Ryan Hartzell

Curt Cignetti didn’t become a head coach until age 49. He took over a losing NCAA Division II program. Fifteen years later, he’s leading the Hoosiers in their best season in program history. 1) Your path is YOUR path. Life has no finish line. Taking a job just for the title or because you’re seeking greener grass usually won’t lead to the best outcome. 2) The “best” job is the one YOU make the best… that’s right where your feet are!

Murray St. making it to Omaha is one of the best stories in college sports. This is their stadium it holds 800 people. Their head coach Dan Skirka literally cuts the grass. Gotta feel good for those guys.

“I’m 159 days into reading the Bible… I just wanna encourage people to join a church, get in a group study, & get in The Word” - Louisville HC Dan McDonnell after clinching a spot in the College World Series 👏 (via @DustyBakerTV @UofLSheriff50)

What a perfect way to end the crawfish season… with a 300+lb crawfish boil at FPCBR!! Thanks to @LaSeafoodBoard and @BillyNungesser

Sobering reminder today.

“Within the covers of the Bible are the answers for all the problems men face.” – Ronald Reagan

Instability in life can be a sign of double-mindedness. James 1:8 says, ‘A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways.’ Feeling off balance? Check your alignment with the 1st commandment: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, & strength (Mk. 12:29-30).

Of all the characteristics needed for both a happy and morally decent life, none surpasses gratitude. Grateful people are happier, and grateful people are more morally decent. - Dennis Prager

They dragged Jason before authorities shouting, “The men who have turned the world upside down are here, and Jason has received them.” (Acts 17) Jason did no miracles. Jason wasn’t a prophet. Jason just stood with those who preached the truth. Jason is underrated. Be a Jason.

Former Boston College lacrosse player Welles Crowther sacrificed himself to save as many as 18 people on 9/11. His story needs to be told every single year. He was a real-life superhero.

Watch Ronald Reagan on the 40th anniversary of D-Day. This is one of the greatest speeches an American president has ever given. twitter.com/civ0x/status/1…

The Carolina Way, By HOF Coach - Dean Smith. Legend. When he passed, Coach Smith left $200 for each of his former players for dinner. Here are 10 LIFE and COACHING Lessons from Coach Dean Smith. 1. Stay Humble - Stay Hungry "A lion never roars after a kill." 2. What's Done is Done "What to do with a mistake. Recognize it, Admit it, Learn from it, Forget it." 3. Give Credit Where Credit is Due "I do believe in praising that which deserves to be praised." 4. You Have Got to Care to Lead "The most important thing in good leadership is truly caring. The best leaders in any profession care about the people they lead, and the people who are being led know when the caring is genuine or when it is fake or not there at all." 5. Act With Honor and Integrity "Good people are happy when something good happens to someone else." 6. At the End of the Day, it's Just a Game. "If you make every game a life and death proposition, you are going to have problems. For one thing, you'll be dead a lot." 7. Surround Yourself With Winners "I would never recruit a kid who yells at his teammates, disrespects his high school coach, or scores 33 points per game, and his team goes 10-10." 8. Value What's Most Important "As soon as you try to describe a close friendship, it loses something." 9. Lead By Example "A leader's job is to develop committed followers. Bad leaders destroy their follower's sense of commitment." 10. Never Underestimate Teamwork "Play Hard. Play Smart. Play Together." Check out "The Carolina Way" book for more: amazon.com/The-Carolina-W… _____ Follow me @gregberge for more actionable ideas on coaching, leadership, and personal growth. Subscribe to my newsletter, 🏆 Great Teams Better Leaders 123. Find it for free in my profile above.

Alistair Begg’s framework for preparing sermons: 1. Think yourself empty. 2. Read yourself full. 3. Write yourself clear. 4. Pray yourself hot. 5. Be yourself. 6. Forget yourself.

Apparently, if you throw a frog into a pot of boiling water it will jump out immediately, but if you put it in room-temperature water and gradually bring it to a boil, it will stay in the pot until it dies. Whether or not that's true of frogs, I see something similar happen to managers all the time. People have a strong tendency to slowly get used to unacceptable things that would shock them if they saw them with fresh eyes. #principleoftheday

Backsliding generally first begins with neglect of private prayer. Bibles read without prayer; sermons heard without prayer; marriages contracted without prayer; journeys undertaken without prayer; residences chosen without. @JCRyle

Growling over God’s Word—הגה “This Book of the Law [i.e., Torah] shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it.” —Joshua 1:8 The Hebrew verb for meditate is hagah. But don’t conjure up the image of a Buddhist monk sitting in the lotus position chanting “Om.” Picture a lion growling over his prey (Isa. 31:4). Picture a dove cooing or moaning in distress (Isa. 38:14). The prophet Isaiah uses hagah to describe the sounds of both these animals. This is the voice of meditation. Meditation, in other words, is not all about closing your eyes, saying nothing, and disappearing inside yourself. It is about focusing your eyes on the Bible, saying the words, and disappearing inside Christ. When you meditate, you are a lion crouching over its prey. You are the eater and the Word is your food. Take a bite, chew it, taste it, crunch the verbs, salivate over the nouns. There’s no rush. This is not McDonald’s. Savor the feast. Growl over the words you swallow. Let them echo from the chambers of your body. Let each one have its say. No word is unimportant. Each has a voice. Let them roll off your tongue. What you are eating is what you are saying. God’s Word becomes your word. O Lord, teach us to delight in your Word, that we may meditate in it day and night. (From my book, Unveiling Mercy: 365 Daily Devotions Based on Insights from Old Testament Hebrew)

It isn’t hard to be kind. 🤗 twitter.com/motivacionvira…

Faith is not leaping in the dark. It’s trusting the light that shines in the darkness.