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Comment on Why You Need To Coach Youth Sports by Sean S

Sean S — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 03:59:51 +0000

Brian –

oh, so true! thanks for sharing the great story and insights.

i haven’t found a better way to feel the rewards of giving back to one’s community than through coaching sports, leading scouts, creating a school fitness club, teaching Junior Achievement at school, etc.
everyone should do that as a parent / adult as well as spend at least 2 years in a service organization of some sort.. it really does reinforce that old adage that “it’s better to give than to receive”
in the face of what appears to be a more prevalent “me” attitude out there, getting involved with youth activities lowers that approach and makes you feel like a kid again! can’t be that! and besides it gives you a chance to influence kids who might someday be serving in your very own community as a doctor, nurse, mechanic, handyman, etc.
so, go out volunteer and be part of the equation that shows it does take a village to raise a kid
cheers! SS

Comment on Why You Need To Coach Youth Sports by raza

raza — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 21:30:32 +0000

good one, brian…do you even do yoga?

i had a good youth coaching moment last weekend too…i’ve been coaching cameron’s soccer team for two years now… the team really has come together as a team with players understanding one another and we’ve been destroying just about every team in sight…so much so, that last few weeks the traveling team recruiters descended upon my practices and snagged away my 5 best players…I’ve been a bit dejected thinking about the team falling apart… at Saturday’s game, one of the parents (whose kid is moving to the traveling team) told everyone that our team plays so nicely together that the parents shouldn’t send their kids away…

in the end, i know they’re going to go …it will develop them as players more…and I’ll have to rebuild…but it made me feel good…

Comment on Life As Your Kid’s Chauffeur by briangrey

briangrey — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:28:26 +0000

tell me about it Jay! especially hurts when gas is at $4.50 a gallon!

Comment on Life As Your Kid’s Chauffeur by Jay Parkhill

Jay Parkhill — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 16:20:45 +0000

It is insane. We spend every weekend going flat out from one activity to another.

Comment on Scouting for Talent in Baseball and Business by Jimmy McDaniels

Jimmy McDaniels — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 03:47:14 +0000

My better half had been really chatting about the same matter last Sunday over coffee. We have never able to finish our discussion or to get to common ground. I do not know what it’s though, but hey – perhaps that is how life has things in store for all of us. We appreciate you covering this subject for sure. It got us talking again and We believe we may finally get to the similiar result in one way or the other.

Comment on Food Inc. Movie Review by Michell Mathelier

Michell Mathelier — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 09:55:42 +0000

I’ve found your site on yahoo by mistake but I’m glad i did .

Comment on Good Reminder That Content Is King by Nathan

Nathan — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 22:05:28 +0000

When you cancel and re-up, are you still plugged into your ratings and saved queue or do you have to start over?

For me, that personal knowledge-base is worth keeping even though Benjamin Button has in fact been sitting on my coffee table for 3 weeks.

Comment on Good Reminder That Content Is King by David Kizzia

David Kizzia — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:52:43 +0000

I think the differentiator between Netflix and the Blockbuster squarely rests in the delivery model, a difference in a type of passivity compared to the active searching of content. Although you can give it an up-tick by suggesting it’s more about “convenience”, the delivery of Netflix content is systematic and automatic for its user – I check the mailbox and there it is. I don’t have to get the keys, drive down to Blockbuster and then do the slow, sideways head walk through each aisle.

That isn’t to say I always LIKE what I get in the little red envelope, and yeah, I often let it sit on the coffee table until I feel motivated to actually watch it (or heaven forbid, send it back.) That’s the second half of the “one-two punch” for Netflix, the recommendation module that they’ve spent a lot of money on to improve in order to refine the user experience of content selection and delivery to make it even more passive. Passive isn’t necessarily a bad thing, of course. That’s why TV does better than books. But continual improvement is required to maintain long-term user engagement.

So content is king, but I’d add that content delivery is the queen.

Comment on Give Me My Health Records — Free of Charge! by Jay Parkhill

Jay Parkhill — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:22:33 +0000

99% sure the person you talked to was wrong. Medical offices hate turning over control of records, but the records are yours and they can’t hang onto them if you demand them.

I still have some MRI scans in my house that the hospital made me PROMISE I would return after I got them reviewed by someone outside the hospital.

Don’t take my word for it, though. Talk to a lawyer or something to get the real scoop.

Comment on Why Gaming is Transforming Before Our Own Eyes by Luke Hohmann

Luke Hohmann — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:14:59 +0000

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