Faith & Inspiration Series: A True Texan Brings Smiles to 3 Orphans

Living in the Fort Worth-Dallas metro area, we have always been fans of “Amercia’s Team”, the Dallas Cowboys. A few hours south is the “other NFL Texas team”, the Houston Texans. In this episode of our “Faith & Inspiration” series, we feature a heart-warming story of Houston Texan, J.J. Watt.  You may have seen a recent post-game interview after J.J. signed a lucrative long-term contract with the Texans, where he reports to have Googled, “what do rich people buy?”  But this is yet another story about the generous side of J.J. and his support of 3 young Berry children who were orphaned after their parents were killed in a car accident.

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Faith & Inspiration: J.J. Watt and 3 Orphans

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Faith & Inspiration Series: The words of a coach capture our hearts

During the Little League World Series on ESPN, the camera’s captured a mic’d-up Coach David Belisle who had proven to be an emotional and inspirational coach in years prior.  In the world of sports, we are way too familiar with coaches who are so intense that the kids fail to enjoy the game or they provide little encouragement to a team that play its heart out only to end in defeat.  So the world has been captivated this month by the words of Coach Belisle – listen and may Coach’s words inspire us to speak into the lives of kids in the same way.

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ESPN - Little Leage Coach David Belisle

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Impress God’s Word on Your Heart

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As part of our “Inspiration & Faith Series”, we were inspired about this post we saw on Facebook recently.

The Bible says we need to impress His word on our hearts.  Think we can all agree she understands that message and we love her spirit.

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It’s all about the experience

ysm_inspire_blog_socAs part of our “Inspiration & Faith Series”, we recently saw this video during the World Cup.  The story is about a young man who has overcome physical obstacles in his life with the help of some amazing friends.

Even if you are not a fan of soccer or you did not watch a single moment of the World Cup, we believe you will be a fan of Carlos, Helio and Regiane after watching this piece from ESPN’s Tom Rinaldi.

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3 things I learned about school marketing from the half-marathon I ran over the weekend

3 things I learned about school marketing from the half-marathon I ran over the weekend

  1. STRATEGY IS CRITICAL – I knew the 13.1 mile course, had my rehydration/refuel gear, and my audio encouragement planned out before I started. I slept well the night before and fueled up before the race so I would be ready. Is your marketing “shoot-from-the-hip” or a systematic and strategic effort?  Do you have a plan in place?
  2. TRAIN FOR THE MIDDLE – in the Fort Worth Cowtown Half Marathon, the hardest part is between miles 6-10.  Physically, you are feeling the “burn” and while parts of it is scenic, much of it is not.  And to make it worse, you are going through a part of town known for its street tacos!  So either the smell can make you nauseous or it can make you wish you were already at the finish line.  Not a lot of folks are at mile 8 cheering you on (it is a serious incline for 1 whole mile).  Most of the cheering fans are at the beginning and the end.  The middle is the grind that will test you physically and mentally.  We had a lot of snow/ice days in the past 2 months and that limited my training.  And because of that, this year’s half marathon was the hardest I remember.  So train for the middle!
  3. MEDALS (and food) ARE YOUR REWARD – the last 2 miles, even after the hard middle, were the easiest because the cheering fans were louder and you could see the finish line. My wife and I finished at the exact same time and were immediately adorned with our medals for finishing.  Then we got to chow down on some really good food afterward.  While the middle may be hard, once you finish the race, it is worth it!  Do not get discouraged if you are in the “middle” of a hard marketing season.  Press on.  Look to the finish.  And get ready for that medal you deserve!