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!

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...

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)...

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...

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...

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 ...

 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...

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...

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...

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...

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!

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 ...

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: ...

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...

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!

Have you ever had life-altering decisions to make? I share some life decisions that have shaped my journey: Making choices despite doubtsCommitment to achieving goalsAvoiding judgments based on appearancesDoing what's best in the moment My story includes: Starting collegeGetting married and moving away, then returning homeBalancing family life, graduating college, and starting a teaching careerI'm living proof that determination and commitment lead to success "Life Is Good" Segments "Do...

One more thing... Putting all those ideas together actually was a great challenge. So many thoughts going around in my head. Putting them all down in an organized way was tough. I'm sure I did some rambling and even left out some things. I want to add clarity and flow, as we move forward. Send us a text To Share Your Thoughts... email Tom at: lifelessonswithtompodcast@gmail.com THANKS FOR LISTENING!

Welcome to my podcast, “Life Lessons To Share” with Tom In this episode, I'm going to start my story at the very beginning, Growing Up. In future episodes, I'll get into family, being a husband and being a dad. Then, also being a teacher and being a coach. Those are what we'll call chapters in the story. Those chapters make up all the life lessons that I've learned and that I'll be sharing with you. - I know that everybody has a story, and, inside that story are events that shape who we ar...

Welcome to my podcast, “Life Lessons To Share” with Tom Could we agree that, “EVERYONE HAS A STORY”? Have you ever thought, “IF THEY REALLY KNEW ME”? If you said, “Yes & Yes”… then we have “Life Lessons we can share”. This podcast will be filled with life experiences that, hopefully, will touch and connect with people, young and old. I’m 62 years old, have been married for 42 years and recently retired after 34 years in education. I believe everyone has a story of life lessons to te...