The key to health and well being? MOVEMENT. The human body was meant to move, it is essential for our health and well being. A simple exercise regimen of walking, jogging, jumping jacks, jump rope whatever will help restore your health, mood, and wellness.
Don't over think it. Just begin. Like anything else in nature if it doesn't get used it rusts away, it decays, movement provides oxygen to our cells, restores our bodies, brains, emotions. We all know the physical benefits of movement are increased muscle tone, heart function, and circulation, but many of us overlook the mental benefits of exercise. We can replace the pills used to treat anxiety, depression, and other disorders with a movement or exercise program. The side affects of these pills can wreak havoc on the body.
Look to increase your physical activity any way that you can. Track your progress, track your physical improvement and emotional well being. Keep a simple journal listing your activities, and the progress you've made.
Don't get discouraged. This is not a race. There are no winners and losers.
This is a lifestyle change. I am committed to movement and exercise because it is essential to living like food, water, and air we must move.
Spring is in the air. A time of new growth, blooming, a time for a new you. Yes, of course you can do it!
Now let's get moving.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
coachkaufmann.com
Thursday, May 30, 2013
Monday, May 6, 2013
Juan
The United States is a country of immigrants, from the original pilgrims to the europeans that left looking for a better life. Juan is the new generation of immigrants looking for a better life.
While many Americans fret over the future and what our lives and the lives of our children will be like, Juan came here with the simple goal of improving himself and the fortunes of his family. All he wanted was an opportunity. He's worked hard built his business one customer at a time. He is responsive, attentive, professional, and humble. His goal is to please his customers, who in turn give him more business. He is a self made man.
Juan's simple value of service of giving more than receiving has enabled him to grow his business from one employee and an old pickup truck to a thriving business with 50 employees and 10 trucks.
Juan is American ingenuity. Juan does not speak English very well, he does not have a college education but what he does have is DESIRE, and desire can overcome many obstacles.
Juan is hungry and motivated, but he is also caring and gracious.
Juan is an American success story.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
While many Americans fret over the future and what our lives and the lives of our children will be like, Juan came here with the simple goal of improving himself and the fortunes of his family. All he wanted was an opportunity. He's worked hard built his business one customer at a time. He is responsive, attentive, professional, and humble. His goal is to please his customers, who in turn give him more business. He is a self made man.
Juan's simple value of service of giving more than receiving has enabled him to grow his business from one employee and an old pickup truck to a thriving business with 50 employees and 10 trucks.
Juan is American ingenuity. Juan does not speak English very well, he does not have a college education but what he does have is DESIRE, and desire can overcome many obstacles.
Juan is hungry and motivated, but he is also caring and gracious.
Juan is an American success story.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Coincidence
My son plays high school lacrosse. He was named captain during his senior season and was gearing up to really enjoy his final year. Well, during the second game of the season against the local rival, he was hit with a vicious check that knocked him out and broke his jaw. There goes the season. The best laid plans....ugh!
The game was against the neighboring rival and just the season before one of my son's teammates, that went on to graduate, delivered a similar type of check against a player and knocked him out of the game. Thankfully, the boy was not seriously injured.
I later learned that with about 5 minutes left in the game and with the other team holding a comfortable lead, my son's ex teammate walked into the stadium right before the nasty blow was delivered to my son. Coincidence? Karma? All I can think of is Wow. Did the appearance of this young man returning to the site of his last game where he finished his career on such a low and ugly note manifest itself in reoccurrence of the flagrant hit. Did the universe deliver justice and balance the scales.
I feel humble, reverence, and vulnerable to the whims of daily living.
We all know that life carries risks but we like to think those risks are within our control or our circle of influence. Not always. We do, try, and hope for the best even when we know at times that will not be enough. But what can we do.
We have faith.
We pick ourselves up, we heal, and we look forward to better days to come.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
The game was against the neighboring rival and just the season before one of my son's teammates, that went on to graduate, delivered a similar type of check against a player and knocked him out of the game. Thankfully, the boy was not seriously injured.
I later learned that with about 5 minutes left in the game and with the other team holding a comfortable lead, my son's ex teammate walked into the stadium right before the nasty blow was delivered to my son. Coincidence? Karma? All I can think of is Wow. Did the appearance of this young man returning to the site of his last game where he finished his career on such a low and ugly note manifest itself in reoccurrence of the flagrant hit. Did the universe deliver justice and balance the scales.
I feel humble, reverence, and vulnerable to the whims of daily living.
We all know that life carries risks but we like to think those risks are within our control or our circle of influence. Not always. We do, try, and hope for the best even when we know at times that will not be enough. But what can we do.
