The Show Up Skills

At this point, it’s so common in movies that we barely think about it anymore. A character’s extraordinary abilities just show up. Either they were acquired long before we “met” them—like John Wick or Jason Bourne—or they’re bestowed in an instant—li...

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Feb 02, 2025
Limited Resources

For years, I’ve been a language teacher, but I started out as a math major in college. There wasn’t a definitive reason why—I just found that math made sense to me. No matter how complex the problem, the solution usually came from simplification. As...

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Jan 31, 2025
Stop Believing!!!

Our beliefs are powerful tools that shape who we are and who we can become. While the title of this blog may initially seem negative, its purpose is entirely positive. It aims to spark an inner dialogue that motivates you to achieve a goal, create so...

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Jan 28, 2025
Neutral Thinking, Not POSH in Neutral!

There is more than enough talent in the squad to avoid relegation and even go on an extended win streak. The problem isn’t a lack of ability but rather a mentality that has plagued the team. I’m sure this opinion won’t be popular with some of the POS...

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Jan 22, 2025
Would Life Be Better Without, “The Hand Of God”?

If you clicked on this post for a religious discussion, you won’t find it here! (Unless you consider soccer/football a religious endeavor) The question is about the influence of technology within the game. If VAR had existed in 1986, the “Hand of God...

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Jan 15, 2025
Take Care of the First Person

As a language teacher, I talk regularly about first, second and third person. Invariably, I start the initial conversation by asking “who is the first person in your life? The one person who you cannot get rid of? They will be there every moment of e...

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Jan 10, 2025
“I Can’t Respect a Man Who Doesn’t Drink Beer!”

It was slurred and almost incoherent but that was the message that a teammate relayed to me during my freshman year soccer season. I’m not exactly sure what the message was intended to do. Was I supposed to change my ways and start drinking at that m...

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Jan 05, 2025
POSH OTJ Training Under the Spotlight

This week is an opportunity for the young POSH squad to perform under the spotlight. Wrexham on Saturday brings extra attention due to their owners and media attention. Having been at the Sunderland match years ago when they were doing their docuseri...

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Jan 03, 2025
The Best Gifts

This is possibly the best gift that I’ve gotten in my adult life. It’s an ice cream scoop that I received from my former mother-in-law years ago. At the moment that I opened it, I didn’t know it was going to be the best gift. Don’t get me wrong! I ap...

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Jan 03, 2025
The Stars on the Ground

This morning, I was walking my dog. In the freezing temperature, the grass was covered with frost. With the moon shining down, the frost twinkled as if there were hundreds of stars on the ground. It’s not an odd occurrence. In the wintertime, this sa...

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Dec 31, 2024