Have you ever tailgated? I’ve always been somewhat confused by it all. Seldom do people want to arrive early to any activity or event. Whether it is to meetings, church, movies, dinner reservations, or to work – people just don’t arrive early.

Have you ever taken a big dog on a run? I recently dog sat for two Samoyed – they’re beautiful and strong. They were originally bred to pull sleds and herd reindeer in Siberia. You’re getting the picture – the dogs love the winter outdoors and were ready to run, their owner is a runner, and these dogs are trained to run with her but at a much quicker pace than what I can handle. So the choices were make the dogs slow to my pace, stop running with dogs, or just take the one slower dog on a run.

Don’t
-view team meetings as ‘dread’
-let the leader do all the talking
-‘talk at’ at team members
-read the information to the group
-shelter people from bad news

A few nights ago – my daughter, her husband and I sat and watched an old video film of her days playing volleyball. She was a 17 at the time – and loved the game. Ten years later she still loves the game, and now has a husband who enjoys it as well. We watched the old tape – her reliving those game moments, me a mom remembering the impact the sport had on her. She was fortunate to have an excellent volleyball coach – who helped guide her playing years, helped her reach new levels of play, and at times had her playing at levels above what she thought possible.