In Bruce Springsteen’s brilliant Broadway show he said, “as a kid there was Christmas, your birthday and summer vacation but the rest of life was a sucking black hole… homework, church, school and f’n green beans….” but for Bruce then came Elvis, the guitar, rock and roll and his view…
Team Monumental member Zachary Wallace, known affectionately as The Beast, was a champion on and off the water for four years at Tufts University. His kind, thoughtful and sensitive leadership style was inspirational to all those around him and was central to his teams mounting success over his four years,…
Team Monumental’s prep captain has done the work in the classroom, on the water, in the gym and most importantly developing his character and expanding his heart. Harvard is lucky to have this young champion coming to their campus next fall. #teamasfamily CIF-SDS D2 Champ Pierce Dietze Verbals to Harvard
As I covered ground on the soft sand in the early morning OB mist I was reminded of quote I value so very much, “your best is not always the same.” well rested vs hung over happy body vs injured focused vs anxious or distracted If we consistently meet each…
The path of pursing excellence in any field is filled with planned and spontaneous pauses. These pauses, at first glance, can be unsettling and feel like a waste of time but this could not be further from the truth. 9/10 times a pause, that is a break from targeted and…
So it’s some what early Sunday morning, my protege and I are getting some short course work in at the JCC in La Jolla. We’re 1/2 way into a spicy sprint set. Main set 150 pace 9×50 low/high 30/75 seconds by rep 150 pace 11×25 low high 15/45 seconds 150…
Our creativity, innovation and spontaneity exemplify our spirit, however, I believe we are ultimately defined by how we handle the obstacles, tragedies, challenges and pitfalls that we create and inherit. A little over a year ago my teammate and friend crashed his motor cycle on a sandy trail and was…
One of my favorite thinkers, David Brooks, suggests in his book, The Social Animal that in our lives we have four great commitments. Brooks suggests commitment to family, vocation, community and a faith or life philosophy are some of the “big rocks” that make up the infrastructure of richly lived…
I stumbled on a Ghandi quote today, “First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.” By stumbled, I mean while making an espresso in the dojo kitchen, I looked at a picture on the wall I had hung two years earlier and…
When I arrived at the roller skating rink Saturday for my niece’s 7th birthday, I thought, I’ll hang out, support my friends who were hosting the event and mostly be present to show my niece that I care, that she matters and that there are adults in her circle that…