In "Live a Day You Could End On", I talk about living with purpose and making the most of our time.

“Try your best, and be kind,” is one of the last things I tell my children every morning when I walk them to their classrooms. In this post, I discuss giving our best, being kind, and how those two things are key to success in school and in life.

I sat down with my good friend and fellow teacher Mr. Jason Squier. We talked about education, growing up blue collar, and some other random stuff, like station wagons and Indiana Jones and The Temple of Doom.

I discuss confidence, being yourself, and a pretty interesting outfit my daughter picked out for herself.

In “Deadlifts and Hair Curlers” I talk about developing the strength and confidence to overcome obstacles. Specifically, I talk about styling my daughter’s hair while lifting weights.

"I Am Not Small" is a poem for my six-year-old daughter Claire.

For Episode 3 of the podcast, I sat down with Bryce Conway. Bryce is a father, husband, teacher, coach, athletic director, and much more. Beyond that, he’s a good friend of mine. I enjoyed sitting down with Bryce to talk about teaching, family, and life.

Behind the scenes info:

This was the podcast that didn’t want to get recorded. It wasn’t because Bryce and I didn’t want to record. In fact, we even recorded a “B-Side” podcast that we’ll save for a Christmas album we’ll release on vinyl or something; but I had recoding issues on both attempts. On this episode the first 49 minutes sound great. Then, there’s a little blip where you can hear one of the tracks go haywire, so I had to do a little sound editing on the last 25 minutes or so. Being that I’m no expert at any of this, I eventually got Bryce to sound normal, but I sound like I’m asking him questions while I’m inside a cave or something. It’s not too bad, I don’t think; but if you’re wondering why I sound like I’m talking into a soup can on a string, now you know why.

Luckily, I don’t say too much in the last 25 minutes, so you can sit back and listen to the dulcet tones of Mr. Bryce Conway.

In “Death By Comparison”, I talk about my six-year-old daughter Claire feeling self-conscious about an academic area in which she has really had to work. I talk about dealing with those feelings and how we all fall victim to comparison from time to time.

In "Notes" I discuss straying off our paths, goals, the power of a message, and writing our own stories.

In "Be Hard. Have Purpose" I discuss pushing through challenges, being tough, and living with purpose.