The topic of conversation today is "safetyism." Safetyism is defined as culture that allows the concept of "safety" to creep so far that it equates emotional discomfort with physical danger, and which therefore encourages people to systematically protect one another from the very experiences embedded in daily life that they need in order to become strong and healthy. 

The book that we are basing today's conversation is titled "The Coddling of the American Mind" by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt and can be purchased on Amazon.com at this link. 

We conduct our first ever interview of a high school athlete. But, when you listen to this young man you will be very surprised that he is a high school student. Coulter is a model example for other high school students who have aspirations to be the best they can be... in sports, in the classroom, and in life. 

THANK YOU to all of our listeners who have been part of our 100-episode conversation. We hope to continue for 100 more! 

We talk with Matthew Blanchard, JUCO freshman at Bryant and Stratton College in Cleveland, OH about how he powered through some of the setbacks his high school career threw at him to become one of the best players in the state during his senior season, and now he's moved on to college ball. 

Failure is part of life. If you're not failing, you're not living. 

Take note, this is not just an abstract conversation. In this episode, we'll give some practical steps on how to really respond to our individual failures as they come. 

What do we do when our kids' passion doesn't seem to meet our expectations? How can we GIVE more passion to people? 

NOTE TO LISTENERS: This episode ends a little abruptly due to some technical issues that was causing hiccups in the recording and making it un-listenable. We apologize, because during that last 10 minutes, Pat dropped some pure audio gold. However, we will make sure that you get that rich content in next week's episode, plus much more! 

As always, THANK YOU for listening! 

There are three very powerful things that we can all be more intentional at developing with our teams. 

Sometimes it's good to take a little break to recharge and remind yourself of why you do what you do. After a couple months off, the guys are ready to get back to doing what they love. Coaching Life!!!! 

This is a special episode dedicated to one of our podcast hosts. Pat Martin embodies what The Coaching Life is about, and there is much we can all gain by following his example of loving and serving your community.