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"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
Tom Kontak
24 episodes
4 days ago
"In the end... YOU are the one you've been waiting for!" You may or may not know my guest today, Suzanne McCulley, but after you listen to her story of life lessons, I promise, you'll want to be the first one in line to become a member of Suzanne's Fan Club. After listening to her story and her wisdoms, you'll want to do the same thing I wanted to do... just give her a big hug. This is a person of enthusiasm, bravery, strength, and a love for life. She uses words like honor, privilege, balan...
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"In the end... YOU are the one you've been waiting for!" You may or may not know my guest today, Suzanne McCulley, but after you listen to her story of life lessons, I promise, you'll want to be the first one in line to become a member of Suzanne's Fan Club. After listening to her story and her wisdoms, you'll want to do the same thing I wanted to do... just give her a big hug. This is a person of enthusiasm, bravery, strength, and a love for life. She uses words like honor, privilege, balan...
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Relationships
Education,
Society & Culture,
Self-Improvement
Episodes (20/24)
"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 22 / YOU ARE THE ONE... SUZANNE McCAULEY
"In the end... YOU are the one you've been waiting for!" You may or may not know my guest today, Suzanne McCulley, but after you listen to her story of life lessons, I promise, you'll want to be the first one in line to become a member of Suzanne's Fan Club. After listening to her story and her wisdoms, you'll want to do the same thing I wanted to do... just give her a big hug. This is a person of enthusiasm, bravery, strength, and a love for life. She uses words like honor, privilege, balan...
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4 days ago
36 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 21 / YOU CAN'T CHEAT THE PROCESS... DREW GRAHL
As you travel on your journey in life, there are times you meet people who just make a major impact on your life. My guest today is one of those people, my friend, Drew Grahl. Drew was my athletic director for six years of my basketball coaching career. He came into my coaching life at a time when I was at my very lowest. This is a masterclass from one of the great leaders and great high school Athletic Directors. Master Class segments at: (27:20) When Hiring A New Coach (33:09) ...
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2 weeks ago
54 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 20 / GRANDKIDS, SPORTS & LIFE WISDOMS... WITH JOHN CULLEN
In today's episode, I talk with my very first guest on the podcast, John Cullen. When you listen to my conversation with John, you're going to hear and feel the wisdoms of John's words. We share our life lessons: being grandpas, a great time in both of our liveshow grateful we both are to enjoy our grandkids, their activities, sports and livesthe importance of just showing up and being present for the kids. John talks about these 2 beautiful thoughts... "emptying the tank in givin...
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1 month ago
33 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 19 / MATT HOILES… FROM RIVAL TO MUTUAL RESPECT
Did you get your 3-wins to start your day? Jack, the Cart Guy, makes a visit.  In today's episode, I'm sharing a story with one of my all time coaching rivals, Matt Hoiles. My story with Matt begins as intense rivals and grows into mutual respect. We talk about... The rivalry of our very proud high school softball programs. Matt's authentic story of growing up and coaching in his hometown. And, Life Lessons we learn and teach along our coaching journeys.Remember, you are never...
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1 month ago
53 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 18 / MY JOURNEY WITH ARTY
Did you get your 3 wins in today? Jack, the cart guy, asks us... "Did you put your cart away?" In today's episode, I talk with my very good friend, the one and only, Art Eli. This is a story of two guys who meet for the first time one night at a local high school basketball game some 20 years ago in 2005. Artie and I meet, we talk and we go on our journey together of basketball, coaching and family. Thanks for letting us share out story of Life Lessons with you! Send us a te...
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2 months ago
50 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 17 / DEAR TEACHING FRIENDS…
Did you get your 3 wins in today? Jack, the Cart Guy, makes a visit! Dear Teaching Friends (and, all Friends), as the school year starts... I miss you allBe sure to take care of yourselfThe most important person, YouDon't let the bad days win Where have all the leaders gone? The Man in the Arena (poem) Don't Quit (poem) Send us a text To Share Your Thoughts... email Tom at: lifelessonswithtompodcast@gmail.com THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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2 months ago
27 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 16 / THEN & NOW... DO THINGS REALLY CHANGE?
Did you get your 3 wins in today? Did you put your cart away? My original plan when I started to edit this episode was to start with the "Then and Now" segment. But after my life lesson experience this weekend, I wanna share with you that segment first. The experience this weekend was so touching, I have to share it without any delay. Segment One A "Celebration of Life" CeremonyMy Visit With a Podcast ListenerSegment Two - "Then and Now" - are things different today than back in the day? Tod...
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3 months ago
35 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 15 / TAKING CHARGE... DESPITE THE PAST
In today's episode, I'm going to bring out four life lesson topics to share with you and see if we can make a connection. I suppose they could be considered a little deep, but just give me a chance to talk it through and let's see what happens. I separated them into four chapters... Chapter One / Self-Esteem and The Mirror TestChapter Two / Taking Control of My LifeChapter Three / Moving Forward with Parent StrugglesChapter Four / That Struggle, A Parent's View (with a Letter to My Children)...
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3 months ago
34 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 14 (Part 2) / LIFE WITH LYNNE... A TRUE LOVE STORY
Doing this Part 2 with my wife, Lynne, sure brought us many laughs and great memories! We hope you are able to relate to some of our short-stories and have some laughs too! We travel back in time over the last 42-years of our marriage. We had so much fun looking back and reminiscing. We laughed about most of the stories now, but not so much when we were living them at the time ;) These short-stories will include the early days of our three children, Johnny, Abbey and Allison. We also share s...
