Essays on Positive Psychology, talent development, and what it really takes to perform at your best.
In what feels like several political decades ago, the former Ambassador to the UN and South Carolina governor Nikki Haley was running...
If US Olympic Trials are the “swim coach Super Bowl”, then I’m out of superlatives for the Olympics. Perhaps because it is...
Author's preface: For a long time before I did anything else publicly, I was a writer. When I was just beginning my...
What do you think of when you hear the term “moneyball”? Do you think of the Michael Lewis book? Do you think...
Two years or so ago, I went to the doctor. I’d like to come up with something poetic to say about why,...
When I was a senior in high school, I asked Helene Horan to prom. She said yes. Looking back, I really wish...
But first a note. This is the first update to this blog for nearly two and a half years. Since then, I...
Like many of you, my life changed dramatically somewhere around March of this year. One crucial thing as it relates to this...
There’s an inside language to understanding the twitter feed of my favorite author, Nassim Nicholas Taleb. He frequently calls out IYIs (Idiot...
Despite some major challenges, the ISL (International Swimming League), an attempt at actual professional swimming, is plowing ahead with its second season....
More than a year ago, I honestly didn’t know what to think when ASCA finally moved on from notorious grifter John Leonard...
As I’ve written about here, recently I’ve started coaching again. The group is somewhat less experienced than what I’ve typically coached over...
