any other profession. I count Will as a good friend of mine and I told him that he has taught me some valuable stuff for life. I love this story of Will being a former student at Lake Shore and now he's a valuable co-worker teaching, coaching and helping so many kids - talk about a HUGE difference maker.

His openness and honesty as to how he didn't like school at all as a student - if asked if a career in education was on his radar - he would have told you no way, not a chance! It's amazing to see the twists and turns that his life took and ours can too. Our talk reveals a lot of great advice. We all need to have a Coach Will in our lives - you can contact him through FB, Twitter ( @coachwill79) and through email: wpuvalowski@lsps.org

Please, check out my show with this interview - find it HERE. Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on ITunes or other services where you find this show. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/ on Twitter: @coachtosuccess and on Instagram at: @coachjohndaly

Our To-Do List Everyday Needs Some Positivity

8/3/2018

Another reminder that we all need to have a few positive thoughts, positive adjustments to add to our daily list of activities. I found a few fantastic quotes to share with you today along with reminding you about the importance that we have these things to focus in on each and every day. Check out my podcast HERE. One of the quotes from Og Mandino - "Today will never happen again. Don't waste it with a false start or no start at all." So powerful, yet so simple too. We all understand that we only have today and today ends at 12 midnight. However, for the most part most of us seem to not take that fact to heart on most days. Sure we all have the things we all have to do every day - work, take care of kids, pay bills, etc. But what are the other things we spend our days doing? Focusing on things that really matter, things that are really important, those are the things that we need to keep an eye on. Having some positive guidelines are things we need to have everyday! Go out and look for them.

Remember, they are like adjustments that must be made to our course that we are on every day. It's also cool to see examples of good things being done to help others out. It's been an awesome PGA Tour event - the RBC Canadian Open was played this past weekend and I saw some great & fun connections that the tour players made with tons of fans. Some good lessons here for us too. Never turn your attention away from events that you can learn about success lessons. Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on ITunes or other services where you find this show. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/ on Twitter: @coachtosuccess and on Instagram at: @coachjohndaly

Breakfast & Conversation With Dr. Jeff Lip About Coach John Wooden

8/3/2018

Fantastic breakfast and conversation with Dr. Jeff Lip today -A Daly Friday (Friday, July 27) - John Wooden was a teacher and basketball coach with many lessons to share with anyone willing to listen. Our discussion today centered around Coach John Wooden and some of his outstanding quotes. Jeff offers his thoughts, experience and insights as to the impact of these quotes and ideas can have on us. Listen to my podcast HERE. Also, Jeff brought up a recent podcast from John O'Leary ( johnolearyinspires.com ) which brings up some of these outstanding lessons. Check out that podcast here: http://johnolearyinspires.com/2018/07/live-inspired-podcast-s9-ep-92-ironbound-hard-cider/ Also, please make sure you check out Dr. Jeff Lip's website with his blog, podcasts, contact information, etc. Find him here: http://jefflip.com/ Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on ITunes or other services where you find this show. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/ on Twitter: @coachtosuccess and on Instagram at: @coachjohndaly

Students Teaching This Teacher Continues...

7/30/2018

Another fun and fantastic interview with a former student of mine. You can listen to this podcast interview HERE. Joe has so much going for himself - chasing his dreams & passions in music, sports broadcasting and sports memorabilia too. He's a hard worker in going after his chosen career and he's got some amazing lessons & passion to share in this conversation. His lessons on not letting setbacks or life's curve-balls being thrown at him - those are lessons we all need to learn from for sure. His focus on things that he wants to accomplish and go after in life are very admirable to watch and learn from.

He has done a great job speaking to my Leadership classes, sharing his story and lessons. This term especially was special with the messages he shared with my students and the lessons that they learned from Joe will stick with them as they finished high school - or at least I hope those lessons stay with them. I know he's got plenty of lessons that he has taught this teacher! You can connect with Joe here on Twitter: @Joe_Ferguson98

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Interview With Pro Hockey Player Shawn Szydlowski - Lessons For This Teacher - Lessons For All

7/29/2018

WOW - what a great time spent with St. Clair Shores native, Shawn Szydlowski - a graduate of Lake Shore High School. Shawn shares some great stories, insights and lessons about chasing after his goals and dreams of playing professional hockey. I really appreciated Shawn taking some time out of his day to sit down with me for this interview. Listen to my podcast interview HERE.

So many valuable lessons that he brings out in our visit today. We had some great conversations - both off and on the show - and I am pulling for this "kid" to reach every goal and dream that he has for himself. He carries himself so well and is so caring for others - especially kids. Some great charities he's a part of that help kids - It was awesome to hear about and again, like I told him - I'm so proud of him! The lessons he shared about focus that is needed in life, the lessons he learned early in life in going after being a hockey player. He shared some lessons that all of us can use in our lives for sure. You can connect with Shawn on both Twitter & Instagram: @szydlowski19

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Lessons On Vacation About Time Flying By

7/23/2018

More lessons from our recent little get-away to Traverse City, Michigan. These lessons came from eating out and visiting a place that our family stayed at for years. Eating a great breakfast at a classic place called Sparky's Diner -    Great music and great breakfasts - along with a valuable lesson just watching people when the song by Bob Dylan -" Knock, knock, knocking on Heaven's Door" came on. This older lady was leaving the diner with her daughter I think. Listen to the story as I describe it in my podcast - find it HERE. Amazing clarity came to me about how fast time is going by - for me, you, all of us.

Then our visit to the North Shore Inn - A place that we stayed at for about 18 years with our family and my in-laws too - fantastic visit there to watch another sunset and both my wife and I were treated to some emotional and fantastic memories of just being there again. It was like watching ourselves with the families that were staying there in the same units we used - and all of them sitting outside just like we did for all of those summers.

