As Muhammad Ali is laid to rest this week, the tributes will come frequently by those close to him. I can imagine that there will be many common threads about the champion in the ring – his flashy style, his intensity and the epic battles he won. Ali will be eulogized for his character outside … [Read more…]
When handheld devices blurred the lines between work and home, there was a backlash that ignited a conversation about the importance of “work-life” balance. I see the infancy (pun-intended) of a similar movement for parenting balance as I shuttle my children from activity to activity. The basic concepts are the same. Just as it rings … [Read more…]
Polarizing Major League baseball player Bryce Harper of the Washington Nationals is on a mission to bring fun back into the game he calls “tired.” As with most articles I read, I immediately find parallels to my Good-Bad Dad life. I love baseball but this is not a piece about the great American past time … [Read more…]
The Adam LaRoche versus the Chicago White Sox saga has me conflicted. I agree that the owner of the team should make the rules. Managing by exception is not a good way to run a high performing team in any context. All that said, I’m frustrated that there is an assumption that being a great … [Read more…]
It would be disingenuous of me to claim that I take an interest in the NCAA’s March Madness only so that I can teach my kids valuable lessons they certainly won’t learn in school. The truth is, I’m a sports nut and the next few days allow my kids to be as well. Leave it … [Read more…]
Peyton Manning quoted Johnny Unitas when retiring on Monday saying, “he told me to ‘stay at it.’” What a great message for Good-Bad Dads and kids alike. There is much to learn from his career – most of which has nothing to do with the wobbly football he threw or the “OMAHA” calls he famously … [Read more…]
“Smile for the camera, boys!” “Over here now!” “Act silly for this one!” I stood alongside my fellow soccer parents taking pictures of our team with outward pride and inner turmoil. A long weekend of soccer was over and our kids smiled broadly as new medallions hung from their necks. By the numbers, the team … [Read more…]