MSc Middlesex Uni, London. Wasps Rugby 05-2010 Baltimore Orioles MLB 2012-2018 Father, husband, strength coach
Central Coast California
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People can forgive a mistake faster than they can forgive being ignored.
Communication is part of the product experience.
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A weekly church "small group" where men eat store-bought muffins and discuss their feelings is not brotherhood.
It is a support group for defeat.
Real brotherhood is forged in shared labor, shared liability, and shared danger.
It is men who co-sign on land, trade equipment back and forth, train each other’s sons, and show up with work gloves and tools when a brother’s roof caves in.
David’s mighty men didn't bond over coffee talks. They fought shoulder-to-shoulder in the cave of Adullam.
Turn your fellowship into an operational phalanx.
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Neuroplasticity means your brain changes daily. Every repeated thought strengthens circuits. Ruminate on fear, and fear grows. Practice gratitude or discipline, and those pathways thicken. Your brain becomes what you rehearse. Choose wisely.
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I truly believe that the biggest limiter on many people’s careers and success is that they fundamentally don’t understand how incredibly destructive it is to not be responsive.
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“Coaching is teaching. Teaching is the ability to inspire learning.” ~Nick Saban
#InspireLearning
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James Clear said it right:
“The ultimate form of preparation is not planning for a specific scenario, but a mindset that can handle uncertainty.”
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Tendinopathic tendon has an out-of-sorts circadian rhythm.
Awaiting results from this study to see if morning training is better than evening training for restoring the rhythm.
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One of the fastest ways to change your life is to increase the speed at which you resolve tension.
Return the call. Send the email. Have the conversation. Resolve faster. Watch your life speed up.
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I believe that 99% of success is just the ability to outlast uncertainty. The one who can tolerate the most uncertainty will eventually win.
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Great teams are defined by their collective commitment, not individual statistics. Winning cultures are built when every player embraces their role, puts the team first, and consistently does what it takes to succeed.
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From aspiring rock star to elite Delta Force operator, Brad Thomas put his musical dreams on hold in 1990 to enlist in the US Army.
He served in 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, including the brutal Battle of Mogadishu (Black Hawk Down), before moving into the Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment and then spending roughly 12 years with 1st SFOD-D (Delta Force).
He deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere until retiring in 2010 with multiple Bronze Stars and other decorations.
After two decades of service, he returned to his first passion as lead guitarist and founder of the all-veteran alternative rock band Silence & Light (alongside fellow special operations veterans including former Nirvana/Soundgarden guitarist Jason Everman).
A rare path from Rangers straight into the Unit, Thomas exemplifies quiet professionalism, resilience, and the power of turning service into continued purpose.
Respect.
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The development gap between players and coaches is widening.
Athletes have more individualized development than at any point in history.
This includes unprecedented access to personal coaches, specialists, and outside information and “expertise.”
As a result, today’s athletes are learning from more people (outside your program/organization) than ever before.
Meanwhile, many organizations still have no intentional system for developing their staff.
The rate at which your internal staff develops can no longer lag behind the rate at which your players develop.
The future belongs to organizations and programs that develop their coaches and staff as aggressively as they develop their players.
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Players don't need unlimited freedom to explore.
They need meaningful freedom within a well-designed problem.
That's where constraints can provide direction without prescribing the answer.
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In hindsight, when you look back on the athletes you’ve coached, you rarely remember the accomplishments or daily training sessions.
You remember the relationships, the moments shared, and the experiences that meant more than the work itself.
You have to love people to coach them well.
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Creative players aren't simply born creative.
Creative behaviours can emerge when players regularly interact with environments that encourage exploration.
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“Everybody knows who the leaders are.”
Curt Cignetti said he has never voted for captains.
The longer I coached, the more I understood exactly what he meant.
Some years we had captains. Some years we didn’t. We selected them differently depending on the team.
But I also saw choosing captains create more problems than it solved.
So when coaches would ask me, “What if we pick the wrong captains?”
My answer became pretty simple:
Then don’t pick them.
Develop ALL of your leaders.
Build collective leadership.
Give kids opportunities to lead without needing a title.
Because Cignetti is right.
Your players know who the leaders are.
Your coaches know.
Your locker room knows.
Leadership rises to the top.
You don’t need a “C” on your chest to lead.
And giving someone the title of captain doesn’t suddenly make them a leader.
Sometimes it just gives the wrong person more influence.
That can be dangerous.
Develop everyone as leaders.
Then let leadership emerge. 🔥
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“You'll never change your life until you change something you do daily. The secret of your success is found in your daily routine.”
— John C. Maxwell
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0-4 is a record. “We’re an 0-4 team” is an identity.
Idaho entered this game winless against No. 1 Montana State. With one second left, they scored a touchdown, went for two, and won 35-34.
Your record tells you what has happened. Your identity helps decide what happens next.
Keep the record in the standings. Keep it out of your identity.
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Often when I speak to event winners, they describe the whole process as fairly unconscious, purely flow state.
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The best soccer athletes I work with and have worked with understand the value of the weight room and structured speed work.
Does the weight room make them the best players I work with? No. They’re also incredibly skilled.
But it does aid in their ability to win balls, express their skills, find positioning, and sprint faster.