8 years ago I discovered a concept that switched my thinking away from setting a New Years resolution and towards something much simpler, more forgiving, and for me, more effective. Remarkably this is my 8th year of choosing a #OneWord to guide me through the year ahead. The theory behind this idea is that our …
Setting professional and personal goals during the pandemic might require a different focus and frame of mind. As I try and wrap my head around a remote return to school and a switch to a block schedule, it will be necessary to formulate goals that require me to grow in order to best serve my …
This week's blog post comes from Coach Jim Davis, a co-worker of mine who is not only an elite coach, elite advocate, elite thinker and elite presenter, he also an outstanding mentor to young student athletes, encouraging them to make change not only in their own lives, but that of others. Our Powerlifting team once …
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“Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon.” - Paul Brandt Tonight*, treat yourself. Step outside. Admire the full moon, the pink moon, the SUPERMOON, which will appear up to 14 percent bigger and 30 percent brighter than a normal full moon. With a decrease in air pollution, tonight …
Reflecting on the previous year before setting goals, or in my case choosing my #OneWord for the year, is important if we want to do it right. This year I am being more intentional in my end-of-year reflection so that I can set myself up for success for next year. Joey Feith reflects by identifying …
Happy New Year and welcome to the 101st #slowchathealth blog post and the first of 2018. Last week I revealed that my #oneword for 2018 will be environment following on from provocation, advocacy, resilience and collaboration. I selected environment because I've become increasingly interested in the many intersections of health, the factors that combine to make, or break, our health. …
It’s that time of year when one of our #healthed skills, goal setting, gets a lot of media coverage. New Year’s Resolutions will be talked about at home and people will be encouraged to think of ways in which to improve themselves, usually after dwelling on their imperfections. However, because these resolutions tend to be …
It's that time of year when one of our #healthed skills, goal setting, gets a lot of media coverage. New Year's Resolutions will be talked about at home and people will be encouraged to think of ways in which to improve themselves, usually after dwelling on their imperfections. However, because these resolutions tend to be …
Podcasting has definitely seen a revival among the PE & Health community over the past few months, and most recently @SHAPE_America even entered into the fold with a very promising podcast of its own. Of course, Jarrod Robinson, Joey & Nathan, and the Physedagogy crew are still churning out regular recordings, and along with Dr …
Not to scare you or anything, but if the summer vacation was a 100 meter race, we have less than 10 meters to go, and in Usain Bolt terms, that's less than a second. Recently, one of my favorite education bloggers Ross Morrison McGill wrote his thoughts on what teachers actually do during the sumer vacation. …
The chances are, if you're reading this in North America, that you are coming close to, or have reached the end of another school year (pause to pat yourself on the back). And if you are anything like me you have probably started to not only reflect on the past year - what went well, …
