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There is nothing more important than setting goals for ourselves.  John Wooden said, “Nothing will work unless you do.”  Most of us do not take goal setting seriously enough.  We say “I would like to be the best…”  Having a goal is easy!  But how do we get there?  To set a goal is to…

Christian McCaffrey has announced he is dropping off the Stanford football team so he can prepare for the NFL draft.  What does the Code say about this?  “I will place team goals ahead of personal goals.”  This is not the first time a football player has quit the team, in order to prepare for the…

What does the “holiday spirit” mean to you?  For some it means family, for others a spirit of giving, for others a time of faith, for others still other things.  For many people it is also a sad time, for it brings back past happy memories that are now gone; for those out of work…

Tom Herman has recently resigned as the Houston Cougars football coach to go to the Texas Longhorns – before the season was over.  Herman has been one of the most successful coaches in recent years, and has been admired for the values he has espoused for his team: honesty, integrity, etc.  Unfortunately, he has shown…

We’re not sure who invented the idea of “Giving Tuesday,” but it was probably a response to all the money that was being spent on “Black Friday,” and more recently, “Cyber Monday.”  Does the Code have anything to say about this?  The Code says, “I will give of my time, skills and money as I…

In the Sprint Championship on Sunday Carl Edwards was leading with ten laps to go.  Joey Logano was behind him and about to pass him on the inside.  Edwards moved over to block Logano (a normal move) but the result was a wreck in which Edwards car was eliminated.  Here’s the description from USA Today:…

There are numerous forest fires in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina, and Tennessee burning and will continue to burn for the foreseeable future because of the severe drought.  Yesterday, we went over to volunteer at a fire department (not to fight fires but to support those who are).  While unloading supplies with a fireman from…

We all want what we want, but only a dictator gets to do everything he or she wants.  Unfortunately (or fortunately), democracy is more like a team sport, with different individuals with different agendas learning how to play together in order to succeed!  This is a good example of how sports are a great laboratory…

Politics is all about different people wanting different things.  This happens all the time on our teams: a person wants to play one position, but the coach wants him or her to play a different position; one person wants one kind of offense, another wants something different; one person wants the practice to focus on…