If you’re just browsing and come across this post, I’m a probation officer by day a realtor on weekends and evenings and a coach always. Want to know more about where I’m coming from? Perhaps you’ll get a better idea by going HERE. “EMPOWERMENT COMES WITH ACCOUNTABILITY” I’ve got these words on a sign in … Continue reading NO EXCUSES…
A Follow-Up to “Hopeless”
This is a quick follow-up to my previous post Hopeless Has To Start Somewhere. I woke up this morning at a fork in the road: 1) delete the previous post (due to those skeletons in my closet), or 2) begin the process of developing what James Clear refers to in his book “Atomic Habits” as … Continue reading A Follow-Up to “Hopeless”
“Hopeless” has to start somewhere right?
CONTINUING WITH TRANSPARENCY The trouble with being transparent in posts like this is that those who may benefit from hearing this perspective may not be in a solution-focused mode…and if they come across this post, they may not be as likely to expend the energy reading it. I know when I’m in “check-out mode”, you’re … Continue reading “Hopeless” has to start somewhere right?
TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
https://giphy.com/gifs/season-6-the-simpsons-6x25-l2JedzvGOueS4E2tO As I woke this Sunday morning, I could tell I was in a place of deeper searching; my heart felt a heaviness…not depression (although I know that feeling well), but a yearning for connection with something of substance at my core. Perhaps there was some residual effect lingering from last night. THE LINCOLN LAWYER … Continue reading TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE
Reflections Outside the Courtroom
(This post was first published in March 2021. I came across it today as I was reflecting...I realized I had more to say.) Yesterday I received a call from a former probation client asking if I would appear in court this morning for his sentencing. As we talked about his circumstances, I learned that after I … Continue reading Reflections Outside the Courtroom
COWARD
This is going to be a transparent post about where I’m at right now…and it began with another challenging conversation in my office…but the challenge didn’t come from me. IT WENT LIKE THIS Earlier this week, I engaged in a conversation with a young man who shared an amazing perspective that challenged me personally. I’ve … Continue reading COWARD
Normalizing Mediocrity
This past week, I had a client come into my office that inspired this post. I say “inspired”, but it hardly seems like a fitting word to use in this context. This experience impacted me by reminding me of how easy it is to slide into undesirable circumstances, camp out there a while, or in … Continue reading Normalizing Mediocrity
SOMEONE WHO’LL BELIEVE IN ME
If you’ve read my previous posts, you’ll know I returned to a job I left several years earlier as a probation officer. This is a story motivated by one young man who grabbed my heart very quickly. It was day 3 of my return to probation and as I eased back into my groove in … Continue reading SOMEONE WHO’LL BELIEVE IN ME
The Man on the Street Corner
Several weeks ago, my path took a radical 180 and I found myself returning to a job I left several years ago. When I informed a very close friend of my unexpected return to being a probation officer, his reaction somewhat annoyed me because he was excited. See, I hadn’t wrapped my brain completely around … Continue reading The Man on the Street Corner
Got To Start somewhere
GETTING TO THE END OF THE DRIVEWAY Several months ago, my wife made a statement that stuck with me. We were having a conversation about incorporating some form of physical activity into our lives on a regular basis. She talked about walking in the neighborhood and said that if she could “just get to the … Continue reading Got To Start somewhere