Dirt Pile
By Coach Erik at November 1, 2011 | 2:06 pm | 0 Comment
Coach Erik here: Have you ever been faced with a challenge that felt so overwhelming you didn’t know where to start? That was me last weekend when I faced down a pile of dirt (10 feet long and 6 feet high) that had to be removed from our back yard. As I began the project
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The Happiest Person I Know
By Coach Erik at October 19, 2011 | 3:30 pm | 0 Comment
This morning my wife showed me a Nordstrom Magazine clothing advertisement featuring a handsome young man with Down syndrome. The advertisement reminded me of one of my best friends, Fleming Fox, an extraordinary human being I would like to share with you. Fleming was born with an extra 21st chromosome (Down Syndrome) however that has
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What’s in Your Heart?
By Coach Erik at October 18, 2011 | 2:13 pm | 0 Comment
What’s in Your Heart? A few months ago I (along with 5 other teammates) took on an event called the Tough Mudder. The Tough Mudder consisted of 28 mental/physical obstacles over 10 miles on Mt. Snow in Vermont. During the event I had a deeply inspiring experience I would like to share with you. I
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Putting it on the line
By Coach Erik at October 8, 2011 | 9:50 pm | 0 Comment
What do you do when you put it all on the line and come up short? In 1998 I set a goal of qualifying for the Boston Marathon. I trained relentlessly and came up short, 5 times in a row (often by minutes.) Finally it all came together in 2002 when I had my breakthrough
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