We have faith.
We pick ourselves up, we heal, and we look forward to better days to come.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
Wednesday, April 24, 2013
All Things Are Passing God Never Changes
One of the phrases that we can rely on during challenging times is that all things are passing God never changes. God is the same as Love. When we are feeling frustrated, angry, anxious, dejected, or worried it's helpful to quiet ourselves and bask in the love of God, family, and friends. Try and send loving thoughts to the source of your frustration. Most of the times we find that it is ourselves that needs this love during these trying times, but love is free so let's be generous and give it away.
This too shall pass.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
This too shall pass.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
Sunday, April 21, 2013
The Most Important Person in the World
The most important person in the world is yourself. Think about it. No one should care more about you than you do. You need to be generous with praising you, nurturing you, caring for you, and loving you. This simple idea is something that we are all born with but along the way gets lost. Our well meaning parents, teachers, friends, and often ourselves belittle our ideas and dreams, and we fall far short of our potential.
The corollary to treating yourself with love and respect is to treat others with the same dignity whether they deserve it or not. A powerful idea for optimal living is to treat everyone you meet as if they are the most important person in the world. Why? Because in their eyes they are the most important person in the world.
Everyone deserves our consideration. When we give love, kindness, and respect to others it is returned to us. This can be difficult to grasp when we feel someone has wronged us, treated us rudely, or has harmed us in any way. We don't have to agree with the person or their actions but we can still acknowledge the divine beauty in them and in all of us.
Everyone we encounter on our journey is an opportunity to make a simple connection, an opportunity to make the world a better place by encouraging someone, by helping them. The whole world is improved by this simple mindset.
We can put our judgments away and begin to treat ourselves and others we meet on our journey as the most important people in our lives.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
The corollary to treating yourself with love and respect is to treat others with the same dignity whether they deserve it or not. A powerful idea for optimal living is to treat everyone you meet as if they are the most important person in the world. Why? Because in their eyes they are the most important person in the world.
Everyone deserves our consideration. When we give love, kindness, and respect to others it is returned to us. This can be difficult to grasp when we feel someone has wronged us, treated us rudely, or has harmed us in any way. We don't have to agree with the person or their actions but we can still acknowledge the divine beauty in them and in all of us.
Everyone we encounter on our journey is an opportunity to make a simple connection, an opportunity to make the world a better place by encouraging someone, by helping them. The whole world is improved by this simple mindset.
We can put our judgments away and begin to treat ourselves and others we meet on our journey as the most important people in our lives.
With Love,
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Tiger Woods - Masters Controversy
As the 2013 Masters tournament unfolded on Friday, Tiger Woods hit a shot on the beautiful 15th hole that ricocheted off the flag and remarkably spun back into the water. As the sporting public watched in stunned silence, having been wobbled by incredible bad luck, surveyed the situation, gathered himself, considered his options, and made his drop.
That's when things got interesting. Watching the telecast, no one commented on the drop. Everyone was dumbfounded that the ball hit the pin and spun back into the water. When Tiger went onto to hit an incredible recovery shot to within 3 feet and made the resilient bogey putt, he kept his tournament hopes alive.
After the round, Tiger was interviewed by ESPN and commented that he dropped the ball 2 yards back from the original spot. The PGA and Masters phone lines then lit up when the public called in and flagged a potential rules violation in not dropping the ball near the original spot. Many said that Tiger should have known the rule, took an improper drop, should have been penalized an additional two strokes, then went on to sign an incorrect scorecard and should have been disqualified. On the other hand, at the time, he did not know the score was incorrect and did not knowingly sign an improper card.
Due to the phoning public, the Masters rules committee reviewed the shot prior to Tiger's round ending and ruled that the drop was proper and no penalty required. After the public phoned in yet again and referenced Tiger's ESPN interview, did the rules committee rule that Tiger violated a rule and would be given a two shot penalty. This all transpired on Saturday, the day after the original shot.
What's amazing to me is the public's involvement in the sport of golf. In no other sport, does the public get to have direct input. We have all witnessed incorrect calls in baseball, soccer, football, and basketball and the play goes on and we live with the outcome. In golf the public has a say and can determine the outcome after the play has occurred and can impact the event the next day. Astonishing.
Every sport has officials including golf. The officials must make a determination at the time of the occurrence, to come back after the fact with feedback from the viewing public detracts from the event.
Just like in other sports, there is human error and golf is no exception. Part of the human error perhaps adds to the drama.
The time has come to eliminate the fans from determining the outcome of golf events.