I hope you enjoyed this episode on some things that mean a lot to me.   Thanks for listening.

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Lessons From Wineries - On Vacation

7/22/2018

It's always great to get away on a vacation to places we enjoy. My wife and I really enjoy going up North here in Michigan - the Traverse City area to be specific. They have so many wineries that we enjoy going to and many of them we are visiting for the first time. Three of them I mentioned on my podcast and the lessons that each of them brought. Check out my podcast HERE.

First was a young man named Benjamin at the Laurentide Winery - A young man that grew up in the area and stayed to work in an area that he is passionate about. He had great enthusiasm and did a great job with the customers that he was helping. He was a very personable young man.    We had a great discussion about growing up in a small town and how he stayed and most of his life-long friends left for different adventures. We all have those choices in life.

Another one that we stopped at was the Verterra Winery - This is where we had a great visit with Matt. A very down to earth & personable former teacher and coach, that is now working on his second career. Fantastic conversation with Matt and many lessons learned from him too on looking ahead to new adventures.    Going after dreams and goals, no matter your age was an important lesson that I got among other lessons.

Finally, one of my favorites that I love stopping by every time we go up North - and that is The Willow Winery -    The owners, Jo & John are such great hosts every time we see them. They were hosting some friends, two of which were playing some fantastic live music. A great visit with one of the best views you will ever see in your life. Again, great lessons of gratitude, dreams, love, friendship, and so many other life lessons.

Again - a great vacation in so many ways. I hope your next vacation has some great lessons for you.

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Lessons From A Guy Named Paul

7/22/2018

There are always lessons to be found in everyday life. Remember that success always leaves clues, we just have to be ready to pick up those clues. Most of them can be found just by watching & listening. The lessons from a gas station attendant - his name is Paul - and I have watched and listened to him for years, I've even talked to him a few times. He is such a nice guy and the way he treats others is amazing! Every time I get gas for our cars at our local Costco - I always hope he's working. There are lessons every day from this guy and how he interacts with people.

Once again, I need to learn from him so that I can be a better version of me. We all need to be better versions of ourselves. Life is something that always has plenty of lessons for us to learn from. Many come from the everyday people that we meet up with. This guy working for a living at a place where so many people come by on usually a weekly basis, is teaching life lessons for all to learn from. My thought is I can't be the only person learning from this guy?

Check out my podcast on this story (HERE) as there are a few other lessons here too that I share.

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We Can Be Inspired With & Without Tragedies

7/20/2018

This is a personal one for me and I hope it is for you too. These two podcasts spoke right to my heart and like many stories before (through other podcasts, books, videos, movies, articles, blog posts, etc.) I keep getting reminded about working harder, becoming better, doing more, helping others more, etc. I don't want to just look to improve because of a sad & tragic story! I NEED to look to do more & get better each and every day without having these stories to remind me.

Both podcasts (and many others) are from John O'Leary. Check out the first one HERE - A great interview with one of the first men in space - a guy who came from having not much at all to being on top of the world. A great story of overcoming, dreaming, hard work, believing in yourself - so many great lessons. There is some great mix of a few actual historical recordings here on some of the things going on back in the 1960's with the space race. Jim Lovell does a great job with story-telling all the events from back in the day.

The second one is HERE - A HUGE story - a true story - of a high school volleyball team from Iowa, overcoming loss, and the magic of believing in others. An amazing story that was turned into a movie - "The Miracle Season" - one that I will be looking to watch, and watch soon. Amazing lessons that I picked up from listening to the podcast, and I know there would be many more from the actual movie too. John spends some wonderful time talking with Coach Kathy Bresnahan about her special team, her player and their lessons they all learned together.

Do me and yourself a huge favor - listen to both of these podcasts and then also after listening to this show of mine, start looking to see how you can look to work hard, get better, help others, be an encourager more, a more positive self-talker too. We can do it you know - I can and so can you.

You can listen to my podcast HERE on my podcast webpage.

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Friday The 13th - Lucky & Blessed To Hang Out With 2 Great Guys!

7/13/2018

Amazing discussion today with 2 very good friends of mine - Mr. Todd Stevens and Dr. Jeff Lip. Some great laughs, some fantastic insights to education, people, relationships, leadership and many other topics on a very lucky, Friday the 13th. You have heard from Jeff before but this was the first of many visits I hope with Todd. Join me in finding a little bit more about both these great educators. Click HERE to listen to show #178. Working with both of these guys in a career that we all enjoy being in, it reminds me how lucky I have to have Todd and Jeff as a part of my life. They are both good men that look to help people. The world needs more of what these 2 are all about.

After we recorded the show I took a drive across the street from the library, back to the neighborhood where my wife and I bought our first house back in 1992. It made me remember how grateful that I am for her and I to get that great start on our home ownership part of our lives. I remember not having a clue about being a "home-owner"! That was supposed to be my parents, certainly not me. I didn't know anything about owning a home. Looking back, we both figured out what we had to do and we are still doing that today after almost 21 years in our current home. Things worked out for both of us for sure way back then.

You can always find Dr. Jeff at his website: jefflip.com on Twitter: @DrJeffLip and you can get in touch with Mr. Todd Stevens at: tstevens@lsps.org or on Twitter: @LSHS_AP Thanks for listening. Please take a few moments to subscribe & share this with someone, also leave a 5 Star rating on ITunes or other services where you find this show. Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coachtoexpectsuccess/ on Twitter: @coachtosuccess and on Instagram at: @coachjohndaly