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4 months ago
53 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 14 (Part 1) / LIFE WITH LYNNE... A TRUE LOVE STORY
Episode 14 is finally here! I have been looking forward to this. I get to share with you stories with the one person who has been the biggest part of my story, my wife, Lynne. Lynne, and I look back on our life together over the past 45 years. We laughed, we cried, and most of all, we talked about all our life lessons straight from the heart. There wasn't ever any schedule of what we were going to talk about. We just started at the very beginning and we went from there. We h...
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4 months ago
49 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 13 / FIGURE IT OUT, MY GRANDKIDS ELI & ELLA
Did you get your 3 wins to start your day? In today's episode... I'm going to ask you, the listener, questions from life lessons my youngest daughter, Allie, and I talked about in Episode 12.Two very special guests are going to visit the podcast, as well. My famous grandson, Eli, and my famous granddaughter, Ella. We have one of the greatest five minute conversations a grandpa could ever have with his grandkids... IT WILL MAKE YOU LAUGH!!Also, an updated "Cart Story" :) Send us a text ...
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5 months ago
27 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 12 / A BEAUTIFUL SOUL... MY DAUGHTER, ALLIE
 Today I have a very special guest with me, my daughter, Allison. She is 28 years old and youngest of my three children. Allie and her husband, Mike, are the parents of our grandchildren, Eli, seven years old, and, Ella, four years old.  Anyone who's ever met Allison, knows exactly what I mean when I say, "beautiful soul". You're going to hear a story of a young lady who exudes love, joy and passion, who also has such a tender heart. Allison will share her story of li...
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5 months ago
47 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 11 / WINNING & SUCCESS WITH CHRIS
I spent time talking with one of my longtime friends and assistant coaches, Chris Rawski... We started coaching together nearly 30 years ago in 1996, with a 9-year-old house baseball team that had his younger brother and my son on the roster. We finished coaching together in 2021, with a 14-and-under travel softball team that had his daughter on the roster. A coaching partnership that lasted 25 years. During those 25 years, we coached eight years together at the high school leve...
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6 months ago
37 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 10 / MY WHY
Today's Episode 10 has two parts... PART ONE / MY WHY: I talk about... - why I started this podcast - how I put the parts of an episode together - some challenges producing an episode PART TWO / LIFE LESSONS: - I talk about four Life Lessons we shared in previous episodes and how each continues to impact our lives. LIFE IS GOOD SEGMENTS: - Attitude by Charles Swindoll - The Comfort Zone by Unknown Send us a text To Share Your Thoughts... email Tom at: lifelessonswithtompodcast@gmail...
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6 months ago
26 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 9 / A TALK WITH MY SON, JOHNNY
I am joined today by a special guest, my 37 year old son, Johnny. We talk about our dad and son, coach and player story of life lessons from the past 30-years. This is a dad and son's perspective of me being his coach growing up and the pressures that went with that. Hope you enjoy this special “Son and Dad” talk! PS. Today I added a fourth win to start my day. How about you? Send us a text To Share Your Thoughts... email Tom at: lifelessonswithtompodcast@gmail.com THAN...
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6 months ago
39 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 8 / MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Did you get your wins today? In today's episode, I'm going to talk about: - My Coaching Accomplishments - Sports & The High School Experience - Successes and Failures I Learned From ... and, three games I coached that caught the imagination of high school sports fans. Can you guess any of those games I'm talking about? Send us a text To Share Your Thoughts... email Tom at: lifelessonswithtompodcast@gmail.com THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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7 months ago
34 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 7 / LIFE LESSONS RAPID FIRE
I cannot believe this is Episode 7 already. That is so cool... The title of this episode is Life Lessons Rapid Fire. That's exactly what we're going to do. It's going to be rapid fire time. We may agree on some ideas and we may have to agree to disagree on some ideas. And, maybe as the rapid fire comes at you, you'll feel some personal passion. Hold on... Here we go... #WinWinWin #3WinsToStartTheDay Life Is Good Segment Credit: "Our Deepest Fear" by Marianne Williamson Send us a ...
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7 months ago
31 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 6 / EVEN EAGLES NEED A PUSH
In today's episode, I talk with an old friend of mine, John Cullen. It really doesn't matter if you know John or you don't know John. Like all of us, John has a story. A story the two of us spend time talking about and sharing eleven life lessons. I hope you enjoy listening to his story as much as I did. PS. Did you get your 3 wins to start your day? Life is Good Segment Credits: - Poem, Even Eagles Need A Push by David McNally Send us a text To Share Your Thoughts... email Tom at: ...
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7 months ago
37 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 5 / THE PEOPLE BUSINESS
Did you start your day with those 3-wins we talked about in the last episode? - Did you get up this morning? - Did you make your bed? - Did you brush your teeth? In this week's episode, I'm going to share some life lessons I learned from a few mentors and influencers in my life. Life lessons that have impacted me to this day. I will also talk about some team-building ideas we can share. Hopefully, some of these life lessons we share will help you think about some imp...
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7 months ago
35 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
EPISODE 4 / FOLLOW THE DREAM
In this episode, some real talk about… - following your dreams - dealing with tough times - getting back up when you fall Plus, - learning from successful people - leading with purpose - knowing loyalty matters - playing to win in life “Life Is Good” Segments “Would You Rather” Challenge “Your Favorite Teacher/Coach” Reflection “The Comfort Zone” Poem Send us a text To Share Your Thoughts... email Tom at: lifelessonswithtompodcast@gmail.com THANKS FOR LISTENING!
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8 months ago
36 minutes

"Life Lessons to Share" with Tom
"In the end... YOU are the one you've been waiting for!" You may or may not know my guest today, Suzanne McCulley, but after you listen to her story of life lessons, I promise, you'll want to be the first one in line to become a member of Suzanne's Fan Club. After listening to her story and her wisdoms, you'll want to do the same thing I wanted to do... just give her a big hug. This is a person of enthusiasm, bravery, strength, and a love for life. She uses words like honor, privilege, balan...