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
That's when things got interesting. Watching the telecast, no one commented on the drop. Everyone was dumbfounded that the ball hit the pin and spun back into the water. When Tiger went onto to hit an incredible recovery shot to within 3 feet and made the resilient bogey putt, he kept his tournament hopes alive.
After the round, Tiger was interviewed by ESPN and commented that he dropped the ball 2 yards back from the original spot. The PGA and Masters phone lines then lit up when the public called in and flagged a potential rules violation in not dropping the ball near the original spot. Many said that Tiger should have known the rule, took an improper drop, should have been penalized an additional two strokes, then went on to sign an incorrect scorecard and should have been disqualified. On the other hand, at the time, he did not know the score was incorrect and did not knowingly sign an improper card.
Due to the phoning public, the Masters rules committee reviewed the shot prior to Tiger's round ending and ruled that the drop was proper and no penalty required. After the public phoned in yet again and referenced Tiger's ESPN interview, did the rules committee rule that Tiger violated a rule and would be given a two shot penalty. This all transpired on Saturday, the day after the original shot.
What's amazing to me is the public's involvement in the sport of golf. In no other sport, does the public get to have direct input. We have all witnessed incorrect calls in baseball, soccer, football, and basketball and the play goes on and we live with the outcome. In golf the public has a say and can determine the outcome after the play has occurred and can impact the event the next day. Astonishing.
Every sport has officials including golf. The officials must make a determination at the time of the occurrence, to come back after the fact with feedback from the viewing public detracts from the event.
Just like in other sports, there is human error and golf is no exception. Part of the human error perhaps adds to the drama.
The time has come to eliminate the fans from determining the outcome of golf events.
Tom Kaufmann
Coach K
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Improving Your Performance
The first step towards improving your performance is Awareness. What is it you are looking to improve? Why? These questions are important and helpful to understand your motivation. Your goal may be simply to achieve your ideal weight for health reasons or to be able to play with your children or grandchildren. That's fine.
The Simple Steps to Improve Your Performance -
1. Write it down. Whatever you want to achieve take the step of writing it down. I am millionaire, I weigh 170 pounds, I am healthy, I am an excellent student, I am a marathoner. The task of writing it down takes it from your mind, or the mental and places the goal in the physical. By putting the goal on paper, you have made it more real. Get in the habit of continually writing it down whatever the current status.
2. See it. Use your imagination to see yourself already accomplishing your goal. Visualize yourself getting on the scale and seeing your ideal weight, shooting your best score on the golf course, or running across the finish line.
3. Say it. Affirm your goals. Say it out load, say it silently, but be sure to state it. Share it with friends or keep it to yourself.
4. Begin it. The most important step to achieving any goal or improving our performance is to begin. Start and commit to achieving your goal. The journey of a 1000 miles begins with one step. When you begin, don't put pressure on yourself with the need to see fast results. Be patient, enjoy the process, stay in the moment. The journey is more important than the destination.
5. Ask for help. We have a divine essence that enables us to overcome any challenge or obstacle. When we humble ourselves and ask for help miraculous thing can happen. Find a friend. Find someone that will support you, that will pick you up when you fall, that will help motivate you. A friend or even a stranger wants to see you succeed and will help you immensely. The human spirit is alive and well, and there is a divine bond that connects us all. There are resources available to all of us that we can't even fathom.
With Love,
Coach K
The Simple Steps to Improve Your Performance -
1. Write it down. Whatever you want to achieve take the step of writing it down. I am millionaire, I weigh 170 pounds, I am healthy, I am an excellent student, I am a marathoner. The task of writing it down takes it from your mind, or the mental and places the goal in the physical. By putting the goal on paper, you have made it more real. Get in the habit of continually writing it down whatever the current status.
2. See it. Use your imagination to see yourself already accomplishing your goal. Visualize yourself getting on the scale and seeing your ideal weight, shooting your best score on the golf course, or running across the finish line.
3. Say it. Affirm your goals. Say it out load, say it silently, but be sure to state it. Share it with friends or keep it to yourself.
4. Begin it. The most important step to achieving any goal or improving our performance is to begin. Start and commit to achieving your goal. The journey of a 1000 miles begins with one step. When you begin, don't put pressure on yourself with the need to see fast results. Be patient, enjoy the process, stay in the moment. The journey is more important than the destination.
5. Ask for help. We have a divine essence that enables us to overcome any challenge or obstacle. When we humble ourselves and ask for help miraculous thing can happen. Find a friend. Find someone that will support you, that will pick you up when you fall, that will help motivate you. A friend or even a stranger wants to see you succeed and will help you immensely. The human spirit is alive and well, and there is a divine bond that connects us all. There are resources available to all of us that we can't even fathom.
With Love,
Coach K
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