Five 4 Friday

Lessons From Coaching My 8U Fall Baseball Season

If you aren't having fun then what is the point.

Nov 14 • 

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The Next War Is Never Won With the Last War's Tools

How are you reviewing where you are holding on to “tanks” instead of building “drones”?

Nov 7 • 

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October 2025

The Sweet Trap We Call Halloween

We would never let our kids smoke a cigarette, yet we hand them bags of candy each October and call it tradition.

Oct 31 • 

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Sharpen, Don’t Sand Down: When Growth Becomes Over-correction

Growth isn’t about becoming perfect. It’s about becoming intentional.

Oct 24 • 

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The House Edge: How Sports Gambling Hooks Us (Part 4 - Why I Chose to Speak Out)

This series wasn’t about shaming gamblers or blaming sports fans. It was about awareness.

Oct 17 • 

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The House Edge: How Sports Gambling Hooks Us (Part 3 - The Bill Comes Due)

We’ve looked at how sports betting rewires the brain (Part 1) and how the industry targets the most vulnerable (Part 2).

Oct 10 • 

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The House Edge (Part 2 - The Targets & The Tactics)

The House Edge (Part 2 - The Targets & The Tactics)

Oct 3 • 

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September 2025

The House Edge: How Sports Gambling Hooks Us (Part 1: The Hook & The Brain)

Sports gambling is probably more insidious than you thought.

Sep 26 • 

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Grace, Love, and a Few Timely Reminders

Grace and love are some of the most powerful tools we have, and you should not be afraid to use them.

Sep 19 • 

Kyle James

The Hard Road to Wisdom

Wisdom is delayed gratification. Wisdom is choosing short-term suffering for long-term flourishing.

Sep 12 • 

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The Misunderstood Engineer: Why We Need to Respect Beavers

The beaver isn’t a pest. It’s a keystone species. An ecological ally. A fire-fighter, a farmer, a water manager, and a climate warrior.

Sep 5 • 

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August 2025

Five Lessons from a Year in the Grind

There’s no easy button to success. Rome wasn’t built in a day. And neither is the life you want.

Aug 29 • 

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