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Chris Carlock
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The Next 200 Feet
It's summer time, which means road trip time for many people. When you're driving on a road trip, you can't see the destination for about...
Chris Carlock
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Rising to the Occasion
"You don't rise to the occasion, you sink to your training and habits." -- Brian Cain We're all faced with monumental challenges and...
Chris Carlock
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I Forgive You
"I forgive you. Because if I don't, it ain't keeping you up at night, it's keeping me up at night." -- Elaine Johnson We've all been...
Chris Carlock
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Extraordinary in the Ordinary
"Sometimes, it can be the most ordinary moment that creates an extraordinary piece of art." -- Rick Rubin We're all guilty of chasing...
Chris Carlock
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Unlimited Lives
My kids have been playing Super Mario Brothers lately. Yesterday, my wife taught them the cheat code that gets them unlimited lives in...
Chris Carlock
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The Ability to Be Disliked
"You must develop the ability to be disliked in order to free yourself from the prison of other peoples' opinions." -- Mark Manson I...
Chris Carlock
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Goldfish
I play softball in a men's league on Friday nights. Last week, we gave up four runs in the top half of the last inning to eventually lose...
Chris Carlock
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Make Every Day Saturday
"Weekends shouldn't be time to recover. They should be time to rejoice. Burnout cultures exhaust us through the week and force us to...
Chris Carlock
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Feel More
"Was I a better doctor then, when I knew less and felt more?" -- Anna Lembke As we get older, and we gain more experience and knowledge,...
Chris Carlock
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The More You Know
"The more you know, the more you realize how much you don't know. The less you know, the more you think you know everything. Knowledge is...
Chris Carlock
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People in the Game
"People in the game always get criticized by people in the stands." -- Jon Acuff When you decide to become a teacher, or a coach, or a...
Chris Carlock
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How You React
"Your first reaction is your past. Your intentional response is your present." -- yung pueblo Raise your hand if you've ever reacted to...
Chris Carlock
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Be Impressed
"Don't try to impress anyone today -- just be impressed by everyone else! " -- Denise Bissonnette We carry around a lot of pressure...
Chris Carlock
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I Would Do Anything
I stumbled upon the following picture on Instagram yesterday: The note reads: "Hope someone can use some of these baseballs in the...
Chris Carlock
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The Privilege of Being Busy
Being busy is a privilege. It means we have responsibilities, which means someone or some people are counting on us. We all feel too busy...
Chris Carlock
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The Way You Make Me Feel
My friend and I were talking recently about our favorite coaches growing up. I mentioned my first soccer coach for how much he cared...
Chris Carlock
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Champions
I've been sending out Daily Dispatch emails for almost three years now. And over that time, I've had many people reach out with words of...
Chris Carlock
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Maturity is When...
"Maturity is when you can finally ride the ups and downs of life without getting tossed around by them. You don't expect everything to be...
Chris Carlock
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Loneliness Crisis
According to the Surgeon General, every measure of population-wide friendship, companionship, and social fitness is worse than it was 20...
Chris Carlock
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Small Acts of Kindness
After getting into my car Saturday morning, I noticed a hand-written note on my windshield. It had a quote on either side. One side read,...
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