Author: Scott Westerman
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What we learn from failure
Listen to an audio version of this message.“Far better is it to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure… than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much, because they live in a gray twilight that knows not victory nor defeat.” ~Theodore RooseveltAfter losing to Michigan…
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Remembering Joey Morrison
If we’re lucky, when we are young we are blessed with a best friend; that person with whom you shared the ups and downs of adolescence, tested the waters of adulthood and had adventures that nobody else but the two of you knew about.For me, Joey Morrison was that person. We met when our parents…
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It’s About Time!
“Time = Life, waste your time and waste of your life, master your time and master your life.” Alan Lakein Listen to an Audio Version of this message.Tis the season for resolutions. Gym memberships surge. LinkedIn profiles are updated. Diets change. And for many, it’s the one and only occasion during the entire year where any…
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You’re gonna be ok
Listen to an audio version of this message.Scott’s Maxim: “There will be times when you feel that your efforts are wasted and you offer little value to the world. That usually means you’re on the threshold of a breakthrough. The ordinary give up easily. The extraordinary always seem to find a pathway to their dreams.…
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5 ways to make today a good day
Listen to an audio version of this message.Scott’s Maxim: “Happiness is a decision.” Here are five easy steps that can make any day a good day.Compliment someone – We live in a what-are-you-doing-for-me-now world, where yesterday’s accomplishments become meaningless and conversations center on what we’re not doing right. Nothing makes a person feel better than to…
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Do Something
Listen to an audio version of this message.“In any situation, the best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is the wrong thing; the worst thing you can do is nothing.” ~Theodore Roosevelt Our world pulsates with complainers who will never do anything to improve what they complain…
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Never Stop Learning
Listen to an audio version of this message.“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~GhandiAlexander Coward is a math professor. He teaches at Berkley. His 2000 word missive to students this past week covered a lot of ground. But at it’s core there’s a message that…
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Honoring the Fallen
Listen to an audio version of this message.“Before the people of the world – let it now be noted in our decision here that ..we stand for: justice, truth… and the value of a single human being.” ~ Spenser Tracy in ‘Judgement at Nuremberg’Johnny DiScala and I fly thousands of miles every year. Most trips…
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When You Win
Listen to an audio version of this message.“Winning takes talent. To repeat it takes character.” ~ John WoodenIf your team was victorious this weekend.. Here are some things to ponder about victory.When you win..Remember all the times you failed, before you succeeded. Be humble.Remember the people who raised you, coached you, believed in you and were…
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Good Things Take Time
Listen to an audio version of this message.“The peson who is a master of patience is master of everything else.” ~George Savile Nosh Amaria is a pretty amazing doctor. We call him Supernosh, because he is. A long time athletic trainer at Michigan State, Nosh had decided to follow in the footsteps of his father. The skills…