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Sports Lesson: It’s Not About Me

by admin on March 16, 2011

“When flown with flags of states, communities, or societies on separate flag poles which are of the same height and in a straight line, the flag of the United States is always placed in the position of honor – to its own right. ..The other flags may be smaller but none may be larger. [...]

Tagged as: athletics, encouragement, motivation, sports, teamwork

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Responsible Sport Parenting… A Casual Friday Recommendation

by admin on March 4, 2011

*On Casual Fridays, we make recommendations about books, websites, movies, etc. We would love to hear your Casual Friday recommendations, too. To continue with our theme of Sports as our StrongWord of the Month, today’s recommendation is for a website by Liberty Mutual. It’s called Responsible Sports. When you go to the website, you will [...]

Tagged as: athletics, casual friday, Inspiration, parenting, sports, teamwork

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I bet you’ve got an opinion on this!

by admin on February 28, 2011

Hello, all you StrongMother friends! March is knocking on the door… and we’ve chosen our Strong Word of the Month. photo credit Sports is our word for March. With many school tryouts taking place during the spring months and because Lisa and I have made a career life around athletics, we want to hear from you… your [...]

Tagged as: athletics, courage, family, Inspiration, motivation, parenting, resilience, sports, strong mothers, teamwork, values

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Groupthink, Candor, and Passion

by Nif on December 8, 2009

(Part 1 of a series) I find myself at juxtaposition these days. Although I have been a coach for many years and have needed my players to work closely with each other to achieve a team goal, I am not one for “groupthink” when it comes to business or the notion of change. “Groupthink” is [...]

Tagged as: candor, encouragement, groupthink, motivation, personal growth, teamwork

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Podcasting is easy, we thought….

by Lisa on November 30, 2009

Speaking! Nif and I have over 70 years of combined experience with the skill, yet today when Nif and I tried to start on the first podcast for StrongMothers, we struggled badly. After 2 hours of work, we have a whopping 34 seconds of our first podcast finished. Our intro, with thanks to Nif’s Hubs, [...]

Tagged as: attitude, change, motivation, resilience, self-discipline, teamwork

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Truly Inspirational

by admin on October 13, 2009

I wanted to share these inspiring videos for you today. Both videos are true stories of hope, courage, and character. I hope you enjoy! This first video reminds us of what’s really important in life. The story: A son asked his father, ‘Dad, will you take part in a marathon with me?’ The father [...]

Tagged as: choices, encouragement, family, Inspiration, love, motivation, teamwork

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Casual Friday 10/09/09

by admin on October 9, 2009

*On Casual Fridays, I make recommendations about books, websites, movies, etc. We would love to hear your Casual Friday recommendations, too. Remember the Titans If you haven’t seen Remember the Titans, you should go rent it this weekend. If you have seen it, you’re probably like me and you have seen it multiple times. Based on [...]

Tagged as: casual friday, change, Denzel Washington, Inspiration, Remember the Titans, resilience, teamwork

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The Importance of Symbols

by Nif on September 29, 2009

When I was in college and playing volleyball, our coach did something that has stuck with me all these years. We were on the road (in Texas, I think), and we were at a point in our season where we really needed to gel as a team and learn to trust and have faith in [...]