Ask Seek 4: Inspiration & Prayer

“Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.”  Proverbs 27:17 The Intrasquad meet brings out the intense edge of the competitive nature within the men and women of Shocker Track and Field. From the night of the draft to the last ball juggled, that unique competitive spirit permeates the atmosphere with expectancy.  It is exciting…

A glance at a friend when walking by reveals little, if anything, about what’s going on inside that person.  We all have our secrets that remain unseen by those around us.  We have a propensity to camouflage our deepest fears, anxieties, heartaches, disappointments, and more, with little expression on our faces, or smiles, or even…

After a longer hiatus than I would have liked, I am finally finding firm footing in my return to training.  It can be difficult to negotiate the Comeback Trail.  There are steep switchbacks.  The elevation climb can be totally taxing.  At times, you are dealing with more rocks than path.  Sometimes, the path just “isn’t”. …

Every time that I am around our coaches, I learn something.  Coach Rainbolt was working with the Multi High Jumpers at the Heskett the other day and he let me sit on the bench for awhile.  I learned that there is a penultimate step in the high jump and that it is the “next to…

A dependable person is defined in Scripture as one who is faithful. The Greek word for faithful is pistos and means “trustworthy, reliable, faithful.” Paul was instructed to teach the Gospel to faithful men who would be able to teach others. Every coach is looking for dependable athletes.  Every athlete is looking for dependable teammates.  And, each one of…

Wait! Can everyone be a leader?  Leadership comes through an awareness of self and a confidence in one’s talent or gifting. God has created us with unique gifts and strengths.  Every member of a team can lead through their strengths. Each athlete has a unique gift set with a natural propensity to standout among others.…

That word, “practice”, can be seen as incongruent with a training mindset toward championship goals.  Yes, you can practice technique for your event but when you are Training, it is NOT practice.  It’s the Making of Champions. It comes back to Being the Best you can Be.  And whatever you do, whether in word or deed,…

All of us have a tendency to enroll in classes at Negative “U”niversity.  The curricula is loaded with courses like, “I Can’t Do This!”; “I’m not happy with who I am.”; “I can’t do anything right.”; “I’m such a failure.”; “I might as well go back to bed.”; “I’ll never follow through.”; “I can’t compete.”;…

David Dahl does the color for WSU Basketball with Mike Kennedy on the radio. David has been a good friend since college. If you engage him in conversation, you will walk away thinking, “What a great talk.” Then, you will soon realize that you did most of the talking while he listened intently and asked…

A warm, reciprocal team atmosphere does not come out of spontaneous combustion. Teams aren’t comprised of teammates after the first workout together. It takes planning, effort and time to build a team that finds synergy toward a mutual goal. If you have built a campfire, you didn’t gather a bunch of logs and throw a…