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May 14, 2012 in Uncategorized with 1 Comment

When we were trying to name this blog, and pick a Twitter name for that matter, we ran into the common problems.

My first though was “Ministry Machine” but wise people talked me out of that.  It was too specific, too long of a name for twitter, and just kind of dumb to be honest.

A friend of mine asked me this question.

“What is your favorite title ever?”

About that time we had an intern who had been a swimmer for me years before.  While everyone else called me “Shef”…she still called me “Coach.”

The staff thought it was funny and cute.  I loved it.

It took me back to summer mornings on the pool deck watching the kids work hard and get better.  It took me back to swim meets where our work was put to the test.  It took me back to putting my arm around a kid who had a bad day and celebrating with others who had just done what they never thought they could do.

Her “nickname” for me made me realize the answer to my friends question.

I loved the idea of being the “Coach.”

And the name for the blog was available.  So, that’s what we did.

Since then I have been under some pressure to start a Coaching Group.

I started last summer with 6 guys and I’ve got to tell you…I love it.  I looked forward to our Fridays together and catching up with our 1-on-1 phone calls.

I will be starting the last CoachShef Coaching Group this June.

After this Coaching Group, all of my coaching will take place under my new site, www.uthmin.net


If you’re interested in joining this CoachShef Coaching Group, please click HERE

Thanks so much for all your support and encouragement.

I’ll be back Thursday with some more content.

Going Dark!…

April 23, 2012 in Uncategorized with 0 Comments

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Changes for Coachshef

March 26, 2012 in Uncategorized with 4 Comments

I’ve got a bit of an apology to make.

I just kinda disappeared without a lot of explanation.

I appreciate the emails, texts, and tweets over the past few months and I just wanted to give you a heads up about what has been going on.

Here are the three explanations to my “break.”

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No Win Situations

October 25, 2011 in Management and Leadership, Uncategorized with 2 Comments

One of my favorite little mind exercises is to read about a tough situation and put myself into the leader’s situation.

What would I do in that situation?

Last week I was completely obsessed with the story out of Zainesville, Ohio.  If you’ve been living in a cave..HERE’s a link.

Here’s the basic set-up.

You’re the Sheriff in a small town and a call comes across the radio that many exotic animals are running lose from a local piece of property you’ve been to before.

You know there are over 50 wild animals in that “zoo.”  You know there are MANY Lions…MANY Tigers….Wolves….and Grizzly Bears.

You know…when you were on the property before that the animals were aggressive…

It’s getting to be dusk….

It’s raining…

The next call over the radio is asking permission to “Shoot to Kill.”

What do you do?

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Believing in Cheating

October 4, 2011 in Leading yourself with 1 Comment

I had an interesting experience last week.

Basically for you to understand it you need to know a few things.  It starts a few weeks ago when I was asked to sit on the leadership team for North Point Ministries.

To me, that was a very humbling, flattering, and exciting opportunity.

And so, for the last few weeks, on Tuesday mornings, I have prayed myself up and walked into a room full of very talented people to intimidate the FOOL out of me!

So…last week was supposed to be my fourth time in that meeting…BUT…the challenges of raising a young family had other plans!

For those of you who have multiple little ones…you know how this goes!

EARLY in the morning someone throws up…and then the chain reaction begins…until the sun rises on one exhausted momma.  (It’s not that I can’t help…it’s the fact that no one wants Daddy when they’re sick!)

But that wasn’t it.  As the morning came…so came the requirements of a new day.

And…as I looked at my wife…I could tell.  This was just one of those days that comes along every once in a while.  A day when my family needed me.

And I was faced with this decision.

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